I think it is safe to say there are certain things we look to see to make it “feel” like Christmas. Many of you have to see Charlie Brown’s sad little tree or a stop motion Rudolph special to make it become Christmas. Personally, I still pull up old video of Jay Thomas and Darlene Love on with Letterman because that and Bing Crosby holiday movies are simply a must.
And on iTricks, that means our old pal Ryan Joyce pitting his brains, wile and magic against a Christmas tree.
Whether you see it as a high holy day or simply a national holiday, I hope all you iTricksters have a very merry Christmas.
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Today is the start of Diwali, a five day festival of lights celebrated by Hindu communities around the world. If you are celebrating, we wish you a happy Diwali. Here is a little Diwali magic from Akshay Singh and if you are in the mood for more, you can stream a 30 minute Diwali magic performance here.
You know I love Muppets… and Star Trek. Well, your humble reporter also loves Lego. I even used to do sleight of hand with Lego back in my performing days. But I had no idea there was a Lego set with a “magic trick.” I guess that is what I get for not paying attention to the Lego Friends collection (lately, my eye has been on the new 1966 TV series Batmobile set; have you seen that?). This magic set is form this year, and the bagged sets are fairly cheap (often found among the candy in the check out lanes).
Ryan Hayashi posted this card assembly video the other day and it is worth sharing (heck, pretty much everything Ryan does is worth watching).
On a personal note, though, am I the only who sees Ryan’s intro and wants to fight him? No animosity or anything… I am totally out of your weight class, Ryan, but maybe sometime we could put my tiger fork against your sword? It would be fun.
