The Big Blind Friday Ep. 16

Learn more about the magicians you know

Hey Owen,

Happy New Years ! Welcome to 2023. Hopefully you've spent a wonderful and magical New Years with your loved ones and are ready to take '23 by storm!

This week we have a bunch of articles, short and long, that we're sure you're going to enjoy. Give them a look!

📚 1. NYTimes : Juan Tamariz Article

Learn about the Maestro's career, how waiters treat him in Spain, how he popularised close-up magic and much more in this lengthy and beautiful article about Juan Tamariz.

This article made Biz buy a NY Times subscription HA!

Read it here

2. Teller without Pen

Teller talks about his experience appearing on BGT without Pen and how off it felt. Pen apparently needed to undergo some heart bypass surgery and couldn't make it. He's feeling good now and is urging the doctors to release him (so he can continue performing with Teller).

Read Teller without Pen

3. Howard Thurston

Did you know Thurston saw his first magic show at 7? Do you know which famous magician he saw?

Or that he was performing at one point 4 shows a day?

Learn a bit more about the magic legend H. Thurston by reading this short article from journalist and ex-joker Ed Lentz.

Find more here

How LA's Magicians hone their tricks in private magic jams

Derek McKee, Franco Pascali and Zach Davidson talk about magic, cardistry, freelancing, reformating a show and more in this short but intriguing look into the life of 3 up and coming LA stars.

Quote we are pondering

“What I feel fortunate about is that I’m still astonished, that things still amaze me. And I think that that’s the great benefit of being in the arts, where the possibility for learning never disappears, where you basically have to admit you never learn it.”

Milton Glaser

This year we have some exciting new releases for you, new interviews, creative projects and giveaways! We're excited for what's to come and (hopefully) you are too.

xoxo

JUST Dropped !

Kick Flip by Biz - Exclusive Download - gb

A BBM EXCLUSIVE VIDEO DOWNLOAD - This slick (and highly useful) sleight will turn your 'card waterfall' into a devious weapon! As you casually cascade cards between your hands, you are able to both control a selection AND secretly reverse half the deck! It's a double whammy. And you can do it right under your audience's noses. Biz will teach you this surprisingly easy move and then show you loads of awesome applications for it (triumphs, routines, colour changes etc). Featuring: What is Kick Flip? The Method Colour Change Applications Two Phase Triumph Trad Triumph Reversing Four Aces Control Routine Credits Running Time - 36min

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