Thank you Darren for the awesome picture! We were both working at the CIBC Grand Opening last weekend where he took a few pictures of me. He sent me this great picture over Facebook. See more of his work at www.HullPhotographic.com

http://vimeo.com/6756653 (Sorry it wouldn’t let me embed the video)

Will Derren’s ambitious final event, in which he stakes a member of the public’s money on a casino roulette wheel, see him win £175,000 for one viewer? After successfully predicting the lottery, Derren plays lady luck again, taking an unsuspecting viewer on a heart-stopping journey as they watch him gamble £5,000 of their savings on the single spin of a roulette wheel. The lucky (or unlucky) viewer won’t even know it’s their cash until Derren calls them.

Also, head over to C4.com/derrenbrown to view the published results of the remote viewing experiment that some of you may have taken part in this week.

For all the tweens who love magic… here’s Justin Kredible aka Armando from Disney’s Suite Life on Deck.

On Saturday September 26th 2009 there are three FREE public events where you can come watch me perform.

Sidewalk Fair – Westbank – Family
From 9:00am-10:00am you can see me perform as part of the Sidewalk Fair put on by the Westbank Chamber. (Click image to see the full version)

CIBC Grand Opening – West Kelowna – Family
I will be performing at the CIBC Grand Opening in West Kelowna starting at 11:00 AM. The address is 2121 Louie Drive- right near WalMart and London Drugs. There will be Mingling Magic from 11:00 AM – 12:00 noon as well as a 45 minute long Family Stage Show starting at 12:00 noon. There will also be live music, facepainters, and much more!

Chances Gaming – Kelowna – Adults
For the adults I’ll be performing at Chances Kelowna as part of their Anniversary Weekend! I will be performing Mingling Magic from 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm. There will also be 1pm Session – AYCP $500 Games, 7pm Session – $1000 Super Saturday with a $5000 Bonus Game, Free BBQ from 11am – 2pm, Dinner Buffet for $9 from 5pm – 7pm, Prizes and Birthday Cake, and draws in slots.

I hope to see you at one of these events. Don’t forget to say that you saw this on my blog.

On Sunday I performed at the RDCO Kokanee Salmon Festival. They really nailed the “Festival Atmosphere” with tons of stations and entertainment for everyone. Here are a few photo’s from my performance.

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On Sunday September 20th I will be performing at the RDCO’s Kokanee Salmon Festival at Mission Creek Park. I will be there from 1:00-3:00 PM performing Mingling Magic.

You have two opportunities this weekend to celebrate the return of the Kokanee salmon to area creeks!

Bring the whole family out and take part in the free Kokanee Salmon Festivals in Mission Creek and Hardy Falls Regional Parks on Sunday, September 20th from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.

The Regional District of Central Okanagan and City of Kelowna are teaming up for the event in Mission Creek Regional Park, Springfield and Durnin Roads. There will be interpretive programs where you can see and learn more about the land-locked Kokanee salmon in and around the spawning channel. There will be ‘fishy’ displays and activities for you to participate in or you can sit back and enjoy the musical entertainment throughout the day. New this year is the Salmon Story Telling Tent, a large, inflatable, interactive tent where you can hear native legends narrated about the salmon.

At Hardy Falls Regional Park (Hardy Road off Highway 97 south in Peachland) join the Regional District, Roger W. Cyr and Associates and the Peachland Sportsmens Association for the Kokanee Salmon Festival. Interpretive tours will be available as the salmon return to Peachland (Deep) Creek to spawn. You’ll also find ‘fishy’ activities for the family, a colouring contest and a BBQ by donation or contribution of a non-perishable food item for the Peachland Food Bank.

Don’t miss these fun-filled, fish focused events!

For more information contact the EECO at 250-469-6140.

Yesturday I was in WalMart picking up a few things before heading off to a magic show when I needed some more playing cards. That’s where I came across the new “Bicycle – Eco Edition” playing cards. The box for them is just awesome looking.

I of course bought them. On the back of the box it says:

Our playing cards crafted from sustainable forest paper. Starch based lamination glue and vegatable-based printing inks. This pack of cards is recyclable.

Made by us. Enjoyed by you. Befit for all.

The black ink appears to be just a little bit lighter than on regular playing cards, but its hardly noticeable. There’s also no red ink. Just green and yellow.

The backs of the cards are also printed in green ink as well.

These cards have the standard “Air Cushion Finish” like all other Bicycle cards and they handle just the same as other regular bicycle cards. I think they’re kind of neat and could probably open up some interesting presentational ideas too.

( Pictures taken from this thread over at T11 )

My top 5 Ellusionist items.

5) Flow by Dan Hauss (Honestly, just a very cool method. I haven’t found a place to perform this yet.)

4) Criss Angel – Signed Coin in Soda Can (Actually invented by Wayne Houchin.. it’s good!)

3) Fraud by Daniel Garcia (If you live in the USA. Doesn’t work with Canadian currency sadly)

2) Stigmata by Wayne Houchin (Impromptu and its strong enough to be done in your regular sets. Invented by Banachek.)

1) Tally-ho black viper playing cards, or any of the Elluionsist cards. They make practicing more fun even though I’d never use them for a regular audience.

Use discount promo code ELL313 to receive 5% off at checkout!

Tonight on AGT the one and only superstar of magic David Copperfield will be performing! The show starts 9PM EST on NBC.
(thx MNW)

Nevermind. Looks like it was a mistake. Damn, that woulda been awesome. The good news is that if you’re in Las Vegas tonight, you can catch his show at the MGM Grand. I know recently Penn and Teller were on AGT and it appeared as though it were “live”, but actually it was prerecorded and just edited in after. Aw well.

Justin Kredible posted on Facebook a clip to his recent appearance on Rachael Ray.

“Justin Kredible – Pick a card, any card! Here’s a little snippet from my appearance on yesterday’s ‘RACHAEL RAY SHOW’“