Looking back on magic in 2008

Posted in: Magic Trick Reviews, Personal- Dec 30, 2008 No Comments

As we move into the new year, I look back on how 2008 has been for the magic world. A lot has happened in 2008. Some good for magic, some not so good. I remember the NBC reality show about mentalism called “Phenomenon” (and the Criss Angel fight). – GOOD for magic Criss Angel’s Cirque [...]

Guess What I’m Doing Today???

Posted in: Magic Business Advice, Magic Trick Reviews- Dec 29, 2008 No Comments

Happy Monday. I hope your Holiday season has been going well and I hope you were able to use your magic to make someone’s day brighter during the season. For me, this entire month has been A TON OF FUN! Except for the fact that my New England Patriots did NOT make the playoffs for [...]

Christmas Toy Explosion…

Posted in: How To PERFORM Magic- Dec 27, 2008 No Comments

My soon-to-be 2 year-old daughter had quite the Christmas this year. She’s the first (and still only) grandchild on both sides so she was spoiled rotten with new toys! Seriously, it looks like a Toys ‘R Us exploded in my living room right now! Toys are EVERYWHERE, but Elmo is still king. The way she [...]

The Top Five Tricks I’m Buying With My New Gift Certificates

Posted in: Magic Trick Reviews- Dec 26, 2008 No Comments

I hope you had a great Christmas. I know I did. If you’re like me, then your friends and family buy you gift certificates to magic shops for holidays and birthdays. Why? Because they know we love magic and can never get enough! This year at Christmas was no different, and I have a few [...]

Merry Christmas!

Posted in: Magic Business Advice, Personal- Dec 25, 2008 No Comments

Happy holidays everyone! Take some time today to be thankful for the truly important things in life. - Tim David (P.S. Go Celtics!)

Fraud Alert in the Magic World…

Posted in: News and Announcements- Dec 24, 2008 No Comments

Whatever you do, don’t visit MagicalUniversity.com. It is a knock-off site that is apparently trying to steal money from people. I have NO affilliation with this site whatsoever, they are using my name and some content from my web sites (as well as other magicians names and web sites) in order to try and rip [...]

Our LAST Day of Christmas…

Posted in: News and Announcements- Dec 24, 2008 No Comments

Well, it’s been fun. In the last 12 days together, a lot has happened, and a lot of magic has been shared with the world. Now, we’ve reached the end and it’s the last day before the REAL Christmas Day arrives. I’m going to take some time off to be with my family and I [...]

Are You Ready For “The Question”?

Posted in: How To PERFORM Magic- Dec 23, 2008 26 Comments

It’s already Christmas Eve Eve! This year has just flown by…And so have the “12 days of Christmas”. We’re already up to “11 Pipers Piping”. Tomorrow will be our last day of Christmas (and then the real Christmas day happens on 12/25). But we ain’t done yet! Let’s get to today’s big lesson… -=-=-=-=- “THE [...]

One Thing A Magician Must Never Do…

Posted in: Magic Theory- Dec 22, 2008 No Comments

Don’t you hate it when someone leaves a door open and you want it shut? In my house, the doors must be closed because we have a 2-year-old (well, almost 2) running around and we don’t want her to fall down a set of stairs. I especially don’t want her in my office where I [...]

What every magician needs to know

Posted in: How To PERFORM Magic, Magic Theory- Dec 21, 2008 No Comments

Today is day 9 of our email mini series (12 days of Christmas). Today’s theme? “9 Ladies Dancing”. I’m going to give you a secret about magic that, if you learn, will make ladies dance with excitement after watching you perform magic. (Some gentlemen may dance too…) Here’s the big secret: The ONLY thing that [...]