The Millionaires’ Magician – Genii Magazine Cover Story
June 18, 2019
Click to read PDF of entire cover story, courtesy of Genii Magazine, September 2008
Read the full post »David Letterman Appearance – Behind the Scenes, by Steve Cohen – Genii Magazine
June 10, 2019
Click to read full PDF article, courtesy of Genii Magazine, September 2010
Read the full post »Lost Magic Decoded – Genii Magazine Cover Story
June 6, 2019
Click to read PDF of entire cover story, courtesy of Genii Magazine, January 2013
Read the full post »Al Hirschfeld’s magicians – UPDATED
May 29, 2019
I have fond memories of Sunday mornings as a boy, searching the Arts page of the NY Times for the “Nina’s” hidden in Al Hirschfeld’s illustrations. It was a clever game of hide-and-go-seek, since Hirschfeld hid his daughter’s name so well, and in such whimsically obscure spots – in the folds of a coat sleeve, […]
Read the full post »Max Malini in Japan and Hawaii
May 28, 2019
Sometimes I stumble across new findings about my hero, Max Malini. While I knew Malini had visited Japan on five occasions, I had never seen any photographic evidence of his performances there. That changed earlier this week when a Japanese magician named Yohei Morishita posted the above group photo on Twitter. He located the photo […]
Read the full post »Think-a-Drink Hoffman Memorabilia Collection
March 19, 2019
In tandem with my extensive Max Malini memorabilia collection (click here to view), I have collected several items relating to Charles “Think-a-Drink” Hoffman. As readers of this site likely know, I’ve performed the Any Drink Called For (also known as Inexhaustible Bottle) act for nearly two decades, and it’s a highlight in the Chamber Magic show. […]
Read the full post »Three Forewords to Classic Magic Books
February 11, 2019
I was tapped by Skyhorse Publishing to write new forewords to three classic magic instruction books, all by esteemed author Jean Hugard. The titles: Royal Road to Card Magic (Jean Hugard and Fred Braue), Mental Magic with Cards, and Modern Magic Manual. It was an honor to be considered for this project. The foreword to […]
Read the full post »A Magical Birthday Cake at Lotte New York Palace
February 6, 2019
The Lotte New York Palace surprised me with a giant cake (enough for 80 people) to celebrate my 48th birthday. What a thoughtful gift, and I was happy to share the surprise with my entire audience! The audience was just as surprised as me. This is the first year I didn’t mind performing on […]
Read the full post »2018 Year in Review
January 8, 2019
One of the joys of being a close-up magician is the ability to observe the glistening, pure excitement in the eyes of my audience. I hope they can sense the equal joy in mine! Every weekend I turn the historic Lotte New York Palace hotel into my personal playground. Even after nineteen years of presenting […]
Read the full post »R.I.P. Illustrator Gino D’Achille
December 25, 2018
I just read the news that artist Gino D’Achille passed away, and want to pay tribute to his brilliance. Although this memorial comes over one year late, it is nevertheless heartfelt. Gino D’Achille was a renowned Italian oil painter who came to my attention when I was performing Chamber Magic in London. His period-perfect cover paintings […]
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