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Magic on Ice: Find Time to Catch this Show

Magic on Ice: Find Time to Catch this Show

I brought my whole family to Araneta Coliseum last night to watch the last-day performance of Magic on Ice. Surprise, surprise! The show gets an extended run until January 6.

The show is worthy of Las Vegas—glitzy, theatrical, lots of beautiful girls in skimpy costumes, spectacular magical illusions and magnificent plays of lights.…

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Is There Such a Thing as Magic Meals?

Is There Such a Thing as Magic Meals?

For some time now, my doctor has been telling me I have a chemical imbalance in my blood.

All this I got from my diet.

The foods we eat may give us nutrients today. Over time they will kill us.

That’s the awful truth. (more…)

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The Linking Finger Ring

The Linking Finger Ring

The Linking Finger Ring Project by David Regal is truly a gem.

It’s not cheap but neither it is so expensive you would rather salivate than buy it.

If the price is a concern, though, you can buy the lower-end Himber type rings. I have one I bought many years ago for around $30. It may be in the $50 range now. (more…)

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Changing Shows

Here’s why I seldom change my show…

This is often the scenario: a birthday mom hires me and tells me, “I’ve seen your show two or three times at different parties. I want a NEW show for my child’s party—but don’t forget to include the dove act, the duck trick, the comedy levitation, the hilarious mind reading, and the box switch. Also, I want you to perform your Underwater Straitjacket Escapeand…

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Is Magic Written in my DNA?

Is Magic Written in my DNA?

Sometimes I long for a normal life, something away from magic—away from thumb tips, silk handkerchiefs, invisible threads, Elmsley Count, etc.

I’ve seldom got the chance. Nary a day passes without magic raring its head and intruding into my life.

The tricycle driver wants me to turn his P20 into P1,000; the husband asks me to make his wife disappear; the lover boy begs me to give him a love…

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Unsolicited Advice Not Available

Unsolicited Advice Not Available

As a magician in the Philippines, I am predisposed to giving advice.

I give advice to other magicians, friends, and neighbors.  I even give advice to myself, which I rarely heed.

Judging from the way I disregard me, you can imagine how other people value my advice. (more…)

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Performing Tip of the Day (May 11, 2018)

Performing Tip of the Day (May 11, 2018)

Magicians go to a party to help it succeed.

When he arrives at the party and asks the birthday mom for a mirror (because he didn’t bring his own), or a pen (to sign a card), or a lighter (to light the vanishing candle), etc., then he morphs from being an entertainer to being a burden.

Don’t be a burden. The birthday mom has enough on her plate.

She isn’t your guardian angel. Bring everything you…

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I have a Coins: English as is Spoke in Philippine Magic

I have a Coins: English as is Spoke in Philippine Magic

Okay, the title of this post is Barok English. Now that I have gotten your attention, stay around and hear me out.

There are many Pinoy magicians and mentalists who speak good, fluent English. Lou Hilario, Chubster Flores, Kel Fabie, Nomer Lasala, Justin Pinon come quickly to mind.

The rest speak passable English.

Some struggle with it.

And there are those who belong to the “I have a coins” group.

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