The KMS logo is above. The rabbit and hat are well known symbols in magic. The rabbit in a hat means the known for magicians and the unknown for the audience. With this rabbit's legs and ears popping out, it is meant to symbolize the first step in a new territory for beginning magicians.
With this in mind my friend Kevin and I started a magic club at WMU called Kalamazoo Magic Society (KMS). I have been interested in and performing magic since 1982. Kevin has been practicing with me and performing since 1998. Zach has been interested in magic since 1995 and has been performing for friends and family since about 2000. I love entertaining people with magic, and my favorite type is close-up, especially with a deck of cards. Some magic is sleight-of-hand, and other magic is sleight-of-mind.
The main purpose of starting this club is to teach people the basics of magic for purposes of performing. We do not expect them to perform professionally. However, we do hope they will gain enough confidence and skill to perform for small parties or family and friends. We also hope that the magicians we teach will not expose the secrets.
A special thanks to Vincent Soo for taking many of these awesome pics.
Please e-mail me if you are interested in becoming a member of KMS. Membership is free and open to anyone interested in magic.
KMS Constitution and history Some Funny Magician Things
KMS Meeting One KMS Meeting Two KMS Meeting Three KMS Meeting Four KMS Meeting Five
More pictures to appear soon...
Lecture with Danny Archer Lecture with Karl Norman Abbott's Close-Up Convention
Me performing at Park Place Living Center
Me performing at Washington Elementary School
Kevin and I perform some magic at Matt's bachelor party
Me performing some comedy magic for Amatuer Night at WMU
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Playing with fire. Don't try this at home.
My friend Tony floating a borrowed dollar bill. He has taught me a lot about magic in the past few years.