Entries by Dodd Vickers (1785)
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09/06/11 :: From the Baltimore Sun & the Palm Beach Post: A Baltimore balloon entertainer (Howard Scott Kalin) faces up to 10 years in prison after signing a plea agreement in which he admitted traveling to Lake County for sex with a 14-year-old boy he found through an Internet personal ad. From May of this year: A 47-year-old attorney and magician who runs a children's entertainment company in Baltimore County was arrested Monday and charged with flying to Florida to have sex with a 14-year-old boy, who turned out to be an undercover detective, according to police.
01/13/11 :: Rob Rasner pled "Nolo Contendre" (No Contest), was charged and convicted of a misdemeanor for placing a small spy camera in a young lady's dressing room at the Magic Castle on April 11 2010 (LA superior Court Case #0CA01189).
08/30/10 :: From KION 46 News: Birthday Magician Shane Wright sentenced to 6 years for molestation of a 12 year old female victim. Wright also performed under the name Silva. Wright also is involved in renaissance fairs and has a "unconventional vagabond lifestyle," according to the District Attorney's Office. Sheriff's sex crimes detectives also got involved. Wright was arrested Sept. 7, but bailed out. He pleaded guilty earlier this summer to child molestation and was sentenced to state prison Thursday by Judge Paul Marigonda. This from the Contra Costa Times.
7/14/2010 :: From Newsroom America - A youth minister and magician who claims he has performed at a long list of metro Atlanta schools was arrested Thursday and charged with child molestation. Jeffrey Alan Wasley, 37, is accused of molesting a 7-year-old boy Monday in the men's restroom of the Target store at 740 Ernest Barrett Parkway in Kennesaw. Wasley ended up pleading guilty to one count of Production of Child Pornography in Federal Court. He was later sentenced to 20 years in prison to be followed by lifetime probation and having to register as a sex offender.
05/27/2010 :: From Newsday - The former Central Islip man who billed himself as "Long Island's favorite magician" pleaded guilty Thursday in Riverhead to secretly videotaping more than a dozen girls and women as they changed clothes at his home photography studio. Robert Infantino, 52, of Levittown, is expected to be sentenced next month to 5 to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty in Suffolk County Court to 108 counts.
04/03/2010 :: From the Queensland Times - A jury took just 40 minutes this week to find an Ipswich magician guilty of having a sexual relationship with a teenage girl and making a pornographic film with her. Franky Houdini, who is a well-known magician, comedian and escape artist in the Ipswich area, met the girl at Ipswich’s Riverlink shopping centre when she was aged just 15.
02/16/00 :: On February 16th, 2000, in the 268th District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas, Robert Markwood was found guilty of indecency with a minor. He was sentenced by Judge Brady Elliott to 12 years in prison.
NEW DERREN BROWN SPECIAL PROMO
From Derrren Brown's own blog we have found a promo for his next television special!
Coming soon to Channel 4, Derren Brown, the acclaimed psychological illusionist, returns to Channel 4 for a thought provoking – and life transforming – special.
Following the successes of previous television specials such as Russian Roulette Live, Séance, The Heist and The Events, Derren once again creates edge-of-the-seat television as he takes ‘average Joes’ on an extraordinary psychological journey.
In a powerful transformation, which will include an amazing, must-watch live finale, Derren releases his subjects from the restraints that they have placed on themselves and allows them the opportunity to fulfil their true potential, opening the door to a new and exciting future…
UPDATE: (Sept 1, 2010) :Here is a slightly longer clip that also appeared on Derren's Blog just after we posted the one above:
MNW #197 :: JIM STEINMEYER, ALEX RAMON & TWEEDY
Two years and two hundred episodes of the Magic Newswire podcasts have passed since the launch of Ringling Brother's first ever magically themed circus "Zing Zang Zoom," I am again joined by some of the key players in the this very unique show. As mentioned in previous chats with Jim, he acted as the magic consultant for the show, Alex Ramon has spent two years as the host of the most magical show on Earth, and joining us for the first time is Alex's magical counterpart, Tweedy. In this episode, we discuss everything from their most memorable moments to what they think could have been done better.
MY CHAT WITH JIM, ALEX & TWEEDY:
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MAGICIANS SPERRY & RESTIVO GO HEAD TO HEAD ON AGT IN THE SEMI-FINALS
Antonio Restivo:
URI GELLER :: ARCHEOLOGIST?
The Wall Street Journal discusses the recent purchase of an uninhabited island off the coast of Scottland:
When Uri Geller saw a rocky lump off Scotland's eastern coast was for sale a couple of years ago, the famed spoon-bender says he knew he had to have it.
PIT BOSS :: MAGICOPOLIS
Thanks to Steve Spill for passing on the following info about an upcoming episode of Pit Boss which will feature Magicopolis:
Experience little people, little dogs, and a little magic, on cable TV this Saturday night. Witness the Magicopolis episode of PIT BOSS - August 28 / 10PM Animal Planet. The mundane and boring parts have been eliminated for your entertainment pleasure.
WIRED MAGAZINE INTERVIEW :: MARCO TEMPEST
WIRED magazine has posted a series of videos in which they interview one of our favorite magicians, Marco Tempest:
Imagine if you had the chance to hang out with Harry Houdini in this YouTubish way. “Yeah, I’m Harry Houdini, and this is my magic workshop, over here in my Mom’s house… Mom really makes a great Hungarian goulash…”
WIRED MAGAZINE INTERVIEW :: MARCO TEMPEST
WIRED magazine has posted a series of videos in which they interview one of our favorite magicians, Marco Tempest:
Imagine if you had the chance to hang out with Harry Houdini in this YouTubish way. “Yeah, I’m Harry Houdini, and this is my magic workshop, over here in my Mom’s house… Mom really makes a great Hungarian goulash…”