A certain force within us as artists must emerge to direct our every choice. In the resurged interest in The Doors and particularly Jim Morrison with movies like When You’re Strange or books like No One Gets Out Alive, a...
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For Illusionists
Five Lessons Every Magician Can Learn From Jim Morrison’s Artistry
A study on magic and news coverage: get involved!
For his honors thesis at Appalachian State University, Sammy is conducting a study on magic and the news coverage it has received throughout history. As part of the study, he is sampling entertainment news about David Copperfield and Harry Houdini....
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Making It
a person must have a drive to do whatever it takes to fully fulfill their art for the realization of the masses. In podcasts and photos that take place in my studio, you may recall seeing a Led Zeppelin poster...
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Tagged : Artists, Dreaming, Hickory/Boone North Carolina Magician, It Factor, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Led Zeppelin, Magic, Magic Guy, Magic Man, Magic's Royal Duke Sammy Cortino, Magicians, Making It, Mindfreak, Robert Plant, Sammy Cortino, Show Biz, Southeast Illusionist, Stage Magician, Succeeding, Unifour Area Magician, Up-and-coming stage illusionist, Young Illusionist
Magic and Superheroes
In recent years, the superhero genre has become extremely popular in movies with the resserection of Iron Man and Spiderman. What was a geeky realm ten years ago is now trendy and somehow inspiring. The times we live in now...
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Tagged : Heroes and Magicians, Hickory/Boone North Carolina Magician, Houdini, Iron Man, Magic, Magic Guy, Magic Man, Magic's Royal Duke Sammy Cortino, Magicians, Mindfreak, Sammy Cortino, Southeast Illusionist, Spiderman, Stage Magician, Superheroes, Superman, Unifour Area Magician, Up-and-coming stage illusionist, Wonderwoman, Young Illusionist
