Me Performing In Takamatsu

This weekend I have some magic things coming up. One is the monthly meeting of the Shikoku Magic Friends Club, which is always good. This month we will be working on some card magic from the Japanese Encyclopedia of Card magic, then some creative exercises to help our performances. Also This weekend I want to start making some videos that introduce magic related things here in Japan. I hope while I am in Takamatsu to record some video for this project of mine. I want to introduce some things that people outside of Japan may not get see. For example I will to introduce some magic bars, Japanese magicians, and magic events. Of course I will introduce these to the English speaking world. So let’s hope I can start these. I have been wanting to work on them for a while. There are also some other magic projects I will confer on with some of my magic buddies when I am in Takamatsu. I also need to send out my registration for the Shikoku Magic Convention in May. I want to make some videos while I am there as well if I can. Also in June there will be another magic bar competition at Bar Intiki Magician in June I believe, I will get more information about this on Saturday night and post the information on my site. Tomorrow I should have a magic related blog or magic AudioBoo posted, not sure which one will make it first!

Aaron

Magic Pot

Today I went into Takamatsu the capital city of Kagawa Prefecture for a show I had to do at a Cafe. The show was well, interesting as I thought when I originally booked it ( I knew it was going to be a challenge). Was not easy but went over well. 25 years of experience got me through this one. The show was well received but I was burnt out. I’ll  leave this story for another day. Anyways, I wanted to visit the magic shop in Tamakatsu but it was closed.  I had some time before the show so I went by. I always seem to get there when it is closed. Eventually I will get to the shop when it is open. Magic Pot  is the magic company here on Shikoku that puts on the Shikoku Magic Convention as well as many other magic events and run the magic bar chain “Tejinaya” on Shikoku and the Chugoku area of Japan. This year the convention is in Takamatsu again and will be held in May. Once I know more information about this years convention I will post it! I hope they get the same venue as last year because it was very good.  I also dropped by one of the big book stores there and WOW they had a lot of Japanese translations of influential magic books usually found only at magic shops such as the Card College series, books by Derek Dingle and a whole lot more. When I have more time going to go back there and look through them all. Now I am going to have a hot bath and head to bed!

Aaron

Mr. Momentos, Cyril, and me

On September 19, 2009, Momentos Magic Bar in Takamatsu will close after 22 years of business. This is the magic bar were I worked for 2 years from 2004 to 2006. Mr. Momentos will move onto another business after the bar is closed. I own a great deal to Mr. Momentos, as he gave me my first big magic break in Japan by having me as a guest performer at his bar before I became a regular performer 3 times a week. During the time I was there is wife and assistant passed away in 2004 from cancer. In 2006 Mr. Momentos moved the bar to Nagoya for 2 years and then returned back to Takamatsu in the fall of 2008. The picture on the left is when Mr. Momentos took me to see Cyril’s show in Takamatsu. Many other great magicians got their magic bar experience from working in his magic bar. My Good friends. Shinotsuke, Jack Amano, and Terushita. We will miss Momentos and wish Mr. Momentos all the best in his next endeavor. This ends a magic era in Takamatsu.

At Momentos Magic Bar

Yesterday I went to Takamatsu to visit some of my Favorite magic bars. First after the train ride, I went to Momentos Magc Bar. This is where I worked for 2 years before I moved to Shiga Prefecture. During that time Momentos moved to Nagoya and just after I moved back to Shikoku Momentos moved back to Takamatsu! Unfortunately Mr. Momentos will close his bar in September after over 22 years of the Magic Bar. So I went to say hello and to see how Mr. Momentos was doing. Just before I went to Momentos I dropped by my Friends Terushita’s Magic Bar Called Bar Initiki Magician. He was preparing for a show at the local festival for later that evening.

Shinnotsuke and Jack

Then after Momentos I went to Hijouguchi Magic Bar where two of my friends perform. I performed at Hijoguchi a few years ago before it became a Magic Bar. It is a a nice place with lots of room to perform. Last night After my two Friends Shinnotsuke and Jack Amano finished performing I did a small set. After I was able to interview them for a Magic Audioboo with I will post below this. Was a great evening and I had a god time. I don’t get to Takamatsu so often so it was great to drop by these bars and visit some great old friends here in Japan.