Magicians: Everything You Wanted To Know Part One
Say the word ‘Magician’ and what do you imagine? Magicians: many people envisage a man in a tuxedo, possibly with a cape and top hat. He’s probably performing magic with some doves, a rabbit, playing cards…or he is sawing a woman in half. These traditional images are a far cry from most modern magicians. […]
WHAT KEANU REEVES TAUGHT ME ABOUT HAND ETIQUETTE
From time to time fans ask show biz stars like me and Keanu to be photographed with us. Sometimes this involves putting your arms around a woman’s waist. I noticed that when Keanu does this he holds his hands in a way so that he is not grabbing hold of the woman. I thought this […]
Weddings: Don’t Spoil Yours
Spoiling The Ship A wedding is a major financial cost these days. These figures for average costs in 2019 are eye-watering. 1.Venue hire – £5,406 2.Food – £3,887 3.Engagement ring – £2,419 4.Drink – £1,587 5.Wedding dress/outfit – £1,313 And then with the honeymoon coming in at £4,645… I can see why it is […]
Booking A Zoom Party Magician
Carolyn is not the sort of person to let a worldwide pandemic interfere with her celebrating her birthday in style. However, as an NHS worker, she wasn’t going to do anything that would risk people’s health. She looked on BARK to find a magician who would entertain over the internet. That’s where I came […]
Delighted With My Zoom Party Drop In Review
Finding Magic Frank through Bark made my lockdown zoom birthday party into a great success. Magic Frank’s attention to detail and preperation with me by phone, Email, text and post during the lead up to the event was second to none. He geared his performance around his ‘zoom’ audience and despite essentially communicating to a […]
At first I was afraid…
I was petrified As the song goes. And for many, starting to use Zoom was, shall we say, a tad intimidating. Then, we got used to it and suddenly we’re loving it. But now, after all these lockdown months of Zooming family and friends…what’s left to talk about? “So, what have you been […]
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Dinner Parties: The Lockdown Blues #1
No, we can’t have the usual gang over during lockdown for a sophisticated dinner party… …or having a bite to eat as it is more commonly known. Luckily, you know that the arrival of Zoom means that we don’t need to condemn ourselves to a life of social isolation. So you think: I’ll just […]
Beckham, The Missed Penalty and Magic Frank
David Beckham was paid millions to play football. Yet, in the clip below you can see him miss a penalty. It’s not that the penalty was saved. That would be disappointing enough. No, he sends it rocketing over the crossbar: schoolboy stuff. Occasionally –very– a trick I perform goes wrong. What is my reaction? […]