This is a great convention and I suggest anyone who can make it to this event to so. Great people, great magic and a great time are there for you to be a part of! If you do go to this convention please send photos to us and we’ll post it on the site to commemorate the 80th Anniversary!

Another Great Convention in Cali.

PCAM is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year in Burbank, CA, August 1-4, 2013, and they have an impressive lineup to celebrate! Max Maven, Tevor and Lorena Watters, Ice McDonald, Tim Mannix, Howard Hamburg, David Gabbay, Paul Green, James “Jimmy H” Holguin, Andrew Goldenhersh, Shawn Farqyuhar, Rob Zabrecky and Devid Regal will be lecturing or performing on one of the three nights, with a tribute to the Larsen Family, contests for all ages of magicians with big prizes, and late night jam sessions with Jon Armstrong, and more. Each registration will receive one chance to win a year membership to the World Famous Magic Castle! And there’s a raffle to win 4 V.I.P. tickets to meet and greet David Copperfield and see his Las Vegas show. A packed dealers’ room , and a Sunday banquet and optional visit to the world-famous Magic Castle, just a small drive away.

Where Is it?

PCAM 2013 will be located at the Los Angeles Marriott near the Burbank Airport (2500 Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505). Hotel rooms are now $139/night (call the hotel for details) and we will be staying up late with jam sessions, and even a screening of independent movie “Desperate Acts of Magic”.

Also, as a social media magician, PCAM 2013 will be having an “Online Jam Offline” where online magicians from sites like SME, The Daily Deception,  and Magic Cafe, can meet face-to-face and get exclusive magic that will only be available to those who show up for this special event.

Discount registration for magicians (which include lectures) are $195 until July 15th. Non-magician and youth magician registration are $150.
For More Information Click Here!!

 SPECIAL EXCLUSIVE

Paid MagicianVillage members (Paid memberships of $25 a year at https://www.facebook.com/MagicianVillage/app_208195102528120) get a special code this weekend until July 15th for magician registrations, as a promotion of a social media meetup at PCAM called “Online Jam Offline”. Also members of The Daily Deception ARE eligible for the exclusive social media exclusive if they show up for this event, as you are another online magic community.

Patrick Terry Presents WONDERSHOW

On Thursday June 6th,  you’re invited to WONDERSHOW: Acts of Mischief, Magic and Mystery live at XL Cabaret (512 West 42nd Street).  Hosted by Kenyon Phillips (Joe’s Pub), it will be an experience like nothing you’d expect and everything you’d imagine. The night will feature the best in underground sensations as well as international super stars including Michael Dubois (The Tonight Show), Albert Cadabra (Ripley’s Believe It or Not), Natasha King (Vice Magazine), Matt Holtzclaw (Slipper Room), Kid Ace (America’s Got Talent) and Vinny DePonto (Floating Kabarette), with musical guest Ravens & Chimes. This unique variety show, from award-winning producer Patrick Terry, promises to be one of the city’s most spectacular destinations for all things astounding and confounding.

To Purchase tickets to this event Click Here

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What we’re adding

We are all part of a magic circle.

We at The Daily Deception have been hard at work behind the scenes trying to create a great experience for everyone who comes across our page. Not only are we constantly updating the site for optimization and speed but also for user interactivity. We’re thinking of new ways to engage everyone and to make things fun and entertaining. One of the new things we’ll be implementing is not only a chat system with video which we’ll get more into in a bit, but also a points system to allow us to easer give away free things!

A short run-through of what we have already added

You may already see the chat tab on the website that will allow you to have text only conversations with anyone else who has taken the time to sign up for the service. Well this is just the first step. You can also share pictures but there’s is room for more and we will add more. This was added mostly to begin the process of getting people used to having a place to talk to other magician about magic on a magic website. We have already integrated a profile system and sign up system that will allow you to log in with a few of the better social media clients and sign in to this website and make an account that you can use to communicate with other magicians who have done the same. Send private messages and even share pictures and files.

This is something that we hope will flourish into a community of magicians who will work together and grow and in turn we will grow to accommodate. We will soon have open registration for this to happen and will announce that with in the next few days..

Time for the Nitty Gritty

I ‘m going to get right to the point. We (I,Xavior Spade) already know what chat client to implement with the site in order to begin online sessions and random online meetings as well as set jam sessions and lectures. However it does come at a price. A steep price and more than I my self can take on straight out-of-pocket. So I will post here a question and allow you to vote on how it goes. Depending on how you vote that’s exactly what I’ll do. I’ll let the vote run for a week. At the end of the week the vote that wins will be our decision for the foreseeable future. Now as much as I’d like to be able to make this free chances are I just will not be able to afford it as there are plenty of other charges already for the site I’m taking on. 

The time has come to cast your vote.

Your Vote Determines Our Direction. Please understand this is all being done free of charge and any money that comes from this WILL be used to advance the website, community and to host events for all of you!

A while ago we decided to add to TDD and make it more of a social community. That has been endlessly happening behind the scenes. Today we have quietly launched a site wide chat client that will allow you to talk to registered members site wide, send private messages send weblinks and even pictures. The chat window is similar to facebook in its style but its resizable. Just a warning if you don’t have cookies enabled you can’t use the chat client.

The Next Additions

After this we will be implementing a full membership system that will allow you to create profiles, and even make posts create relationships with other magicians and even host events right on the site for free. We want to add a video chat client but that’s proving to be very expensive and since the site is pretty much coming straight out of Xavior’s pockets unless the money can be raised through other means this may be a bit away. However we can make the video chat premium member ship only and make the first people who donate exclusive lifetime members! That may be an option but we haven’t decided. In the mean time try out this chat client and tell us what you think in the comments below and encourage others to join as well.

Ernest Ray Earick Born March, 19 1960  Left April 27, 2013

Personally I (Xavior Spade) don’t know much about Ernest Earick beyond his influence, not just on me but on a whole generation of magicians who were lucky enough to find his work. When I first read his book By Forces Unseen I was inspired to do things that I never thought were possible. I know I’m not the only one who thinks like this. If you look around and you see the people who do his magic you can experience something that goes beyond just moves, you experience practice and dedication and devotion to perfect things that others would say are impossible. It has been a long time wish to meet Mr. Earick because of how much I enjoyed learning his moves and thoughts and just wanted to shake his hand and sit back and talk with him. Unfortunately I, and others will never again get that chance and he now joins the countless other true masters of magic in the realm of history and mystery leaving behind his work to inspire for years to come.

I’m truly sorry that I don’t have more to put here but I honestly don’t have any other information. Please keep us updated as anyone gets more information -Xavior Spade

Except for those living in the vicinity of Ernest Earick during the beginning of the 1990s, his name was largely unknown to most cardmen. I had marginal knowledge of him (mostly due to information provided by Stephen Minch) and knew that a book was in the works. (Ernest did meet some heavyweights at the Magic Castle in 1986: Dai Vernon, Ray Kosby, Bill Goodwin, Larry Jennings, and Michael Skinner. These guys would spread the word.) At the time, I also realized that Ernest was probably reticent to showcase or show off. He was genuinely modest about his accomplished mastery. This was partly due to his standards of perfect, a goal he realized was impossible to reach but nevertheless “reaching” toward it was worth the effort. It also provided a sense of proportion and kept one humble.

When Ernest was diligently practicing in his insular “personal laboratory” the advent of “card artistry and hardcore flourishing” was just beginning. His approach to technique was to conceal it. It was meant to service the visual splendor of the ultimate effect. To create this kind of direct purity and visual potency, the underlying techniques were difficult—not only from the standpoint of sheer dexterity, but from the precise timing required. This is why his landmark book (BY FORCES UNSEEN) is aptly titled. Any cardman professing to love sleight-of-hand should carefully and slowly read Ernest’s “Apologia” in his book. Sentences such as the following should resonate with relevant majesty: “From the inception of this project [his book] the goal has been to place my beloved sleights, whenever possible, within some sort of practical and practicable framework.” There are others.

I met Ernest when he and I were invited to participate at Bob Weill’s Inn Event. My flight there required a change of planes in Chicago. While sitting at the departure gate I saw a man playing with a deck of cards. It was Ernest. I walked over and introduced myself. During our preliminary conversation, Ernest confessed that he was nervous about lecturing for the first time in front of magicians. This is understandable because, unless we have learned otherwise, first-time lecturers assume that other magicians know everything and can do everything—an assumption that is way off the mark. I assured him that he would find the audience to be congenial and supportive. For the next hour he dazzled me with material from his book. What I saw also fortified my belief regarding the dramatic disparity between the written explanation of a trick or sleight and how it looks in the accomplished hands of its creator! The same disparity should also be a strong incentive to put in the time and practice. These are the kinds of things that test the extent of our professed love of card magic.

Earnest was a committed swain of the pasteboards.

He was an artist.

No longer having him in the here-and-now is (as everyone so far has noted) is lamentable. As in so many other cases, I turn to the legacies left behind…with gratitude, sadness, and resolve to honor that legacy through my continued appreciation and desire to reach toward the same perfection Earnest always sought.

Onward…

Jon Racherbaumer

At the moment we don’t know too much about it what happened but I’ve supplied a screen shot of something that was giving to me by a good friend.

If anyone has any information please share it so we can make this a great omage to one of magics great thinkers.

Mr. Earick you will truly be missed………

I just watched this and I must say I was so very impressed. This was by far an amazing, simple to understand piece of art. Simply delightful to watch. It moved me. And I honestly don’t say things like that too often. Great Job Mr. Wilson!!!

The Magic Box By Paul Wilson

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||Update!!||

The Blue Crown, Event Sponsor

Alex Pandrea and The Blue Crown are sponsoring the event. We’ll be giving away some of their great products as giveaways and Alex himself may even be there to sign some of it for you!! You definitely don’t want to miss this event!

Throughout the lectures and seminar Xavior will be asking random magic related trivia and giving away free gifts. So brush up on your knowledge!!!

A word from Woody Aragon and Dani DaOrtiz!

Where is it?

This event is going to be held in NYC, April 20, 2013 at the Roy Arias Studios & Theaters (Click Link For Directions)

What is happening?

Starting at 10:30 am promptly there will be a lecture by Woody Aragon, followed after a short break by another lecture by Dani DaOrtiz.

After some time to stretch the legs and regroup, there will be a seminar with both Woody and Dani talking about their history and thoughts in magic and the magic of Madrid, Spain where they’re from.

Then comes the grand finale: after a break for dinner the theater will be open to the public. You will get to see Woody Aragon and Dani DaOrtiz both performing for people OTHER THAN MAGICIANS. This is the perfect time to bring your friends and family.

How can YOU get tickets?

I’m so glad you asked. To purchase tickets to the event you can either show up at the door for the show only OR through the links below.

The first ticket is for the Lectures (Dani and Woody) and seminar. When purchasing this it doesn’t matter which time you choose the tickets are good for both lectures and seminar.

The Next ticket is for the Show at night.

If you would like to get both you will receive $13 dollars off!!!!!!!! (Holy Shnikies!!)

Below are the buttons to allow you to purchase the tickets.

Click the Button You Want to Purchase your tickets NOW!!

Lecture Seminar $51.50 Show Only $36.50   Lectures, Seminar, And Show $75

Do The Math It’s Cheaper if you buy both tickets TOGETHER!!! The $75 combo deal will NOT be available at the door of the event!

Hope to see you there!

Please direct any questions to xavior@thedailydeception.com

I am very pleased to announce my partnership with The Daily Deception! Posts you can expect from me are anything from theater rants (magic or non-magic), trick reviews, and other silly, little things that you can enjoy with me. I’ll also be working closely with Xavior and our other friends on a couple of secret projects in the coming weeks, which you will soon have the pleasure of enjoying as well. You are also free to contact me at anytime if you have any questions, suggestions, or just want to share some friendly banter! You can email me directly at my staff page HERE

BONG.
-Thomas

There’s NO SHADOW FROM THE PASTA!!!!

Think what you want of Yif the jig is up!! Here’s a news cast from Taiwanese news submitted through our FaceBook Page showing how they are exposing Yif and his marvelous Computer Animation!

What can you do? He’s not the first and not the last. However if someone calls you out of your bullshit don’t deny it.

Special thank goes out to one of our followers Darren Khu Kuang Yau for sending us the link!! Thanks Bro!! -Xavior

 UPDATE!!!!

Special thanks to James Howells for sending me this video! Thanks James!!! -Xavior