Carisa Hendrix nominated for Stage Magician of the Year by the AMA

Congratulations Carisa, on your nomination for Stage Magician of the Year by the Academy of the Magical Arts!


From Shezam's Facebook post:
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Toronto: Illusion show with Ryan Brown

Catch Ryan at the 401 Mini Indy on March 16th!


From Ryan's Facebook event:

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Remembering Johnny Thompson

From Julie Eng's Facebook page:

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From Paul Pacific's Facebook page:




From Brent Smith's Facebook page:

A terrible, terrible loss. He will be greatly missed. https://t.co/pJiuksmy3i

— David Ben (@theconjuror) March 9, 2019

I had the privilege of meeting Johnny Thompson on the set of #wizardwars when he was the consultant for @blakevogt and I. He was then my consultant on #foolus and shared such amazing wisdom and knowledge. We’ve lost one of the #greats in the world of mag… https://t.co/cmi8vjvicN pic.twitter.com/tI8oDbfrZj

— Chris Funk The Wonderist (@chrisfunkmagic) March 10, 2019

So sad to hear of the death of Johnny Thompson. One of my favourite days was about 10 years ago when Teresa and I worked with the amazing Johnny and Pam for the first time in Southport, England. The magic world will miss him tremendously and so will we...

— Murray Hatfield (@MurrayHatfield) March 10, 2019

I've spent my evening reading the wonderful stories many have shared describing their experiences with Johnny Thompson. I'm not ready to share yet, I'm really having trouble finding the words...

I did find this photo from Hong Kong, that brought a wave… https://t.co/1xhi90Opj9 pic.twitter.com/1hHCjdEaG8

— Shawn Farquhar (@magiChampion) March 10, 2019

My good friend John died today. No words can encapsulate the kind of magically blessed life this man led.

He TRULY did it all.

I'd like to think he's playing cards with Vernon, Charlie & Ricky right about now. #MissYouPal #JohnThompson pic.twitter.com/Cdz6YY4Pwk

— Lee Asher (@LeeAsherMagic) March 10, 2019

A deep loss for the magic community. Johnny Thompson’s skill, style, charm and willingness to help others achieve excellence earned him an international reputation as one of the giants in magic’s... https://t.co/1ci0eki1a3

— Alex Zander (@AlexanderwithaZ) March 10, 2019

Remembering Marshall Brodien

From Alex Zander's Facebook page:

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The Perfectly Normal Podcast: Gregory Wilson

Last June, Jeff Newman and Ben Price from Calgary started The Perfectly Normal Podcast.

Recently they sat down to chat with Gregory Wilson.


From Castbox.FM:

Jeff and Ben Sit down to talk with two time FISM award winner, magic creator, performer, lecturer, and all around cool guy, Greg Wilson. Greg shares his take on how to be a performer, what he thinks is important as a performer of magic, and we share a few jokes...Canadian and otherwise.

Read more and listen to podcast.