magic

The Hand & The Eye, a new immersive magic venue in Chicago, opens at McCormick Mansion with unique shows and interactive experiences.

Of course, what else would you expect when the groom is a magician? Well, yeah...I'd expect him to levitate her, I guess, not the other way around. Take a look at the first dance between Justin Willman and his new bride, photographer Jillian Sipkins, last week at their Malibu wedding: I'm sure that my wife, Amy, wished she had some magic powers at our wedding...

I've always enjoyed hearing about, seeing, or even taking part (just once) in a clever or unusual marriage proposal. I'm also a fan of magic and magicians, so this video naturally attracted me (and several million other people online). Magician Neil Henry, and his unique proposal to his girlfriend Charlie Gardner at Edinburgh Scotland's Fringe Festival:

This is definitely not your father's card trick. Magician Justin Flom gives us a new take on pulling a card out of a hat, or deck, or whatever. Justin, who routinely blows away audiences with some really imaginative sleight-of-hand, really gets the crowd going as he makes the tricks match the music...

I'll happily admit that I love a good magic act. In particular, I appreciate a good card trick, especially since my dad was quite adept at card tricks, using them to amuse (or silence) me many times as a kid. Also, being partially of Irish descent, I enjoy hanging around in a pub, shooting some pool, and blathering incoherently with my friends...

I love a good magic trick. Truth be told, I don't even mind a so-so magic trick. I've loved magicians and their various acts, stunts, and sleight-of-hand since I was a kid, and I don't think I'm about to change that. Especially after seeing 31 year old Jamie Raven, a contestant on "Britain's Got Talent" the other night...

In 35 years of driving, I've gotten one speeding ticket. One. And, based upon the attitude of the ticketing officer, there was NOTHING  I could've done to get out of it. Not even the little show that motorist Steven Brundage performed for police in upstate Scotia, New York, last Friday night would have worked for me...