01 August 2016

Calgary: David Merry at The Laugh Shop

From the Twitter feed of The Laugh Shop Calgary:
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31 July 2016

Top 5 posts in July 2016

Out of the 33 posts at Canada's Magic this month, here are the 5 most viewed posts in the past 30 days:
5.  Chris Funk on America's Got Talent - If a Canadian magician can place well on BGT, why not AGT?
4.  Ryan Joyce on Penn and Teller Fool Us Season 3 - Gotta love all the Canadian magicians on US television.  Now to get them on Canadian TV too!
3.  Toronto: Suzanne lecture - Be there or be square!
2.  Have you registered for the 2016 Magic Master Summit*? - I really enjoyed this lecture series.  Which one was your favourite?

and the most viewed post this month  ...





1.  Video: Shawn Farquhar Fool Us REVEALED - It's for his first Fool Us experience, and it's getting a lot of traffic since his second appearance.

30 July 2016

Murray SawChuck on Masters of Illusion

From Murray SawChuck's YouTube channel:

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[via iTricks]

29 July 2016

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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28 July 2016

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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27 July 2016

Did you catch the Magic Master Summit*?

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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.)

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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.


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26 July 2016

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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