One of the inviolate fashion rules we follow (hence "inviolate fashion rule") is to never wear white heels until after Memorial Day.
Actually, we rarely wear the white heels out in public anymore but occasionally we're asked to re-enact our famous USO Show Act and it is tough to say no.
(Actually, it is tough to say any word beginning with an "N" because of the stitches and temporary scaring. (Word to the wise: if you are going to do a bullet catch, make sure you don't wear heels during rehearsal and flats in the show)).
But don't get the wrong idea – we don't wear women's shoes on our feet. We use them as part of our so-far unsuccessful puppet act The Sole Brothers. We just wanted to make sure you didn't think we were some kind of freak who wears white heels before Memorial Day.
We're beginning to think our counselor is right, "Sometimes it's okay to keep a secret."
Maybe we shouldn't have told you what the counselor said.
Anyway.
Misty Lee and Sylvester are two of our favorite magicians. Ms. Lee has been kind to Quinlan's Inside Magic over the years in responding to our email inquiries and never following through on her playful threats to enforce that pesky restraining order against us.
Angelo Stagnaro is top in virtually all categories in our book: gifted writer, good person, inspirational teacher, and friend. We are excited about his newest venture.
Hi Everyone,
I would like to extend an invitation for any and all Smoke & Mirrors
subscribers to receive "Totus Tuus," the official e-zine for the Catholic
Magicians' Guild. It includes articles and announcements relevant to all Gospel
Magician catechists especially those of the Catholic tradition.
The Catholic Magicians' Guild is an international organization of
professional and amateur magicians dedicated to Catholic Gospel Magic. The CMG
was started in 1995 for several reasons. First, many Catholic magicians felt
constrained, awkward or unwelcomed joining the FCM (Fellowship of Christian
Magicians.) Second, many Catholic magicians never really considered doing actual
Gospel Magic as cathetical instruction.
Various news sources have are reporting the details of Mr. Copperfield's
encounter with crooks last night. The Following is from E-Online:
"Despite being possessed of a 'large amount of cash,' the illusionist
showed nothing but empty pockets to armed gunmen who targeted him and two female
companions Sunday night in West Palm Beach, Florida, police said.
"In the Palm Beach Post, Copperfield called his sleight of hand bit 'reverse
pickpocketing.'
"Nifty or no, authorities recommend that viewers shouldn't try Copperfield's
stunt at home.
"'Usually, the protocol is to give 'em what you got, and not play
games with them,' West Palm Beach Police spokesman Ted White said Wednesday.
We received an inquiry from a young magician/magic fan, Angela.
My name is Angela and I am 12.
I chose Dorothy Dietrich as the person I wanted to do my report on due to her being so interesting. I am unable to find information on her needed for the report (birth day, hometown, ect.)
Can you point me in the right direction for articles that might help me?
Thank you so much.
Huge fan,
Angela
Thank you, Angela. We are huge fans of Ms. Dietrich as well.
Some have said we're obsessed.
We don't care what others think because we like those people who like us first — so we have few friends but that's okay.
Sorry, we went off the campground there for a second.
Here are some links to some of the many stories we've written about Ms. Dietrich, Dick Brooks and their incredible Houdini Museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
True magic fans knew the answer to 23 Across in this Sunday's New York Times Crossword Puzzle. It was an eight letter word with the clue "Home of the Houdini Museum."
Give up? We thought it was a metaphorical question and said, MEMORIES.
That's why we never finish crossword puzzles — that and we are like a spider monkey with ADD sipping Red Bull and No-Doz.
If the clue read, "Location of the Houdini Museum" or "Town in Which Houdini Museum is Physically Located" we would had this one cold.
SCRANTON is the answer.
We can't believe we thought it was MEMORIES. What were we thinking?
Dick Brooks and Dorothy Dietrich own one of the finest museums in the magic world. It is more than just a bunch of Houdini's tricks thrown into a room and exposed to the world. The Houdini Museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania is an act of love.
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