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 Indian Magician Jadugar Anand is in the news once
again. The New India Press
has coverage of his most recent set of shows in Shimoga.
In addition to the magic he's successfully brought to
thousands in and out of India,
Mr. Anand hopes to bring attention to the plight of magicians within the
country.
Mr. Anand told reporters, "India stands at ninth place in the
world ranking in Magic! Yet, the government had not given any recognition to
this art. Magic too is an art. But,
Government has not identified and encouraged it, as done to music, dance or
drama."
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 The Pulitzer
Prize Winning St. Louis Post-Dispatch
features Jadoo (a/k/a Josh Routh) for not his magic but also the incredible
crowd reaction to his brand of magic and comedy at an International
Brotherhood of Magicians' contest in the St. Louis area.
Jadoo pulled and pulled on the
endless magic rope coming out of his jacket sleeve. Searching, he found the
other end coming out of his pant leg. Tugging more, he finally pulled the whole
rope out - along with his boxer shorts.
The crowd at the West County
YMCA erupted, especially
the children. It was a moment magicians live for.
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 The New Kerala News reports magician Shankar
suffered what has been described as a "massive" heart attack during a
performance on June 24th (Saturday).
He was taken from the performance area to the district
hospital where his condition was listed as "serious." The 56 year-old magician was in Hamirpur for
two weeks of shows.
Shankar has been moved into the Intensive Care Unit.
We will keep you apprised of his developments.
You may recall Quinlan's Inside Magic's past coverage of
Shankar and his family's wildly popular show, Shankar's
World of Magic. Professor Shankar
has performed close to six thousand shows world wide and the current tour involved
his wife, daughter and son Junior Shankar.
The family brings forth their brand of Gili Gili Magic.
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 We received some very sad
news from Alan Watson, publisher of the outstanding magic newsletter Magic New
Zealand. (http://www.watson.co.nz/fezine.html).
Tommy Wonder lived up to
his name.
He was a gentleman in an
era of lesser men with greater egos. He took time to talk with his fans
(both new and old) and convinced us magic in the proper hands could not only
look real but have a real effect on the most cynical audience.
He stood strongly for the
Art
of Magic and believed deeply the tricks do not make the magician any more
than the instrument makes the musician.
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 There is a certain fascination for magic generally, and for
magic of a death-defying ilk specifically.
The Sunday Times features Louise Welsh
and her newest suspense novel, The Bullet
Trick .
This is Ms. Welsh's second novel and she already has quite a
track record. Her first outing, The Cutting Room, also dealt with the
public's prurient interest. There she
chronicled an auctioneer who stumbles upon a collection of pornography and the
riches to be made by entering the world of the obscene.
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 Singapore's
The Electric New Paper
brings us a story that can serve as an object lesson.
One of the cardinal rules in our biz: watch your
angles. You can practice a trick for
days in front of your bathroom mirror.
You can even fool yourself. But
unless you account for audience members sitting to the side or behind, you may
be the only one who sees the trick as you intended.
Magician Wang Qimo is called "The David Copperfield of
China."
In keeping with his prestigious title, Mr. Qimo wanted to
make an airplane disappear. We're
guessing he practiced it a few times before he performed for beach-goers in Lianyungang, Jiangsu
Province.
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 Tommy Moss was just vacationing ("taking Holiday") in the luxury cruise ship, Legend of the
Seas, minding his own business.
Then, Wham!
The ship was smacked by "a huge wave." The resulting flooding ran into passengers'
cabins and the very rough seas essentially stranded the ship. It would have been impossible to try to dock
in Guernsey, Portugal
or France.
The passengers were disappointed to say the least. Many planned on taking in excursions at the
ports of call but were now to remain on board in untoward conditions.
Mr. Moss is not just another passenger. Yes, he was traveling with his wife and
mother-in-law but that was apparently just a cover. But as circumstances presented no other
choice, Mr. Moss became The Magician.
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