Edge of the World

Hey, everybody. I’ve received a lot of messages/emails on what I perceive as “passion”, and I decided I’d share my insight here.

A lot of magicians today don’t know what others mean by “having a passion for magic”, and I must admit, neither did I at first. It was until I started reading books on magicians that I realized what “passion” really meant. A lot of magicians think passion is loving to do something, like magic for example. That’s only a fraction of what “passion” really means. To me, passion means a DEEP love for something. I mean DEEP. When I ask people if they’re passionate about magic, the majority say something along these lines: “Oh, I’m very passionate about magic. I enjoy performing, I love the look on people’s face, and I love making people happy.” That’s not passion. That’s enjoyment. Passion for something not only means you love how others feel when you do it, but how YOU feel. Think of it this way. When you feel passionate about a person, maybe a girlfriend/boyfriend/husband/wife, you love them more than anything in the world. But then there are the times when you just enjoy being with them. There’s the difference in passion and enjoyment. If you feel passionate about something/someone, you will be ready and willing to sacrifice damn near EVERYTHING to keep that thing/person with you. If you have a passion for magic, you will be ready and willing to sacrifice DAMN NEAR EVERYTHING to keep going with it. Not as a hobby, as a career. As a way of life. As a passion. Having a passion for something is not only enjoying it, but falling in love with it. I’ve fallen in love with magic. I’m not talking about obsession, where I would go out and buy millions of effects because I want to know everything I can. I’m talking about LOVE. For about two or three years now, magic has been my top priority. My top concern. I LOVE performing magic. Lately, I’ve been performing for myself. Sure, I’ve been performing for people’s enjoyment, but mostly, I perform for myself. A lot of magician’s like to be a little cliché and say “I try to get my magic at an emotional level with my spectator.” That’s great, but don’t you think you should get it at an emotional level with yourself as well?

Just a few thoughts on the subject.

Anthony Bass

Magicians.com

Hey everybody!
Hopefully this will help out some of the younger magicians out there (and maybe some of the older ones too! OMG!). Are you a magician that wants to belong to a magicians community? Sure, maybe you're a member of a few magic site forums, but does that really make you part of a community? Magicians.com is an awesome site for magicians. It's kinda like Myspace, but with a lower budget (it's run by magicians for Pete's sake), and solely for magicians. So if you're into magic, and want to join a community, Magicians.com.....be there, OR BE SQUARE!!! MUAHAHAHA!!!!

Or you could join IBM or SAM or something like that. If you don't know what those are.......look it up. =D

Anthony Bass

YouTube

Hey everybody! As most of you know, i'm a frequent user of YouTube.com. I upload videos as often as I can (I have a life too ya know), and I try to impress all of the people who are unimpressable (I like to call them "The Unimpressables"...clever huh?). So if you haven't dropped by my YouTube account before, now would be a great time. =)

Anthony Bass

Welcome!

Hey 'erbody!
My name is Anthony Bass, and this is where i'll be posting, well, whatever the hell I want! I'll start of by introducing myself. I'm a magician (Who'da thunk it!). I'm known on YouTube, Myspace, and LiveVideo, and in my hometown, Little Elm, Texas. I perform on the streets, in your home (YES, YOURS!), and on stage. I'm all ova' da place! You'll notice that I'm not like other magicians. You won't catch me pulling a rabbit out of a top hat, or linking metal rings (although, top hats are pretty awesome). Also, I'm a little more laid back. Most professional magicians are a little too fancy-schmancy, and want to be perfect little angels. That's not me. I'm different. I have my own, unique style. I guess you could say I'm "street wise". If you want to hire me, you can shoot me an e-mail at anthonybassmagic@yahoo.com, and we'll talk things over. That's it for now, catch ya on the flip side!

Love, peace, and chicken grease,
Anthony Bass