MagicGizmo

I have often wondered what would have happened if when I was first learning magic and mentalism, and buying every prop in the store, if someone would have said “you need to learn how to blend”.  I was like every other student of magic; I just wanted every prop, gimmick and secret there was.  I never stopped to think of putting the same kinds of effects together for a routine nor did I realize that what I was stringing together for a show was just effects, no real entertainment value at all.

When I first started in magic, it was quite by accident.  Well not an accident, but a sickness.  I came down with a disease that was only curable by bed rest.  My family doctor was the brother of a famous kid’s magician, Bert Easley.  My doctor got me started by bribing me with a trip downtown to visit his brother and magic shop; if I did not cry when they drained my lungs.  Now, you ask, what does this to do with the article? well, because of all the trips I made; I became fairly good friends with the local magicians and learned a lot from them.  When I needed to come up with a persona for me, the magicians all agreed, “be what fits you and your personality”.