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Fast facts about Jamy Born in Brooklyn, Jamy has performed worldwide — from Caesar's Palace on the Las Vegas Strip to Hollywood's Magic Castle to the Ginza District of downtown Tokyo — and today makes his home in San Diego. Jamy was the subject of a lengthy profile in The New Yorker. Read it here. Jamy’s made numerous television appearances including CBS 48 Hours, PBS Nova, CNN, and repeat appearances on The Today Show and The Late, Late Show. The author of five books and contributor to countless others, he also writes and produces for television, including for Penn & Teller, and the Neil Gaiman series, American Gods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592966926807-1M0AJTS0T3W3EQY8YFJN/JIS+by+Asa+Mathat.lowrez+copy.jpg About An acclaimed master of the challenging art of sleight of hand, Jamy Ian Swiss has performed magic throughout the United States for presenters ranging from Fortune 500 companies to the Smithsonian Institution. And he has made numerous television appearances in the United States, Europe and Japan, including U.S. appearances on CBS 48 Hours, PBS Nova, and repeat appearances on The Today Show and The Late, Late Show. A gifted sleight-of-hand artist who possesses, as the Washington Post once wrote, “a finely tuned sense of the absurd,” his wildly eclectic resume includes stints as a marketing consultant, telecommunications firm owner, wild animal handler, television writer and producer, editor of New York Times bestseller The Art of Asking by rock star Amanda Palmer, co-author of a chapter in Visual Explanations by information design guru Edward Tufte, and User Interface design consultant for Evernote. His greatest passion, though, is sleight-of-hand magic — he has lectured to magicians in 13 countries — and there are few practitioners who can match his skill and enthusiasm. With a bravado that reflects his early days performing in biker bars, Swiss blends contemporary comedy with bravura technical mastery to create a truly unique show that appeals to almost any audience. He has been called magician, comedian, artist; Swiss himself prefers the phrase “Honest Liar.” https://jamyianswiss.com/home daily 1.0 2025-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592882620976-UU0563F6X0JM2S5RJNTW/FE0C1891+-+2012-04-12+at+16-42-00+copy.jpg Home - Close-up Magic Transform your event into an unforgettable experience with intimate miracles performed up close and personal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592718756525-G8VPQQULO7KMTFQ35WP9/IMG_6317+copy.jpg Home - Keynotes and platform performances Energize your organization with content-driven and custom presentations about creativity, marketing and more using magic as a dynamic and memorable example. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592719508206-DSRCDQ2QB5P2N4YRGF9R/BTatRSA+copy.JPG Home - Trade Shows On the trade show floor, in the hands of a master marketer magician, magic becomes an incredibly powerful sales tool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592966344198-DGD6Y2LSPKK0FHJUH70H/27d2d8d4-f0b5-4bde-8d71-acfa9b14e5e9.jpg Home - Virtual Shows All magic is supposed to be impossible – but The Impossible Show! is even more impossible, because it takes place over long distances through a virtual and audiovisual connection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592792704828-V2Z4VXZBIQLTAE85XBS2/cbs300.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592792704823-A49PHXJN5FKC03UG33JW/nbc300.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592792704795-Q2WTENX3SUKPVY0WR8PD/ny300.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592792704828-B95LA76BQHLJ53VXXVL5/nyt300.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592792968755-NJ0TIY6NBNVG4AO4EX8D/amex300.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592792704791-AL268JYYWGXANZWJANLW/today300.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592792968890-C58LLUYOZJ2SX9KA52YZ/app300.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593122380373-JPKHBF3DCAJ1GED6DZGV/adobe300.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592792969436-WVJLS80HP24EY33G2Y2N/intuit300.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593122380369-FJA563P7Y5BAWLVB9HDP/cnn300.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593122380370-NYTS1V0ZJJSE1EFHBEOK/amex300+%281%29.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593122380367-GQPP2XXDSI5EHZXQXJZD/rs300.jpg Home https://jamyianswiss.com/contact-1 daily 0.75 2022-05-27 https://jamyianswiss.com/virtual-shows daily 0.75 2020-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592783024014-PJICJAPD7LS0FL5IZ5AJ/27d2d8d4-f0b5-4bde-8d71-acfa9b14e5e9.jpg Virtual Shows - Close-up at a distance. A great magician can provide something very different than the run of the mill virtual cocktail hour, trivia show, or typical team-building event. Keep your people truly connected with an event they will talk about long after the gathering ends. The Impossible Show! is something truly different, truly amazing – providing an experience of personal interaction that is far beyond what people can even imagine. Keep your organization, your group, your social circle, connected. Share in the magic. Experience the IMPOSSIBLE ... now! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592775483611-SRD2BL3VPT2U1NWMLQDF/c0b202a1-1c4b-47ba-a1c8-9c1fe4b2c170.jpg Virtual Shows - The Impossible Show! At this unique moment in time, companies, organizations, and individuals are looking for engagement, above all. Escape and variety, yes, but also: connection. The Impossible Show! is an interactive virtual magic show. It’s an immersive, engaging, personalized experience, filled with fun, mystery, and optimism, in which, over long distances, magic somehow happens in your guests’ own minds and hands! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592783129126-HE42V7P1WT8JE39Y7ULP/f8335f99-cdc0-41e8-ad9a-63294b294f2e.jpg Virtual Shows https://jamyianswiss.com/stage daily 0.75 2021-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592776363974-PN2C4L7AEUZWLZR6BTLX/metaphorsphoto2.jpg Keynotes and Stage - Keynote speaker Jamy presents unique “Magical Metaphors” that use magic in original ways to visually and memorably illustrate principles of, for example, creativity, brainstorming, risk management and more. Do you need: A dynamic keynote speaker to kick off an annual conference? An upbeat closing presentation filled with meaningful take-aways to cap an awards program? A focused, hard-hitting dose of real-world motivation perfectly suited to results-oriented breakout sessions? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1594775511758-A7WY8LMQJVJINH0329BS/JIS_-5.jpg Keynotes and Stage - Maestro of Ceremonies Need a dynamic sales meeting? A riveting banquet program? A rollicking awards night? Your event deserves to be MC’d by an experienced host and entertainer. Kick it up a notch with a professional’s touch — with or without the addition of magic specially customized to your message — that guarantees your attendees a superlative experience and indelible memories! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593300664506-9HTXYJIE31YA8XS3XYGN/profile_one_screen.jpg Keynotes and Stage - Heavy Mental If there were such a thing as psychic powers, it would have to look like this. Jamy Ian Swiss presents a program of baffling, unnerving “mind reading” phenomena, accomplished with pure psychology, subtle influence, deft illusion, uncanny intuition and a healthy dose of downright deception. See a video preview of Heavy Mental here. https://jamyianswiss.com/closeup daily 0.75 2020-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592965461884-431K7SXU3QVXC7NZQUJI/DSC09333%2Bcopy.jpg Close-Up - Close-up in Concert For intimate groups in a more formal setting, the best choice is always concert-style close-up magic — as you might have seen in Jamy's show at New York City's legendary Rainbow Room, atop Rockefeller Center, or at the famed Magic Castle in Hollywood, where Jamy has appeared many times. For an audience that can be seated throughout the show, in view of a stage that is little more than a bridge table, this is a show with impact that will last a lifetime. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592788414791-EQHC09VMKSBF8PO2CW08/weddingphotoleft.jpg Close-Up - Strolling magic Close-Up Magic is performed at intimate quarters, for just a few people at a time. Miracles happen right in your own hands — it's magic “in your face!” Strolling Magic moves in and around and throughout your event, with Jamy’s serving as the ultimate guest who mixes, meets and greets your visitors, making new connections and encouraging interactions among your arriving attendees. Think of it as a magical seasoning to help flavor the evening and give it a truly magical start. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593301245185-NP4R7UTWN2H4W4B78CEB/011%2B%25281%2529.jpg Close-Up - Poker and Gambling Exposé Don’t Bet On It! Anyone who enjoys card games and gambling will be fascinated by this authentic demonstration and expose of card cheating techniques presented by a master of the card table. Everything you've heard about — Stacking the Deck, Second Dealing, Bottom Dealing — and plenty you've never heard of before, all demonstrated in a captivating and fast-paced presentation right before your eyes. Jamy Ian Swiss has consulted on casino game security and baffled the best of the experts at international gaming firms, gaming expositions, and casino authorities — and you too will be astonished when you witness this up-close demonstration of forbidden sleights and top secret gambling skills. “I never saw anything like that! That was a sick trick!” — Annie Duke, World Champion Poker Player https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592967872658-BQK436AAUW52XMZDFCVG/image-asset.jpeg Close-Up - Secrets of Street Scams and Con Game The Art of the Con: A lecture and demonstration about the notorious "short con" known as Three Card Monte, along with related street scams such as the Shell Game. Professional con artists have used these games for centuries, but they are still effective today in scamming victims out of their money. Why do they work? Well, sleight of hand is only a small part of the secret – the real secrets have to do with psychology, and a carefully constructed theatrical production, with many players, most of whose roles are invisible to the victim. Jamy has appeared on countless television shows to discuss these ancient yet still contemporary con games, including CBS 48 Hours. He has also appeared on behalf of the Times Square Business Investment District as part of their effort to clear the games out of Times Square, and has lectured for police organizations (such as Professionals Against Confidence Crime) and other groups who wish to arm themselves with information as protection against becoming victims. An entertaining as well as informative presentation! https://jamyianswiss.com/trade-shows daily 0.75 2020-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593301360450-3CLQWYHCDFOOKO8BDK4D/VascoRSA2+copy+2.JPG Trade Shows - For more than 25 years, Jamy Ian Swiss has been guaranteeing clients extraordinary improvement in lead generation and impact from their trade show presence. 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A wide-ranging, in-depth interview. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593826186166-N6L2R7A1Y5G0J0EA21OI/jamy-book-reviews-square.jpg For Magicians Vanishing Inc. has put all of Jamy’s published reviews in one place. For eighteen years (June 1994 - January 2013), Jamy Ian Swiss wrote thoughtful, opinionated, long-form reviews of magic books for Genii magazine. Jamy's reviews contain insights deeper than just product recommendations, and so we have worked to assemble the entire series (almost 450 magic book reviews) in one complete and fully searchable archive. https://jamyianswiss.com/keynotes-and-stage-1 daily 0.75 2020-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592784463154-NN8Y2E4N8NCN0XJK6728/mentalphotomain+%281%29.jpg Keynotes and Stage (Copy) - Maestro of Ceremonies Need a dynamic sales meeting? A riveting banquet program? A rollicking awards night? Your event deserves to be MC’d by an experienced host and entertainer. Kick it up a notch with a professional’s touch — with or without the addition of magic specially customized to your message — that guarantees your attendees a superlative experience and indelible memories! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592776363974-PN2C4L7AEUZWLZR6BTLX/metaphorsphoto2.jpg Keynotes and Stage (Copy) - Keynote speaker (jamy to write) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592776929734-35EHI3INNYHN6DAJ9A2P/Large+JPG-Aro+Ha_0428.jpg Keynotes and Stage (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592776871085-5G1AG2AA9UNDRMQTUBKN/lecturephoto2.jpg Keynotes and Stage (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592776836989-9ZGUZH8DM851BYE6FBL3/lecturephoto1.jpg Keynotes and Stage (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592787926179-S4S4O7ERXFHL4MT5ZV0Y/Untitled+drawing.jpg Keynotes and Stage (Copy) https://jamyianswiss.com/scrapbook daily 0.75 2020-07-15 https://jamyianswiss.com/pt-sin-city daily 0.75 2020-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592794160218-JAHBWO59DQ3JMLFY2BXW/icet.jpg Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular - Ice T Okay, I admit that I may not own that many rap CDs, but rap pioneer Ice T's O.G. (Original Gangsta) is one of my favorites. I've always believed him to be a smart, talented guy, and so I wasn't surprised when he proved to be so on Sin City – but I wasn't fully prepared for his easygoing, good-humored style or the fun we'd have working together. It all started when we were over at the Hard Rock Café, preparing to shoot a "remote" guest spot with Pamela Anderson Lee. Suddenly we got word that Ice T was her guest star that day, and that he might drop by for our shoot with Pam. Quickly Penn & Teller and the writers put our heads together to try to come up with an idea for something to do on the fly with Ice T, just in case he'd be so inclined. So we pulled out a trick of mine, from my 1987 cover issue of Genii magazine (and my subsequent European lecture notes), entitled "Stabbing Case," in which a signed card is returned to the deck, the deck is boxed, and a knife is stabbed through the box. When the box is ripped away, the signed card is impaled on the knife, still stuck in the board. A week or so before we had thought of using this trick for a possible remote with Tim Allen of Home Improvement, and at that time, Teller had come up with the idea of using a power drill and wood screw instead of the knife. After some rapid brainstorming at the Hard Rock, Penn came up with the premise that he would ask Ice T where his "section" of memorabilia was hanging. Ice T would say there wasn't any, and then Penn would rip somebody else's piece of famous memorabilia off the wall, and in its place – by performing the card trick – leave a playing card signed by Ice T screwed into the wall. Michael Goudeau raced off to the shop to collect the props, while we ran around Hard Rock to pull it all together. Meanwhile, we didn't even know if Ice T would do it! We got set for the bit. Ice T came by, and Teller asked him if he wanted to do a spot with the guys. He said he was a fan and would be glad to do something, so while Penn & Teller were taping with Pamela, I sat around and did some close-up magic for him and his friends. He really enjoyed the magic and was a hell of a lot of fun to perform for and to hang with. After the Pamela spot was finished, we shot Ice T's spot quick and dirty, pretty much in one take, and it went great. And I still have the card! But there's more to the story. Teller had previously had the idea that it would be funny for a rapper to do a kid's birthday party magic trick, like Hippity Hop Rabbits. We mentioned the idea to Ice T, he liked it instantly and, since he was going to be in town for a few more days and we were taping shows that weekend, he agreed to come on the show. So the next morning he came by the shop, and I performed a simple version of the Hippity Hop Rabbits for him and gave him a couple of possible presentation ideas, including suggesting that we get some little kids together for him to perform for, birthday-party style, at the taping. We spent some time working together while he learned the mechanics of the trick, and then he was off and running on his own. Over the next forty minutes or so he kept riffing on the concept and created a truly clever and funny routine, complete with an original story, and every time somebody new from the production team came into the office, he'd perform the trick for them. Each time it got better and better, and after a half dozen performances or so, he was done and we knew we had a great bit. It was really wonderful to see a guy that focussed and talented just create something out of whole cloth right before your eyes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592883469539-K3PBBTRX67CVRCX5U2BL/smothers.jpg Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular - Smothers Brothers Nobody of my generation who has the slightest interest in comedy could deny being influenced by the Smothers Brothers, or having been a fan of their legendary show, the Smothers Comedy Brothers Hour. So much so that we recreated an imaginary episode of that show (complete with theme song, and an original set piece that we somehow got hold of), in which the Brothers Smother present a 60s acid rock band called Yardstick of Lunatics that sings it's "hit" single, Jellybean Aardvark [the lyrics actually written by Penn Jillette and Colman Dekay, with music by Gary Stockdale] The show had a double opening Â- Penn & Teller open the Sin City Spectacular, Penn throws it to the Smothers Brothers, they do one of their classic music and comedy bits to open "their" show, and then they throw it back to the psychedelic scene of Jellybean Aardvark (in which I actually briefly appeared, complete with tie-dyes Â- but you have to look carefully because I'm gone in a flash). During the rehearsals for this, I was standing immediately backstage of them, just behind the Smothers Brothers set piece, and let me tell you, the first time their theme song came up and then they started doing their routine mere inches away from me, it really brought chills to the back of my neck. It was a real thrill to be a part of it, and to work with these two comedy heroes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592883514919-7WNQO8RTX7SAKPOL3UX0/image-asset.jpeg Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular - Frank Gorshin Many will recognize Frank Gorshin as The Riddler from the old Batman TV series with Adam West. Some may remember him as the black-and-white character from the famous episode about racism in the original Star Trek series, "Let This Be Your Final Battle," which earned him an Emmy nomination. In fact, Gorshin is a comedian, singer, television and film actor who's been in dozens of movies – but perhaps the most important thing to me about Frank Gorshin is that he is probably the greatest impressionist who's ever lived. Frank doesn't just imitate voices. He doesn't create simulations. He creates perfect caricatures of his subjects, complete with voice, facial expressions, body language – without prosthetics or makeup – and above all, with truly funny and original material. You can often recognize who he's doing before he even opens his mouth! In short, Frank Gorshin is an artist. I saw him many times in my youth on the Carson show and television's great variety shows, and he made a tremendous impression (!) on me. I will never forget being awed by his masterpiece, a recreation of the showdown seen from the movie, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, in which he portrays both Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas. I must have seen it 30 years ago, but I'll never forget it. Penn & Teller are of course huge Frank Gorshin fans too, so with their encouragement I pressed hard to book him on the show. Eventually we got him, and I can honestly say that I was never more thrilled to meet any single guest we had – movie actor, television star, variety artist, you name it – than to meet Frank Gorshin. I kept hammering the bookers and handlers to come and get me the instant he arrived in the theater, and I was so excited I could barely tear myself away from hanging around him. Unfortunately we couldn't give him enough time to do the O.K. Corral hunk – it runs about nine minutes – but he did a great set, and I remain thrilled that I had the chance to meet him, and grateful that my friend, guitarist Jimmy MacIntosh from the SCS Crimes Against Nature Band, was nice enough to snap this photo for me. (Do I sound like an unabashed fan? I am. For more, go to the official site, www.frankgorshin.com.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592794286993-6JFF3PGF44Y2WUAKXEEN/farrell.jpg Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular - Colman and Terry Here's a snapshot of me, head writer and pal Colman Dekay, and Terry Farrell, who played Jadzia Dax on Deep Space Nine, and currently co-stars with Ted Danson in Becker. We certainly had guests on the show who were talented, funny, beautiful or charming, but I doubt I met any who possessed all those traits together in spades the way Terry does. She came in a day early, hung out during rehearsals and taping of the show before hers, did a great job in her own performance and was a grand sport (considering that Teller was pulling live worms out of her nose, hair and shoes!), and was all in all a complete delight to spend time with. As a bonus, she's a pal of Marina Sertis's, who was taping with us the next day; when the two hung out the night before Terry told Marina what a good time she had had, thereby preparing Marina to have a great time too Â- and so she did! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592883424109-2JUFDEQMACL2XYFZ5F3W/sirtis.jpg Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular - Fans of Star Trek… Fans of Star Trek: The Next Generation will recognize Marina as Counselor Deanna Troi. Fellow SCS-writer and world-class juggler Michael Goudeau (star of the Lance Burton magic show at the Monte Carlo Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip Â- don't miss it when you're in Vegas, and tell them I sent you) invented a trick we called "Card Nose," in which a deck of cards is sprayed at Marina's face, and her selected card is impaled on her nose Â- the pictures here show her before and after! She was a great sport and very funny in the bit, and as "chief magic consultant" I had the pleasure of teaching her the secret part of the trick that we needed her help on. She was a quick study, so then I spent another half hour or so doing some close-up magic for her, and we had a great time all told. By the way, I may have been listed as chief magic consultant, but Michael Goudeau came up with some of my favorite trick plots for the season, including the Hot Tub card trick with Baywatch gal Angelica Bridges, and Lyle Lovett's truly funny Valentine, probably the single funniest idea we had all year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592883562768-VQSAEYYVNOTJ2167KK8H/loureed.jpg Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular - Lou Reed That's me and the original rock-n'-roll animal, at a surprise birthday party (mine) a few years back (before I shaved!). The first time we met, mutual pal Penn Jillette brought Lou to see me perform at Mostly Magic in Greenwich Village, and one of the best compliments I've ever received was Lou's unquotable expletive response each time he missed seeing his card arrive under his ashtray! Lou is a great artist and a great audience for magic, and I'm privileged to know him. He was also a guest on the second episode of Sin City, and it was great to have him and his supportive spirit there at that first and challenging round of taping. As a spectacular bonus, Lou and the band and a handful of us went back to the Slammer (Penn's place) after the taping, and they ended up playing in the band room, with Gary Stockdale on keyboards, and eventually with Penn on bass. That was a thrill I will truly never forget. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592793932222-T9L4H6L5H897ZSF3RG06/Large+JPG-Aro+Ha_0380.jpg Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular - A meeting with Shaq We went to L.A. for a week of work, including guest shots for the guys on Donny & Marie and Roseanne (who also shot a remote with them for our show, doing a two-man version of a classic Eddie Fechter card trick that I suggested), and a remote spot with Shaquille O'Neal. This was a comic sketch, shot at Planet Hollywood in Beverly Hills, in which Shaquille and Teller engage in an eating contest, and via some underhanded help from Penn and an assortment of hungry animal friends, Teller eventually wins. Shaq is a pretty laid-back guy and a great audience for magic, and so in between set-ups I had fun doing close-up magic for him. It's obvious to comment on the size of this guy, but suffice to say, that midget on the left is actually me. He doesn't so much shake your hand as envelop it Â- if Shaq did magic he could probably palm two decks of cards in one hand Â- side by side! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592794072712-8HH8A1AA3SANHI074TMR/deadly.jpg Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular - The Creative Team The greatest pleasure of working on Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular was the opportunity to collaborate with a stunning creative team. The writing team (Penn Jillette, Teller, Colman Dekay, Michael Goudeau, and eventually, Alan Rucker), the musical director Dr. Gary Stockdale and his Crimes Against Nature Band, the costume designer, Brigitte Mann, the choreographers, Tiger Martina and Georgie Bernasek, and the rest of the fabulous Eight Deadly Sin Dancers (the eighth sin is "Card Tricks!")Â- putting all these people together and creating material was a remarkable and thrilling experience. And nobody worked harder than the dancers, an incredibly talented and dedicated bunch. Here they are at the final taping, just after taping Penn & Teller's dramatizing of the story of Salome and John the Baptist, as told in song by the Residents. Not everybody wears stage blood as well as this! (L to R: Terri Gomez, Kelly Crandall, Georgie Bernasek, Tiger Martina (kneeling), me, Krissy Lenmark, Marie Miller, Karen Marek, Octavio.) https://jamyianswiss.com/magic-conventions daily 0.75 2020-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592883705631-4SRB7SGCKP3J11W7BI8D/asher-stetson.jpg Magic Conventions - Lee Asher and Jon Stetson At the 100th S.A.M. convention in NYC, with pals Lee Asher and Jon Stetson. Lee is one of the finest and most inventive sleight-of-hand guys I know. Jon, from Boston, is one of the busiest and best professional magicians working in corporate circles today, and frequently appears at Monday Night Magic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592883794583-ZR5QY52FV1HM13TP5GKP/davenports.jpg Magic Conventions - Davenport’s With a crowd of friends when I performed at the Davenport's centenary convention, 20-23 July 2005. Lennart Green, Hiromasa Fukai, Juan Tamariz, Yuji Wada, and Guy Hollingworth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592883876391-GI9ANFAWNS94AR63S18S/image-asset.jpeg Magic Conventions - Ozzie Malini With Ozzie Malini, son of Max Malini, at the Los Angeles Conference on Magic History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592883763208-QU9VP5E2JC52FSC778PF/burton-thompson.jpg Magic Conventions - Lance and Johnny I wonder if a close look at what pals Lance Burton and Johnny Thompson are having for dessert offers any insight into the differences between them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592883854362-QGR6RH2CC8UODT0GZN7S/schwarzman-weigle.jpg Magic Conventions - 100th S.A.M Convention At the 100th S.A.M. convention in NYC in 2002, friend and sleight-of-hand master Howie Schwarzman introduced me to none other than Oscar Weigle, who, among many other accomplishments, recently wrote the introduction to Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond by Stephen Minch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592883735748-SH8DH80V0MSGRZEHQZUA/desert-magic.jpg Magic Conventions - 2001 Desert Seminar At the 2001 Desert Magic Seminar with Lance, Pam Thompson, Barrie and Janie Richardson, and Teller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592883818623-S911LC3USCFCETD4O05J/tel-aviv.jpg Magic Conventions - Tel-Aviv In December of 2000 I performed, lectured, and taught an intensive seminar at a magic convention in Tel Aviv, Israel. I had a grand time and met some terrific magicians, many of whom attended this workshop. Two of the best are seated closest to the camera: on the left, Ori Ashkenazy; on the right, Amir Lustig. Also, Asi Wind — can you find him? https://jamyianswiss.com/the-today-show daily 0.75 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592797107071-U2W4WLYCEKH9F9HV11WO/roker.jpg The Today Show - Al Roker Making Al Roker appear -- a big surprise, and this garnered a huge reaction from the live audience in Rockefeller Center! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592797191469-WQ97HSOTFS5KIE8PJ0X4/today-group.jpg The Today Show - The Entire Crew On The Today Show, August 2001. I did a think-a-card effect here - on live, national television. Even with a call time of five in the morning, who needs coffee with this kind of pressure? L to R: Al Roker, Ann Curry, Matt Lauer, and Katie Couric. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592797164331-76TTZHLCDFPTOV1ER53C/ann-al.jpg The Today Show - Al and Ann With Al and Ann, after Ann has -- much to her amazement -- managed to transmit the name of her card to the entire crowd. Here she asks Al if he knows how it was done. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592797048403-JBNYRZQOODT5TDPGAIHJ/today-show.jpg The Today Show - Closing Moments The closing moments of our Monday Night Magic spot on The Today Show. Left to right: Ann Curry, Matt Lauer, Katie Couric, Jamy, Harley Newman (who escaped from a straightjacket while suspended by a burning rope from a 100-foot crane over Rockefeller Plaza), and magician and Monday Night Magic co-producer Peter Samelson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592797027892-C2ZO1DOCDL92ZCPWZIXA/matt-closerlook.jpg The Today Show - Closer… Matt steps in for a closer look. I opened the segment with Matt, then my Monday Night Magic cohorts, Michael Chaut and Peter Samelson, followed, each with a different host. After a commercial break, we came back for the final segment featuring Harley Newman, narrated by me and hosted by Katie Couric. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592797079112-3NGZRY2S9XQOX50XD7C4/ann.jpg The Today Show - 2002 Spot The 2002 spot, doing a card trick for Ann Curry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592797219382-KBXJL124Z1AMK41GMG7V/today-group2.jpg The Today Show - Another Group Shot Another group shot, with Todd Robbins and Frank Brents in view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592797137641-X6TMKCXRKKOZ5OUXOZT0/thoughtsender.jpg The Today Show - Todd Robbins This entire spot was performed by Todd Robbins (my Monday Night Magic partner) and myself. Partners Michael Chaut, Frank Brents, and Peter Samelson assisted. Here Ann models the latest technology for Todd and I, the Monday Night Magic Parapsychotic Telapathetic Thought Sender! https://jamyianswiss.com/martin-gardner-1 daily 0.75 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592797343792-LHNF3KTBKYVH6E9RG81S/7.jpg Martin Gardner Martin demonstrates a tabled false cut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592797417142-I9ZPPWPJGOM8Y55CPKUN/1.jpg Martin Gardner With Patrick Watson, an extraordinary person and a special friend (who also wrote the introduction to my book, Shattering Illusions. His autobiography, This Hour has Seven Decades, was published in Canada in fall of 2004. See the excerpted chapter in the November 2004 Genii, along with an introductory piece I contributed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592797389966-YJOMO8PC40ENQ0QBM7IE/9.jpg Martin Gardner Jamy's trick gets a smile from Martin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592797310838-WEWW5HR4K7R53J6VOSS5/6.jpg Martin Gardner The decks are out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592797508619-3N139JUEVWNS5843A9IL/3.jpg Martin Gardner The Toronto "Super Session" workshop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592797529648-64QHQBG9AHQZRNRFMB0O/4.jpg Martin Gardner Analyzing the French Drop. I'm on a chair because the work begins with the proper placement of the feet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592797286884-PQ2HOBL938NFH3DJXFR5/5.jpg Martin Gardner An unholy trio — Swiss, Gardner, Randi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592797367573-JRGJIBZFYRFNJKR1KOIE/8.jpg Martin Gardner Gardner's bottom deal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592797443016-JT5VKWDWWU93BTNO28U7/image-asset.jpeg Martin Gardner Demonstrating an improper grip for the overhand shuffle https://jamyianswiss.com/tamariz daily 0.75 2020-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592884188894-U1G01NAOCHHELANU02CI/5.jpg Tamariz - Sharing a laugh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592884243956-9R5WCSQF4NSTAJCQT0PC/image-asset.jpeg Tamariz - L to R: Marjorie Hass, Jamy, Tamariz, Larry Hass, Gema Navarro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592884265003-236DR8T3KJJQS9X5N7N5/8.jpg Tamariz - Marjorie Hass reacts to some magic! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592884288820-91XM0HEDTYD0E7FXVRJ8/9.jpg Tamariz - A late night miracle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592884121113-C6Q090LTUNNDYGOXCVIJ/2.jpg Tamariz - Tamariz and Swiss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592884093591-U4SDZ4BHAU7LOEOIBAN9/1.jpg Tamariz - Juan and Gema Juan and the delightful Gema Navarro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592884146174-Y4HWK4XQOL972S7EBHUH/icet.jpg Tamariz - Talking Magic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1592884162212-EJ9YGS48KKNJ4PHT9434/4.jpg Tamariz - More magic talk https://jamyianswiss.com/rockies-and-mcbride-1 daily 0.75 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593123137673-291LL6E505RALYG4NZE5/5.jpg Rockies and McBride My pals Doc Eason and Eric Mead are the Magic Bar performers at the Tower Magic Bar & Restaurant in Snowmass, Colorado. I've worked at the Tower before, having been the featured guest performer at their Millennium New Year's Eve party. But it was great to be back for a night behind the bar with Eric, and Doc dropped by as well. They have the greatest jobs in all of magic, and they deserve it -- they're both a blast to watch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593123360005-M5NZKV0VQL6B1GGICC7E/7+%281%29.jpg Rockies and McBride With the bride and groom, Yuki Kadoya and Yukari-san. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593123336420-KF5XOFGWS6D44UES5VJL/mcbride.jpg Rockies and McBride At McBride Magic Center, Apollo Robbins, Shoot Ogawa, and John Thompson dropped by for a session. Shoot performed some wonderful coin magic and his fabulous Ninja Rings, and Apollo did his fabulous "Coin on Shoulder" routine, and demonstrated some of his superb audience management techniques. Both were in town to shoot a joint video to complement their joint lecture tour. Jamy and Shoot will both be lecturing at the Las Vegas Magic Invitational (LVMI) in September. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593123315487-FBR0W5IEFBD3L2KAQM68/9.jpg Rockies and McBride Jeff & Jamy are old friends going back to starting days in New York City, when Jeff was performing at Club Ibis, and many a late night session was held at Jeff's apartment and at the nearby Triple Inn. Jamy even served as Jeff's director for one summer in the early 80s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593123200723-SYPAYADEN969NQGRDYZ2/mentalists.jpg Rockies and McBride With my dear friend Barrie Richardson, one of the best minds in magic I know, and my new friend, Bob Cassidy. I don't care what the PEA says, Bob is a fun guy, a fine performer, and gave one of the best lectures on mentalism I've ever seen. One of the few mentalists I've seen who really understands show biz and what it really means to entertain an audience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593123393849-M4LKVZYMPMA430842CSB/4.jpg Rockies and McBride With my friend, and another honored guest, Ton Onosaka. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593123158313-VW09XPTI1YRH3F9CZO1O/6.jpg Rockies and McBride L to R: JIS, Gaetan Bloom (my dear friend and truly one of the world's greatest magicians), Mike Caveney, Tina Lenert, Kevin James, and in front, Arturo (who, like me, is a huge baseball fan, we talked baseball for an hour one night at the bar). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593123176927-8HFBK0HZQJEAPJESWBYY/7.jpg Rockies and McBride This is where a lot of the late-night fun and magic talk went down. Here are some more (but still not all!) of the featured performers of the 2002 convention. L to R: Doc Eason, Jon Stetson, Mike Bent, Jamy, Eric Mead, Bob Cassidy. https://jamyianswiss.com/amazing-meeting daily 0.75 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593123676769-MESG7V7B69UVD7SWJBNR/4.jpg Amazing Meeting Reading minds on stage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593123592773-18EHUC18RNCGZIEID8OG/mentalists.jpg Amazing Meeting With Richard Dawkins and Julia Sweeney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593123615116-N82WAI4864GXKZV581CF/6+%281%29.jpg Amazing Meeting On stage at the Stardust https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593123521542-XO91X7OVV1BQ7DBK18JT/3+%281%29.jpg Amazing Meeting L to R: Jamy, Michael Shermer, Teller, Randi, Julia Sweeney, Penn Jillette, Christopher Hitchens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593123633932-MIOCAPBM321T2DFVEFUA/7+%282%29.jpg Amazing Meeting Psychokinesis with a spectator's finger ring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593123656457-QDJZI3FD6Q4QVV9WBLNA/7+%281%29.jpg Amazing Meeting With pals Penn & Teller https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593123542241-QLWCPR4AA0N5MAQ3IW2E/2+%281%29.jpg Amazing Meeting With two terrific friends, James Randi and Julia Sweeney. Julia performed her new hit show, "Letting Go of God," as the Thursday night kick-off event. If you're anywhere in reach of Los Angeles, be sure to go see it! See www.juliasweeney.com for more details. Don't miss it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593123706641-9OH14UCNWKRX625Y2Y6U/image-asset.jpeg Amazing Meeting When TAM3 came to an end, a small party adjourned to Penn and Emily Jillette's home - "The Slammer" - for the wedding of my dear friends Kramer and Valerie. Randi officiated, and I was privileged to serve as Best Man. Many happy returns to the fabulous couple! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593123565217-3XH7WVE2GBKBUKNN1GL1/7.jpg Amazing Meeting He's a helluva lot more personable than this deadpan expression would suggest! https://jamyianswiss.com/introlessonsandlearning daily 0.75 2020-06-27 https://jamyianswiss.com/magic-as-a-martial-art daily 0.75 2020-07-01 https://jamyianswiss.com/lessons-and-learning-essay daily 0.75 2020-07-01 https://jamyianswiss.com/conversation-with-eugene-burger daily 0.75 2020-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593824515229-N21UQE8AVCSYS0ZKTAY0/EED071ED-CE86-4EB7-ACDD-EC9F05991BC9.JPG Conversation with Eugene Burger https://jamyianswiss.com/sleights-and-scripts daily 0.75 2020-07-01 https://jamyianswiss.com/thanks-and-credits daily 0.75 2020-06-27 https://jamyianswiss.com/fans-and-magicians-1 daily 0.75 2020-12-07 https://jamyianswiss.com/beast-of-the-east daily 0.75 2020-06-29 https://jamyianswiss.com/super-session daily 0.75 2020-07-01 https://jamyianswiss.com/chris-ragaisis daily 0.75 2020-06-29 https://jamyianswiss.com/howard-rappaport daily 0.75 2020-06-29 https://jamyianswiss.com/derren-brown-interview daily 0.75 2020-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593459626094-1J2OQU953VNHGGSF3XPX/derren-brown.jpg Derren Brown Interview https://jamyianswiss.com/the-houdini-code-mystery-a-spirit-secret-solved daily 0.75 2020-07-01 https://jamyianswiss.com/peak-performances daily 0.75 2020-07-01 https://jamyianswiss.com/extending-magic-beyond-credibility daily 0.75 2020-07-01 https://jamyianswiss.com/card-college-1-the-cdrom-with-video daily 0.75 2020-07-01 https://jamyianswiss.com/why-magic-sucks daily 0.75 2020-07-01 https://jamyianswiss.com/jamys-genii-archive daily 0.75 2020-07-04 https://jamyianswiss.com/skepticism daily 0.75 2020-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593819108764-2RA6UD8MJRHWX5A5CYMR/IMG_5499.JPG Skepticism - At a dinner for Richard Dawkins, here with mutual friends and skeptics,(L to R) Michael Shermer and his wife Jennifer Graf, Lawrence Krauss and his wife Nancy Dahl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593819286227-UIO2A6L6PX29D1RNJY48/JIS+%26+Randi+copy.JPG Skepticism - With James Randi, in one of a series of annual on-stage conversations at TAM, The Amazing Meeting. See more about The Amazing Meeting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593819239106-SCV7463THP5IQG9QDJUD/Randi%2B%2526%2BJIS%2BTAM7%2Bby%2BEran%2BSegev%2Bcopy.jpg Skepticism - At The Amazing Meeting, Jamy Ian Swiss was presented by Randi with the James Randi Award for Skepticism in the Public Interest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593826896697-23372OR8THUIU8YVM4H5/3+%282%29.jpg Skepticism - A panel moderated by Jamy at the 2005 TAM3, The Amazing Meeting. L to R: Jamy, Michael Shermer, Teller, Randi, Julia Sweeney, Penn Jillette, Christopher Hitchens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593818973806-MBPJZKU8O043M5NUIWRU/unnamed.jpg Skepticism - With Richard Dawkins At the 2016 CSICon conference, Jamy sat down with longtime skeptic friend and colleague Richard Dawkins for an unscripted and spirited conversation. [Watch the video above!] https://jamyianswiss.com/book-jamy daily 0.75 2022-05-27 https://jamyianswiss.com/magicians2008-2019 daily 0.75 2020-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593933527951-JYVNFZX8LRWEAI5BTHCP/BA0E69E9-9138-4D0B-9C4D-BF3B8646A2D7.JPG Magicians 2008 - 2019 - Cardicians At MAGIC Live in 2015, Bill Malone talked convention producer Stan Allen into letting Bill bring two friends along to have an on-stage conversation with as a feature convention event — namely, Steve Forte and Ron Conley. At least a thousand people at the convention had no idea who those two guys are, and you might not know either, but suffice to say, a handful of us — like, all the guys in this photo — made sure to get into both of the two times the threesome were on stage, and that includes those of us who know both of them personally to some extent or another. That evening, mutual pal Norman Beck (tall guy standing next to and behind me to my left) put together an invitation only gathering at a local pub and pool hall. Rarely have I seen that much cardician talent in one room, and I’ll never forget something my pal Jason England (kneeling center) said to me that evening. He had recently read a book about literature, in which the writer posited that if you gathered a group of prominent writers together and asked them to name the greatest novelist of the 20th century, there would probably be general agreement about James Joyce — but if you asked the same group to name their top ten, there would be plenty of discussion and disagreement around the 4th, 5th and 6th positions. Jason said, “If we asked everybody here to name their top ten, there would be a lot of discussion and debate around 4th, 5th and 6th, but everybody is going to agree who’s number one.” I laughed. Because he was right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593933640777-VVDXLIJASCEAHN9UTQDU/57FD3BD0-FED8-427A-90D7-711D90AF91BE.JPG Magicians 2008 - 2019 - J.C. Wagner When I first relocated to San Diego in August of 2008, I had exactly one friend here, my old pal and fellow Magic Bartender, J.C. Wagner. We knew each other since the 1980s, and were part of the many interconnections in the Magic Bar lineage that started with “Heba Haba” Al Andrucci, was passed along to Bob Sheets, and that in turn Bob extended the line to J. C. Wagner, Steve Spill, Doc Eason, Eric Mead (by proxy at first), Scotty York, and finally myself. J.C. used to hold court every Saturday afternoon at a sailor’s dive bar on Coronado, and the sharpest of the local San Diego magic scene, especially the younger crowd of upcoming talent, would gather there weekly in order to learn from the master. I made it out there as often as possible, and loved just being around J.C. and watching him work, or sessioning with him there. Sadly, J.C. was diagnosed with cancer not long after I arrived in San Diego, and was gone a year-and-a-half later. It was a life cut short, and a companionship cut short as well. He was not only a great magician, but a truly gentle man. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593933663109-OOB5G1HIWGD4NRAEU8QV/EB2858D6-6966-49E2-ABE5-E757C7823BB6.JPG Magicians 2008 - 2019 - Dinner in Vegas Jason England and I share a passion for superb traditional Japanese cuisine. This isn’t our favorite place in Vegas, but it’s a terrific one, well off the strip. This was a dinner gathering during MAGIC Live a few years ago with some pals o’ mine. L to R: Larry Fong, Jamy, Eric Mead, Mac King, Bill Mullins, R. Paul Wilson, Jason England, and Michael Weber. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593933570505-FO9QQ4N3UTA0JSZTYM9D/1A24556C-9C5F-4A0E-AECD-576E1AC2767A.JPG Magicians 2008 - 2019 - NYC at Asi’s A few of my best pals, L to R: Prakash Puru, Noah Levine, Matthew Holtzclaw, Jamy, Asi Wind, Brian Wendell Morton (from Baltimore). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593933592855-1XA7X4ZIH3456CT51C3Q/showfolk.jpg Magicians 2008 - 2019 - At the Magic Castle It had been many years since my NYC magic posse had been in one place together. Here we are at the Magic Castle, L to R: Asi Wind, Jamy, Prakash, Matthew Holtzclaw, Dennis Kyriakos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1594421299938-I7IJCSSTAIC7VBI8ZE5Y/Bucknell+foursome.jpg Magicians 2008 - 2019 - Merchants of Doubt at Bucknell University In October of 2015 I was part of a multi-day event at Bucknell University as part of the Public Understanding of Science program. I presented a talk about deception, and was part of a panel discussion about the documentary, “Merchants of Doubt,” in which I am featured as a commentator. L to R: Academy-Award nominated director Robert Kenner, Jamy, renowned climate scientist Michael Mann, and Naomi Orestes, Harvard historian of science and co-author of the book on which the film is based. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593933500774-5WSMLWZL5MKFNURVHXGH/C1C92953-C1B6-4F16-B5B0-13956870AF72.JPG Magicians 2008 - 2019 - Barrie Richardson Memorial On Saturday, June 4, 2016, I was privileged to be invited to take part in a memorial gathering and performance for my friend, Barrie Richardson. It was a spectacular gathering of many of Barrie and his wife Janie’s friends from their “other” world — the world in which worked at Centenary College as Dean of the Frost School of Business, where he was eventually appointed the Samuel Guy Sample Professor of Business Administration, a prestigious endowed chair that allowed him to continue to improve the Centenary program, until his retirement in 2001. Janie wanted those folks to see Barrie’s other world, in which he was revered as a writer, creator, performer and teacher of mentalism. Barrie was a dear friend and had a tremendous influence on my work. In the photo you see a stellar cast of magicians and mentalists, many of us who performed on stage that evening, and a few others who performed close-up magic before the platform show. It was a memorable night, in tribute to an unforgettable man. [L to R: Gary Plants, Banachek, Jamy, Michael Weber, Eric Mead, Norman Beck, Jon Stetson, Stephen Minch, Jon Racherbaumer, Bob Sheets, and Richard Hatch.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593933548041-YDRV29OCSMWXPTJ2JT50/363A4B7F-04ED-47C7-8664-CA391D6B9558.JPG Magicians 2008 - 2019 - With Kermit I’m not one for collecting photos of myself with celebrities, I think it’s frankly goofy in most cases. I take lots of photos with friends and magicians, and in a few cases I’ve taken photos with celebrities with whom I’ve worked, not just someone I grabbed a selfie with. Thanks to my pal, Bill Prady, showrunner for “Big Bang Theory” and for the 2015 Muppets Show reboot, I got a backstage tour of the latter, and met a number of the Muppets. I was frankly in awe of being around them — it’s a weird, hard-to-explain experience, and also a tribute to the puppeteers, who were standing right there with me, but I couldn’t take my eyes off the celebrity puppets. I love this photo, and it hangs in my home in tandem with the only other celebrity photo in the house. Perhaps I’ll post that one sometime as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593933623983-5REGSTL8SKE80IOI2O9J/DF58FC30-A37B-4DF6-9F7B-BADB6BB62680.JPG Magicians 2008 - 2019 - A Couple of Reprobates Always a pleasure to bump into these two magician pals, two of the best I know: Jason England and Chad Long. https://jamyianswiss.com/2000-2003 daily 0.75 2020-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593122886848-80F2JB2JTNW9Z1Y2TRWH/penn-house.jpg Magicians & Show Folk, 2000 - 2003 - Five Magi On a (6/02/1999or2000) visit to Las Vegas, sitting around at Penn Jillette's house with (L-R), Todd Robbins, Lance Burton, Penn, and Michael Close. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593122914545-1HDSG68RKY8WBENKME2T/showfolk.jpg Magicians & Show Folk, 2000 - 2003 - Ward Hall During the week of the S.A.M. 100th convention, I took a visit, as I do every year, out to the Meadowlands Fair to visit with the last great touring sideshow impresario, Ward Hall. Here I am with fellow carnie trash Aye Jaye, Ward, and Todd Robbins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593122807068-7O2KZFEI4LN663SIYDOX/deadly.jpg Magicians & Show Folk, 2000 - 2003 - Melvin Burkhart On October 8, 2001, my dear friends Todd Robbins and Krista Brown were married at the Sullivan Street Playhouse, the old home of Monday Night Magic. This was unlike any wedding I - or anyone else in the crowd for that matter - had ever attended, being in fact a fabulous variety show of friends that Todd hosted. (I performed close-up magic and also served as Best Man.) The highlight of the program for many was the performance by sideshow legend Melvin Burkhart, creator of the Human Blockead act, which is a staple of Todd's own repertoire. Melvyn also was the first to perform the turnover move with giant dice - an idea he came up with circa 1930! - a feature routine of his magic performances. As it turned out, the wedding was Melvin's last performance. About a week after returning home to Florida, he attended a meeting of his local magic club where he proudly showed photos of his performance at the wedding, where he was treated as royalty by the likes of Todd, myself, guest Penn Jillette and many others. He passed away the next day, a great showman and a wonderful man. His original costume, pictured here, along with the gigantic nails he used for the Blockhead, were bequeathed to his protégé and adoring friend and fan, Todd Robbins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593122865210-N5ZKDS970S9JPCMIFR1Q/farrell.jpg Magicians & Show Folk, 2000 - 2003 - Billy McComb What can be said about Billy McComb that hasn't been said already? This was taken in NYC when we were privileged to have Billy headline at "Monday Night Magic." Jay Marshall appeared on the same bill -- a great show!. When I grow up I want to be Billy McComb - he is a constant source of joy and inspiration to me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593122830698-LBNRCL97ZJO4I1HOFW52/csmith.jpg Magicians & Show Folk, 2000 - 2003 - Chuck Smith In June of 2001 I made a pilgrimage to the wilds of West Texas to visit with underground legend Chuck Smith. You can read reviews of several of his lecture manuscripts in my collected book reviews CDROM, and if you don't own them then you've missed some of the most innovative and practical material I've ever come across. It's a privilege to know Chuck, and a joy to have seen him do some of his remarkable magic. On this same trip I also had the pleasure of sharing several terrific meetings with Texas underground maestro Bob White. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593123014070-CH9DKBHIN33E4AWNAKHS/31n.jpg Magicians & Show Folk, 2000 - 2003 - 31N For as long as it lasted, the 31N conference — an invitation-only gathering named because of the 31 seats that could fit in the meeting room — was typically among the best three days of my year. This photo was taken at the inaugural 31N gathering in Toronto, August 20 - 24, 2003. At the left you can see Tommy Wonder, Performing Guest of Honor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593122933691-UE38H9X22EDXY3MHJ6GP/yonkers-fair.jpg Magicians & Show Folk, 2000 - 2003 - Carney Trash Out at the Meadowlands Fair with some more of my showfolk carnie pals. With Penn Jillette, Todd Robbins, and legendary sideshow impressario partners, Ward Hall and C.M. Christ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eeeb3bfca850b134e1a5b73/1593122774322-4FJM8V13OPQWM64SX4R0/Large+JPG-Aro+Ha_0380.jpg Magicians & Show Folk, 2000 - 2003 - FFFF Here I am performing on the Saturday night show at the venerable 4F — Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolics — convention in Buffalo (actually now Batavia), New York. I first attended the 4F convention in 1981, if memory serves. I was a fairly regular attendee through the ‘80s and ‘90s, and I think this photo was taken the last time I attended, in the early 2000s after a gap of some years. The convention was never the same for me once it left the Forks Hotel. Photo by Mike Powers, who writes on his web site (http://www.mallofmagic.com/ffff02_4.htm): "Writer, performer and reviewer Jamy Ian Swiss performs an excellent coin routine. (This is the one he performed on The Art of Magic on PBS). Way cool... 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