A MAGICIAN'S BLOG 

A guest reacts in astonishment as close-up magic happens in her hands during a private backyard birthday party, with another guest leaning in wide-eyed. Magic isn’t just for kids’ parties. In fact, when I perform at birthday parties, it’s typically exclusively adult parties. That was the case when I recently helped a couple celebrate a milestone birthday with an extravagant, lavish backyard party. Surrounded by sixty of their closest friends and family, this couple went all o

A volunteer’s stunned reaction during Mind & Magic in the Carriage House at the Winchester Mystery House In the room, a woman insists she has been making every choice freely. Her own decisions, her own free will, fully in control. Then I show her that every one of those choices was quietly influenced before she ever made them. The gasps come first. Then the nervous laughter, because nobody quite knows how to say out loud what they just felt. It is one of those moments you hav

A guest reacts with amazement during Spencer's strolling close up magic at a corporate holiday party The holiday season is hectic, and when you are the one planning the office end of year party, putting all the pieces together can feel overwhelming. Even if you do it every year, the pressure to come up with something new piles onto an already packed to do list. One of the best ways to take the stress out of it is to plan ahead, which leaves room to lock down your venue and bo