Columnist: Mike Rogers SNAP, SNAP, CAHOOTS The scene is the Jolly Aldrin Pub located between Darling Harbour and the Fish Market in Sydney, Australia. It’s an old two story venue having absolutely no class in a city which radiates charm and class. A lighted sign having never seen paint nor soap and water, alerts all […]
Columnist: Mike Rogers Impromptu Koran By Mike Rogers I expect this column will cause me extended grief, so IÃll get right to it. IÃve never been a big fan of the late Al Koran. I met him once, saw him lecture once, and saw him perform once. I was most impressed by how much he […]
Columnist: Mike Rogers CARDS 2000 (Not the year, the number) by Mike Rogers Two thousand different brands of playing cards! Is that possible? Indeed it is. Here’s the story. In November 1999, while visiting Edinburgh, Scotland, a taxi driver stated that, “Edinburgh may not be the most beautiful city in the world, but it certainly […]
Columnist: Mike Rogers (Another Version) By Mike Rogers There is quite a turf problem with this routine, as the idea has made the rounds for years. It might have all started when Alex ElmsIey combined the use of a duplicate card with the one ahead principle to secretly, and openly, place a signed card between […]
Columnist: Mike Rogers I Am a Star I am a STAR! At least as performing magician I am a star. No, I’m not on a ego trip, nor am I being presumptuous. The fact is simply this. I am truly a magical star. Perhaps you wonder how I can make such a statement and still […]
Columnist: Mike Rogers by Mike Rogers Winter has passed and the bugs have arrived. I’m writing this on the first day of spring 1999, or for the Y2K freaks, what can be said as the first day of the last spring of the century. As for me, I fully expect that on January 1, 2000 […]
Columnist: Mike Rogers SHOES By Mike Rogers The French Quarter in New Orleans is a haven for street entertainers. Some are good, some are bad, and many are terrible. Still, once you work your way through the rubber twisters and the spaced out bums there’s lots of enjoyable folks to see and hear. Magicians come […]
Columnist: Mike Rogers by Mike Rogers (with thanks to Larry Jennings) Earle the Cyber Jock is sitting in an airport terminal bar at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport enjoying an imported beer while reflecting on the many new high-tech gadgets he had seen at the recent COMDEX trade show. Having just attended the show he […]
Columnist: Mike Rogers By Mike Rogers On February 8, 2000 the phone lines everywhere were jammed with the recent sad news in magic. The Internet was a beehive as magicians around the world related the news, expressed sorrow, and grieved in numerous missives. Doug Henning left this life the previous day. This column is not […]
Columnist: Mike Rogers Selecting Material by Mike Rogers I have been asked just how I go about selecting performing material. It seems the process might be simple. Just find the tricks you enjoy using and put them in the act. I have a feeling that’s exactly how many do it. There are thousands of effects […]
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