It is with great sadness we report the news of Dan Turcotte’s passing. We
learned of Mr. Turcotte’s passing from Chet in his request that we announce a
show to be dedicated to this great man and outstanding magician.
You can read Chet’s very moving essay on Mr. Turcotte’s passing here: http://chetmysteries.blogspot.com/
Mr. Turcotte was one of our craft’s true gentlemen, a fantastic magician,
honest businessman, creative and imaginative performer, and outstanding teacher.
We have dedicated much space on Inside Magic to his outstanding web site, You
Do Magic. We suggested a couple of years ago that to visit his site is to risk
losing much of your free-time and available spending money. Over the years, this
young man dedicated himself to the task of taping, editing, and offering lessons
teaching some of the best magic effects.
Unlike some sites purporting to teach magic or allow the visitor to discover
secrets, Mr. Turcotte’s inventory of video lessons needed no deceiving hype. His
lessons were clear, the methods were very often unique and innovative, and were
audience-tested.
Mr. Turcotte was a supporter of Inside Magic back when we had few visitors
and even fewer readers. His constant emails of support and exchange of ideas
kept us going when we were convinced there was no one reading; and encouraged us
to put out the best product possible regardless of our anticipated audience. We
fell short constantly in meeting the high-quality he insisted upon for his own
publications and in-person work but we were always inspired by him.
In December, we informed
readers Mr. Turcotte’s cancer had come out of remission and he was to begin
immediate chemo-therapy. We asked for prayers for him and his family.
Rick Carruth the mastermind behind the blog Magic Bullets and the
outstanding newsletter Magic
Roadshow, has an interview with Mr. Turcotte from last year.
Read Mr. Carruth’s interview with Mr. Turcotte here: http://www.streetmagic.info/eMagic12.html
Mr. Turcotte’s family did not ask us to write the following but we urge you
to visit You Do Magic at http://www.youdomagic.com to see the great material Mr.
Turcotte produced. We highly recommend you purchase — while they are still
available — the two DVD and one CD set of close-up magic titled Anywhere-Anytime. Without a doubt,
this is one of the best values in magic and filled with material you will use in
real-world shows.
Read the reviews of this great magic resource:
Chet on Magic Cafe: http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=92689&forum=111&0
The review on MagicBunny: http://www.magicbunny.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=16089
Finally,
read Mr….
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