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Little Sins and Big Indulgences 30 May 2012 | 04:36 am
On the way to the movie with my mother yesterday, my mother stopped in front of a Baskin-Robbins. "What's the difference between this ice cream and the one around the corner that has a big long line?...
Short Fifty 25 May 2012 | 06:26 am
The other day I met a very interesting man. He looked normal, friendly, smiling. But below that, I suspect, lies something fascinating and dark. I was hired to perform walkaround magic for two hour...
The Other Universe 17 May 2012 | 07:15 am
The other day, I did a card trick for 5-year-old Riley and his parents. I bring out a wallet and start out with this patter: "This is a window into the other universe. You know what the other unive...
Butterflies for Profit 13 Mar 2012 | 06:00 pm
On Saturday, I did a stage show. As usual, I started off with my butterfly trick, in which two butterflies magically appear flying around me, and for a finale, they multiply into a couple hundred. I...
Their Souls Were Burnt to the Ground 27 Sep 2011 | 07:00 am
Eight years ago next month, the Grand Prix Fire swept through the San Bernardino Mountains and destroyed nearly 60,000 acres. Among the people who lost their home was a friend of mine. We'll call he...
Untold Tales from the Stick, part 3 8 Sep 2011 | 05:20 am
Seven years ago, I was performing strolling magic at the Stick, as I did every Friday evening for years. I had performed at a couple tables in the front room and delighted them, creating little storm...
Untold Stories from the Stick, part 1 5 Sep 2011 | 08:35 am
Stick 'n' Stein restaurant in El Segundo, where I performed tableside magic for 16 years, had a lot of characters and a lot of back-story. If you hung around there long enough, you would hear a few o...
Another Murdoch Anecdote 24 Jul 2011 | 10:01 am
In 2000, I lived in NYC for a month. While there, I pitched the New York newspapers for an article written by me, a magician who'd written a book on street performing (Be a Street Magician: A How-To ...
How to Step Aside 17 Jul 2011 | 09:25 am
I was performing a magic show for 60-year-olds in the hills of upscale Encino. For my fourth feat of magic, I called seven volunteers to the stage for what I call "an experiment of the mind." I brou...
Once a Boy Scout 23 May 2011 | 04:07 am
This morning, I woke up early for a change. To an entertainer, most of whom perform in the evening and often come back from a gig late and too full of energy to sleep, morning is like a different cou...
