Chris Mayhew video edited the 2015 Browser's Bash down to 4 minutes. How many magicians* in the video can you name? Bonus question: How many female magicians* in the video can you name?
The contest to win anInstant Magician hoodiefrom Gwyn Auger closed last night at midnight. We had some great mentions of awesome magic assistants. Some of you even went for bonus points, picking Gwyn as your favourite assistant!
Here's the list of entrants:
1
Mike S.
Gwyn...of course!
2
Daniel L.
Paul Daniels assistant is Debbie McGee
3
Lee
Sandra Szeles (Amazing Johnathan)
4
Thanh
Penn & Teller, because I don't know which one
is the assistant :D
5
John H.
Nani Darnell
6
Dan M.
Mr Piffles (Piff the Magic Dragon)
7
Debbie L.
Of course it's Gwyn!
8
Tyra B.
Gwyn, of course!
9
Doug C.
A lady whose name I forget who took a large cloth
from Murray Hatfield and walked gracefully offstage with. Because no one
noticed the thing that it was crucial they not notice.
On the afternoon we went, we were lucky enough to catch four different
magicians performing on the pitch. While all of them were noteworthy in
some fashion, one performance stood out the most for me. I've never seen
anything like it before and it's one of those instances where it makes
you reflect on your own life.
Magic Man Andrew Eland, a wonderful
comedian and sleight-of-hand artist by way of South Africa, is that
act. He's got an amazing knack (one of the best) for insanely difficult
sleight of hand. Multiply that by the fact he's an excellent performer
(and super funny), and you'll start to understand why he's considered a
true legend among the underground.
During his performance we saw that day, something terrible happened. Not
bad like finding the wrong card, but honestly terrible and
gut-wrenching in the kind of way that sends shivers down your spine. As a
performer, I never want to face this. Ever. Right there, I watched it
happen to Andrew.
I will be holding a random draw to determine the winner. (There will be
one winner.) The draw results will be posted Saturday, October the 3rd.
To enter:
Log into the RaffleCopter widget below, using Facebook or a valid e-mail address.
Mandatory: Leave a comment in the widget, letting us know the name the first magic book you remember reading. (You do not need to be a magician to
enter the contest. The book could be Harry Potter.)
Optional: For an additional entry, use the RaffleCopter widget to send this message to your Twitter followers: "Enter by Oct 2 to win a copy of "Morton the Magician" by @SheldonCasavant via @canadasmagic http://canadasmagic.blogspot.com/2015/09/win-copy-of-morton-magician-and-his.html"
If you win, you must be willing to provide your full name and shipping information for me to share with Sheldon.
The fine print:
To participate in the contest, you must be 18 years of age or older.
Limit of one mandatory entry and one optional entry per person.
This giveaway is open to Canadian residents excluding residents of Quebec.
This giveaway is void where prohibited by law.
If you experience difficulties leaving a comment, you may e-mail it
to me for posting. (I am not responsible if your e-mail is misdirected
or gets stuck in my Spam folder.)
You must be able to use the prize as offered. (No cash value will be offered.)
The odds of winning depend on how many people enter the contest.
The contest closes Friday, October the 2nd at 11:59pm ET.
With thanks to Sheldon for generously making this prize available to you!