The Cardman Goes International

Hi folks A brief post to let you know of a couple of things I’ve got coming up. First off, on Saturday 18 April, I will be presenting a lecture for Magischen Nordlichter (click here for the site translated into English) starting at 2pm in their headquarters in Hamburg, Germany. You can get more information […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Northern Magic Circle’s Spring Parade

Hi folks Just a quick post to remind you that I am lecuring at this year’s Northern Magic Circle Spring Parade Convention which is taking place on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th April (next weekend) in Scarborough. Here’s a brief run-down of who’s scheduled to be performing during the weekend:- LecturesPeter McLanachan (that’s me!) on […]

Lecture at Forth Valley Magic Circle – 18 February 2008

Hi folks I know I haven’t posted for a wee bit, but I’ve not been up to anything much that is Blogg-able (if that is, indeed, a word!). However, the Blackpool Convention is not too far away, so I’ll make up for lack of posts then. Anyway, I wanted to mention that I am presenting […]

Northern Magic Circle Spring Parade – 5 and 6 April 2007

This is just a quick post to let you know that I’ve been booked to present the one-hour version of my lecture at the Northern Magic Circle’s “Spring Parade” taking place in Scarborough on 5th and 6th April. I’m scheduled to lecture some time on the Saturday. The Northern Magic Circle’s convention is normally held […]

Welcome to 2008

Happy New Year everybody! I hope 2008 is a ton of fun for you and yours. This year’s Christmas and New Year celebrations were, actually, really good fun. Christmas at my Sister’s house – watching the kids rip the wrapping paper off presents like there’s no tomorrow has to be one of the best things […]