Perfect Magic interviews Spidey

From Perfect Magic:

Spidey must have been around 17 years old when he first came to Perfect Magic. His striking feature was his passion for magic. His enthusiasm was contagious and refreshing. He had plans for himself. Did I think he would succeed? It doesn’t matter much what I thought. He thought he would succeed. That, I believe, has a great deal to do with his success as a magician today. He didn’t just sit back and wait to succeed. He worked at it. Spidey was here the other day and I asked him If he would write a post for my blog.  And he did. I was most impressed with it. I asked him 3 questions to base his post on. How old he was when he started, what was his first trick, and if he had any tips for young magicians starting out. Here is his reply.

“Hey Evelyn,

so here are the answers :)

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Winner of Darcy Oake tickets and book

The contest to win a pair Darcy Oake tickets and his book "Behind the Illusion: Unlocking the 9 Types of Magic," closed last night at midnight.  Thank you to everyone who played!

If you didn't win, don't forget there's another raffle for Darcy Oake tickets going on at The Browser's Den anniversary party!  Canada's Magic readers can also take advantage of a coupon code for Darcy Oake's, "Edge of Reality" in Toronto.

There were some fabulous books mentioned that I'll have to add to my reading list. 

Here's the list of eligible entries:

1	Alec C	13 Steps to Mentalism - Corinder
2	Doug C	Magic for Dummies
3	Doug C	https://twitter.com/magicinfo_ca/status/652855232305741824
4	Taras D	Tarbell Course
5	Taras D	https://twitter.com/TarasDemerson/status/652911044751310848
6	Jeph S	Greater Magic
7	Jeph S	https://twitter.com/BoardGameBrewer/status/653190992909107200
8	Ashley	Hiding The Elephant
9	Daniel L	At The Card Table
10	Neil	Conjuring Anthology
11	Ron M	Mark Wilson's course on magic
12	Jenny  P	Taschen's "Magic 1400s-1950s"
13	Jenny P	https://twitter.com/westgreyjenny/status/653265088409960448?refsrc=email&s=11
14	Mike D	Maximum Entertainment by Ken Weber
15	Mike D	https://twitter.com/MikeDurzo/status/653963167966568448
16	Clive C	The Magic of Robert Harbin
17	Shamus	The burglas effects

Random draw results from Rafflecopter:

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Congratulations to Jeph who won with his optional Twitter entry!

Thank you again to the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts for generously making these tickets and book available to you!

California: David Ben at A "Day of Lectures 2015"

From A Day of Lectures:

The Magic Apple is proud to present the 8th annual A Day of Lectures, back at the beautiful Sportsman's Lodge in Studio City, CA! 

NOVEMBER 8TH 2015    

This year's A Day of Lecture is one of the most diverse ones we have ever produced!  Three COMPLETELY different styles of magic and teaching!  All 4 of the guests have perfected their own style of magic and you will learn magic and routines no matter who you perform for!  If you are a full time pro and are looking for new routines, if you simply perform for friends and families, or just kids or are a fan of flourishes and unique card magic this is the event for you!    

Read more and register.

Toronto: Richard Osterlind lecture and workshop

Lecture at the Ring 17 meeting (Nov 5), workshop the following Saturday (Nov 7).

From Eventbrite:

Lecture Thursday, November 5

Workshop Saturday, November 7

Read more and buy tickets.

Luc Langevin in Paris

Watch Luc give the people in Paris a taste his upcoming show!

From Luc Langevin's Twitter feed:

Juillet 2015, j’ai débarqué au Jardin des Tuileries à Paris et j’ai offert aux gens un avant-gout de mon spectacle https://t.co/yh23S67OlS

— Luc Langevin (@LucLangevin) October 12, 2015

Toronto: Browser's 40th Anniversary Party

From the Browsers Den of Magic:

'BROWSER'S DEN OF MAGIC'
40th STORE ANNIVERSARY PARTY
DATE: Sunday, Nov 8, 2015. 

* BIG DISCOUNTS ON ALL MAGIC ALL DAY LONG * MINI MAGIC AUCTION *

* COFFEE & SNACKS * PARTY SANDWICHES * MAGIC TRIVIA QUIZ WITH BIG PRIZES * 

* LEN COOPER MEMORIAL AWARD * BIRTHDAY CAKE *

Auction Begins at 11am 

Dear Magic Friends, 

All of us here at Browser's Den would like to personally invite you to attend our 40th store anniversary party. 

Many of you have been customers of ours since the beginning back in 1975. We could not have done it without all of our dedicated customers both old and new. And in appreciation of this special relationship we have a full day of fun events planned for you. 

This is also the day that we remember our founders Len and Bernice Cooper. 

Jeff Pinsky purchased Browser's Den from Len and Bernice in 1995. Len passed away in 2003. And since then at each anniversary party we hand out in Len's memory a full set of eight Tarbell Course in Magic books to someone under 26 years of age who has shown a dedication to the art of magic. 

We are so pleased that Bernice Cooper will be at the party to witness this year's worthy recipient. 

PLUS- In appreciation of your devotion to our shop this is the only day of the year where EVERYTHING in the shop is on sale all day long! 

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Darcy Oake on CBC's "Q"

A reminder to enter by October 17th, our contest to win Darcy Oake's book and tickets to his show, "Edge of Reality," in Toronto.  Our readers also have access to a coupon code for Darcy Oake's, "Edge of Reality" in Toronto.

From CBC Radio:

As children, many of us fall in love with magic — but growing up often means giving up on the illusion.

Not so for Darcy Oake, who quietly trained for years before getting his big break on Britain's Got Talent. After wowing the talent show audience, Oake's life changed in a matter of days, and hasn't stopped since.

Today he joins Shad to discuss the dimly-understood craft of magic as well as his new book, Beyond the Illusion. He also opens up about how his brother's death affected him as both an artist and a person.

Read more and listen to the interview.