MIM

So...

Joshua Jay and Andi Gladwin have released a new ebook, titled: Magic in Mind, 
It's a wonderful (500 page) tome full of essays on magic theory.

it's available at Josh Jay & Andi Gladwin's most excellent site: Vanishing Inc

A note from Joshua Jay: What if I told you that today we are releasing a
book with contributions from Derren Brown, Teller, and Juan Tamariz? How
about if the book also included contributions from John Carney, Darwin
Ortiz, Tommy Wonder, Pit Hartling, Rene Lavand, Tom Stone, and nearly thirty
other magic luminaries?

Well what if I told you it was free?

It is!
Get your copy for free from the Vanishing Inc. web site:
http://www.vanishingincmagic.com/magic-downloads/free-magic-downloads/magic-
in-mind/

Yeah, no catches... just go get it.

I'm proud to be part of this tome. You'll find my 'wordy' essay on page 541-542

Josh sent me an email thanking him for my submission
but it is I who is thankful.
To be part of a book that contains some of the best thinking from our best minds in magic is an honor.

Josh, Andi.... Thanks.
It's guys like you that give me hope for the future of our art
Really, no one in recent memory has done more for magic than these two young men (OUTSTANDING magi in their own right!)
The recent revival of the Magi-fest and their generous scholarship / youth programs are unparalleled.
Keep up the good work gents. Bravo.

Connjure up a blog

Welcome to my blog.

Perhaps an introduction is in order: My name is Doug Conn. I'm a professional magician. No, I'm not one of those guys with a glittery coat that bought a few easy tricks & makes balloon dogs. I'm a lifelong practicing, performing, creator & student of the arcane arts. I prefer close-up sleight of hand, but on any given day, there's no telling what I might be working on. My material has been critically acclaimed and (among many other things) includes a 200 page hardcover book of my original magic. It was authored by Paul Cummins & his FASDIU press: http://www.fasdiu.com/tomt.html "Tricks of My Trade - The Magic of Doug Conn" (now available only on CD Rom: the hardcover run sold out.)

If you'd like to see / learn more bout me... perhaps a visit to my YouTube channel will do the job:
http://www.youtube.com/connjure here's an example of what you'll find there:

This space will be used as a 'notebook' for all the interesting stuff I run across on the internet (and the occasional rant/ramble &/or thought provoking things.)

I've also been playing / using Tumblr & Zapped (to produce & post on/from my iphone) and  it's likely that I'll continue doing so & combine the three into one big blogging experience... stay tuned

You can expect posts bout prestidigitation, legerdemain & the related arts: puzzles, mnemonics, math, psychology, etc. There will most likely be lots of links to pages, posts & videos.

I've started other blogs  (and will likely continue them as a I see fit)
but, this is gonna be the space I 'bookmark' all the cool stuffs I think are worth seeing (& re-seeing)
I'm thinking / hoping that this process will make these things more memorable to my grey matter. At the very least, it should provide a way to review the web-finds I enjoy.

Speaking of Grey Matter... lets start there. Great website
http://headinside.blogspot.com/
go ahead (right) click & check it out... scroll down a bit to the 'topics' on the right side... droool.

a semi-related site that I visit & revisit is Ron Hale Evan's "Mentat Wiki"
http://www.ludism.org/mentat Ron Evans is the author of the wonderful "Mind Performance Hacks" (great book that will make your life better.)

alrighy... that's a start.
Cya on the flip side.