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From: the forthcoming book ILLUSIONWORKS 4 Written By: RAND WOODBURY (who has worked for Carnival Cruise Lines for 21 years) Offered Exclusively For Magiczine
I am not an easy person to get ahold of and I kinda like it that way. My friends and family know where I am; usually on a plane, in an airport, or on a ship at sea. (Hey, I just past 4 million miles with American Airlines - seriously!) I don’t know if I should get excited or feel pathetic. OK, moving on. I recently got an e-mail from someone who had been trying to track me down for some time. He was asking me for advice and so I replied to the best of my ability. Then something dawned on me as I was typing my response. Boom! ‘I’ve written this letter before and not just once.’ Yep, it’s been a while, but this information has passed from my lips and hands before; many times.
From: the forthcoming book ILLUSIONWORKS 4 Written By: RAND WOODBURY (who works for Carnival Cruise Lines - 21 years) Offered Exclusively For Magiczine
I have a reputation for being hard on theater technicians. I am presumed to be this mean guy. And I can be. Why? And what is the real story? It’s actually very easy to explain.
I have a little bit of time, as I sit here in Terminal One at the Toronto Airport, so I thought I would touch on something that could prove to be very helpful to those not in the know. I, personally, have always walked that fine line between blue and politically correct. I live there. And I guess I’m good at it. Or I should say, I have learned to function there pretty comfortably. It’s what makes me who I am when I perform. And if you aren’t good at walking that ‘fine’ line, … avoid it. Period.
This is a booklet I wrote that goes through my approach to creative thinking. As the process is described several tricks are generated along the way.
It’s also a kind of scary look inside of my mind. Be warned.
“Eighty percent of success is showing up.”
- Woody Allen
There’s a lot of truth in that both literally and metaphorically. Sometimes you don’t actually have to show up to be there. Appearing on television is one way to show up in front of lots of people. So is showing up in a mailbox.
In this article I am going to talk a little bit about business cards and what they can do for your business. When I had my first business cards printed (a long, long time ago) they ended up sitting in the box for the most part. I did on occasion hand them out to friends and family but at the time I had no clue how to properly use them.
“Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.â€
–Albert Einstein–
Have you ever been asked to theme a show for a specific holiday or event? It can be a stressful task if you don’t approach it properly. Here are 4 super easy ways to theme your next family or kids show.
Everybody knows Google. But what is the impact of Google? How does it affect you? Vast fortunes are being won by people who are leveraging the power of Google. Here are a few Google-centric ideas for your magic business.
Shortly after its launch in 2005, YouTube quickly made its way into popular culture and became a modern institution like eBay, the iPod and TiVo. For magicians it soon became the easiest way to see other magicians and get an instant audience (for better or worse).