Magic Newshttp://www.linkingpage.com/magicnewsfeed/en-US2010-03-15T11:00:31ZSquarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)MAC -VS- PChttp://www.linkingpage.com/magicnewsfeed/2010/3/15/mac-vs-pc.htmlDodd Vickers2010-03-15T05:33:33Z
]]>MAGIC CASTLE AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCEDhttp://www.linkingpage.com/magicnewsfeed/2010/3/14/magic-castle-award-nominees-announced.htmlDodd Vickers2010-03-15T02:53:47ZThe Academy of Magical Arts and the Magic Castle have announced their annual Award Nominees. Now we have to wonder who will be named as "Magician of the Year." Best of luck to everyone!
Close-Up Magician of the Year
Jon Armstrong
Doc Eason
Andrew Goldenhersh
Paul Green
David Regal
Parlour Magician of the Year
Chris Capehart
Andrew Goldenhersh
Paul Green
Handsome Jack (John Lovick)
Rob Zabrecky
Stage Magician of the Year
Mike Caveney
Dana Daniels / Richard Allen
Pop Haydn
Jeff Hobson
Tina Lee (Mystina)
Lecturer of the Year
Jon Armstrong
Doc Eason
Paul Gertner
Losander
Fielding West
Thanks to Dustin Stinett for sharing this info!
]]>ERIC MEAD'S TED MED TALKhttp://www.linkingpage.com/magicnewsfeed/2010/3/13/eric-meads-ted-med-talk.htmlDodd Vickers2010-03-13T21:57:00ZEveryone knows by now that I am a huge fan of the Ted conference. I get even more excited by Ted Talks with a Magic Connection. Most recently, Eric Mead presented at TedMed where he talked about Placebo Effect. (Thanks to @MagicJoe1 who sent me this via Twitter!) Below, you'll also find several Ted Talks that we have shared in the past, but which are well worth sharing again including presentations by David Blaine, JJ Abrams, Arthur Benjamin, Keith Barry & Lennart Green.





]]>MAKE PI DAY MAGICALhttp://www.linkingpage.com/magicnewsfeed/2010/3/12/make-pi-day-magical.htmlDodd Vickers2010-03-12T22:26:00ZCelebrate Pi Day with a bit of magic. Get more info here and watch the video below! Happy Pi Day! 

 

]]>MNW #190 :: JC WAGNERhttp://www.linkingpage.com/magicnewsfeed/2010/3/11/mnw-190-jc-wagner.htmlDodd Vickers2010-03-12T04:36:02ZJOANIE SPINAMy guest on this episode of the Spirit of Magic podcast is legendary close-up and bar magician JC Wagner. We cover everything from his days working the Disney Magic shop with Steve Martin to his time working the bar with Bob Sheets and Doc Eason. JC also shares some of history with Dai Vernon, Eddie Fecter and other legends of the west coast magic scene. If you want to work magic in the bar, there is no better teacher to learn from than the amazing JC Wagner. Many of you will know that JC is currently undergoing treatment for colon cancer. He talks about the status of this after having just returned from a run at the Magic Castle. HINT: He's feeling great!

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]]>WAYNE DOBSON :: A TRICKY BUSINESShttp://www.linkingpage.com/magicnewsfeed/2010/3/11/wayne-dobson-a-tricky-business.htmlDodd Vickers2010-03-12T01:45:00ZWayne Dobson is profiled in a nice article from the Northern Echo just prior to his appearance at the International Magic Festival 2010 in South Shields where he will be performing and hosting a Q&A session called "An Audience With Wayne Dobson."  In the article, Wayne discusses dealing with MS and how it has impacted his career.

“I know I can’t do certain things physically and won’t attempt them.

It’s a case of adjusting and re-choreographing the act and finding new methods. Necessity is the mother of invention. I do everything one-handed with my left. That’s got a bit weaker so I tend to do less now.”

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]]>JONATHAN PENDRAGON TO SPEND ONE YEAR IN JAILhttp://www.linkingpage.com/magicnewsfeed/2010/3/10/jonathan-pendragon-to-spend-one-year-in-jail.htmlDodd Vickers2010-03-10T17:00:00ZThe Santa Maria Times has published an article updating the story of Jonathan Pendragon:

Claude Douglas Yarbrough, whose stage name is Jonathan Pendragon, pleaded no contest Tuesday to two felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon for the July 8 shooting.

The 55-year-old magician will be sentenced to a year in jail April 13.

Yarbrough’s no-contest plea also results in two strikes being added to his record, and he could also face up to five years of probation, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

A no-contest plea is similar to a guilty plea in felony cases, although it is not an admission of guilt.

Yarbrough’s attorney, Ilan Funke-Bilu, said he didn’t know exactly why his client chose to change his plea and not proceed with a trial, but he assumed it had something to do with Yarbrough’s feelings for his wife.

She (Charlotte) was present in court Tuesday, when her husband of 33 years apologized to her for any harm he may have caused her.

Funke-Bilu said he has never had a client apologize to the victim at the time of a plea, which he believes shows Yarbrough is remorseful.

“It was something that he wanted to say,” Funke-Bilu said, adding the request by his client caught him off-guard. “It wasn’t something that I told him to say.”

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]]>THIS WEEK IN MAGIC :: JOANIE SPINAhttp://www.linkingpage.com/magicnewsfeed/2010/3/9/this-week-in-magic-joanie-spina.htmlDodd Vickers2010-03-09T22:57:01ZJOANIE SPINAJoanie Spina is our special guest on this episode of the podcast. If you're not yet familiar with Joanie, she acts as a performance coach to magicians, jugglers, dancers, singers, clowns, mimes, and actors. She offers a variety of services including theatrical direction, staging and/or choreography, individual performance coaching and promotional tape design and is best known to many as the co-director and choreographer for world renowned magician David Copperfield. If your demo tape does more traveling than you do, then sit back and enjoy the expert opinions of a master magic coach on This Week in Magic!

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]]>WORLD MAGIC SEMINAR XXXIII :: BY SHAWN FARQUHARhttp://www.linkingpage.com/magicnewsfeed/2010/3/8/world-magic-seminar-xxxiii-by-shawn-farquhar.htmlDodd Vickers2010-03-08T18:49:34ZShawn Farquar wraps up his coverage from the World Magic Seminar in Las Vegas by chatting with several of the contestants. He even gives us a peek at the Gold Lions Head award winning act of Trevor & Lorena Watters. Congratulations guys!

WORLD MAGIC SEMINAR XXXIII CONTEST from Magic Newswire on Vimeo.

Shawn Farquhar reports from backstage during Day One of the World Magic Seminar and interviews several of the featured performers from the Gala Show. Soma, Shawn Anthony, Tina Lenert, Steve Kline and Heirich Botha. In addition, he let us know that the SARMOTI award was presented to Nestor Hato of France and that Trevor Watters and Lorena of BC Canada were presented with the Gold Lion's Head award. Lance Burton, Criss Angel, Penn and Teller all showed up to pay tribute and David Copperfield called in a message.

World Magic Seminar XXXIII Day 1 from Magic Newswire.

]]>BACKSTAGE AT THE MAGIC CASTLE WITH KEN SCOTThttp://www.linkingpage.com/magicnewsfeed/2010/3/7/backstage-at-the-magic-castle-with-ken-scott.htmlDodd Vickers2010-03-08T00:09:59ZKen Scott is off to Hollywood California where he's performing in the Palace Theater at the Magic Castle. While there, he's taking time to chat with some of his fellow performers between shows, by the pool and as they make their way around Hollywood.

In Part One, Ken chats with Robert Baxt, Troy Hooser, Barry Tamarkin Howard Mincone and Steve Axtel.

In Part Two, Ken is joined by Magic Castle photographer Najee,  World Magic Seminar Golden Lion's Head winners Trevor and Lorena Watters, Christopher Hart, Max Maven and the new Magic Castle Director of Entertainment Jack Goldfinger.

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