10 September 2014

James Randi in the Miami Herald

From the Miami Herald:
For a guy who has spent most of the past 40 years busting treacherous telepaths, spurious spoon-benders and fake faith-healers, James Randi can do some pretty impressive psychic tricks himself. When I visited his home in Plantation last week, he read my mind.

“Pick any two books off the shelves,” he said, waving at his library of 4,000 volumes on UFOs, witchcraft, the Kennedy assassination and pretty much any subject that lends itself to exploitation by grifters and wackos.

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09 September 2014

Clive Court asks "who is the Best Magician on Canadian TV?"

From Clive Court's Facebook page:


08 September 2014

Toronto: Bill Abbott's Every Trick in the Book

From Ben Train's Facebook page:






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07 September 2014

HWDYKM answers: part 4

The fourth and final post in a short series of answers to those true or false questions asked in the post "How well do you know me?"


Question twelve:  True or False?
The person behind the curtain at Canada's Magic has created and marketed at least one original magic effect.
Two of you (33%) correctly guessed that I mustered the courage to put something on the market.  It's called The Fools' Monte.  I'm grateful to Harry Anderson for his permission to follow through with the idea.  I'm also grateful to Jeff McBride for his encouragement.  Special thanks to the folks who lent their support for the final product:  Dan Morrissey, Richard Olsen, Tony Eng, Jeff Pinsky, and Murray Hatfield.


Question thirteen:  True or False?
The person behind the curtain at Canada's Magic has been involved in the magic community for more than 10 years.
Two of you think that I've been plugged in for more than 10 years.  While that is technically accurate, there's another more accurate answer.


Question fourteen:  True or False?
The person behind the curtain at Canada's Magic has been involved in the magic community for more than 20 years.
One of you correctly guessed that this is the most accurate answer.  I've been a member of the IBM for over 20 consecutive years.


Question fifteen:  True or False?
The person behind the curtain at Canada's Magic has been involved in the magic community for more than 30 years.
All of you got this one right.  I hope it to be true someday!


Question sixteen:  True or False?
The person behind the curtain at Canada's Magic has two X chromosomes (making them either female or a male with Klinefelter's syndrome)
Five of you (83%) correctly guessed that I've got two X chromosomes.
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Hi!  I'm Nicole.  I'm the person behind the curtain.

How did you score?

Was anyone out there surprised with the results?





06 September 2014

Paul Pacific and the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

A reminder that donations to ALS research can be made at ALS.ca

Watch the video at Paul Pacific's Facebook page.




Review: Murray Celebrity Magician

Read Wayne Kawamoto's review at About:
From his TV appearances on "Pawn Stars," and “America’s Got Talent,” and from his trademark mop of blonde hair to those designer glasses, you may think that you know Murray the magician (aka the Celebrity Magician). But it's not until you attend his Las Vegas magic show that you can truly experience the magic of this talented entertainer. His show, which runs at the Tropicana, is an hour of baffling magic and illusions, comedy and fun.

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05 September 2014

Toronto: Free magic club

Magic Club-Saturday, September 6 from 2:30pm until 5:00pm...all welcome! 
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