Spotlight On Carey by John Carey
Price: £15 postpaid in the UK ($25 postpaid for the rest of the world)Available direct from John via PayPal at johncareymagic@googlemail.com John Carey is one of the UK’s top “underground” magicians who, after some cajoling from his friends, has popped his head out into the open to share some of his material. This DVD contains […]
Bill Hicks on Letterman
Regular readers (hi folks!) will probably know that, thanks to my best mate Peter, I am a big fan of Bill Hicks. My sister and I used to stay over at Peter’s after a Friday night out at a ’70s night in Paisley and Peter would always play some of Hicks’s albums as we were […]
2009 Blackpool Magicians Convention
Hi folks Well, February is now behind us and another Blackpool Convention is part of history. It was a lot of fun and, to be honest, for the first time in a wee while I had more fun with the social side of things than I did at the organised events. The journey down was […]
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 […]