Simon achieved a “Three Peat” by winning the South London Close Up Magic Championship for the third time. The competition was particularly high this year and ended up in a dead heat under the judges scores. It then went out to the room and Simon managed to come home first on a photo finish. He used his Close Up routine that he uses when he’s doing Close Up Magic at tables or for mix and mingle.
London Magician Pulling Hair Out
This week I got a new computer and had someone come and transfer all the details over. In the middle of the transfer something became corrupted and I've now lost all my contacts email addresses for the last five years. On top of that my car has a starting problem so everytime I get in it and turn the key nothing happens. This can last from 1 minute to 20 minutes. Never sure which and just pot luck but not great when you're trying to get from A - B and have a time frame.
On Saturday for example I was up in Ryslip in Middlesex for a children's birthday party. Originally I had done their daughters birthday party three years ago in Lewisham and then moved and now she was seven she wanted me to come back. She remembered the "Smelly Sock Sweets"!!
I then set off to Clapham and had two hours but because of the car issue and not starting, it then took me 15 minutes to get it going. At one stage I didn't think it was going to go at all. Then what should have been an hour took an hour and a half and ended up just making it. It was for a joint party and the girls just loved the Live White Rabbit.
On Sunday I was back in Dulwich for a three year old's party which was very different again and you have to treat them with such care and kids gloves. Parents were amazed that they all sat still and watched and got involved in the Magic Show. As it was a pirates party I ended up making a load of balloon swords which caused mayhem in the garden afterwards.
Tomorrow back to my Magic Club in in Dulwich and hopefully my car will be fixed by then and I can track down my missing emails!!!