They Were 5 Words Over The Limit
Magicians get asked a LOT of questions by our audiences. Sometimes I start to get a little bit bored of being asked the same things again and again… but then I realize that people are actually curious. (Kind of like how I am curious about what it takes to become a doctor… I just have no idea… aside from “go to school.”) One of the common questions is “Where do you learn your tricks?” And the answer is “from our peers.” Magicians are surprisingly well organized (and only slightly less corrupt than most big unions). We have books, videos, pamphlets, international professional organizations, local clubs, and magazines. It is one such magazine that today’s blog post is all about.
In the December issue of “MAGIC Magazine” (creative name, eh?) is a feature story on my good friends Murray Hatfield and Teresa. These two have been producing great magic together for years, raising money for charity, and inspiring generations of new magicians. Only now are they starting to get some much-delayed credit for this work and the article in MAGIC is a huge step towards continued recognition.
The bulk of the article was written by Shawn Farquhar (whose name, I think, has now appeared more times in this blog than my own). When Shawn needed some input into the writing I was honored that he sent me his rough drafts and further honored when he used my suggestions. As a thank you, the version of the article that he submitted to MAGIC included the by-line “Creative Editing by Donovan Deschner“. The editors at the magazine then asked, “Who the he** is this ‘Donovan’ guy?”
As this very generous credit does not appear in the magazine I am assuming that they had to cut five words from the final draft and they could not be spared from anywhere else. Even without those few words (which would have only further inflated my ego) the article is definitely worth a read if you are a magician, as it does a great job of capturing Murray and Teresa’s annual cross-Canada tour (and their amazing work). For those of you that are not magicians (and live in Canada) you can catch a show by these fine performers near you in the coming weeks. Check out this page for a tour schedule.
Otherwise… “corporate season” (my “busy time”) is now in full-swing and looking like it will be continuing into February. I do have a couple of upcoming public shows in Calgary in December and will be posting on that next Tuesday (one week from now).
