Daryl Howard Magic

Well, I never thought I'd see the day, but that's me at Times Ten Wine Cellars in Dallas performing my close-up magic show at my own 60th birthday party! That's right, I've hit the big SIX OHHH, and I'm just getting warmed up! I was joined by my friends and family who have helped me produce my magic show: Wes & Beth Howard, who manage my website and online presence, son Kenneth, who was my stand-in photographer for the evening, Son-in-law Justin and daughter Sheena, employee Jason and his girlfriend, and, finally, Philippe and Patricia Semprez, the filmmakers who helped me produce the videos for my website. The biggest surprise of the evening was the rabbit-in-the-hat birthday cake, provided by my party planner, Cinde Sanders with Amazing Attractions. Thanks to everybody for making this my most memorable birthday party so far! You can see even more photos on my Facebook page .

Well, I didn't think I would ever get to see Australian mentalist Charles Gauci again in Dallas, but lo and behold, he did return for another great and entertaining lecture! I am grateful to Charles for sharing some of his awesome secrets with me to help me improve my own magic show. By the way, the magic lectures that I attend are hosted by the Dallas Magic Clubs, and are open to anyone that has a genuine interest in learning the art and craft of magic. E-mail me if you want more info.

It was great to get to take a day off from business and the magic show to relax and spend Thanksgiving Day with my family. That's me on the right in the family photo. Actually, I didn't exactly take the WHOLE day off from my magic show. I did get to spend some time entertaining my three-year-old great nephew Pike with my floating cup illusion! Hope everyone out there reading this also had a wonderful holiday.