Quick hits: Blaine in Britain, Sorcar honored

February 24, 2009

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A few quick hits to catch up from a crazy weekend:

David Blaine is credited with helping the soccer team Chelsea F.C. (apologies to our U.K. readers for our unabashed Americanism) get a win over Aston Villa. Blaine was part of a team building exercise assembled by team manager Guus Hiddinck.
Blaine was also in Britain for the Blackpool magic convention, where iTricks’ Andrew Webb scored an interview. In it, Blaine said, well, not much. He does not have a close-up show scheduled for 2011, but he’ll be doing something, and he’ll be very busy.
Yesterday, Bangalore, India magicians celebrated Magicians’ Day by honoring P.C. Sorcar, the father of modern Indian magic. Sorcar will also be featured on a special postage stamp.
Some good food for thought: Bizzaro, the Optical Illusionist, wrote an interesting piece about the difference between style and character on his blog. It’s worth a couple of reads and some memorization.