Tag: paul romhany

Magic Meals!

Whenever I travel I always try to meet up with the magicians in that area! Since Chris Beason and I were in Canada last week to see Harrison Greenbaum’s show, there were a lot more magicians out than if I was just randomly in that town.

chris beason, rob tzeka, chris uhill, and glen lebarre

Before the show we got to have dinner with many of the the magicians in British Columbia!

Then after the show we got to have second dinner with the Norden’s and Harrison.

Mike norden, chris beason and harrison greenbaum

And the next day we got to have lunch with Reg Donnelly and Paul Romhany!

Chris beason, paul romhany and reg donnely

Paul knew, but didn’t mention that he had won the literary award from the magic castle! They announced it the next day.

It’s always fun to hang out and swap stories with magicians! If I’m ever in your area, shoot me an note, if I’m available, I’d love to kick it!

-Louie

New Book Day!

Today I’m starting to read Paul Romhany’s book Stand Up Magic. He’s my editor over at Vanish Magazine, and I’ve been a fan of the stuff that he puts out before I started writing for Vanish. It’s all solid real world stuff.

I’m one trick into it so far after reading the introduction, etc and he does a great job explaining it. It’s a number prediction and not only goes into the work in great detail, but also covers variations and afterthought on the routine.

What I like about the first trick is that it’s clearly put together by someone who is actually out there working. It’s got a solid method. One thing I’ve learned to be able to spot in books and DVD’s are methods by people who aren’t out there working all the time. The may be great for a one off show (which isn’t a bad thing), but aren’t solid if you’re out on the road performing all the time.

I’m excited to read more of this book!