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Welcome to the Magic Newswire photo gallery. It
seems only fair that I start out with a picture of
me if I plan to post others.
Yep... thats me, your host, "the Wizard." Believe it or not,
the Boy Scouts have (or had) a merit badge for
"Magic". Here you see me... in one of only two
pictures that I know of in which I am conjuring.
In this one, I am working hard to earn
that badge in Scouting. Growing up in South
Florida at a time when our craft was very popular,
I was lucky enough to take lessons from the now
legenday Paul Diamond of "Paul's Magic & Fun Shop" in
Fort Lauderdale, Flrida. In any case... now you have met
your host to the world of magic at "The Linking
Page" and "The Magic Newsire"... on with the show.
Below you will find links to pictures and
other magic related memorbilia that I have
received over the years. I'll continue to add more
images as I can. In the meanwhile... enjoy the
show!
♠
CLICK HERE for the full sized image... if you dare.
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BLAINE: Buried Alive
Event Invitation
In 1999, David Blaine, then a relative new-comer to the scene of magic extraviganzas, staged a "Buried Alive" stunt along the lines of an effect that Harry Houdini had brought to the attention of the public imagination in spite of never having performed the effect himself. This image is a scan of the "invitation" that wa ssent to those in the magic press . It is little more than an ID card sized scan of the poster with a copy of the handwritten invitation on the back.
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COPPERFIELD
Autographed Photo
Shortly after that picture of me was taken at at a boy scout camp, I attended a performance of David Copperfield at the Fox Teater in Atlanta.
At that time. David would make a personal appearance in the lobby of the theater signing pictures until everyone had left. Admittedly, you had to hang out
for awhile before he'd appear and there weren't all that many people that would stick around, but hey... I was young.. and into magic .. and DC was my hero at that time. What else could I do?
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MELINDA
Autographed Photo
Melinda Saxe, "The First Lady of Magic," and an
icon of the Vegas entertainment scene in the mid
1990's, released a self titled illusion
and magic spectatuclar in 1997. She, Gary Oulett
and her brother continue to be active in the
production of shows in Sin City today.
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SARMOTI
Autographed Photo
Siegfried and Roy "Masters of the Impossible" have
been mainstays on the Las Vegas entertainmet scene
for more than a decade and have been honored withc
such accolades as "The Titans of Las Vegas." In
October of 2003, tiger lunged at Horn's neck about
half-way through the show, and dragged him off
stage. They have not returned to the stage, but
they continue to be optimistic about Horn's
recovery and insist that they will perform as a
team again.
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MAC KING
Autographed Photo
This well known comedy magician has performed on numerous TV specials, often as a co-host.
He has his own family-friendly show, The Mac King Comedy Magic Show, at the Harrah's Las Vegas
in the Clint Holmes Theater. The comedy used in his shows tend to be absurd or otherwise more wild than witty but his magic performance is nothing less than flawless.
In addition to the TV Specials and Harrah's performances, King performs at over hundreds of
private corporate events each year.
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BLAINE
Autographed Photo
An autographed picture of David Blaine. This was signed at an press event following the "Buried Alive" event in 1999. Blaine's given name is David Blaine White and he was born in 1974, shortly after the picture of your host was taken.
He has produced several television specials, namely: "Street Magic," "Magic Man," and "Mystifier".
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COPPERFIELD
Autographed Photo
In 2001, David invited the "Vegas Showgirl" and I
to attend the taping of is latest CBS Special
entitled "Tornado of Fire". We flew to Memphis and
spent a fascinating day watching the third day of
production of the show. I was asked to write an
article for Stan Allen and "Magic Magazine"
documenting our expeience. Shortly thereafter I
met with David in another city and had him sign
this picture for us.
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LANCE BURTON
Autographed Photo
Lance Burton began his career in magic performing
at a "gentleman's club." You have to give him
credit for getting attention in that environemnt.
He is now celebrating twenty five years performing
magic in Las Vegas, has a multi-million dollar
theater and is builing a personal castle in the
hills overlooking the city.
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MICHAEL AMMAR
Autographed Photo
Michael Ammar is one of the best known and respected close-up magicians known within our community.
He and his wife Hannah, herself a member of the magical family of "Falkenstein & Willard," travel the world
to exhibit their own special brand of magic. Michale is a respected lecturer and teacher with numerous DVD's and
books to his credit.
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DOC EASON
Autographed Photo
The Tower Magic Bar, opened by musician John
Denver and friends, was transformed to a place of
magic in 1977 when Doc Eason arrived and began
performing there. For the next 27 years, Doc would
mistify and entertain guests at the now famous
Snowmass landmark util it closed in 2004. Doc now
travels the country bringing his unique brand of
"bar magic" to audiences everywhere. In March of
2005, he was honored by the Academy of Magical
Arts/ The Magic Castle in Hollywood as the first
recipient of Bar Magician of the Year.
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