Lecture at Paisley Magic Circle – 5 February 2009
Hi folks First of all, Happy New Year! Yes, I know it is nearly February but I have not really had a chance to post anything up lately. Anyway, I hope you had a great Christmas and New Year and that 2009 is a good one for you. I thought I’d post a quick message […]
2008 International Magic Convention, London
Well, another convention has come and gone. The International Magic Convention – otherwise lovingly known as “Ron’s Day” (even though it is now held over a weekend) after the late, great Ron MacMillan who started it back in the 1970s - is held in London at the end of November each year and has become […]
Thunderbird: The Modern Ace Production by Lee Asher
Price: $13.99Available from: Lee Asher’s website I thought that I would post one of my rare product reviews. I’m not normally one to do them but I thought the magicians that read this (hello and thank you for reading) might be interested. Recently, I got one of Lee Asher‘s PDF e-books – “Thunderbird: The Modern […]
Terrorvision, ABC Glasgow, 23 October 2008
Thanks to my best mate, Peter, I’ve been a Terrorvision fan for a number of years. It was him that pointed me in the direction of their albums after I heard a couple of their tracks being played at The Cathouse in Glasgow a long number of years ago. It was with great sadness back […]
Germany? Eastbourne? Where am I??? (Long post!)
Before I get into this post, let me warn you that it is a big ‘un! Nevertheless, I hope you enjoy it. As regular readers (greetings!) may know, I love going away to Magic Conventions and I love going to Germany to visit Sonja. On my latest trip, I managed to do both – go […]
Lynette Horsburgh Fundraising Pool Exhibition
Hi folks Just a quick post to let you know that my friend, who also happens to be the 2008 WEPF Ladies World 8-Ball Champion, Lynette Horsburgh, will be doing a fundraising exhibition at Braehead Shopping Centre this weekend in aid of “Hearing Dogs For Deaf People“. The dates and times are:- Friday 3rd October […]
The Jill Deck – updated with more information
Hi folks Thought I’d do a brief post about an item a friend of mine has launched in time for the IBM British Ring Convention taking place in Eastbourne next week. Annabel De Vetten is a Birmingham-based artist who has designed a poker size deck of cards that I think looks pretty amazing. Now I […]
The London Trip – long post!
Hi folks Well, it took a while to arrive but in what feels like the blink of an eye, my trip to London has been and gone. It was a great few days. I just wish I had a little more time to enjoy it all! ThursdayI arrived at my hotel – the Wardonia Hotel […]
London, Here I Come!
Hi folks Just a quick post to remind you that I am presenting my card magic lecture for International Magic. The lecture will be taking place on Thursday 28th August at their usual venue – ‘Casa Italiana’, 136 Clerkenwell Road, London EC1R 5DL (click here for a map). If you are interested in coming along, […]
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2008
Hi folks Regular readers (Greee-tings!) may know that I enjoy going to Edinburgh at least once each August to see what’s on at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. This year, I managed to go through for a few days in a row, and great fun it was too. This was thanks to my good friend Julie, […]