Columnist: Mike Rogers The Brotherhood The Brotherhood by Mike Rogers Magicians seem to be obsessed with criticism. I don’t mean having it or receiving it; I mean giving it. I mean FREELY giving it as if the world of magic would discontinue rotating if complaints were not flung far and wide, fast and free. Most […]
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 When I attend magic functions I frequently make brief notes of things I wish to remember or research upon returning home. Quite often these memory joggers are little more than scratchy lines on the inside of matchbook covers, paper napkins, and even the inside of the flap on card […]
Columnist: Mike Rogers Such is Life A few years ago, while wearing out my credit card to attend a magic convention on the other side of the country, I was visiting a magician friend at the bar who had spent nothing to be at the same function. I had to give this some thought. Magic […]
Columnist: Mike Rogers By Mike Rogers Edson Goodmark has had a rewarding but rough day. The inviting plush hotel bar seems to be a perfect place to relax, unwind, and recap the many events of the week. It’s been a busy week, a hectic week, a damn tough week, and a week in Hell for […]
Columnist: Mike Rogers By Mike Rogers Several months ago there was considerable controversy on Gemini regarding the handling of a close up venue. The clamor dealt with whether a close up magician should stroll about the room performing here and there, or whether he should remain stationary working from a home base. Jon Racherbaumer was […]
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 […]
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