Two years ago today, I published the very first post at this website. Since that time over 28,000 page loads have been served. There are 325 Twitter followers and I've sent 3400+ tweets into the ether. There are 65 Facebook fans and 44 subscribers. While the majority of readers are Canadian, our readers also come from the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Malaysia, Portugal, Australia, and the list goes on and on.
There are so many wonderful things going on in this country's magic community and I'm barely scratching the surface!
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25 November 2012
Toronto: The Mark Lewis Magic Show
Updated December 18th to extend the run to the end of January.
From Toronto.ca:
For more information, visit the Lower Ossington Theatre website or visit Ticketwise to purchase your tickets.
From Toronto.ca:
Starts: December 2, 2012
Ends:December 30, 2012January 27, 2013
From the second the show starts, right through to the very end, the children will be laughing with delight! The show is sheer mayhem, madness, and magic! Through his decades of experience, Mark Lewis has achieved a rapport with his young audiences that is unequalled in this area of entertainment!
Read more
For more information, visit the Lower Ossington Theatre website or visit Ticketwise to purchase your tickets.
24 November 2012
23 November 2012
Welcoming a new patron: The Fun-da-Mentalist!
Welcome to our newest sponsor, Clive Court, The Fun-da-Mentalist!
Clive's impressive career has taken him from England to Australia, New Zealand, the United States and lucky for us, Canada! Some notable professional highlights include:
- Performed in London's West End as a teenager.
- "One of the best known magicians on Australian television." -- TV Week
- Wrote and cast "A History of Mystery," the first hour-long TV magic special produced in Australasia.
- Produced the TV magic special, "The Vanishing Art," shown on PBS.
- Approached by Gene Gordon, to give his first lecture in Buffalo.
- Developed the concept of the Canadian Telefilm Broadcast Fund.
- Helped to develop Canada's first degree program in Public Relations.
- Recently reinstated into the Magic Circle.
Currently, Clive performs as The Fun-da-Mentalist, "a cabaret entertainer who specializes in demonstrations of mind-bending magical experiences."
If you haven't already, read Clive's full biography. It is fascinating! (It may be that Clive is responsible for my introduction to Monty Python's Flying Circus via PBS.)
Thank you Clive, The Fun-da-Mentalist, for your tireless efforts towards the improvement of Canadian Television and your sponsorship of this website!
22 November 2012
Recently asked question
A reader of this blog recently asked:
Short answer: yes.
I can set your sponsorship up, at no extra charge, to randomly display one of a maximum of 4 images, when a reader comes to this website. I cannot guarantee that all images will receive an exactly equal number of views.
If, however, if you'd like more than one image on display at the same time, you'd be required to pay a sponsorship rate for each of the images.
Publication ready art / graphics are to be supplied by the sponsor. Graphic design services are available at an additional charge.
As I sponsor, may I submit more than one ad image for display?
Short answer: yes.
I can set your sponsorship up, at no extra charge, to randomly display one of a maximum of 4 images, when a reader comes to this website. I cannot guarantee that all images will receive an exactly equal number of views.
If two or more of you out there would like to split a sponsorship, you may do so. One of you would need to be the "point person" and coordinate the provision of all of the images, details and communications for the group.
If, however, if you'd like more than one image on display at the same time, you'd be required to pay a sponsorship rate for each of the images.
Publication ready art / graphics are to be supplied by the sponsor. Graphic design services are available at an additional charge.
Now is the perfect time to become a sponsor of this website, while our 50% off annual sponsorship rates deal is still in effect!
California: Oslen's Dance & Illusions
From Star Tickets:
Friday January 11th 2013
At a very tender age, Oslen witnessed David Copperfield in The Great Escapes. It was love at first sight. Oslen’s curiosity and new found passion for magic led him on an incredible journey. He studied performing arts at school, where he mastered a wide range of craft, including magic, dance, music and acting. Over the next twenty years, this boy next door morphed into the glamorous illusionist he is today.
Read more.
21 November 2012
David Blaine at Tim Hortons
Not really.
But This Hour Has 22 Minutes imagined what it would look like if David Blaine were to take a shift at Timmys!
[h/t: iTricks]
But This Hour Has 22 Minutes imagined what it would look like if David Blaine were to take a shift at Timmys!
[h/t: iTricks]
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