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Natural-born magic salesman still travels light..

Natural-born magic salesman still travels light..

The odds are in Mat Franco‘s favor for a long run as the Strip‘s next resident magician. DENISE TRUSCELLO/COURTESY PHOTO

By Mike Weatherford – Las Vegas Review-Journal

Ah, that smile.

Mat Franco could sell snow to Eskimos.

Musical instruments to a boys band in River City.

New Coke.

Shares in Enron. Or Bernie Madoff’s securities fund.

Selling magic tricks is a minor challenge then for last year’s “America’s Got Talent” winner. Even when, as the 27-year-old notes, his audience is “sitting there trying to ruin it for yourself” by trying to figure out how they’re done.

Maybe the next TV competition can put Franco up against Jimmy Fallon and Andy Samberg as guys who get you with a contagious smile before they even say one word. I wouldn’t bet against him, especially if they let him play the “Grandma card” as he does in the show, one more powerful than all The Flash-like speed shuffles.

Franco’s odds are also good for a long run as the Strip’s next resident magician at The Linq Hotel. A two-hour NBC special airing Thursday can’t hurt.

So, make room for still another magician. But it’s probably good to separate Franco’s short game from the long one. In the early going, his show is more modest than you might expect from a serious commitment by The Linq and producers Base Entertainment, and maybe a little too familiar for those who see other magic shows.

http://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/shows/natural-born-magic-salesman-still-travels-light

10 Historical People Who Were Real-Life Magicians ..

10 Historical People Who Were Real-Life Magicians ..

By Rob Bricken for io9.com

If you think magic is just for Dungeons & Dragons players and Criss Angel, you’re sadly mistaken. Magic is totally real, and was totally practiced by totallyreal people who lived in history! Here are just 10 real-life wizards and sorcerers who used magic for a lot more than just party tricks.

1) Nicholas Flamel

This 13th-century scribe was known throughout Paris for his fine manuscripts, but it took a few centuries for people to realize (i.e., apocryphally attribute) a few books of alchemy to Flamel. These books included an introduction which casually mentioned that Flamel had also created the Philosopher’s Stone, a magic item that could turn lead into gold, after researching a mysterious book in an unknown language he had purchased and deciphered. Not bad!

2) Roger Bacon

A 14th-century monk was one of the leading scientific minds of his day, figuring out how to fit Aristotle’s philosophy and scientific theory into Christianity—no small feat—which he actually sent to the Pope! He’s considered to have figured out the ingredients of gunpowder, and was a leading researcher of optics and lenses. He was also said to have predicted cars, planes, and submarines. Admittedly, all of this was probably easier since he was also said to have a giant talking robot head that could answer any question someone asked it.. Read more at:

http://io9.com/10-historical-people-who-were-real-life-magicians-1730091319

FATECASTER.com recently published a similar article featuring 23 well known folks who secretly or openly practiced and/or believed in the occult… Interesting read..  https://fatecaster.com/2017/11/23/revealing-the-secret-life-of-the-23-most-famous-occult-people/

Magician Groom Levitates at His Wedding in Viral Wedding Pics.

Magician Groom Levitates at His Wedding in Viral Wedding Pics.

Weddings can be magical, but for one couple they literally were. Magician, Justin Willman, made sure his Labor Day wedding to photographer Jillian Sipkins was one of the most memorable nuptials ever — and they have the photos to prove it.

Read more: http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-style/news/magician-groom-levitates-during-his-wedding-first-dance-see-the-pics-201599#ixzz3lOzREVTV
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