Craig Cole, (our stellar demonstrator, Mark & myself) thank the committee for having us and for their hard work. Go – To, Craig Cole There was great competition , and this year’s winning performers were: Stage Contest: 1st Place – Terry Elton – Shawnee, KS 2nd Place – Jason Andrews – Las Vegas, NV Close-Up […]
Mark Stevens At Stevens Magic Booth How Joe & Mark Got To Sweden ! In the lecture halls (with names like The Dai Vernon Room or the Dante Room) the secrets are easily dispensed. The words are often simple – yet profound. Some excerpts: “If you truly want to understand the essence of a magic […]
All this experience has led Christer to be chosen as this year’s Project Manager for the 2006 FISM – 23rd World Championships of Magic (WCM). This FISM event is held only once every three years. This year, in Stockholm, with the help of the Swedish Magic Circle and the support of the Danish Magic Circle […]
For “El Duco” the invention process evolves. “You must have THREE things in order to develop any product from a theory on paper to a working prototype-CREATIVITY, FANTASY & EXPERIENCE. “First, start with the effect itself. What should happen? Second, try to find a solution.” This usually takes between two weeks and six months for […]
El Duco The Humility Of Genius By Deana Murray El Duco is from Sweden and would describe himself as “an entrepreneur, creative inventor, project manager and convention organizer.” He is far too modest! This is a little like hearing Albert Einstein simply stated: “I TINKER WITH TIME.” And like many of El Duco’s inventions, he […]
Rich Bloch, Bob Rossi, Susan Bloch and Joe Stevens – having a little “pre-pow-wow” before the events start. Then later in the Awards Show, Siegfried and Roy paid their respects to Joe and Martha when Roy went on a funny tirade about how Joe should take Martha on a long, long cruise and dig deep […]
Gaetan Bloom presented his lecture and is still one of France ‘s most creative performers. There were three "special awards" given to longstanding FISM participants. El Duco of Norway was honored and he was a judge and dealer for years and his greatest memory of a FISM was the year of 1988 in the Hague […]
Personally Speaking – FISM 2006 2800 attendees set an all time high attendance record at this year’s FISM event in Stockholm , Sweden . (The Jewel of Swedish Cities) The event, hosted by the Swedish Magic Club, and the main organizer of the event, was El Duco, Christer Gustavsson.
Personally Speaking – December 2005 Sneaking in one last fishing trip in the North Woods before winter sets in. Nothing like a fall season in northern Minnesota. Fishing is always good at this time of year and relaxing as we move along the shores catching Walleyes, Minnesota’s state fish. Minnesota’s State Fish THE SWEDEN EXPERIENCE […]
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