Continuing from my last entry, I was at Diamond’s Magic getting to know the owner, Eddie Gardner. It pleasantly surprised me to learn that Eddie discounted all books at 20%
Beginning in Magic
Boston’s Adult Birthday Magician Joe Ferranti 339-927-4710 Back into Magic: Ten years have […]
Beginning in Magic
Boston Magic Scene in the 1970s In the mid-70s, I began my study of magic as a young adult. I was interested in Card Magic and Coin Magic. I enjoyed my magic books, although it was sometimes difficult, if not impossible, to interpret a magic sleight from the written word. As for mentors, I never […]
Beginning in Magic
Magic Beginnings of Boston Magician Joe Ferranti In 1973, NBC aired a new show called The Magician, starring Bill Bixby. The program only ran one season. I enjoyed the short cameos of professional magicians. One show had a very short clip of Dai Vernon performing his Cups and Balls routine. It began with a sequence […]
Beginning in Magic
Early Introductions to Magicians I first saw magic as a child on the Ed Sullivan Show and Mark Wilson’s, The Magic Land of Allakazam. To say it fascinated me was an understatement. At that time, when you saw a magician perform on TV, it happened once and there was no possibility of seeing it […]
Magic Musings
My Boston Office…? When clients are looking for a magician, most often they go to Google and enter a search for what they are looking for. As a magician, there are two basic ways to attract clients. If you want to pay for an ad, it will get you instant results of top page […]
Magic Musings
Boston Close-Up Magician 339-927-4710 In January, we knew little about how the year would turn out. Mostly we were hoping for the best, and we had plenty of time to sit and hope because there was little else to do. In the late spring, I went back, working at a senior High School graduation in […]
Magic Musings
The only legal Cannabis consumption lounge in Massachusetts Early in September, Samantha Taylor contacted me about presenting my strolling magic at the “Grow off”. I didn’t know what the Grow Off was, so I did a Google search and found the results interesting. Immediately after submitting a quote, she got back to me… asking if […]
Adult Birthday Magician
Boston Massachusetts Magician Performs his Exclusive “Birthday Card Trick!” The Magic of Joe Ferranti In your mind’s eye, can you imagine a magician at a birthday party? What comes to mind? A top hat? A cape? Of course…a rabbit! Close your eyes and imagine the noise. Can you hear it? Yes, children screaming! There is […]
Adult Birthday Magician
Massachusetts’ Adult Birthday Magician presents his exclusive “Birthday Card Trick!” Adult Birthday Magician Boston Massachusetts When performing for adult Birthday parties, I always begin with my Birthday Card Trick. This sets the tone for the party, whether it be a Strolling Gig or a Parlor […]
