Texas Association of Magicians Show

The Texas Association of Magicians had its annual convention in Houston this year, and for the first time the magic shows on Saturday and Sunday evenings were open to the public.  Judy and I went to the one on Saturday.  We had a great time, though it could've been better.  The show was in a hotel ballroom, which mean that the seating was in chairs on the floor, and the first two sections of seats were reserved for the magicians.  So it was hard to see the close-up magic.  Easy enough to see the other illusions, though, and there were screens with video of everything.  Since the performers were working in front of their peers, they wanted to be on top of their game, and they all did a great job.

Here's the lineup:

David Hira - Texas

Dallas Fort Worth based magician David Hira is a magician, comedian and motivational speaker. David has performed his magic internationally including such places as Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, on cruise ships in the Mediterranean, and on stage in London and in Sydney and has appeared on a total of 36 television shows in both the U.S. and Japan.

Joe Givan and Carol Massie - Colorado

Dream Masterz Award Winning Magic Team, Joe Givan and Carol Massie specialize in the art of magic, illusion and special effects. They have won 3 World championships in magic competitions. They had their own show at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and have starred on Television Worldwide including the “Worlds Greatest Supermagicians” representing the United States, on T.V. in the U.S, Japan and in Canada. They have also performed on cruise ships everywhere.

Tony Clark - California

Tony was nominated for Stage Magician of the Year by the Magic Castle, as well as World’s best Sleight-of-hand Magician at the International Magic Awards. He was named World Class Stage Champion by the Society of American Magicians, and he is a recipient of the Bill Baird Award for Excellence in Manipulation. Tony is the executive producer and stars in his own full evening show, Phantasy, at the Horizon Hotel and Casino in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. In Addition to being a world-renowned performer, Tony has his own production company under which he manufactures a unique line of magic products, lectures on all areas of magic, consults, and produces shows.

Asi Wind - New York

Asi Wind is globally hailed by magicians as being one of the few performers in the world to constantly innovate, develop, and perform entirely original material. Indeed, when a magician wants to be fooled, he attends Asi’s show. No surprise then that a committee of his peers recently presented him with the International Merlin Award for “Most Innovative Show” – an award previously given to David Copperfield, Criss Angel, and Penn & Teller.