Today and Oprah David Blaine set the new world record for holing ones breath underwater. The old world record was 16 minutes and 32 seconds but David set the new time of 17 minutes and 4 seconds.

While I was watching it I had no idea if he was actually going to make it or not. Just 30 seconds before he beat the record he moved up to just below the surface of the water and I thought “oh this is it, he’s not going to do it”. He managed to break the record though and last a bit longer. David was even really impressed with himself because his heart rate was so much faster than what he’s used to. He said he was nervious about the audience and being aware of breaking the record. I’m glad he was able to do it, I find his stunts inspirational.

You can read more on about.com, Reuters and Oprah.com.

Coins magically fly from one hand to another…

Tomorrow on LIVE on Oprah, David Blaine will attempt to break the world record for holding his breath underwater.

Tune in to see if history will be made on The Oprah Winfrey Show: David Blaine Risks His Life to Break a World Record—LIVE on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 (check local listings).

Skip a stone or spend the day on the phone? – KMBC

Last weekend was busy with shows. I had two shows on Saturday in Kelowna, and a show on Sunday in Kamloops. Two of the three shows were birthday parties and they both got Magic Goodie Bags with the show. I love when people get the goodie bags because the kids always get so excited. Its fun teaching the kids the magic trick inside. They love playing around with it and figuring out how it works. After I finished one of the birthdays this weekend, one of the girls said “This was the best birthday party I’ve ever been to!”

After the show in Kamloops I met up with another magician Clinton W. Gray. We just sat around talking magic and showing each other tricks back and forth. I’ve been working on a new routine for my birthday party show and Clinton gave me some suggestions and jokes that really add to the routine. I’m excited to work out the routine and get it into my show. We ended up going out for dinner as well, and if you’ve never been to dinner with a couple magicians at your table you’re really missing out on a unique experience. By the end of dinner we had done tricks with milk creamers, drinking straws, coins, pens, napkins, sugar packets- just about everything on the table! We actually made a pretty big mess, but we’re good customers so we cleaned it all up before we left. After dinner it was getting pretty late but we started working on some rubber band magic. My girlfriend Melissa snapped a few photo’s as we showed each other different effects.

We finally called it quits just a little after 9:00pm for our two and a half hour drive back home to Westbank.

All in all it was a great weekend, and I’m looking forward to more magic sessions with Clinton W. Gray.

Steve Trash performs the famous MisMade Girl – KMBC

Juice with sugar added or no sugar added… which is better?

I’m a fan of motivational quotes, and Constant And Never-ending Improvement (or CANI as dubbed by Tony Robbins). The easiest way to stay motivated though is to do things that are worthy of being excited about in the first place. Thats why I love magic so much!

Anyways, Here’s a story that’s been around for many years, and you my have seen it before, but here it is again.

A boat docked in a tiny Mexican village. An American tourist complimented the Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them.

“Not very long,” answered the Mexican.

“But then, why didn’t you stay out longer and catch more?” asked the American.

The Mexican explained that his small catch was sufficient to meet his needs and those of his family.

The American asked, “But what do you do with the rest of your time?”

“I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, and take a siesta with my wife. In the evenings, I go into the village to see my friends, have a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs. I have a full life.”

The American interrupted, “I have an MBA from Harvard and I can help you! You should start by fishing longer every day. You can then sell the extra fish you catch. With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat.”

“And after that?” asked the Mexican.

“With the extra money the larger boat will bring, you can buy a second one and a third one and so on until you have an entire fleet of trawlers. Instead of selling your fish to a middle man, you can then negotiate directly with the processing plants and maybe even open your own plant. You can then leave this little village and move to Mexico City, Los Angeles, or even New York City! From there you can direct your huge new enterprise.”

“How long would that take?” asked the Mexican.

“Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years,” replied the American.

“And after that?”

“Afterwards? Well my friend, that’s when it gets really interesting,” answered the American, laughing. “When your business gets really big, you can start buying and selling stocks and make millions!”

“Millions? Really? And after that?” asked the Mexican.

“After that you’ll be able to retire, live in a tiny village near the coast, sleep late, play with your children, catch a few fish, take a siesta with your wife and spend your evenings drinking and enjoying your friends.”

And the moral of this story is: ……… Know where you’re going in life… you may already be there.

So what do you think. Do you know where you’re going? Do you work towards your goals everyday?

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Jack Gwynne Appearing Bowl of Cereal Magic Trick

This summer I’ll be performing at Trepanier Manor for a wedding. I’ll be entertaining the kids at the party after the reception. Today I went up to the site to sign the contract for the show and to see where the wedding will be held.

Right now the site is just a parking lot and everything else is tree’s. They just started building this week. None of the buildings will be ready before the wedding though. You can see a 360 view panoramic photo of the wedding site overlooking Okanagan Lake and Peachland. The view is just amazing. For the wedding they’re setting up a tent, installing grass, and even a deck for everyone to dance! Now thats a cool wedding.

I love performing at weddings and I’m sure this show will be no exception.

Magically balancing a young woman on a crutch