Eric
DeCamps receiving the Dean's
Eternal Spirit Award on
September 11th in New York
City when he was sworn in as
the new Dean of the Society
Of American Magicians'
Parent Assembly. Also
pictured are Tom Klem and
Sal Perrotta. (9/12/09: A MagicTimes
Photo) |
Derren Brown: 10 things you need to know
about the magician (Daily Mirror)
From giraffes and parrots to art and
parsnips, check out these 10 strange
facts about illusionist Derren
Publ.Date : Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:37:34
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E-bracadabra (IEEE Spectrum)
Illusionist Franz Harary embraced
engineering when he wowed audiences 15
years ago by making the space shuttle
disappear. He used a glass that becomes
reflective when electrically charged,
letting you produce and vanish objects
by turning their reflections on and off.
Publ.Date : Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:45:30
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Magician to perform on campus Tuesday -
Independent Florida Alligator
Magician Jason "Escape" Gardner won't be
pulling bunnies out of his hat during
his performance tonight at the Orange
and Brew. Instead, he will squirm out of
a straight jacket and send an entranced
audience member back in time to the
1800s. ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:17:00
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Gala auction entertains (Sonoma
Index-Tribune)
MAGICIAN PATRICK MARTIN suspends a full
wine glass from the stem of a grapevine
during Auction entertainment.
Publ.Date : Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:12:52
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Man to predict winning lotto numbers
(Yahoo!7 via Yahoo!7 News)
Illusionist Derren Brown will attempt to
predict the UK lottery results this
Wednesday in the first episode of his
new television series.
Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:42:53
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Lance Burton helps out the MDA (KTNV Las
Vegas)
Lance Burton took up a collection this
past week with his audiences who donated
on their way out of the theater doors at
the Monte Carlo. The audience members
generously donated over $2,500.
Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:17:33
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Gates open early for Oprah taping - WLS
The playlist included the Black Eyed
Peas, Jennifer Hudson and magician Criss
Angel....
Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:04:00
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Melfort Magician loves to perform for
all ages (Melfort Journal)
A Melfort resident has turned his love
for performing magic into a job that he
loves. Jason Lamoureux also known as
Magic Jay is the new manager at Eddy's
Pub, but he also works as a magician for
everything from kids parties to
corporate functions.
Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:39:02
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Magician Daniels snubs 'tasteless, sad'
Blackpool - Stage
Celebrity magician Paul Daniels has
labelled Blackpool “rough, tasteless,
bawdy and scruffy”. Daniels made the
comments on an internet forum discussing
international magic convention FISM,
which is due to take place in the town
in 2012....
Publ.Date : Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:23:03
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Magician will headline Madison church
'Family Fun Night' Sept. 19 - Recorder
Community Newspapers
Magician David Corsaro will presents a
free “family-friendly” magic show at
6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at the
United Methodist Church in Madison, 24
Madison Ave....
Publ.Date : Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:50:00
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Pass notes 2,644: Derren Brown - The
Guardian
Age: 38. Or whatever else he
subliminally suggests to you in the
course of an apparently innocuous
conversation. Appearance: In the
tradition of all master magicians --
David Blaine, Paul Daniels, Harry Potter
-- indefinably annoying. It's often ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:34:00
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Show packed with U.K. talent to take the
Orleans stage (Las Vegas Sun)
Leading up to the Overtures are five
acts including magician-comedian Paul
Zenon, yo-yo expert Arron Sparks, baton
twirler/acrobat Nathalie Enterline and
vocalist Ben Stone, the producer’s son.
Magician/comedian Jeff Hobson, a
longtime favorite in Las Vegas, will
host the show. Stone, a magician, has
been producing variety shows in Great
Britain and the United States for more
than 30 years.
Publ.Date : Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:18:08
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Women's Club featuring magician Garry
Carson (Evansville Courier & Press)
Voted Las Vegas' No. 1 family
entertainment show two years in a row,
"Making Magic Happen" is a 75-minute
show featuring magician Garry Carson and
his wife, Kelsey, who entertain the
audience with illusions, comedy and
exotic animals....
Publ.Date : Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:32:51
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Paul Daniels urges Derren Brown to get
one wrong in lottery trick (u.tv)
Paul Daniels has backed Derren Brown to
pull off his attempt to predict
tonight's lottery numbers, but the
former TV magician is not so sure Brown
should fulfill his promise to reveal the
secret later this week.
Publ.Date : Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:02:48
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Jack On The Box: Derren Brown -
Entertainment.uk.msn.com
Over the last nine years, Derren's
television series, stunts and specials
have baffled and confounded us. This
autumn he is back on our screens with
four new tricks, or "Events" as he calls
them. ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:11:00
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Magician predicts lottery numbers (The
Inquisitr)
The British magician Derren Brown
predicted lottery numbers on live
television. But how did he do it? Was is
a scam? This Friday thousands of Brits
will tune in to Channel 4, when magician
Derren Brown will reveal how he managed
to do the impossible: Guess the numbers
for the midweekly National Lottery,
before they were [...]
Publ.Date : Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:13:23
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Derren Brown's trick - an amateur
magician writes - guardian.co.uk
Brown is a wonderful card manipulator as
well as being what is called a
"mentalist", which is what he does most
of now. He got tired of traditional
magic and found that big-stage,
big-event mentalism was a winner....
Publ.Date : Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:44:01
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'Theater of Illusion': Magicians Bring
Innovative Show to Montgomery -
California Chronicle
Today, it's all about spectacle, drama,
danger and personality -- and Kevin and
Cindy Spencer consider themselves
"masters of the new magic theater."
Publ.Date : Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:58:51
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Magicians appear right out of thin air
for Magic in the Rockies - The
Coloradoan
Headliners for the show are Wayne
Dobson, David Williamson, Charlie Frye &
Company, Arthur Trace, Joe Givan & Carol
Massie/The Dream Masterz and Leland
Faulkner...
Publ.Date : Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:11:21
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Magicians together - Foster's Daily
Democrat
Magicians together Foster's Daily
Democrat Courtesy photo Dover-based
magician BJ Hickman poses with
international magic star Shimada during
the International Brotherhood of
Magicians annual ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:45:40
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Secret of Derren's Lottery plottery -
The Sun
THE Lotto "miracle" performed by telly
illusionist Derren Brown left millions
mystified - but today The Sun can reveal
how he might have done it. We reckon the
slick magician used a "split screen"
technique to make it look like he had
correctly ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:31:00
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DERREN BROWN: THE EVENTS - Daily Star
SHOWMAN and illusionist Derren Brown,
Britain’s likeable answer to David
Blaine, brings us the first of four
Friday night specials, follow-ups to
Brown’s 10-minute live stunts on
Wednesday nights that are meant to be
among the most challenging of his career
– and also, happily, extremely brief,
sparing us from staring at him in
dangling boxes or giant ice cubes for
hours on end....
Publ.Date : Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:56:00
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Cirque de Soleil rethinks the franchise
- Variety
Anyone who thinks they know the kind of
people who attend a Cirque du Soleil
show -- old enough to be affluent, arty
enough to embrace risk, highly
influenced by critics and artistic
tastemakers -- should spend time in line
at the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas. "Criss
Angel: Believe" is a different kind of
Cirque show for a different kind of
crowd....
Publ.Date : Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:41:00
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David Blaine: What Is Magic? -- C4, 10pm
- This is Sentinel
THOUGH he's best known for his
high-profile stunts of endurance – going
without food, being frozen in a block of
ice, watching an omnibus of Emmerdale –
David Blaine, pictured, is going back to
basics doing the kind of magic that
first made him famous – card tricks,
pulling rabbits from hats....
Publ.Date : Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:52:00
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Canton magician to perform at venue in
Washington, Ill. - Canton Daily Ledger
Mitch Williams, a Canton resident and
sleight-of-hand artist who has won
international awards, will present "The
ART of Magic!" at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept.
19. There will be one show only of
Williams' one-man magical theater
performance. A portion of the proceeds
will go to benefit local charities and
school organizations....
Publ.Date : Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:20:54
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Magicians perform at Winchester Center -
KNPR
Four local magicians will have "A Night
of Deception" fundraisers for Winchester
Cultural Center's youth arts programs on
September 12, starting at 2 and 7 p.m.
Paul Draper, Tyas Frantz, Scott
Hitchcock, and Chuck Lane will perform
in the center's theater....
Publ.Date : Sat, 12 Sep 2009 07:03:53
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How to predict lottery numbers (The
Inquisitr)
On Wednesday magician Derren Brown
predicted the lottery numbers in the
British “Midweek Lotto Draw”. Last night
he “revealed” how he did it or did he?
Publ.Date : Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:58:05
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Derren Brown: How to Win the Lottery
(Channel 4) (Times Online)
The big news by ten o'clock last night
was meant to have been: Derren Brown
reveals how he predicted Wednesday's
lottery results. Let me give you my
bongs. Bong! We still don't know. Bong!
Magician breaks promise to a nation.
Bong! Derren Brown turns from most
intriguing man on television to the most
irritating.
Publ.Date : Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:45:47
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