Columnist: Ian Adair The Voice of Britain THE VOICE OF BRITAIN Hi there: Nice to be back reporting on the events and happenings here in Britain. ThereÃs good news and thereÃs bad news and thereÃs sad news too. The sad news is the death of one of our most respected magicians, author, inventor and historian, […]
Columnist: Ian Adair Some magicians ask me “Ian, what do you do in your day now that you are no longer active in the famous and original Supreme Magic Company of which you have been associated with for more than thirty five years?” Granted, things are not so busy and there’s not the money coming […]
Columnist: Ian Adair The Sound of Music Ian writes: “It’s a pleasure to share this effect. Since Joe Stevens is the king of magical videos, I thought I would concoct something really good using a video. I actually went to the trouble to make it, then two days later presented it to an audience. The […]
Columnist: Ian Adair The Magic of a Book Ian Adair There seems to be more and more books on magic these days than we can actually afford! Certainly in my younger days, I couldn’t afford the quantity of books that are available today. A little book from the normal bookshop was all I could spend […]
Columnist: Ian Adair Three Great Routines from Ian Adair Surprise Cane Production Imagine filling up a clear tumbler with milk or any other liquid, covering its mouth with a square of tissue paper, and securing it by an elastic band. Suddenly a full sized evening cane mysteriously appears from inside the tumbler, shooting its way […]
Columnist: Ian Adair Ian Adair As a studier of children’s toys, games and comic papers, I am always amazed at the new and exciting things, which come on the market. One such thing, a pen which writes (that not new!), and records messages when spoken into. This gave me the idea of a super card […]
Columnist: Ian Adair New Colors Run Way back in the sixties, when working at Supreme, I marketed an effect called ‘Colors Run’. This consisted of a colored painting book, which, when formed into a tube and then having clear liquid poured through it, became void of its colors. The colors appeared in glasses as liquid. […]
Columnist: Ian Adair Two Yale keys are displayed, one brass and one silver in colour. A spectator is asked to name one. The performer states that, like Uri Geller, he can mysteriously bend keys and distort them beyond recognition. He does this, but the key in question has been rubbed so much that it evaporates, […]
Columnist: Ian Adair By Ian Adair Over the years I had a disease called ‘paddle-asia.’ I loved every paddle trick marketed. I thought of effects using bats, sticks and paddles by the score. I had them marketed and published. I even had a book; “Paddle- Antics” published by Supreme. I remember Bob Harbin writing me […]
Columnist: Ian Adair Yellow Pages Or Not! For the working magi, tweaking and planning an advertising strategy is a necessary ritual. Like a general plotting his next troop movements, the magician must plan where to advertise his or her services – while attempting to maximize value for cost. While advertising often works – sometimes it […]
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