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Rekindle That Old Flame

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Rekindle the Magic How can you rekindle that love of magic again? This is what worked for me!  At the 2008 4F convention I had the pleasure of seeing Steve Beam, of Semi-Automatic Card Tricks fame.  Steve is not only very, very funny, but also a font of performance pieces. I decided to investigate his work further.  I bought Steve's booklet and lecture notes, and then started borrowing every volume in the Semi-Automatic Card Tricks… Read More

Who is Mark Zacharia?

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
Mark Zacharia National speaker for many major companies! Performer to members of the New York State Legislature! Repeated keynote address provider and motivational speaker for The Performance Institute! University trained Master educator! Professional magician! Mark's also a very close friend of mine. He works restaurants, private parties, corporate functions, magic lectures,… Read More

Show Polish

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
SHow Polish When was the last time you put more than a polish on your show? I ask because while it's true that the best way to hone a show is to do it over and over again, you may want to stir the creative juices be recreating your show from the ground up. Does this mean scrap everything you've worked so hard to perfect?  Not at all: expand--don't simply change for the sake of change.  My schedule is quite busy as a  family entertainer.  I have… Read More