Poem from a fan
June 3, 2010
A poet named Robert Moyer read my New York Times profile in the Sunday paper several weeks back, and was inspired to write this poem:
Sunday paper
looking up to find
the day has vanished
Read the full post »Photo Essay: David Letterman Appearance 5/20/10
May 24, 2010
(May 20, 2010) NEW YORK – A sedan picked me up at my upper west side apartment, and whisked me to the Ed Sullivan Theater on 53rd Street and Broadway. A guard met me at the stage door, and sent me up to my dressing room on the sixth floor. Here’s a picture of me […]
Read the full post »Video: My appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman
May 21, 2010
The full video of my May 20, 2010 appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman.
Read the full post »Letterman intro to magic week – Video
May 19, 2010
Here is the video that I referred to in my last blog post. Listen to the way he introduces me. It’s pretty funny. “Number Thursday. I need candy!”
Read the full post »Letterman introduces next week’s Close-Up Magic Week
May 15, 2010
Letterman just read the line-up for next week’s Close-Up Magic Week on the Late Show. When he read my name and called me “the Millionaires’ Magician,” he raised his eyebrows, and stared at the camera for several seconds. The whole studio audience called out “oooohhh.” Letterman then said, “Maybe he can make the national debt […]
Read the full post »Line-up of Guests for Letterman appearance next week
May 14, 2010
Here’s the line-up for Letterman next week: Mon: Jason Randal, “American Idol” castoff Michael Lynche, Matthew Fox, Zac Brown Band Tue: John Carney, Jonah Hill, Janelle Monae, Top Ten List by Miss USA Wed: Johnny “Ace” Palmer, Russell Brand, Stone Temple Pilots Thu: Steve Cohen, Katherine Heigl, Band of Horses Fri: Michael Ammar, Ashton Kutcher, […]
Read the full post »Can-Am Spyder – parked in front of my apartment
May 14, 2010
Looking like something out of Batman Begins, a Can-Am Spyder RT-S was parked in front of my upper west side apartment. Tell me that this doesn’t look like the Dark Knight’s wheels: Here are some promo photos from the Can-Am website.
Read the full post »My interview with Ayn Rand heir, philosopher Leonard Peikoff – PART 3
May 12, 2010
Steve Cohen: Is there a basic human need to be deceived? Do people seek out scenarios where they can be willingly deceived? Why would smart and/or successful people who typically are in control of every area of their lives be interested in coming to a “magic show”? Leonard Peikoff: I absolutely disagree that there is […]
Read the full post »My interview with Ayn Rand heir, philosopher Leonard Peikoff – PART 2
May 12, 2010
Leonard Peikoff: That leads me to the other part of your question: how can you convince people, and create conviction? I would say that you can create only one kind of conviction, if you’re talking about a rational audience. It’s the conviction of your skill. You could not convince a rational audience that you have […]
Read the full post »My interview with Ayn Rand heir, philosopher Leonard Peikoff – PART 1
May 12, 2010
I am currently rereading one of my favorite novels, Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand (pictured above). Near the end of her life, Rand appointed Objectivist philosopher Leonard Peikoff as the legal heir to her estate. He is the world’s foremost authority on Ayn Rand’s philosophy. By a stroke of luck, Dr. Peikoff recently visited my […]
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