The Perfection of Deception - A Lecture by Harry Maurer

On January 25, 2012 Harry Maurer presented a scholarly lecture to an enraptured audience of nearly 200 people at the Lone Stat College CyFair which is just north of Houston, Texas. Harry's 50 minute talk was enlightening, insightful, fresh and entertaining. He spoke about Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin and how he squelched a rebellion and prevented a war, Houdini acting as a spy for the British, John Mullholland writing the Deception Manual for the C.I.A. (Central Intelligence Agency), John Nevil Maskelyne whose "Magic Gang" successfully cloaked tanks, militia and entire cities during World War II, and much, much more.

Harry is a proud member of Toastmasters and attributes some of his speaking skills to this fine organization. Though as a successful magician and internationally recognized, professional magician who holds a theatre degree, Toastmasters is only the "gravy" on his long time successful stage career.
Harry plans to present this lecture to any organization who would like to book him. For more informaion on Harry and how to contact him, visit his website at: http://www.HMMagic.com

039: Chris Randall Chats about Las Vegas and More

Chris Randall sat down for a brief chat with Scott while visiting Houston during a lecture stopover. Chris talks about his 5,000+ mile lecture tour, his new DVD coming out that gives all the real work on the Bill in Lemon, working in Las Vegas at the "World's Greatest Magic Show", his 12 years as a demonstrator at Houdini's, his years on the street and some funny stories from the street, plus more. There is a lot packed into this 14 minute chat. Enjoy!

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Chris Randall - Las Vegas and Beyond!

Chris Randall joined Scott Wells for lunch in Houston at Torchy's Tacos when he stopped by Houston to lecture. Chris was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada and is considered one of the top sleight-of-hand artists in the world. He has appeared on television's "Masters of Illusion" as well as performing as a regular at the famed Magic Castle in Hollywood. He has been working up and down the Las Vegas strip for 15 years. The last few years Chris has also been hitting the street becoming one of the finest street magicians in the world being hailed by the best in the business as the "Future of Street Magic". His original material has been featured in MAGIC Magazine, Genii, M.U.M, The Penumbra and his DVD's Live at the Castle, Sugar High, Magic at the Bar, and Sweet.