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 The Boston Herald reports the odd and sad story
of kid show magician Mark Morton.
Mr. Morton is charged with sexually assaulting a young girl
between June 1997 and August 1999. The
victim was six or seven at the time of the assault but recently went to the
police to report the offenses.
Mr. Morton was also arraigned on similar charges for sexual
assault four times between January 1997 and September 1998.
During a hearing last Thursday, Mr. Morton used his false
teeth to slit his arms after pleading "not guilty" to the most recent
charges.
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 The industry already loves the new movie The Great Buck Howard even though its first day of shooting was yesterday.
We’d like to think the buzz comes from the story line but it is likely due to the high-profile cast attracted to the project.
The Hollywood Reporter gives it great play and piggy-backs the story with the development of Emily Blunt’s negotiations to play the female lead.
Tom Hanks, John Malkovich and Colin Hanks are already pegged as the stars of the film about "a luckless magician and his assistant who struggle to reinvigorate his career. Blunt will play a self-assured publicist hired by Buck Howard (Malkovich) to publicize an event that will put him back on the map."
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 We love magic. There
we said it. Sue us. We'll pretty much see anything with magic in
it; or even in its title. We bought a
gross of Magic Markers just because of the name.
(We also learned that while the fumes from one Magic Marker
may not be hazardous to your mental or physical health – the wafting aroma of
magic solvent from 144 uncapped Magic Markers will mess you up something
fierce.
We still have flash-backs and
disturbed dreams – we can't stop our paranoid delusions the story book
character, Harold of Harold and the Purple Crayon is stalking us. He hopes to draw the silhouette at the crime
scene of our cringing, lifeless body.
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 Sure, it gets cold here in Michigan but only for about nine months of the year. The rest of the time, we have sunny days and great summer activities.
Because we don't have much of a Summer, we have to squeeze it in as best as we can. Every day has something great -- usually within a few hours travel -- and well-attended.
For us, one of the sure signs of Summer is Abbott's Saturday Magic Shows.
Visitors to the famous factory of magic can see some great magicians perform well-practiced routines. We saw Hank Moorehouse work the room -- and we learned some great bits to borrow for our show.
But even if you aren't a magician, you'll find great pleasure in taking a stroll through downtown Colon, Michigan before or after Magic Week, crossing the bank parking lot, walking a few steps down St. Joseph Street to the one-and-only Abbott's Magic Factory.
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 In its on-going coverage of The Park County Fair, The Billings Gazette did a heck of a job with their coverage of Salem, Oregon magician Jeff Martin.
To read the coverage one would think there were only two worth-while events at this year's rendition of the fair: the pig wrestling and Mr. Martin's magic.
Both attractions went a long way to entertaining the most difficult demographic out there - teenagers.
Magician Jeff Martin, of Salem, Ore., dazzled a group of teenagers with a three-card monte display and other sleight-of-hand tricks.
"Here, let me slow it down and show you again," said Martin, as onlookers stared slack-jawed in disbelief. "And that's why you never want to bet on this game."
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 We've spoken highly of the incredible Mark Salem over the
years and he has yet to disappoint. His
presence on stage convinces you that he may very well have the power to
influence your thoughts and actions. He's appeared on 60 Minutes and just about
every major market around the world. He
is, as we say in the biz, really, really good.
The Times
of London said Marc Salem severely injured his hand during his first
performance at a London
theater. In spite or perhaps because of
the terrible, bloody, painful injury, Mr. Salem wowed the crowd.
You know the effect - and if you are a mentalist or a very
bad kid's show performer - you've no doubt performed it for audiences. A sharp knife is turned blade-side up and
hidden beneath one of three (or four) Styrofoam cups.
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