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Blogcast #11: Dinner at the Magic Castle with Kristen Connolly

Posted on October 9, 2019 by

By Tom Interval About six years ago, I wrote a blog about the night John Cox and I had dinner with actress Kristen Connolly (The Cabin in the Woods, House of Cards). Kristen was researching the role of Bess Houdini, … Continue reading →

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Easy Cups and Balls Tutorial

Posted on September 11, 2019 by

By Tom Interval One of the oldest, if not the oldest, magic effects is the cups and balls. While some magicians still believe it dates back to around 2500 BCE—based on a simple painting on the wall of a burial … Continue reading →

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Say Stop Card Prediction Tutorial

Posted on September 4, 2019 by

By Tom Interval Usually when an audience member says “Stop!”, it’s not a good thing. Unless you’re doing the card trick I’m previewing in the following video (below). Someone stops you at any one of 52 cards. Example: jack of … Continue reading →

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The Four Burglars Tutorial

Posted on August 11, 2019 by

By Tom Interval Some card tricks are old. And some are really old. The Four Burglars is really, really old. Its origin dates back to 1591 in A Notable Discovery of Coosnage and continues through such classic magic texts as … Continue reading →

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Appearance on KFMB CBS News 8 with Jenny Milkowski

Posted on July 3, 2019 by

By Tom Interval Yesterday morning, KFMB CBS8 invited me to appear on Morning Extra with Jenny Milkowski. A few days before, they heard about the five-week adult magic class I’m offering and thought it would be fun to have me … Continue reading →

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Blogcast #4: Meeting Harry Blackstone Jr.

Posted on March 1, 2019 by

By Tom Interval If you’re a fan of famed classical illusionist Harry Blackstone, Jr., the son of The Great Blackstone, you’ll love Blogcast #4: Meeting Harry Blackstone Jr. On June 4, 1981, I was fortunate enough to meet him and … Continue reading →

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Obsessed with Magic Since the 1970s

Posted on August 27, 2018 by

By Tom Interval What captured your imagination as a child? For me, it was magic. About six years before I sprang from the womb, a young illusionist named Mark Wilson developed The Magic Land of Allakazam, the first magic show … Continue reading →

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Beyond Reality Radio 2016 Interview

Posted on August 7, 2018 by

By Tom Interval A couple of years ago, Jason Hawes and JV Johnson of Beyond Reality Radio interviewed me about Harry Houdini and magic in general. In the weeks that followed, I had some trouble getting in touch with someone … Continue reading →

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My Split-Second Appearance on a 1990 Busch Gardens Commercial

Posted on July 6, 2017 by

By Tom Interval Even in 1988, $50 didn’t seem like a lot of money to be in a television commercial. But who was I to complain? I was doing what I loved for a living at a super-cool theme park … Continue reading →

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Harry Blackstone Jr. Died 19 Years Ago Today

Posted on May 14, 2016 by

By Tom Interval In memory of Harry Blackstone Jr., who died on this day 19 years ago, I’m posting this photo again.  I met him in Pittsburgh on June 4, 1981, when my father, Jerry Interval, a professional photographer, was … Continue reading →

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