Columnist: Scott Wells “Hey Dave, show this guy that you can shove a cigarette through a quarter.” “Hey Mike, can you show these guys that one where you stick the card on the ceiling?” “Hey guys, watch Frank change this one dollar bill into a hundred. You CAN do it can’t you, Frank?” “OK everybody, […]
Columnist: Scott Wells Being conscious of our angles of visibility is essential to successful sorcery. It is one of the first things that we learn in magic and one of the first things that we forget…or at least put in the back of our mind. We usually forget about it because it is so fundamental. […]
Columnist: Scott Wells Are We That Important? I recall hearing Marvyn “Mr. Electric” Roy say something to the effect that regardless how good you become, a magician will never be more than a “middle” act. That is to say that you could open for “big name” entertainers or be somewhere else on the bill, but […]
Columnist: Scott Wells “Attention to detail is the essence of showmanship.” This quote from Henning Nelms’ book Magic and Showmanship is indelibly etched in my mind. I refer to it constantly when fine tuning my routines before going out to perform professionally. But I also think about it as I make one last check in […]
Columnist: Scott Wells By Scott Wells I have recently been engaged in in-depth discussions concerning the terms “Professionals” and “Amateurs.” The root of the discussions was founded on the traditionally defined understanding that a Professional earns his living performing whereas an Amateur does not. My article on the Hierarchy of Magical Skill apparently stirred emotions […]
Columnist: Scott Wells Stress. I’m convinced that everybody experiences it. I used to think that only I had job- related stress but now I believe that it doesn’t matter if you are a CEO of a major corporation or work as the janitor in that corporation’s building or even carry out groceries, you still experience […]
Columnist: Scott Wells By Scott Wells How often have you wished that you had a chance to do it again? We encounter more missed opportunities more than we know. Times that we wish that we could have a “do over.” Times that we wish that we had known more about this situation or that person […]
Columnist: Scott Wells Restaurant Etiquette Where did you learn your manners for going out to eat? Perhaps from a book on etiquette or in school but more than likely you learned them from your parents, grandparents and/or your friends. How about tipping when you’re out? Here again the answers may be the same. But are […]
Columnist: Scott Wells Selling Yourself Magicians must have the biggest egos of any profession. By virtue of how we must appear (indeed, BE) confident and in charge at all times, we must have a high degree of self assurance. We need a big ego to be successful. We need not be afraid of “tooting our […]
Columnist: Scott Wells In previous articles I have alluded to performing etiquette and when to perform. I mentioned that Max Malini was the only magician to be admitted to the prestigious Friars Club in New York because he was not always pushing his magic on everyone. He would perform when called on only after some […]
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