John Luka is, to quote Arthur Miller, “a prince of a man.”He seems to know everyone in Magic and either has influence or dirt on them because he can get the big acts to come to our magic club on a consistent basis.He is not just nice, then; he is influential and talented.
When he decided to do the Motor City Close-Up Convention, he vowed to do it in a first-class manner.He has had great acts presented in a perfect venue.John limits the attendance to make it possible for those who pay the very reasonable fee to see the magic and learn.
I was at the Abbott’s Close-Up Convention and while the two acts were good and the lectures were good, I couldn’t see anything to the stage left side of the shop.They had over-sold the convention and so when Doc Eason showed the folks on my right, I missed out.If you want to read a review of the Abbott’s experience and my use of magic to get out of a very expensive speeding ticket, look here.
Mr. Luka’s convention is designed to allow you and me to learn.The extra costs associated with this type of intimacy with the great performers are well worth it. I don’t know where you live.If I did, I’d be a stalker and that would be a violation of the most recent court order.But if you live anywhere near the Southeastern part of … Continue reading The Best Close-Up Convention in the United States – John Luka Presents
John Luka is, to quote Arthur Miller, “a prince of a man.”He seems to know everyone in Magic and either has influence or dirt on them because he can get the big acts to come to our magic club on a consistent basis.He is not just nice, then; he is influential and talented.
When he decided to do the Motor City Close-Up Convention, he vowed to do it in a first-class manner.He has had great acts presented in a perfect venue.John limits the attendance to make it possible for those who pay the very reasonable fee to see the magic and learn.
I was at the Abbott’s Close-Up Convention and while the two acts were good and the lectures were good, I couldn’t see anything to the stage left side of the shop.They had over-sold the convention and so when Doc Eason showed the folks on my right, I missed out.If you want to read a review of the Abbott’s experience and my use of magic to get out of a very expensive speeding ticket, look here.
Mr. Luka’s convention is designed to allow you and me to learn.The extra costs associated with this type of intimacy with the great performers are well worth it. I don’t know where you live.If I did, I’d be a stalker and that would be a violation of the most recent court order.But if you live anywhere near the Southeastern part of … Continue reading The Best Close-Up Convention in the United States – John Luka Presents
Las Vegas television station LVBC
reports tonight that Roy Horn or Siegfried and Roy is ?making a steady
recovery? and that his doctors say ?he has a great chance of surviving
this month?s tiger attack.?
In the area outside the UniversityMedicalCenter, Mr. Horn?s supporters held a vigil on Sunday night and vow to meet each Sunday until the 59-year old performer is released. As one attendee told KVBC, “They’re a part of the Las Vegas community. I’ve lived here for 24 years. Siegfried and Roy are just part of your household.”
Mirage officials have publicly stated that it was ?an amble blood supply? that helped save Mr. Horn?s life. And
to ensure that other current and future patients have ready access to
blood needed for surgery, there will be a blood drive scheduled in Mr.
Horn?s name.
Finally, Mr. Horn?s faithful dog, Piaff, has been spendinga lot of time in its master?s hospital room.Piaff is present pursuant to doctors? orders.?Physicians
say dogs have long been used to help patients as they recover in
hospitals across the… Continue reading Roy Horn Update: He Is Recovering With Dog In Room
Editor’s
Note: I am on the Atkins Diet. Thatmeans I can’t eat any carbs, sugars,
things that look like carbs or sugars or things that even remotely
taste good but it is working. I’ve already lost 2.23 lbs. That is the
approximate weight of half my mind. I’m going crazy. This review was
written during one my times of severe need.
There are tricks you read about, buy and store.
There are tricks you see at conventions, buy and forget you bought them and then buy them again and store them.
Then there are the very few tricks that you see, buy, practice and use.
This, my friends, is one of those few tricks.Russ Niedzwiecki?s Just Passin? Thru takes the cupcake and you know how I love cupcakes.I can eat a cupcake all day, put the icing back on and eat it for another day.
I
have it on good authority that Melissa Joan Hart of Sabrina the Teenage
Witch thinks this is the best pencil through bill trick available.
The AP article in The Olympiannotes that: ?Comedians, radio shock jocks and fellow magicians loved to poke fun at the eccentric Germans in glittery, futuristic outfits who for decades pranced around with white tigers on a Las Vegas stage.?
The word ?pranced? isn?t quoted from some other source within the story but apparently was offered by the witty writer working the weekend beat at the AP.
I?ve seen the Siegfried and Roy a bunch of times and never saw either one of them ?prance.?You have to wonder if this type of writing would have been considered appropriate for some other typically maligned group.?The Irish American Mayor slurred and stumbled through his speech? or ?Female National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice unleashed what seemed to be a PMS-infused argument against the Hamas? leader.?
As it turns out, the word ?pranced? comes from a Penn Jillette quote in another story, he accuses the duo of ?prancing like fairies.?
I digress.The point of the article is apparently that no one is making fun of Siegfried and Roy any longer for their allegedly gay lifestyle.And yet, within the first sentence, we are returned to the apparent small-minded attempt at humor by some anonymous… Continue reading Why the Hatred for Roy — A Survey of the Recent Press on a Tragedy
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