Ye Olde Magick Blogge

Oh come on, Mr. Daniels, tell us how you really feel!
Paul Daniels basically had some choice words about the fact that Blackpool was going to be hosting FISM in 2012. Lamenting the current state of the city compared with how it used to be, Daniels said, “”Now, it’s rough, tasteless, bawdy, scruffy and you have [...]

Just a quick announcement… I’ve decided that next month is going to be a bit of a themed month, so every day in February will have a new video uploaded of performances of the Cups And Balls (including some variations on the general theme), as well as whatever other related stuff I can muster up.
I’ve [...]

This is just a quick explanation of the way Ye Olde Magick Blogge handles videos. One of the thing I noticed, when looking through the video pages on the old Ye Olde, was that sometimes online videos get taken down for various unspecified reasons. To me this is a real shame. As such, I use [...]

Hey thar, ho thar, hallo thar…
After seeing a dramatic rise in viewership in the past couple of days due to interest in Tony Cabral’s artwork, it was with great pride and excitement that I went to my girlfriend’s computer to show her the page in question, so that she could marvel in my abilities as [...]

There’s a magician by the name of Tony Cabral that some people might know through his spirited contributions to the various web forums out there. He’s also one hell of an artist. Below are some of the caricatures he’s done, and here’s a link to the slate of magicians uploaded to his Flickr account. Enjoy…

Here’s the results from the Erdnase poll…

I’ve decided to resurrect Ye Olde Magick Blogge over here. In time, I’ll be taking the best posts from the old Blogger blog to bring them over here. I’ll also try to add new stuff.
It’s been an interesting year and I think I’ve got stuff to write about again.

  Having magic on a daytime TV talk show isn't new, but it appears that Ellen DeGeneres has shown more interest than most in getting magicians who aren't ...

Here's a sobering quote from John Carney's Carneycopia. It's in the middle of some commentary aimed at the current magic scene. There also exist collectors of secrets who hoard ...

Some guys in my local circle of magician buddies have been getting the damp jeans over Paul Vigil's trick Diplopia. I don't want to refer to them directly ...