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What can you do with a sock?  How can you keep the magic going long after the magicians leave? What?s black and white and read all over?  What do art historians think of the classics of magic? How can you smell your own nose? Find out the answers to many of these questions by reading the news Inside Magic has culled with the fine net of good taste and sophistication.  ?All the News that Fits We Print.?

 

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?       Casinos Try to Capture Mac and Rick’s Magic.  The Las Vegas Review documents the moves of several performers to capture the afternoon crowd and pull them to showrooms located on just the other side of the casino.  Mac King and Rick Thomas have proven the waters are safe for casinos looking to invest in afternoon shows.  After the failure of the Darren Romeo afternoon show to sustain a ticket price of $30.00, many casino owners shied away from the light of the day.  Mr. King and Mr. Thomas have done extraordinarily well with their afternoon shows, however.  Mr. King charges just over $18.00 for a reserved seat and Mr. Thomas receives just under the magic $30.00 mark for his best seats.  Read the full article here.

 

?        Houdini Days Tops a Million Hits!  Chris Cochrane writes with some great news.  His efforts have been tireless in the promotion of ? and at times defense of ? the Houdini Days Festival in Appleton, Wisconsin.  His Houdini Days website tells all the great details of the must-attend convention this summer.  One of the convention?s lasting legacies will be the establishment of magic clubs at the Boys & Girls Club and the YMCA in Appleton.  Says Mr. Cochrane, ?These clubs will be integral in our goal of inspiring the next generation of magician.  The self-confidence that the kids will develop, due to performing magic, will be vital in their future.?  When have you ever heard someone tell you to be…
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