The New York Times recently asked “Mr. J” David Johnston to answer these top 5 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions):
NYT: “What do you think of David Copperfield, David Blaine, and Toronto's Conjuror David Ben?”
Mr.J: “Three of the greats… gotta love 'em! Especially their cool first names…”
NYT: “Why don't you use your magic at the casino?”
Mr.J: “If I don't win, people say I'm a lousy magician;
if I do win, they say I cheated.”
NYT: “Still, why don't you just make money appear out of thin air?”
Mr.J: “Ever hear the expression you need to have money to make money? I walk into the bank all the time, (you can do this too), with cash in hand, and say the magic words: RRSP!”
NYT: “What are your goals in magic?”
Mr.J: “Not to sound too sappy, but… To save the world one laugh at a time, to see a child light up and smile, to remind you of your own inner magic, and of the mystery of life surrounding us. Seeing is believing, but just believing is magic.”
NYT: “Er, nice. Thanks for the 'Oprah Moment'. By the way, do you think anyone will believe we are really from the New York Times?”
Mr.J: “Um, believing is magic?”
Bonjour! Salut!
By day, Mr. J is a magician, writer, and bon vivant. By night, he is also a magician, writer and bon vivant. That's because he's that good kind of workaholic: a goal-setting, practical dreamer. Mr. J speaks French, and loves exercising, hiking, poetry, film, the arts, CBC Radio, singing,
skydiving, traveling, boogying, pop culture, magic, music and literature. While taking circus training and theatre school, Mr. J called Toronto home for a few years, but prefers his home in good 'ole Nova Scotia now. Hey, it's got a fireplace. Oh yes, and Mr. J's been a professional schoolteacher for many years. Mr. J loves children, and is writing busily away on an original children's book, which will hopefully become a series. Mr. J is cosmopolitan and urbane, and (let's face it), rather silly too.
By the way, Mr. J never goes around talking about himself in the third person like this. That's just an understood pretense when writing this kind of stuff. So, "I" would like to personally thank all my magic mentors, inspirations and friends: The Immortal Mike Robinson, Drew and Angela (of DV8 Reality Magic), Muppeteer Terry Angus, Leno and Letterman star Ian Stewart, Calum Johnston, John Talbot, Al Bernard, The Amazing Kreskin, Jay Sankey and many others. Thanks for the imagination to Jim Henson, Charles Schulz, Stan Lee, Dr. Seuss, Owen McCarron, William Gaines, Michael Landon, and of course, Mr. Dressup.
And the biggest thanks to YOU for visiting this site, and for helping me to live my dream as a magician/entertainer. It has been a sincere pleasure and honour to be invited to perform for you, and to share so many fun-filled times with new friends of all ages. Naturally, I appreciate all your thoughts, feedback, and your positive word-of-mouth. You are helping keep magic alive!
Would love to hear from you! Send your questions, comments, insults, marriage proposals, or really good jokes to: misterjmagic@hotmail.com
THANKS!
Friends of Mr. J - (Check these out!)
- catbent.com (Singing lessons, singing telegrams, and art from my very talented sister!)
- leapinglannypoffo.com (WWE Legend, author, and friend)
- strangeadventures.com (World's Greatest Comic Bookshop!)
- drewandangela.com (The King and Queen of Vegas magicians!)
- quityourdayjob.ca/jon (Photographer/Filmmaker extraordinaire!)
- harryatthepiano.ca (Piano Entertainer Harry Bentham)
- orbisontribute.com (Outstanding Tribute Artist Mike Mulligan)
- fightingcrime.ca (Readers are leaders!)
