Columnist: Mike Rogers Mike Rogers – Ethics 101 Ethics 101 by Mike Rogers How many times have you seen close up shows at magic functions where performers leave behind a pile of salt, a wet table cloth, a table covered with cut up playing cards, or any other similar mess? Should the succeeding performer work […]
Columnist: Mike Rogers by Mike Rogers illustrations by Dave Goodsell This article is an annotation of an item I published in the June 1986 issue of MUM. There are several adjustments adding more historical information. The excellent illustrations were drawn by MUM editor Dave Goodsell, he of West Coast Wizards Magic Camp fame. Incidentally, the […]
Columnist: Mike Rogers For Those Who Don’t I have never met anyone in card magic that could do it all. I know several who come close, but everyone, including me, hangs up at some point. I’m talking about sleights, not effects. I have friends who are excellent card magicians, yet for whatever reason, simply can […]
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 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 Mack WoMack – Magician By Mike Rogers The setting is the El Norte Bar and Grill in Hudson, Wyoming, population 413. The El Norte is famous for two reasons: Having the finest steak dinners found in the Rocky Mountains, and having the rowdiest Saturday night brawls of any bar in Wyoming. ItÃs […]
Columnist: Mike Rogers by Mike Rogers I’m often asked about the peculiar back design on the cards I use in my professional career. They are BULLDOG SQUEEZERS, a deck sold almost exclusively in the Cajun country of Louisiana. Much of what I’m about to relate has been gleaned from various sources, including tid-bits of information […]
Columnist: Mike Rogers Flying Solo with Opinions Once or twice a year, for reasons that make little sense, I feel compelled to express a few opinions. Normally this drivel causes me more pain than pleasure. Every time I do it I end up wondering why I subject myself to so much flack. Alas, I still […]
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 […]
Columnist: Mike Rogers By Mike Rogers I’d better put the firewalls up, for I know I’ll be flamed to the max for what I’m about to say. However, something has me bothered. It’s simply this. When is it acceptable to do the act or material of another? Why would I ask that? It is old […]
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