Joe Ferranti, one of the Best in Close-Up Magic. All reactions to magic performances vary for as many reasons as you might imagine. From screams, people running away, even tears…yeah sometimes you tug just right on the heartstrings. Reactions to Magic From NFW! or simply two words “amazing…amazing.” As you can hear from the gentleman […]
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%
Boston’s Adult Birthday Magician Joe Ferranti 339-927-4710 Back into Magic: Ten years have […]
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 […]
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 […]
Boston Massachusetts Magician Joe Ferranti’s Magical Musings Proper technique for performing magic Blog for magicians only: When you hang out with fellow magicians, many discussions take place. Sometimes opinions get a little heated. I come from the school that considers laypeople intelligent. Others argue laypeople don’t care about methods; they just want to be entertained. […]