Hello everyone!
Today’s topics are: #200 to Celebrate?; Preview to Jornadas Cartomágicas, San Lorenzo de El Escorial; Pat Perry’s Magicalendar
These are The Magic Memories 200, gone online Sunday, October 27, 2024, at 0:07h sharp.
All The Magic Memories from 2021, 2022, and 2023, including the Magic Advent Calendar from 2020, can be found HERE.
#200 to Celebrate?
As we reach the milestone of #200 in The Magic Memories, it seems only fitting to celebrate this occasion in some manner.
This naturally raises the classic debate: should we celebrate #200 or rather #201? This question reached a peak at the dawn of the new millennium: does it begin in 2000 or 2001?
Another perspective on this topic is how we count the floors of a building. In Europe, the floor that aligns with the street is designated as “0,” a fact you quickly discover when you enter an elevator and look for the correct button. In contrast, in the Americas, the same floor is labeled “1.”
So, who is right?
I would argue that the one who understands the distinction, accepts it, and presses the appropriate button to reach their desired floor is correct.
In our case, with #200 of The Magic Memories, my current travels make it more practical to celebrate #201, as #200 will be a brief installment.
Furthermore, why should #200 be deemed more special than #164? I found #164 to contain a wealth of intriguing content—perhaps even more than #201 will offer. We shall see!
Preview to Jornadas Cartomágicas, San Lorenzo de El Escorial
As you are reading this – ideally after midnight on Sunday, October 27th – we are just returning from dinner (possibly at Charoles…), and will soon start the second formal session of the day that will go on until at least 3am… the “informal” part to continue open end.
I will give you a full report in The Magic Memories 201, but as a little teaser, the photo below shows the subjects treated this year, in Juan Tamariz’s hand-writing, por supuesto:
If that reads Spanish to you – rather than Double-Dutch or Chinese – read next week’s installment of The Magic Memories to get a full explanation of everything 🙂
Pat Perry’s Magicalendar
I am often asked by fellow magicians who visit Switzerland what events magical they should see (as if I was a magic tourist guide…). I invariably steer them to Pat Perry’s Magicalendar, a monthly newsletter that lists all types of magic activities, such as shows, lectures, exhibitions, etc.
To view and store Pat Perry’s Magicalendar, for all events in Switzerland, CLICK HERE.
Pat Perry, by the way, runs his own private magic theatre – the CLOSE theatre – and if you only remotely master the German language, there is nothing I could recommend more than visiting one of his shows.
Wish you all a successful and happy week,
Roberto Giobbi
