I’ve finally finished writing up more detail on the [web promotion lecture->] I presented for my local magic club several weeks ago. It is on a new page, [web promotion and SEO->web-promo-seo] (Search Engine Optimisation).
I have more to add to these pages, such as a list of sites to get magic related links from and a list of general directories, but they’re not finished yet!
I was performing close-up magic at a wedding last weekend and I was beckoned over to a table where about half the audience were deaf.
I haven’t a huge amount of experience performing for the deaf, but I have learnt to adapt my normal style a little. I try perform more visual magic which doesn’t involve too much talking and, when I do talk, I try to explain things as simply as possible and a bit slower, so that someone can sign for me and it makes lip reading easier.
So, I started performing for the deaf half of the table (more…)
While wandering around the Internet (as you do) I found [cardsorcerer.com->http://www.cardsorcerer.com], an interesting site about marked cards.
Most of my knowledge of card marking techniques came from books such as ‘Scarne on Poker’ and (more…)
I had a strange phone enquiry last night. A reporter from a national newspaper (one of those with a red top) called and said “Are you the magician?” and I said yes, I am the only magician in the world. (Well, I thought that. I actually just said “Yes” rather cautiously). (more…)
Ive started posting some [photo's on Flickr->http://www.flickr.com/photos/ukmagician] - me performing magic and some promotional pictures. Flickr is a really good site which allows you to upload, organise and share photo’s. You can also add a profile about yourself, here’s [mine->http://www.flickr.com/people/43637115@N00/].