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February 18th, 2010
I had a wonderful week with Cadaco at the Toy Fair here in New York. Four fun-filled days at the Javits Center talking about magic, doing demos of the new magic sets, and meeting our customers. Heard some great stories from parents and store owners about their positive experiences with our magic sets, which is wonderful to hear! Ran into some old friends and made some new ones as well.
Unfortunately, I didn’t get much time to see the booths outside of our area, but I did see some fun things at the show. My favorite new product “Gelli Baff”, which is a new bath-time “toy” for kids. Basically, it turns your bathtub into a pool of colored goo! Kids would love this stuff. Here’s their site: http://www.gellibaff.co.uk/. Don’t know if/when it’s available here in the US.
For those of you interested in learning more about my line of magic with Cadaco, please swing over to their web site for the full low-down. You can also purchase the sets directly from their site (if you can’t find exactly what you want at your local toy store, Toys R Us, or Amazon.com).
http://www.cadaco.com/products-magic.html
Tags: cadaco, kids, toy fair
Posted in Business, Performances, Toys |
February 9th, 2010
 Next week is the annual Toy Fair held here in New York City at the Javits Center. If you’re attending the show, please come by and say hello at the Cadaco showroom (Booth #1555).
As usual, I’ll be performing magic from our line of children’s magic sets (and some of my own material as well!). If you’ve never been to Toy Fair, it’s a fun experience and you should come check it all out. Imagine the Javits Center full of TOYS!!! The show is open from 10-5pm from Sunday, Feb 14th to Wednesday, Feb 17th. Check the web site to make sure you’re eligible for entry.
Tags: cadaco, javits
Posted in Performances, Toys |
December 1st, 2009
 I just went through my 2009 calendar and compiled a list of all the cities I performed in over the year…. a grand total of 18! Some of the cities were visited multiple times (like Palm Beach and Chicago), some only once (Telluride was beautiful and I can’t wait to back!).
Here’s the list:
California (Carmel)
Colorado (Telluride)
Connecticut (various)
Delaware (Wilmington)
Florida (Palm Beach, Orlando, Naples)
Hawaii (Pearl Harbor, Honolulu)
Illinois (Chicago)
Maryland (Bethesda)
Massachusetts (various)
Missouri (St. Louis)
New Hampshire (Breton Falls)
New Jersey (various)
New York (various)
Nevada (Las Vegas)
Pennsylvania (various)
Texas (Dallas, Austin)
Virginia (Norfolk)
Washington, DC
For international, the list is smaller: The Bahamas, Japan (Yokosuka, US Naval Base), and Canada (Montreal, Ottawa).
Here’s hoping 2010 is just as exciting!
Tags: states, travel
Posted in Performances |
November 30th, 2009
 Earlier this year Comcast released two DVDs of my Magic series on ActivityTV; the discs came out great and I’ve been getting a lot of wonderful feedback about them (a first grader from Missouri wrote me the nicest fan letter last week!) . Magic Volume 1 and Magic Volume 2 can be purchased right here on my web site, with free shipping! Take a look and watch a sample!
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May 30th, 2009
On May 22nd, Ryan participated in the Symposium at the 2009 Mountainfilm Festival in Telluride, CO. The Symposium, which was hosted by Chef Ming Tsai, featured presentations by a number of top scholars and scientists who all spoke about food issues. To break up the long sessions, Ryan presented illusions customized for the food theme and designed to highlight certain environmental issues.
Ryan’s sister, Lauren, co-produced the film that won the Audience Award and Festival Director’s Award at the 2008 festival. Visit the Red Gold web site for more information the film.
 Mountainfilm Symposium in Telluride, CO
Tags: customization, mountainfilm, Performances
Posted in Performances |
May 5th, 2009
Ryan just returned from a one week tour at the US Naval Base in Yokosuka, Japan. Sponsored by Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Ryan performed shows for troops, military personnel and their families. While on the base, which is home to over 30,000 US citizens, he performed a total of 7 shows at the various off-site military housing facilities as well as a show at the main theatre with Sideswipe. (Ryan had toured through several European Naval bases with Sideswipe in 2007. They are a great team of martial artists and were featured on America’s Got Talent. Check them out at SideSwipe Pro).
While at the base, Ryan was also privy to a private tour of the USS George Washington, the only nuclear powered aircraft carrier in Asia.
 On stage in Yokosuka, Japan.
 Mission Accomplished: On the flight deck of the USS George Washington.
Tags: hawaii, japan, navy, uso
Posted in Performances |
April 30th, 2009
On the way across to the world to Japan, I got to visit Hawaii for the first time. Actually, it was a 24-hour stopover in Pearl Harbor to perform at the US Naval Base.
Many thanks to my sponsor, the Dr Pepper Snapple Group, for making it possible for me to perform two shows at the Navy Exchange facility on base.
 Feeling ridiculously resplendent in my military sport jacket and a Hawaiian lei!
Tags: navy, uso
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March 10th, 2009
Ryan was honored to meet a truly great artist last night: Philippe Petit, the famed tightrope walker and star of the hit documentary Man on Wire. Petit was attending the Young Audiences Benefit at Cipriani’s Wall Street, where Ryan donated his performance for the evening.
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February 28th, 2008
Last night I performed at New York’s School of Visual Arts as part of the 2008 Brainwave Festival. It was a full house of over 300 people! After a fantastic introduction by SVA Director Susanne Ankar, I presented an hour show of mostly mind-reading experiments and mind-reading, in an effort to demonstrate the effects of perception and persuasion.
Posted in Performances |
February 19th, 2008
 Yesterday I was featured on NY1 during their tour of the Toy Fair here in New York this week. Of all the cool things to see at the show, I was excited to see our magic sets made the cut! (How’d we beat out that nasty edible Play-doh across the aisle?!?!) If you’re up for a personal demo (or a taste of Play-doh) come stop by the Javits Center — it’s open to the public (with registration) and is on until Thursday. If you’ve never been to the Toy Fair, it’s a pretty interesting scene to take in.
Watch the segment (or read the transcription) at NY1.
PS: For years, people have occasionally mis-spelled my name “Ochs”… the guy interviewed before me is an Ochs!
Tags: cadaco, ny1, trade show
Posted in Performances, Television, Toys |
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