“I’m really sorry about my Uncle Dave. He’s always like that…really embarrassing. I hope he didn’t give you too hard a time…” There’s an Uncle Dave at every party, wedding or corporate event. He’s the mickey taker, the Jack the lad or, as we magicians call them, “the pain in the arse” (we’re very gifted …
Note: me writing this post is going to seem like I’ve had a bloody awful weekend of gigs, but I haven’t. They’ve all been rather lovely, but, then again, that’s exactly what I WOULD type if I was lying to you, so I’m stymied with whatever option I go with. No, despite this weekend’s gigs …
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UPDATED: 23RD JUNE 2018 Bad times are everywhere at the moment and it’s hard to avoid. Everyone has an opinion and everyone is right. At times like this, it’s very easy to get locked into arguments and caught in a whirlwind of negativity and hate. Yes, things are bad for certain people in the world, …
UPDATED: 25TH JULY 2018 Wow! I can’t believe this original post is nearly five years old. This is the only blog post on this site that I didn’t write. I did come up with the idea though, so I wasn’t totally lazy. I’m so glad that I did this back then when my kids thought …
A Close Up Magician – From My Children’s Point Of View Read More »
Important note: I’ve never been diagnosed with ADHD, but am 99.99% sure that I have it (my wife is even more sure of it). I don’t suffer as much as other people, but it can be a pain at times…BUT: What you have to remember is that ADHD is also an awesome super power that …
I lost a years worth of work. I nearly died. OK, slight exaggeration, but I was pretty darn gutted. A WHOLE YEARS WORTH OF POSTS. Gone. And it was totally my fault. I didn’t do the one thing that everyone knows you should do with anything involving technology. (Feel free to sing along if you …
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UPDATED: 2ND MAY 2018 That has to be the most confusing blog title in the history of blog titles. I don’t care; after all it’s my blog. It stems from reading to a recent episode of the Tim Ferris podcast, where he discussed goal setting and motivation. In the episode he talks about how a …
There are two, and only two, things I know about dieting: Unless you are some freak of nature, if you burn more calories than you eat, you will lose weight. If you tell people that you lost weight this way, they will immediately look crestfallen and disappointed, as it’s not the big secret they were …
UPDATED: 14TH JUNE 2018 Forgive the click-bait style title, but I’ve never used one before and wanted to try it out. I don’t feel too bad, as I’m actually including a link that explains why a lot of professional service providers charge a higher fee whenever the word “wedding” is mentioned and how you can …
If you want to save THOUSANDS on your wedding, YOU NEED TO READ THIS!!!! Read More »
2016 has not been a good year for artists. So far, we’ve lost Allan Rickman, David Bowie, George Kennedy and many more. The magic world has been similarly hit recently by the death of Tom Mullica – one of the greatest magicians that you’ve probably never heard of. Though I didn’t know Tom at all, …