I’m on a plane right now! USA here I come! This week I attended the Blackpool Magic Convention. Blackpool is the largest magic convention in the world. So imagine this: 3000 magicians in one place, sharing their very own gems and secrets… needless to say, it was insane! Besides seeing some new faces and experiencing Europe for the first time, I had the opportunity to meet some of the coolest magicians in the world like James, Cool Magic, Kevin, Mark, Leon, Jaime and Ash, and Gary. I could go on and on because I met literally dozens of magicians from all over Europe, Korea, Japan… all cool as hell! I felt so welcome at this convention and I can’t say enough about all of my new friends, as they are soooooo talented and have top notch personalities. I had fun, gents (don’t forget to email me and keep in touch! Send me those pics!). RanD, my man! See you in Philly some time! Leon, big ups to the Ireland massive! Simon, thanks for the drink!

One of my favorite highlights was when I bumped into Martin Nash, the legendary card man. Martin Nash was the first lecture I had ever been to, so it was so inspirational to get to see him again, in the UK of all places! He was there with his beautiful fiancé …. Go Martin! Never stop inspiring us.

Among the stars that stood out ware Partrick Kuffs, Luke Jermay, Michael Ammar, Al Bongo, Guy Hollingworth, R. Paul Wilson, just to name a few… I could go on and on. I spent the 3 days on my feet in the dealers room meeting so many magicians and telling them about our new, killer projects, performing Color Changes, and keeping an eye out for new and exciting magic. Black Fox was there with us showing off his line of magnificent shells (link) and his kick-butt shot glass production, “Egg-sessory.” I also watched Morgan bend about 30 forks a day for different groups of people… I’m still amazed every time I see Liquid Metal! It was the talk of the convention. Everyone wanted to see it and I can’t wait until I master it!

At night after the convention fest ivies, and dealer room closes, everyone chills out at “The Ruskin,” a near by hotel lounge and bar. That’s where the most fun went down for me! I got to meet cool people, see insane close-up magic, and hang with my good friends: Maxwell, Acar, Sam, Morgan, and Black Fox. Many of the magicians would jam out, and session till about 6 in the morning. A couple of hours of sleep, a proper English breakfast, and a 3 block stroll to the convention booth… just to do it all over again. Like many of my fellow Magi, I was running off pure adrenaline.

The Penguin Magic team was greeted with warm welcomes and new friendships. A huge THANK YOU from all of us to the many who made the whole experience stellar! I can’t wait until next year!

Cheers,

Noblezada

PS: If I didn’t mention your name please email me and remind me of our time together. Send me those pics and we can share them here at www.PenguinMagic.com