Simon and Davefunkel – Live on Gay Radio
Back around the time of the Melbourne Magic Festival, mutual friend Jo Prior asked Dave Lee and myself if we'd be up for doing an...
A Chunk of Business Cards
One of the best pieces of business advice I was ever given came from Paul Daniels, famous British TV magician of the 80's and 90's....
The Ironic Calm of Air Travel
I find air travel soothing. I'm also aware that this isn't a common view. As an aeroplane passenger you're often suffering from cramped legroom, dry...
Magic Is Not About The Tricks. It’s About The Man.
(Andrew Masters is a good friend and frequently brilliant writer. Partly because he is brilliant, and partly because it means I get to take a...
Serendipitous Colour Combinations
A few weeks ago at The Magic Castle in LA, I got to see a collaboration by two usually independent performers: Bizzaro and Mr (Jordan)...
Hilariously Heinous Hashtag Hijinks
Back in April 2013 I was asked to perform at an invite-only magic convention in New York. Apart from being a well-known institution in the...
Simon and Davefunkel: Live and Actually Prepared Now
Back before this year's Melbourne Magic Festival, Dave Lee and I realised we badly needed a live audience in order to work on material for...
United Airlines: The Sequel
A month ago, I had a pretty bad experience with United Airlines. I was going to the US for a month, and my Melbourne to...
Chair Saga Part III: The Chairs Live On
A couple of months ago I wrote about buying 40 chairs of various heights to improve the seating visibility for my and Dave Lee's shows...
Magic Live: The Close-Up Experience
(From left to right in the photo above: Yann Frisch, this guy, Johan Ståhl, Jon Armstrong, Mike Costa, Steve Valentine, Denis Behr) Now that it's...
The Amazing Accidental Hansa Theatre Rear Shot
Back when performing for four months at the Hansa Theatre in Germany, I was, as usual, videoing most of my performances. At one point, I...
31 Hours With United Airlines
When you book a flight, particularly an international one, there is no guarantee that it will go perfectly smoothly. The aviation industry is an incredibly...
Within an 8K Radius
Back in 2012, right in the middle of the chaos of preparing for the magic world championships, I had the privilege of being involved in a...
Chairs. Again With The Goddamn Chairs.
The very first thing I wrote on this website was about buying chairs for a show. It was written over two years ago, and was...
Will The Internet Destroy Magic?
We were on TV last night. Specifically: Lawrence Leung, Dave Lee, Lee Cohen, Wayne Houchin, various other performers and magic festival attendees, and myself. Lawrence...
War, Sex, and a Gig Tonight
Technology tends to advance more quickly during times of war. There are many examples of this. Radar, nuclear energy, x-rays, and all kinds of medical...
90 Minutes Before Opening Night
Last night, "Simon Coronel: Moments" opened at the Melbourne Magic Festival. 90 minutes before the curtain went up, Dave Lee and I were in the courtyard outside the venue,...
Creativity Triage: Saving What You Can
In the final days before a big upcoming gig, I find myself thinking about early 20th century French battlefield medicine. Specifically, the concept of triage....
Why I Was Wrong About The Melbourne Magic Festival
The Melbourne Magic Festival is something that I was wrong about. When it first started back in 2008, I was dubious. Most of the magic...
Severe Case of Poster Envy
It's tricky designing a poster for a show when you don't really know what the show is going to involve yet. It's also tricky when...