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NBC-Comcast Magical Merger

Posted February 5th, 2010 at 1:38 PM by Steve Cohen in Interesting People

I was surprised to see a mention of my performance on Tuesday night in The Daily Beast website today.

Jeff Zucker – NBC/Comcast magic

Posted February 3rd, 2010 at 7:34 AM by Steve Cohen in Interesting People, Magic Show NY

I was invited to entertain 125 guests last night at a private dinner celebrating Comcast’s new ownership of NBC Universal. All the heavy hitters of the two companies were there, including Jeff Zucker (NBC president), Ralph Roberts (Comcast founder), and Brian Roberts (Comcast CEO).

Orson Welles: Magician

Posted January 1st, 2010 at 1:10 AM by Steve Cohen in Interesting People

Orson Welles was no stranger to pranks, as we know from his 1938 broadcast of War of the Worlds that drove America into a frenzy. It should be no surprise, then that Welles was also a keen magician and remained fascinated by magic throughout his life. [...]

Yes, I am short after all

Posted December 19th, 2009 at 12:08 PM by Steve Cohen in Interesting People

NBA coach Phil Jackson came to my show last night. After the show was over, we took a couple of photos. I look like a shrimp. Fact is, he is 6 feet 8 inches tall. He has a great sense of humor, and is a cool guy.

The next night, Phil Jackson was in the Meadowlands [...]

Think-a-Drink

Posted December 10th, 2009 at 12:01 AM by Steve Cohen in Curiosities, Interesting People, Magic, Magic Show NY

Just as singers have their favorite songs, magicians have our favorite tricks.

One of my all-time favorites is Think-a-Drink. The proper title of this routine is Any Drink Called For, and has also been known as The Bar Act. I’ve been performing this routine in my shows for the past eight years, but it has existed in various forms for over a century. The trick is so old, it’s new again.

Max Malini’s calling card!

Posted November 24th, 2009 at 1:24 AM by Steve Cohen in Curiosities, Interesting People, Magic, Magic Show NY, Waldorf-Astoria

A recent guest at my Waldorf show introduced himself as a relative of the great old-time magician, Max Malini. According to the gentleman, his great aunt’s second husband was Malini. A few weeks later, he sent me a piece of memorabilia from their family scrapbook – Malini’s calling card.

This image was drawn by the world-famous tenor, Enrico Caruso.

7200 Bananas on the wall – Self Confidence

Posted November 12th, 2009 at 3:10 PM by Steve Cohen in Art I Like, Interesting People

This art exhibition by Austrian designer Stefan Sagmeister is very clever and inspirational. The artist mounted 7200 bananas onto the wall, each at various levels of ripeness. It’s a Lego-like building environment, and the greenest bananas contrasted with the yellowest ones enough to spell out words: “SELF CONFIDENCE PRODUCES FINE RESULTS”

“Oil” magnate

Posted October 27th, 2009 at 12:36 PM by Steve Cohen in Amusing, Interesting People, Luxury, Magic, Magic Show NY, Places You Must Visit

Once you’ve flown on a private jet, there’s no going back. I just landed in Cancun, on a Bombadier Challenger 605. And it’s all thanks to card tricks. My flight bag is loaded with six decks of Tally-Ho cards, a purseful of antique silver dollars, one red silk hanky and two false thumbs. Try explaining [...]

Some day my prince will come…

Posted October 27th, 2009 at 12:02 AM by Steve Cohen in Amusing, Interesting People, Magic, Magic Show NY, Uncategorized, Waldorf-Astoria

A major highlight in my performing career took place on April 26, 2009.
The Waldorf-Astoria’s Director of Diplomatic Affairs invited me to entertain Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, of Saudi Arabia.
The Crown Prince and his royal court were staying in the Waldorf Towers during an extended visit to New York. After all, the [...]

David Berglas – International Man of Mystery

Posted October 14th, 2009 at 11:51 PM by Steve Cohen in Interesting People, Magic

I lost track of time at my dinner with David Berglas. So did he, apparently, as he shared wonderful stories of his lifetime of experiences in magic, and also several amazing card tricks. I had brought my own deck of Tally-ho cards, and David performed a rapid-fire series of think-a-card tricks, the likes of [...]