Daryl Howard Magic

The Dallas Magic Club just hosted another great magic lecture by master sleight-of-hand artist Eric Jones this past Sunday. Eric is not only a talented magician, but he is one of the best teachers on the subject of magic that I've seen. It was a very entertaining and educational event. If you are interested in magic and would like to attend future magic lectures in the Dallas area, drop me an e-mail and I will get you on the list!

That's me with Channel 33 news reporter Cristina Caballero. She and her camera crew visited our Dallas Magic Club meeting the other night, and I was one of several local magicians on the schedule to perform. I performed my version of a classic card effect known as "Card Warp". Yes, that is one single playing card, signed by Cristina, turned inside out as I passed it through my bare fingers! Afterward, I put the card in a frame and gave it to her as a souvenir. The show is called Newsfix, and our segment will be broadcast locally on CW33 this Thursday the 29th at 5:00 pm and 9:00 pm. Be sure to set your TV's to record it!

I've just spent four days in Seattle with my nephew and friends for the Christmas holidays. I was invited to three really fun parties, but only got to perform my magic show at one of them, and this is the only photo that I was able to bring back! That's me looking like Waldo in the Seattle airport. Hope all of you had a wonderful holiday. (Maybe next time I'll hire a photographer!)

Hope all of you loyal readers out there are having a great holiday season. That's me with friends at the annual Dallas Magic Club Christmas party. We have what we call a "white rabbit" gift exchange every year, and this year I got . . . take a deep breath . . . are you ready? . . . a tribble from the original Star Trek episode entitled "Trouble With Tribbles"! Just what I need, a pet that doubles as a kitchen sponge! All I need now is a tiny little top hat to put it in! And Jeff Hallberg, aka Santa Claus, and his wife joined us for the festivities. By the way, if you would like to be a part of the Dallas Magic Club's events, be sure to e-mail me for details. Don't let me have all the fun!

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.