News on Magic Detective Youtube Show Return

Sorry if it appears that I've been absent from the blog. I assure you, it's been on my mind even though I've not been able to attend to it as I would have liked this summer. It's been an extremely busy summer with shows, so I've been traveling and performing a lot.

But there is news. I'm working on new episodes of The Magic Detective Youtube Show and I'm very excited about some of the things in store. One of the new features I'm working on right now, is combing through old magic books and finding rarely seen magic routines, basically things that have been forgotten by our modern generation and then actually performing them.

The first routine will be from the book, The Modern Conjurer by C.Lang Neil and it's really unusual and rather brilliant. I'm not going to say WHAT routine it is, you'll have to wait till the episode appears.

I'm also hoping to visit some magicians graves in upcoming episodes and also stop by and see some magic collections! But I've got to finish my Summer run first and I still have 40+ shows yet before the month is over. Rest assured it will be returning!!!

Magic Mob at Denny's Magic July 28th

This will surely be a history making event. A 'Magic Mob' is being planned for both locations of Denny's Magic Shop (Vegas and Baltimore) for July 28th. The idea is the swarm the shops with customers and help keep these shops alive by spending money and supporting the shops. It's a win win all the way around. In the current economy magic shops across the country are closing. They seem to be going the way of the dinosaur. There are multiple reasons of course, the economy being #1, the internet being #2. So this 'magic mob' idea though not a perfect solution, it will certainly help. If you can't attend, you can still shop via phone or the internet on the day of the event. Go to www.dennymagic.com

More information on The Magic Mob at Denny's can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/264035000406189/

BUT WAIT, THERE's MORE!!!

If you're in the area on Saturday July 27th, you could stop by the Comedy and Magic Society for their Saturday Night Show. The CMS is produced by Bob Sheets, Mark Phillips, Brian Curry and Barry Wood. Their show is in Gaithersburg MD. Check them out here: http://comedymagicsociety.com/services-view/july-27-2013/

Happy 104th Birthday Vivian Vance

Vivian Vance, the well known side-kick to Lucille Ball, was born July 26th, 1909. Her connection to magic was via the movie The Great Houdini's with Paul Michael Glaser. Vance played the part of Minnie who was Bess Houdini's nurse. She was also known as a bouncer in the house of ill repute (in the movie).

The Great Houdinis was a made for TV movie that appeared on ABC on October 8th 1976. Vivian Vance also was the narrator for the movie. The Great Houdinis is probably the most historically accurate of all the Houdini bio-pics.

Vivian Vance died from cancer on August 17th, 1979.