I have been a fan of the London Marathon since it’s inaugural race in 1981, and even managed to complete the course as a competitor in 1988 in a time of 4 hours 26 minutes, when I was so much younger and fitter than I am now. The following year I trained a team to enter, running myself as a non competitor and the I subsequently was involved in the training of a team of ‘guides’ for a blind runner, to allow him to train during the months leading up
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On Wednesday, I was delighted to be invited to the unveiling of a Blue Plaque celebrating the first ever meeting of what was to become The Magic Circle. Dynamo was kind enough to take time out of his busy schedule to join Magic Circle President Scott Penrose to perform the unveiling ceremony The plaque commemorates the first meeting of 23 Magicians in 1905 who met in a restaurant called Pinoli’s at 17 Wardour Street, and it was this meeting that lead to the formation of The Magic Circle As it
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It is with great sadness that I type the news that one of television’s most well known magicians has tragically lost his battle with life, having recently be diagnosed with an untreatable brain tumour, following a recent fall Within the world of magic Paul was an inspiration to several generations of young magicians, and still holds the record for the longest running TV Show from 1979 to 1994 and up until last year was still touring with his long time magical assistant and wife, ‘the lovely Debbie Mcgee’ A regular
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From its completion in 1812 at a cost of £16,000 until its demolition in 1905, The Egyptian Halls, situated at 170-173 Piccadilly, just opposite the famous Burlington Arcade was home to some of the finest magicians in history, not only from these shores but also from abroad. On the site now is an office block, ‘Egyptian House’ and on a recent visit I discovered that in the foyer of this building is a framed drawing of the original theatre, underneath which is a plaque presented by The Magic Circle in
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Wednesday took me up to the Burleigh Court Hotel, which is a 4* conference centre standing within the grounds of Loughborough University, where HEBCoN (Higher Education Business Continuity Network) were holding their two day conference and AGM I was asked to attend and perform Close Up Magic at the tables during the evening dinner and also a Cabaret show between the main and dessert courses. I tired to get as many people involved as I could, and it was great to feel than I had created a relaxed atmosphere where
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