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Who inspired you in 2016?

Making the world a little bit smaller

From Perfect Magic:

Sometimes I wonder what I will write about and a blog walks into the shop. That’s  exactly what happened yesterday.

A guy came into the shop with a friend. He was from out of town and seemed to know his way around magic. He had phoned in advance to see if we had certain items and we did so he got those items and others that caught his interest.

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Markham: Haim Goldenberg

From Haim Goldenberg's Facebook page:

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Keith Brown on Rogers Daytime London January 2017

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check out my latest @daytimeLondon segment on @rogerstv https://t.co/MqhNaV2xDI #hotterthanpotter #dreambigbook

— Keith Brown (@KeithHBrown) January 17, 2017

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Luc Langevin on "AcTualiTy"

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Encore un tour "qui rend fou" sur le plateau d'#Actuality avec @R_Bachelot @VianneyMusique @LucLangevin pic.twitter.com/ptryRnr7Dh

— AcTualiTy (@Actuality) January 5, 2017

Allan Slaight Award Nominations are open for work completed in 2016

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Chris Ramsay in the CBC news

From the CBC:

David Blaine is running into some serious competition as the most viewed street magician on YouTube with Saint-Sauveur's Chris Ramsay edging his way into top spots.

Ramsay said his love of magic started as a child and blossomed when he noticed he could make extra tips performing tricks while he worked as a bartender.

Now, he performs bigger and better tricks for millions of YouTube viewers.

It all started with a street magic video shot in 2014 with the help of a friend, much like Blaine's, but "in my own way, with my own flare, and obviously my own budget," Ramsay told CBC Montreal's Homerun.

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