How it
all began……
I suspect like many other magicians, they received a box of magic tricks under their Christmas tree. Some lose interest after a few weeks but then there’s always some, like me, who get hooked.
My father had an interest in magic and at every family get together he would perform the odd trick, but after seeing the same old thing year after year we all knew what was coming. As a small boy I can remember being amazed by it all.
My interest in magic was rekindled when I had my own children and I knew at last I had a captive audience. When they were a little older I engaged the services of a local magician and to be honest I think it was for my enjoyment as well as theirs.
My daughters were, of course, my best or it you prefer my worst critics! I knew I was improving when they would say, “How did you do that!”
So that’s how it all started.
I then had the opportunity to audition for the Magic Circle and found there were many facets of magic that I found intriguing. It also became paradoxically clear that the tricks that appeared to be performed effortlessly actually took years of practice.
Although I love all sorts of magic, I developed a leaning towards psychic phenomena and quickly realised that by disconnecting the logic from it all then it becomes magic, doesn’t it?
So where are we now? Still entertaining, still enjoying the fun and ‘oh yes’ if you believe in magic you may get old on the outside but you will always be young inside.……
I suspect like many other magicians, they received a box of magic tricks under their Christmas tree. Some lose interest after a few weeks but then there’s always some, like me, who get hooked.
My father had an interest in magic and at every family get together he would perform the odd trick, but after seeing the same old thing year after year we all knew what was coming. As a small boy I can remember being amazed by it all.
My interest in magic was rekindled when I had my own children and I knew at last I had a captive audience. When they were a little older I engaged the services of a local magician and to be honest I think it was for my enjoyment as well as theirs.
My daughters were, of course, my best or it you prefer my worst critics! I knew I was improving when they would say, “How did you do that!”
So that’s how it all started.
I then had the opportunity to audition for the Magic Circle and found there were many facets of magic that I found intriguing. It also became paradoxically clear that the tricks that appeared to be performed effortlessly actually took years of practice.
Although I love all sorts of magic, I developed a leaning towards psychic phenomena and quickly realised that by disconnecting the logic from it all then it becomes magic, doesn’t it?
So where are we now? Still entertaining, still enjoying the fun and ‘oh yes’ if you believe in magic you may get old on the outside but you will always be young inside.……
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