Meta: popular posts

In reverse order, the five most popular posts on this blog:

5. Book launch: "The Lives of a Showman"

4. Toronto: Ghost Stories at the Panasonic Theatre.

3. Canada's Got Talent 2012 auditions

2. Did Shawn Farquhar fool Penn & Teller?


and the number one most viewed post is .....





1. Shawn Farquhar on Penn & Teller's Fool Us

Toronto: offering magic VHS tapes

From James Alan:

I've been asked to help dispose of a rather large collection of Magic VHS cassettes. It contains over 380 commercially produced VHS cassettes (L&L publishing, A-1 Multimedia, etc) and includes just about any and all of the major releases you can think of.

It will go to whomever submits the best offer by 5PM on August 31, 2011. All offers will be considered, no matter how high or low.

Two caveats: 1. The collection is in Toronto and must be picked up, it will not be shipped and 2. There is no inventory of what videos are included and the owner has no intention of making one.

But if you're willing to dust off your VCR, this is definitely a huge treasure trove of magic waiting to be rediscovered!

Questions or bids can be sent to info at jamesalan dot ca

Good luck.
James Alan | info at jamesalan dot ca

Alex Seaman: gold medal winner

From BC Local News:

A 19-year-old magician from Port Coquitlam last month pulled out a gold medal for his award-winning tricks.

Alex Seaman clinched the hardware from the Pacific Coast Association of Magicians and the Canadian Association of Magicians.

Read more.

[h/t: CAM website]

Rounding the Western rings in September

Check out the makeover for the Vancouver Magic Circle's website!

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.

City	Club	Event(s)
Calgary, AB	Ring 66 (Calgary Magic Circle, Les Brocklesby Ring)	- Wayne Houchin lecture
Edmonton, AB	Edmonton Magic Club	- Wayne Houchin lecture
Winnipeg, MB	The Magic Club of Winnipeg	- Wayne Houchin lecture
Vancouver, BC	Ring 92 (Vancouver Magic Circle)	- Wayne Houchin lecture
Victoria, BC	Ring 183 (Victoria Magic Circle)	- Wayne Houchin lecture

Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.

Rounding the Ontario rings in September

Note that the Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit club has a new home for their redesigned website at IBMRing17.com.

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.

Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- Discussion of Mike Finney's magic lecture
London, ON	London Magician's Guild	- N/A
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle)	- N/A
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- N/A
Toronto, ON	Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)	- Richard Forget lecture
Woodstock, ON	CAM 1 (Friendly City Mystics)	- N/A

Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.

Toronto: Asi Wind in Magic With Chutzpah!

Asi Wind is back in Toronto with his show "Magic With Chutzpah!"

From the Abracadabaret website:

Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Venue: The Artscape / Wychwood Barnes
Time: 8:00pm
Price: $30.00

To purchase tickets or for more invormation visit the Abracadabaret website.

James Randi and behind the scenes

From the previously mentioned appearance of James Randi on ABC Primetime Nightline.










[h/t: MagicNewsWire.com for the video links]