Eric DeCamps presents "Pure Magic" in Chicago

Gabe Fajuri brings Eric DeCamps to Chicago to present his one man show, "Pure Magic" for a limited engagement. Eric will perform at the Potter & Potter Auction Gallery, 3759 N. Ravenswood, Suite 121, Chicago, IL 60613. During the weekend of October 19-21, Eric will give four performances in the intimate gallery setting. Seating is limited with around 75 seats available per show.

DeCamps' skills are unparalleled and his up-close, charming, and witty style of conjuring makes audiences an integral part of the presentation. In addition to an enviable resume entertaining Fortune 500 companies and Manhattan's elite, he has been honored by The Society of American Magicians as its Magician of the Year, and is only the second person in the Society's 110-year history to be awarded its Gold Medal of Honor for Close Up Magic.

Before and after the performances, guests can browse the artifacts on display from the Charlie Reynolds collection that will be up for auction on October 27, 2012.

Eric has presented this show in some form or fashion on other occasions including performances from Rockefeller Center to cruise ships, magic conventions and at Hollywood's prestigious Magic Castle. Below is a souvenir I received from one of his very early shows, "An Afternoon of Intimate Magic, Eric DeCamps in Concert".

A special app has been created for the iPhone for this event. By downloading this app, you can have access to all the information about "Pure Magic" including the phone number for purchasing tickets, a map with directions to the Gallery, and more. Click Here to download the free app.

You can also hear Eric talk about the evolution of this show in a podcast that is elsewhere here on The Magic Word website. If you have any interest at all in knowing what it took to develop his one man show or if you are thinking about doing one yourself, then you should not miss this podcast.

For more information, tickets and directions, visit: http://potterauctions.com/events

071: Eric DeCamps - Pure Magic

Luck is when preparation meets opportunity. Eric DeCamps has been preparing for a lifetime and while opportunities keep knocking, he keeps answering...in spades!

Eric will present his one man show, "Pure Magic" at the Potter & Potter Gallery in Chicago on October 19-21, 2012. In this half hour chat, Eric talks about how he has put together this show and the journey he has traveled in preparing for this next opportunity. For anyone who might want to put together their own one man show, Eric gives insight that you might heed by listening to his experiences.

Regrettably the quality of the audio was not the best for our Skype connection, but the content is "golden" and I am certain that you will enjoy this final edit of my conversation with Eric DeCamps about "Pure Magic".

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060: Abbott's Get Together Day 2 - 2012

Although the schedule stated that Tom Mullica would be lecturing, he made it clear the night before while he was emceeing that he would not give a lecture. Now that Tom is regularly performing the Red Skelton Tribute in Branson, MO, he said he does not keep up with his magic skills so he felt that he could not give the type of lecture the registrants deserved. So his place was more than ably filled with Tina Lenert who talked about her character development. Mac King later that afternoon before the dealer's show and the cemetery tour.

But later that evening, I chatted with Steve Bryant, author of "Little Egypt Book of Ghosts" and the Little Egypt Gazette (http://www.littleegyptmagic.com/magicsplash.html), and The Rhythm of Magic, Michael and Jessica Blanco (http://www.therhythmofmagicproductions.com/The_Rhythm_of_Magic_Official_Websi..., who will close the Saturday night show. At the Legion Hall after the show, I spoke with Tom Dobrowolski about the Chicago Magic Bash which he will host next year (November 2013); Gabe Fajuri, owner of Squash Publications (http://www.squashpublications.com/) and co-owner of Potter & Potter Auctions (http://www.potterauctions.com/), about his lecture on the history of Abbott's Magic Company, and finally with David Merry (http://davidmerry.com/), whom you may have read about in the April issue of MAGIC Magazine.

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