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Website 20 Apr 2013 | 08:29 am
I will be slowly moving the better parts of this blog to my newly improved website. Please feel free to visit me there: www.williampack.com
Artistic Magic Props 18 Jul 2012 | 11:13 am
I cannot say enough about the fine wood Chop Cup and Benson Bowls that Evanna hand crafts. They are true works of art that you can perform with in your everyday show. Go buy one. Or two. knottygirlwoo...
The 12th LA Conference on Magic History 2011 11 Dec 2011 | 11:51 am
November 12 – Saturday There will be only two events on Saturday, a field trip and the big show. Brookledge The second field trip of the Conference is to what is called’ “the most famous address in...
The 12th LA Conference on Magic History 2011 7 Dec 2011 | 03:02 pm
The 12th LA Conference on Magic History 2011 November 11 – Friday In the morning is the first of two field trips arranged for the Conference. Starting early buses head out to the Skirball Cultural...
The 12th LA Conference on Magic History 2011 28 Nov 2011 | 10:29 am
November 10 – Thursday From almost the moment the last Conference ended I’ve been waiting for the next one, like a child counting down the days before Christmas. It wasn’t a daily obsession, but alwa...
Quote Me 4 Aug 2011 | 03:52 am
"The mystery story is two stories in one: The story of what happened and the story of what appeared to have happened." -Mary Roberts Rinehart As good a definition of a magic show as any.
The 42nd Annual Magic Collectors Weekend - May 21, 2011 Part 4 7 Jun 2011 | 09:20 am
An Evening of Mystery The weekend finishes up with a show. The always classy David Charvet acts as our host for the evening. During his part of the show, David will pull out a couple of historical p...
The 42nd Annual Magic Collectors Weekend - May 21, 2011 Part 3 6 Jun 2011 | 02:51 am
Del Ray: America’s Foremost Bill Spooner, one of the men responsible for the popular Del Ray book, starts his presentation with an early video of Del performing. It is 1951; Del is on Ed Sullivan’s T...
The 42nd Annual Magic Collectors Weekend - May 21, 2011 Part 2 5 Jun 2011 | 08:25 am
Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The American Museum of Magic On April 1, 1978, Robert Lund opened the American Museum of Magic. Since that day magicians and public alike have made a pilgrimag...
The 42nd Annual Magic Collectors Weekend - May 21, 2011 Part 1 4 Jun 2011 | 10:39 am
Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 I’m back Saturday morning 10 AM. I think I’m getting used to this. (Sarcasm doesn’t always come across in the writing.) It doesn’t hurt that the bar seems to clo...