If there is one time of the year that is great for work, it’s this time. Magicians step to the forefront of those looking to entertain at home parties, office parties or just parties. Let us know how your shows went this year and where you performed. What was your best or worst experience and what did you learn that you would like to pass on to others.
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The Storm Lake Pilot Tribune has a very nice and rather detailed portrait of Cletus and his love for magic. It chronicles his life in the art from first watching and being enraptured by the magic of a stage performer: "When I was a young man just back from World War II, I happened to the Clay County Fairgrounds. I found myself at a magician's stand there, and I was just suckered in from that moment on. It's almost like an addiction. He sold me a deck of magic cards, and I've been at it ever since," said Cletus. Cletus has done approximately 10,000 shows over his careerwith approximately 200 shows each year. His comments on the current popularity of street magic is worth considering: "Every generation revises magic, but its really the same thing with a new look. In my generation, the magician wore a tux, and now it's long hair and strange clothes. But magic is still there, and it still works," he said. "Even with all the technology today, magic will still be around in the future. People still love to try to figure out an illusion that they can see right in front of their eyes." Congratulations to Cletus. Here's to another 50 years.
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Steven Bye is featured in today’s Maitland Mercury from Australia for his efforts to raise money for the Starlight Foundation. Mr. Bye has loved magic for years and performs close-up magic is again organizing a concert of illusionists and close-up performersset for May10, 2003. Mr. Bye has been partially paralysed down his left side since he was two years old, and admitsmagic is a “challenge.” He told the paper that it was well worth the effort and he constantly encourages others to take up the art. “I enjoy seeing the smiles on people’s faces. It’s hard and you have to be committed, but the satisfaction I get from the joy I bring to people’s lives more than makes up for it,” said Mr Bye. Check out the full article at the Maitland Mercury on-line. Continue reading Steven Bye – Magic Man from Down Under |
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