Sunday, November 3, 2013
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Thursday, October 24, 2013
30 Years of the Topit
It has been 30 years since the first publication of "The Topit Book." A lot has changed since 1983! It's a thrill to release the new Topit Book as a digital iBook - because the information can be presented in the best way possible, with all the multimedia enhancements available. I look forward to publishing the hardback copy in the next few months.
Friday, June 28, 2013
Rotterdam
Michael's lecture in Rotterdam, Holland. A real fun group of guys! The venue was an equestrian center, of all places. This is the hometown of our friend, Hans Matena - who publishes the funny AmmarFacts.com page. It was great to see Hans and his wife. A special thanks to John, too, for helping me get my coat back!
Lille
Now we're in Paris
We've just arrived in Paris. Our wonderful host, Olivier Pelletant, met us and took us wherever we wanted to go. I am reminded constantly how lucky we are to be in magic! Here, Michael is showing him some video on his phone of his recent adventures in Las Vegas.
We passed the Eiffel Tower on our drive. When you see it going right past your window, you fully realize, "Now I'm in Paris!"
Before the Paris lecture we had a dinner at a crepe restaurant with a great group of guys. A special thank you to Stan Vitko.
Amsterdam Keynote
Michael gave a keynote address at the ACE Conference in Amsterdam on May 18, 2013. It was a three day conference for excellence in clinical psychology. Michael spoke (and joked) about the link between magic and psychology. The venue was hundreds of years old; once the West Indies Trading Company. It was in this building - in 1627, the governors ordered the construction of a fort on the island of Manhattan - laying the foundation for New York City.
Michael is speaking to the other keynote speakers: Dr. K. Anders Ericsson (center) and Dr. Scott D. Miller (right). Dr. Miller is a professor in behavioral health and the founder of the International Center for Clinical Excellence. Dr. Ericsson is a scholar and professor at FSU - and his research formed the basis for some of Malcolm Gladwell's books. He was Michael's volunteer for the Linking Rings. LOL
Versailles
On May 21, 2013 we visited the Palace of Versailles, outside Paris. We got lucky because they turned on the Musical Fountain that day. We had lunch inside the palace. The best part of all was our host, magician Claude! He knew how to get in the back way, avoid the crowds, arrange a private tour! Spectacular.
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