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Ian Rowland Lecture
Blackpool Magicians' Club
11th April 2006
Reported by David Lancaster
I
was privileged to be invited by Derek Lever, to attend a lecture by Ian Rowland
at The Blackpool Magicians Club last night. It was held in their very nice
clubroom in a hotel right on Blackpool promenade.
The lecture was brand new and Ian, with his usual confident and assured style,
gave a wonderful performance, dividing the lecture into two parts. The first
dealt with close-up mentalism, something he feels has been overlooked a little
in the past. Using only the most basic items, Ian had a clubroom of magicians
gasping in amazement at his skill and expertise. In one routine he even bet
money on being able to predict a genuine free choice. Needless to say, I lost!
The second half was devoted to card magic. I must admit that I had no idea that
Ian is a skilled card worker; his new ideas and new takes on older ones were
really amazing. I am not going to even outline his closing effect in case you
get the chance to see the lecture. It is too good for me to spoil the final
outcome.
There are many well-known magicians in the Blackpool Club that asked me to pass
on their complements to Ian; among them were Tom Owen and Mark Raffles.
Ian ended the evening by spending time chatting to people and answering
questions. Having met Ian Rowland it is easy to see why he is such a popular
performer, he’s such a nice guy.
He will be appearing at The Blackpool Convention in 2007.
(Photo: Derek Lever and Ian Rowland)
www.ianrowland.com
© David Lancaster, April 2006