Letterman intro to magic week – Video
May 19, 2010
Here is the video that I referred to in my last blog post. Listen to the way he introduces me. It’s pretty funny. “Number Thursday. I need candy!”
Read the full post »Letterman introduces next week’s Close-Up Magic Week
May 15, 2010
Letterman just read the line-up for next week’s Close-Up Magic Week on the Late Show. When he read my name and called me “the Millionaires’ Magician,” he raised his eyebrows, and stared at the camera for several seconds. The whole studio audience called out “oooohhh.” Letterman then said, “Maybe he can make the national debt […]
Read the full post »Line-up of Guests for Letterman appearance next week
May 14, 2010
Here’s the line-up for Letterman next week: Mon: Jason Randal, “American Idol” castoff Michael Lynche, Matthew Fox, Zac Brown Band Tue: John Carney, Jonah Hill, Janelle Monae, Top Ten List by Miss USA Wed: Johnny “Ace” Palmer, Russell Brand, Stone Temple Pilots Thu: Steve Cohen, Katherine Heigl, Band of Horses Fri: Michael Ammar, Ashton Kutcher, […]
Read the full post »Can-Am Spyder – parked in front of my apartment
May 14, 2010
Looking like something out of Batman Begins, a Can-Am Spyder RT-S was parked in front of my upper west side apartment. Tell me that this doesn’t look like the Dark Knight’s wheels: Here are some promo photos from the Can-Am website.
Read the full post »My interview with Ayn Rand heir, philosopher Leonard Peikoff – PART 3
May 12, 2010
Steve Cohen: Is there a basic human need to be deceived? Do people seek out scenarios where they can be willingly deceived? Why would smart and/or successful people who typically are in control of every area of their lives be interested in coming to a “magic show”? Leonard Peikoff: I absolutely disagree that there is […]
Read the full post »My interview with Ayn Rand heir, philosopher Leonard Peikoff – PART 2
May 12, 2010
Leonard Peikoff: That leads me to the other part of your question: how can you convince people, and create conviction? I would say that you can create only one kind of conviction, if you’re talking about a rational audience. It’s the conviction of your skill. You could not convince a rational audience that you have […]
Read the full post »My interview with Ayn Rand heir, philosopher Leonard Peikoff – PART 1
May 12, 2010
I am currently rereading one of my favorite novels, Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand (pictured above). Near the end of her life, Rand appointed Objectivist philosopher Leonard Peikoff as the legal heir to her estate. He is the world’s foremost authority on Ayn Rand’s philosophy. By a stroke of luck, Dr. Peikoff recently visited my […]
Read the full post »TV Alert: David Letterman appearance 5/20/10
May 11, 2010
IT’S A WEEK OF ILLUSIONS ON CBS’s “LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN” AS THE SHOW PRESENTS “CLOSE-UP MAGIC WEEK,” MAY 17 THROUGH MAY 21 Some of the World’s Best Sleight-of-Hand Magicians To Be Featured on the Broadcast It’s a week filled with illusions as The LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN presents “Close-Up Magic Week,” featuring […]
Read the full post »Progression of an idea
May 9, 2010
A photo montage of my thought process, starting with a golden age comic book illustration, then a pencil sketch, followed by a gorgeous hand-painted poster, and finally, an iconic photo. The artist, Gino d’Achille, and the photographer, Clay Patrick McBride, did brilliant jobs […]
Read the full post »A Mother’s Day poem for Yumi
May 9, 2010
No one knows how much work it takes Or how high the stakes To be a mother. Your wise advice Comes at no small price You push, cajole and exhibit might With hopes that our kids will turn out right. Piano lessons, Japanese school Fencing classes, swimming pool Ballet studio, Chelsea Piers That is how […]
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