04 March 2023

Did you know Canada once used playing cards as currency?

From the February 16th Instagram post by Jason McKinstry:

Canada’s Silver Playing Card Coins - Royal Canadian Mint - This fantastic set was released in 2008/09 and commemorated Canada's historical use of playing cards as currency. In New France, during the 17th and 18th centuries, legitimate coinage was in short supply periodically. Much to the dismay of the King of France, colonists began using playing cards as promissory notes to pay local merchants and sailors. These playing card notes were cashed out each time a new shipment of coins arrived from France. This simple solution made out of desperation would go on to become an important landmark in Canadian history.

 

 

 

03 March 2023

Victoria, Oliver, Kelowna, and Fort Langley: Ty Reveen plus newspaper and video interviews [Mar 11, 15, 16 - 19, 22]

From the February 23rd article "World-renowned hypnotist Ty Reveen set to dazzle Langley with his show  -- The show has a history that spans about six decades" by Anmay Ahluwalia in the Langley Advance Times

Learning and performing since the age of five, Reveen said he had the “world’s greatest teacher,” who taught him the principles of “superconscious psychology.”

“My father taught me how to be a great performer and how to apply the principles of psychology in my shows.”

Reveen’s show also holds a special place in Canadian entertainment history.

“From the time our family first arrived to Canada from Australia in 1961, to 2001, our show has been seen by more people coast to coast throughout Canada’s top theatre circuit than any other show starring a theatrical entertainer,” he commented.

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From the February 27th Facebook post by Reveen The Legend Continues:

 

 

 

From the February 27th Facebook post by Reveen The Legend Continues:

 

 

 

From the February 27th Facebook post by Reveen The Legend Continues:  

 

 

 

From the February 27th Facebook post by Reveen The Legend Continues:  

 

 

 

02 March 2023

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01 March 2023

ICYMI: CBC Vancouver remembers Houdini on the 100th anniversary of his visit to Vancouver

From the February 28th article "Houdini's daring Vancouver escape was 100 years ago this week" by Michelle Gomez and Andrew Kurjata, on the CBC website:

He "furiously struggled" for three minutes and 29 seconds, according to the paper's report, and when he showed he was free, "a cheer arose and swelled into a roar."

And while it may have been showmanship, Houdini had praise for the audience, as well, calling it "the greatest outdoor crowd I have ever seen."

Houdini's final years
The visit was a part of an East-to-West tour through several Canadian cities, according to Pellatt. A few days earlier, the magician had made similar headlines in Winnipeg.

At the time of his Vancouver show, Houdini was 49 years old. He died from a ruptured appendix just three years later.

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"He was trying to tell us that you can escape the boundaries of your own daily limitations in different ways ... I think, in many ways, it was a metaphor for people's own humdrum lives."

"And I think people then and now still need that kind of hero to look at and to maybe aspire to."

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From CBC Radio One Vancouver (On The Coast):

Rod Chow and The Magic Demon speak with Kathryn Marlow about the famous magician's stop 100 years ago.

Listen to the interview online.


 

 

 

 

 

Sleightly Sketchy: It's Tricky Sticky time!

Sleightly Sketchy presents Tricky Sticky

Sleightly Sketchy: It's Tricky Sticky time!

 

 

  • Can you identify the stick figure magician?
  • Get a new clue in each of the following images! 
  • Were you right? Leave a comment with the number of clues you needed!

Sleightly Sketchy: It's Tricky Sticky time!

 


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Spoiler alert! 

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