FAQ's
- Where is your black tuxedo? - Well, to answer that question I will
give a quick history lesson in magic. The reason magicians started wearing tuxedos
was because they wanted to make themselves appear "normal". Just like one of the
crowd. Nothing special, just an ordinary guy out on the town. The first magician credited with
doing this was Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin. (pronounced Who-Dan) Known as "The Father of Modern Magic".
Also, the person another famous magician took his name from.
Robert-Houdin is said to have taken magic "out of the streets". Meaning before that time, magician were mostly
street performers and peddlars. Pan-handling for money. Most of these magicians dressed in flowing robes, very
Merlin looking.
So you may be asking, "that's great, but you still didn't answer the question, and most people wearing tuxedos
don't blend in so much!". So we need to look back at that time period to the "Hay Day" of magic, which was the end of the 19th Century and the begining part of
the 20th century. During this time, when people went out to see a show, (magic or a play or whatever there
were no movies or TV yet!) Men wore a tuxedo, with tails if they could afford them. They wore top hats and
carried canes!. All of these things became staples in the magic industry, becasue at
the time you could do any show and say to the audience, "May I borrow a top
hat please!", and you would have many top hats to choose from. Not so much in today's world!
But alot of magicians have now taken the
tuxedo / top hat as their uniform. Which is fine, but I prefer to stick to the old way
and try to blend in with the crowd. I do admit that for larger shows and dressier events
I do tend to bring a sport coat, (black of course). But that will usually come off after
about the first 10 mins of the show. So If I show up to your party, I may be dressed like
I came to the party!
- Where is your Red Nose and Baloon Animals? - Well, that would imply that
I am a clown, which I am not. Much the same way I have worked very long and hard to become
a magician, many people spend as much time in becoming a clown! I am not one of them. I give
them all the respect for following their art the same I give other magicians, or jugglers,
or singers or dancers! These are all performing arts an are all very different. As for the
baloon animals, that too is an art form that I have never taken the time to learn!
- Do you do that "one" thing I saw Criss Angel or [Fill in some other famous magician]
Probably Not! And if I did, I would certainly try to change the effect around enough so that it didn't
just look like I was copying something I saw on Television. In the Magic Community that is looked at as
stealing, and I would never want to do that. Alot of time and energy goes into coming up with an original routine.
I would hate to see one of them steal one of my original routines and will return the favor by not stealing theirs.
