As many of you know, Phil Matlin, owner of Montréal's magic shop Perfect Magic, is also a professional ragtime piano player. He's been known to tour now and again. Recently, he's added some new selections to his YouTube channel. They include: Chattanooga Choo Choo, Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out, A-Razz-Ma-Tazz, After You've Gone,
Basin Street Blues, I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter, Just A Closer Walk With Thee, Sentimental Journey, and Alexander's Ragtime Band.
Have a listen to Alexander's Ragtime Band:
Tracks from his CDs Ragtime Daze, or Ragtime Magic, have also been used to accompany some magic acts!
23 March 2016
22 March 2016
James Randi on W5 Extended
Last week W5 ran a show about Fortune tellers giving questionable advice. As part of their web extras, they have a bit with The Amazing Randi showing an example of mentalism to Sandie Rinaldo.
Watch the clip below:
Watch the part one of the show, part two of the show, and read more about it at the CTV website.
Watch the clip below:
Watch the part one of the show, part two of the show, and read more about it at the CTV website.
21 March 2016
Monday musings: What's the strangest thing that's ever happened to you during a show?
I've seen a lot of strange and unexpected things happen at shows. I've seen stage platforms give way. I've seen entire sets fall over actors (thankfully no one was injured), I've seen audience volunteers walk off the stage. And there was that one time when a smoke machine caused a cape to catch fire...
I haven't performed often enough to experience anything like that. Best I can do is report a family member who zealously tried to make a fool out of grade-school-me (boy was he surprised when he opened his hands to find an entire family of sponge rabbits!), and the suggestion of "Abracadabra, hey presto!" as a magic "word" by a grade-school student.
I'm sure a number of you have some juicy tales to tell though, and I'd love to hear them!
I'll let James Alan start you off with this video from his Reality Based Magic post, "The weirdest thing to ever happen to me on stage."
And now, over to you. What's the strangest thing that's ever happened to you during a show?
I haven't performed often enough to experience anything like that. Best I can do is report a family member who zealously tried to make a fool out of grade-school-me (boy was he surprised when he opened his hands to find an entire family of sponge rabbits!), and the suggestion of "Abracadabra, hey presto!" as a magic "word" by a grade-school student.
I'm sure a number of you have some juicy tales to tell though, and I'd love to hear them!
I'll let James Alan start you off with this video from his Reality Based Magic post, "The weirdest thing to ever happen to me on stage."
And now, over to you. What's the strangest thing that's ever happened to you during a show?
20 March 2016
Eric Leclerc: 2016 entertainer of the year
Congratulations Eric!
From Eric Leclerc's Facebook page:
From Eric Leclerc's Facebook page:
HEY guys I won a thing!! #Facesmagazine named me their ''2016 Entertainer of the year''!!And for once I didn't have to pay my grandmother's crew at the retirement home to online power-vote for me for hours
Posted by Eric Leclerc on Monday, 29 February 2016
19 March 2016
Mike D'Urzo 2016 "Performer of the Year"
Congratulations Mike!
From Mike D'Urzo's Facebook page:
From Mike D'Urzo's Facebook page:
Winner of the 2016 "Performer of the Year" award by Festivals & Events Ontario! #FEO2016
Posted by Mega Magic on Friday, 4 March 2016
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