Murray SawChuck on Masters of Illusion

From Murray SawChuck's YouTube channel:

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Mahdi Gilbert on "Penn and Teller Fool Us" Season 3

A third Canadian magician on Penn and Teller's Fool Us!

Well done Mahdi!  You are truly an inspiration.


Watch on Mahdi Gilbert's YouTube channel:

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Shawn Farquhar RVP for SAM Canada

Congratulations Shawn!

From Shawn Farquhar's Facebook page:

I am happy and honored to announce I am the new RVP for the SAM for Canada. As the founder of SAM #95, a thirty year member, Dean of my Assembly and life time member #363 I look forward to working to make the SAM's presence in Canada bigger and better.

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Did you catch the Magic Master Summit*?

  

Did you catch any of the presentations in last week's Magic Master Summit?  Try as I might, I didn't get to see them all.  (A big shout out to Kidlet and KOP for their patience with me as I gorged on magic videos.)

If you missed some or all of the free event last week, fear not!  You can purchase a "LIFETIME PASS," and watch the entire event, from beginning to end, over and over, as many times as you like, for less than $6.57 per lecture!  (Dave Womach's even offering up a 100% Money Back Guarantee.)

Get Your LIFETIME ACCESS before August 1, 2016 and Save $100!

All 30+ Lectures, $197 USD.

(After Aug 1, 2016 Price is $297)
 

Some of the videos I watched:

• Rick Thomas (Performance and Personality):  I could have used some of his advice back in my high school days.
• Bill Gladwell (How to make $380,000 / year by "2-walling"):  Interesting contract advice.
• Dr. Joe Vitale (Easy and OUtrageous Marketing Techniques):  Enough said.
• Shawn Farquhar (Making Magic More Memorable):  Are you a tuxedo person, or a coverall person?)
• Chris Randall (Magic and Street Busking):  The video includes instructions on two effects.
• Greg Frewin (The Creative Process):  Greg shared his interesting tactic to get creative time during his cruise performance days.
• Murray SawChuck (Marketing and PR for Entertainers):  Do you agree with Murray's "random call" theory?
• Glen Foster (How to build a HUGE Fanbase):  Don't for get to take advantage of his discount for people who have seen this talk.
• Robert Stephens (Secrets to Six-Figure Strolling Magic):  Fun listening to him describe when things literally hit the fan.
• David Farr and Brad Ross (Internet Marketing and Lead Generation):  Giving away to Magic Master Summit attendees, for FREE, an information package valued at close to $200!)
• Theresa McLean (Secrets to Costuming):  Fun stories and great costuming advice.

Purchase your lifetime access today, before prices go up!

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Review: Keith Brown's "Absolute Magic"

From the CBC:

Hotter than Potter!

That's how short, suited, 20-something magician Keith Brown bills himself. He even hawks buttons with that overconfident slogan. It definitely becomes him, though — this guy performs like a motivational speaker on Red Bull.

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Does magic have a future on Canadian television?

Of importance, in the last paragraph of Clive's message, he states:

"I want to encourage Canadian magicians who appear on international tv shows to produce an 8-minute video for showing to the people who will be meeting across Canada during the next year to discuss the future of Canadian television. It is our opportunity to change the lousy management of our entertainment resources....particularly television."

From Clive Court's Facebook page:

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The magic of Pokémon Go

From Discourse in Magic:

Unless you’ve been living under the worlds largest rock, I’m sure you’re aware of the hype and excitement of the launch of Pokémon Go.

Whether you feel good about it and you’re excited that nerds are getting out of their dens, and losing some weight. Or you feel bad about it, because people are crowding public places, while still staring at their phones. You cannot deny that it’s launch is one of the most viral launches of anything that we’ve ever seen.

Since magic is a unique art, it’s always interesting when new art forms, games, or technologies come to light, that help us get a better view of what were doing. 

So what does magic and Pokémon Go have in common AND WHY DOES IT MATTER TO YOU?

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