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Magician Ali Bongo dies aged 79 -
Guardian Unlimited
Ali Bongo, the veteran magician and
president of the Magic Circle, has died
in hospital at the age of 79. The
performer, whose real name was William
Wallace, died at St Thomas' hospital in
central London yesterday morning. Bongo
was one of Britain's ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:20:00
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HARD TO RELATE - Javno
Sir Michael Caine is struggling to play
a character his own age. The 75-year-old
actor plays a retired magician forced to
go into a nursing home in 'Is Anybody
There?' and is finding it hard to relate
to the role. He said: "I don't think of
me as an ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:59:00
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Feds investigate claim of man's journey
via crate - Syracuse Post-Standard
Joe Blum / The Post-Standard Wade
Whitcomb, a Syracuse magician who
performs under the name Wade Live, peeks
out from the crate he shipped himself in
from Savannah, New York to Las Vegas as
a publicity stunt for the new social
networking site ventma ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:35:00
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Scientists study how magicians
manipulate perception - Chicago Tribune
When a magicians pulls a coin out of
thin air or changes the queen of
diamonds to the jack of clubs with a
snap of their finger, they create an
illusion that thrills audiences young
and old. But scientists are beginning to
realize that magicians are ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:06:00
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Feds: Magician's crate story was all
smoke and mirrors - Syracuse
Post-Standard
Joe Blum / The Post-Standard Wade
Whitcomb, a North Syracuse magician who
performs under the name Wade Live, peeks
out from the crate he said he shipped
himself in from Savannah, Wayne County,
to Las Vegas as a publicity stunt for
the new social ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:29:00
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Magician Offers Curriculum-Based Magic
Show (The Daily News Tribune)
Scott Jameson's magic show is less about
pulling rabbits out of hats and more
about children learning in unexpected
ways. Jameson brought his show, Contact:
The Magic of Communication, to MacArthur
Elementary School yesterday. Video:
Where is the huevo?
Publ.Date : Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:15:05
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Student magician Cushner dazzles his
peers - Tufts Daily
While sitting at a table near the Rez
waiting for a magician to appear, it's
hard to know what to expect. Eli Cushner
entered the way a normal person would.
He trotted up the stairs of the campus
center and introduced himself. But after
that, the whole ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:04:58
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Is Criss Angel up to Lance Burton's old
tricks? - Los Angeles Times
So, why would a magician striving to
transform magic onstage want to buy
another magician's used stage illusions?
And, Lance Burton, no insult intended,
is hardly a major innovator in
illusions. Burton is among the most
talented magicians in the ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:54:30
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Criss Angel's representative avoids
question, attacks Buffet - Los Angeles
Times
Angel has repeatedly promised to do a
magic show that does not rely on the
tried and true of old magicians . But
instead of answering my question about
if Angel plans to use these illusions, I
was given a long lecture about who owned
the illusions. ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:13:32
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Warren & Annabelle's featuring guest
performers in March - Haleakala Times
Several times a year, Warren &
Annabelle's brings in some of the most
entertaining close-up and comic
magicians in the country. "As we're
approaching ten years in business next
month, we want our guests to know
they're going to see great ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:58:02
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The Masked Magician: Secrets of
illusionists, unmasked (Las Vegas Sun)
The Masked Magician has been revealing
the secrets of the trade for more than a
decade now and is still alive -- and
happy -- to talk about it.
Publ.Date : Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:17:06
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Magician helps kick off book drive
(Silverado Home News)
Mac King was the guy with the tricks up
his sleeve during the weekly story time
at Town Square on Wednesday...
Publ.Date : Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:50:47
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Pick a night, any night - nwlanews.com
Now you see it, now you don't. It's
magic. World-class award winning
magician Rob Jenkins is bringing his
one-man show to Bossier-Shreveport.
Jenkins, who has been mesmerizing crowds
for over ten years said he got his start
doing kids shows and ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:38:00
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Jersey's Amazing Kreskin can foresee it
The Amazing Kreskin, now in his 70s, was
born and raised in New Jersey, but
continues to tour the country with his
act. He's also the inspiration for the
upcoming film, "The Great Buck Howard,"
directed by...
Publ.Date : The Star-Ledger - Mar 13
1:06 PM
Review: The Great Buck Howard -
Laist.com
How GOOD is Steve Zach?! LET'S TALK
ABOUT IT. Photo courtesy Magnolia
Pictures. Showmanship in the long-held
traditional sense just keeps getting
moved more and more to the fringes of
contemporary entertainment. Circuses,
for all of the revelry and ...
Publ.Date : Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:27:00
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In praise of ... magicians -
guardian.co.uk
Part of the magic of magicians is that
they seem to have found the secret of
longevity. A skill that goes back
thousands of years, almost as old as the
oldest profession, has survived against
all odds. From the burning of Reginald
Scot's The Discoverie ...
Publ.Date : Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:04:25
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UNC student finds 'magical' cure for
poker addiction - 9NEWS.com
UNC English Professor Lloyd Worley, who
worked with Kobayashi to establish the
local magic club in Greeley, marvels at
the young magician's abilities. "If you
have 100 magicians in a room, one, maybe
two would be a magical inventor," Worley
said. ...
Publ.Date : Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:46:22
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New "King of Koins," Cap Anson exhibits
at Marshall County ... -
Times-Republican
"The T. Nelson Downs exhibit, devoted to
the internationally-known late magician
who was born in the Montour area and
spent most of his life in Marshalltown,
will be a highlight."
Publ.Date : Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:09:00
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