Aldo Colombini
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Aldo Colombini (19 March 1951 – 12 February 2014)[1] was an Italian-born magician, lecturer, author and media producer. His wife, Rachel who is also a magician, currently resides in Florida. When he first moved to the United States (from his native Modena, Italy) in 1993, he spoke no English.[2]
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Aldo (left) and his wife, Rachel, lecturing for a magic club in Longview, Texas -- Spring 2011
He created and marketed hundreds of magic tricks,[3][4] along with numerous books and instructional videos on the topic of magic. He wrote a long-running column for The Linking Ring magazine, entitled, "As Always, Aldo".[5][6]
Contents
Books/Writing
- "The Close-up Magic of Aldo Colombini"
- What's Up Deck?[7]
- He contributed multiple articles to Harry Lorayne's long-running journal, Apocalypse.[8]
Instructional Videos
Aldo has appeared in the following instructional videos:
- Card Festival
- Still Ringing Around
- Roped In
Notable Performances
- In 2006 he was the Guest of Honor at Fechter's Finger-Flicking Frolic - The Original Close-Up Convention, a prestigious annual invitation-only convention limited to 200 participants.
- Aldo was a featured performer at the annual convention for the Society of American Magicians in 2006, where a local news reporter described him as possessing, "... a distinctive sense of humor delivered in a delicious Italian accent."[9]
- He performed in the close-up gallery at the International Brotherhood of Magicians' 64th annual convention held in Norfolk, Virginia.[10][11]
- In 1995 he performed at the Louisiana Magic Weekend convention (hosted by IBM Ring 27).[12]
References
- ↑ Broken Wand : Aldo Colombini
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