72 days ago by leodini

Many magicians who frequent this blog may not know that four of my top posts are not about magic. They are about miracles. The posts attract not only heavy traffic but also comments from readers. If you have not yet read them, here are links to the articles: Rose Petal Images: Miracle or Not? Bro. C ...

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73 days ago by leodini

Tsukasa "Des" Maekawa entertains children with his own brand of magic. My friend’s name is not really Des. I think his real name is Tsukasa Maekawa. I said ”I think,” because I’m not sure how to pronounce or spell his name. I’m a slouch when it comes to foreign names. Since Tsukasa is Japanese, I’m ...

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81 days ago by leodini

I don’t hate much, but tardiness is on top of my hate list. Who doesn’t hate latecomers? Well, the obvious answer is the latecomers. They couldn’t hate themselves for something they love to do, which is coming late to appointments. I am a Filipino, but when it comes to observing time and schedules, ...

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87 days ago by leodini

If like me you descended from the Three Wise Men who followed the Star of Bethlehem, you must have observed that too much magic flood the market today. The phenomenon haunts not only the Philippine magic scene but the world of conjuring. I think the situation is even worse outside the country than i ...

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88 days ago by leodini

“Six years ago…” is a good opening line for a short story. I, being a short story writer, know this. Someday I may write a short story and open with this line. Last Saturday, this line became the sweetest line I’ve ever heard in a while. The birthday dad said it to me almost in a conspiratorial way. ...

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110 days ago by leodini

Last week a woman called me on my cell phone. She didn’t give me her name. I thought she was one prospective client wanting to know more of my services. Her request floored me. She said her family was massacred. Could she get Nomer Lasala’s number, please? She wanted to ask his help in finding the c ...

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114 days ago by leodini

Today, let me engage the mind of the more advance performers of magic. I’ll write about the stuff they already know, instead of the stuff they are ignorant of. No other magic blog writer has done that before, so if someone is connected to some organizations who keep tabs on who-did-it-first-feats, y ...

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116 days ago by leodini

I’m sure you have heard of well-meaning magicians, many of them armchair experts, who counsel against the use of magic props. They insist magic is stronger and more amazing if a magic performer uses ordinary objects, or equipment that, if gaffed, look ordinary, instead of nondescript apparatuses. Th ...

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118 days ago by leodini

Lately, I had an epiphany. I noticed that beginning magicians in the Philippines performing parlor or stage magic always perform their acts to music. Meaning, in pantomime. However, as they mature and become seasoned performers, they switch modes. They talk while performing. They become “ patter” ma ...

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125 days ago by leodini

According to Dictionary.com, a virtuoso is “a person who has a masterly or dazzling skill or technique in any field of activity.” Originally, though, the word refers only to a highly accomplished musician. Today the meaning of the word has expanded to include other fields of arts, especially the per ...

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