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, […]
Lecturing in London and other bits
Hi folks Regular readers (hi there!) may know that I am a huge REM fan and since their only Scottish concert of the current tour was at T In The Park (which I refuse to go to due to the high “Ned factor”), I had to choose one of their concerts elsewhere. Since I like […]
Friends at The Fringe
Hi folks Regular readers (greetings!) may remember that I love the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and that I try to get through at least once during August to see some of the mayhem that goes on there. Well, this year is going to be no different and I’m going to be going in Edinburgh for a […]
Dad
Hi folks Two years ago today, right about the time that I am writing this, my Dad, Alexander Campbell McLanachan, died. He’d taken seriously ill a few days previously and never regained consciousness. I was trying to think of a funny story about Dad to put on this post but couldn’t think of any. Blogger’s […]
Norman Beck lecturing in Scotland
Hi folks “Smart, funny and cunning … Miss him at your peril!” – R. Paul Wilson“Norman Beck will fool you very badly. His lecture is an absolute delight.” – Marc DeSouza These are just a few of the things people in the know are saying about Texas-based Close Up Magician Norman Beck who will be […]
Terrorvision in Glasgow!
Hi folks Readers of my blog (hi again and thanks for reading!) may remember a post I made a while ago pleading (OK, begging!) for Terrorvision to play in Scotland. Well, that plea was answered earlier this week when the mighty Terrorvision announced that they will be playing at Glasgow’s ABC1 on Thursday 23rd October. […]
John Carney lecturing in Glasgow (Catch Up Continued)
Regular readers (hi there!) will probably remember that I mentioned a short time ago that John Carney was going to be presenting his lecture in Glasgow. Well the day is now a memory, but what a memory it is. After finishing work, I arrived at Tam Shepherd’s to see about picking up any magazines that […]
Convention Catch Up
There’s a lot to catch up on, so let’s start with the Magic Conventions. The start of April saw me in Scarborough to lecture at the Northern Magic Circle’s “Spring Parade”. A small convention, about the same size as the Scottish SAMS Convention, but very, very friendly. There were a lot of familiar faces there […]