Columnist: Mike Rogers Sound Off SOUND OFF by Mike Rogers Fellow magicians frequently ask me which public address sound system is best when performing magic. Maybe I look like I’d know the answer. The fact is, having owned several sound systems, I do know the answer and will discuss it now. Moreover, I’ll discuss it […]
Columnist: Mike Rogers Is Da Bagician Home By Mike Rogers Is Da Bagician Home? That’s a question I used to hear frequently forty-two years ago when I was a young married enlisted man in the navy. I was stationed in Pensacola, Florida and my wife and I lived in what was known as Navy Housing. […]
Columnist: Mike Rogers Clubs, Magic That is…. by Mike Rogers There is a popular belief in magic that the professional magicians, by and large, have little or nothing to do with the local magic clubs. This may or may not be true, for we all know professional magicians who are extremely active in the clubs, […]
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 […]
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