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Arthur Black

Arthur Black (Basic Black)

Bob McDonald

Bob McDonald (National Science Commentator, 'Quirks & Quarks' host)

Bob McDonald (National Science Commentator, 'Quirks & Quarks' host)

Bob McDonald (National Science Commentator, 'Quirks & Quarks' host)

Bob McDonald (National Science Commentator, 'Quirks & Quarks' host)

Bob McDonald (National Science Commentator, 'Quirks & Quarks' host)

Bob Murphy (CBC Radio 'Maritime Noon')

Bob Murphy (CBC Radio 'Maritime Noon')

Brent Bambury

Brent Bambury (Set of 'Midday')

Brent Bambury

Brent Bambury (CBC TV's Midday, radio's 'Day Six')

Brent Bambury

Brent Bambury (CBC TV's Midday, radio's 'Day Six')

Brent Bambury

Brent Bambury (CBC TV's Midday, radio's 'Day Six')

Colleen Jones (Balloon tribute)

Colleen Jones (Balloon tribute)

Colleen Jones (CBC personality, Canada's two time World Curling Champion)

Colleen Jones (CBC personality, Canada's two time World Curling Champion)

Don Cherry

Don Cherry

Don Cherry

Don Cherry

Don Cherry & Ron MacLean (Coaches Corner tribute balloon!)

Don Cherry & Ron MacLean (Coaches Corner tribute balloon!)

Don Cherry & Ron MacLean (on stage presenting them a balloon tribute!)

Don Cherry & Ron MacLean (on stage presenting them a balloon tribute!)

Don Cherry (CBC studios wall mural))

Don Cherry (CBC studios wall mural)

Don Cherry (Grapes himself!)

Don Cherry (Grapes himself!)

Don Cherry (stand-up on the HNIC set)

Don Cherry (standup on the HNIC Set)

Don Connolly

Don Connolly (Information Morning)

Don Connolly

Don Connolly

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Magic at the Mall!🎩🪄🕊🌠 Hope y'all ha

Magic at the Mall!🎩🪄🕊🌠

Hope y'all had a Magnificent March Break.⭐️🥳🎊🎉 Did 14 shows (❗️) all throughout the Maritimes...thanks to all YOU adults and kids for your amazing energy.💪💥😃👌

Happy St. Pat's🍀, and remember, in these turbulent times: Spring is a'comin'.🤗🌞🌹

PLUS- More BIG MAGIC NEWS, later this week...stay tuned!❗️🥰🎩🪄❤️👍

#StPatricksDay #Spring #Magic

Wishing YOU personally a Magical🎩🪄🐰🕊 ⭐️International WOMEN'S DAY!⭐️💪😎👩💃👍

If you're a Woman, THANK YOU.🙏

You give us Life✨️, plus You truly make this Life so much BETTER.🌠

If you're a Guy, let's reflect on all the amazing women we've had the pleasure to know🤔🤗:
Our beloved Moms, Sisters, Aunts, Grandmothers, Partners, Lovers, and Cool Female Friends...who have all enriched, enlightened, and inspired.🥳🎉🎊

It's no coincidence that 'MOM' upside-down spells 'WOW'.😉🙃🥰

Secret theory (shhhhh🤫): You know, performing shows🎭 for over 25 years, the reason why all you Women enjoy seeing Magic so much...might be because...you are literally MADE of it. (Could you be seeing a...reflection?)🪞❓️

Grateful for all that y'all do.❤️👌
Keep rockin' this World.🎵🎸🎹🎶 🌎👍

#Magic #Strong #Smart #Cool #Talented #Women #InternationalWomensDay #ThankYou

Are ⭐️YOU⭐️ also a fan of the late great b

Are ⭐️YOU⭐️ also a fan of the late great beloved actor ⭐️GENE HACKMAN?⭐️🎬🎥❤️🤔❓️

Gene's Best Friend ⭐️Morgan Freeman⭐️ sure was, as evinced at last night's Oscars🌠, seeing Morgan's emotional tribute.🥲

Quick personal story❗️: Flashback to 1999. First year of performing Magic in Toronto (inspired by Len Herb Pinsky Browsers Den of Magic).

Feeling beyond excited to embark on this new career.🤗🎩🪄🐰🕊🥳

Then one day, whaddaya know- an impromptu opportunity to meet the legendary ⭐️Gene Hackman⭐️ (❗️)

Yours truly got to thinking: "Hmmm, what could I GIVE The Man, as a GIFT?❓️ Maybe...a Balloon Animal?!" (🎈❗️) (...I was young).🙃😋

As you can see in the attached video🎥, after sharing sincere compliments with the affable actor ("On behalf of all your Fans, we'd love to give you an Oscar, but hopefully THIS will be the next best thing...") our brief exchange went like this:

Gene (looking mildly perplexed at the balloon): "Hmmm...that looked kinda obscene there for a minute...(laughter)..."😅
Mr. J: "From Popeye Doyle to Lex Luthor, we love you!"🥰
Gene: "Wait a minute, WHAT IS IT? (More laughter)."😆🤣

At this point, the Hollywood hero then kindly gave a shout out to all US FOLKS here in NOVA SCOTIA (❗️ 🦞🌊❤️)

Suddenly, in his likeable, charismatic way, Gene Hackman then exclaimed to me with his trademark smile:

"You're a Show Business Legend". (‼️)

Though spoken in jest☺️, this was the first (and still the best) compliment of my early, budding Magic career.🤩🙂🎩🪄

Still to this day, when making balloon dogs for kids of all ages, ole Mr. J thinks of the great ⭐️Gene Hackman⭐️.

RIP to an Actor's Actor.🙏 The French Connection, Poseidon Adventure, Unforgiven, Superman...Gene's movies and talents were pure Magic.✨️🎭❤️👍

#GeneHackman #Oscars #Magic #Balloons #ShowBusinessLegend

Yo, Canada! 🇨🇦🏒 WE DID IT.💪😎🤗 H

Yo, Canada! 🇨🇦🏒 WE DID IT.💪😎🤗

Here's to Our Country.🫡🥰👍
Together, we are MAGIC.❤️🎩🪄🐰🕊🌠👌

#FourNationsCup #Hockey #Canada #Champions #SidneyCrosby #NathanMacKinnon #BradMarchand #AmazingMisterJ #Magic

Remember when you got Valentines in school?🤔😃❓️❗️

All the cheesy puns, and childhood fun?🥰

It was Magical!🤗🎩🪄🐰🕊❤️👌

So, if YOU didn't get a Valentine this year as a grown-up...HERE ya go!😃💝🌠👍

Your personal present🃏♥️♣️♦️♠️, performed by your prestidigitating pal, ⭐️The Amazing Mr. J.⭐️😉

Whether you're a swingin' single🥳🎉🎊, or swooning with a sweetheart😍💕, wishing you a day full of LOVE.❤️

"When the Power of LOVE overcomes the Love of Power, the World🌎 will know Peace." ☮️🙏
-Jimi Hendrix

Just what Our World needs.🌠👌

And just what YOU Deserve!🥰😃✨️👍

Happy Magic Valentine's.❤️♥️💘💛🎩🪄

(Song credit: The titanically talented ⭐️John Lindsay-Botten⭐️, "I'll Provide the Love"). 🎵🎶🎹👍

#Magic #CardTricks #Valentines #ValentinesDay #Love

Do You ❤️LOVE❤️ the Music, Magic, Movies,

Do You ❤️LOVE❤️ the Music, Magic, Movies, and Memories of the 70s/80s/90s?🎶🎵🎩🪄🐰🕊🎥🎬🤔❓️

Well, get this: "You know why it's COOL being older now?❓️

Because WE got to be Young...THEN!"😉🙃🤗🤩🥰🥳🎉🎊👍

Cool Friend ⭐️David Murdock⭐️ and his Fabulous Family (Claire Murdock and kids) recently visited, putting together this amazing little 60 second video (✨️check it out in this post!✨️), showcasing one of Mr. J's hobbies, as a 'Retro Enthusiast'. 🌠 (This was an assignment for his journalism course; The Man surely deserves an 'A').👌

Hope this Madcap Memory Lane Montage makes YOU Merry.🙏😄✨️

And truly, the Biggest JOY🤗 is when friends bring their kids over, so families can experience all of our nifty, nostalgic, fondly-remembered fun firsthand.🥰

Here's the thing: This is only the beginning!❗️ The long-term vision is to build a Magic Castle (!) for hosting public retro parties/dances/weddings and of course, Magic Shows. ‼️

Big thanks, David. May we all keep dreaming BIG.⭐️

Because even though we grew up during the BEST pop-culture time ever😉, the Best and most Magcial times are STILL yet to come!❤️🎩🪄🐰🕊🎥🎬👍

#Retro #Arcade #Pinball #MagicCastle #70s #80s #90s #BestDecades #MagicTimes

Happy 77th Birthday🎂🥳🎊 to ⭐️ALICE COO

Happy 77th Birthday🎂🥳🎊 to ⭐️ALICE COOPER!⭐️😃❤️💀🎵🎸🐍👍

Who knew?⁉️ The legendary rocker🤘🎶 loves ♥️BALLOONS🎈, and MAGIC.🎩🪄🐰🕊😉

Plus, get this!❗️ Alice is a passionate golfer🏌‍♂️⛳️, and also does extensive volunteer work...he often personally serves food to children in need.🥰🍗🥦🍛🍎👍

In this wacky, nutty world, it's nice to know there's still always folks who are awesomely COOL.😎 👌As brother Chris and I luckily learned, it's extra cool when your musical hero also ⭐️ROCKS⭐️ in Real Life.🤗🎵🎶🎸✨️❤️👍

#AliceCooper #HappyBirthday #Magic #Balloons #SchoolsOut

Hmmm!❗️ What do YOU think?🤔❓️ Conside

Hmmm!❗️ What do YOU think?🤔❓️

Considering a ⭐️New Magic Motto⭐️, based on these recent cool😎 experiences:

1- Grateful to be hired for the third time (‼️) by world-renowned designer ⭐️Ozlem M. Manness⭐️, for her adorable daughter's birthday. Oz owns 'House of Moda🌠', Halifax's premier jewelry and accessory/apparel store.🤗💎 Even with her amazing, sought-after creations worn at the Oscars🏆, and by A-list celebs like Beyoncé☺️, Oz always loves taking part in the simple fun of a Magic Show. (See pics!)🥰

2- A Mom in Chester offered a choice to her son and daughter for their combined birthday party: A Limo Ride🧐, OR a Magic Show🎩🪄. The boy wanted the Limo, the girl requested Mr. J. Luckily, (with their Mom casting the deciding vote😉), Magic won out!🐰🕊❤️ Knowing the boy's preference, brought every bit of energy💪🔥that a Magician could muster, while showcasing him and his sister as the special stars of the show.🌠 Afterwards, asked the livened up-lad if he had any regrets about going with the Magic Show. The pure, unbridled excitement on his face said it all.🥰🥳🎊😀🤗

OK!👍 So, taken together, what do YOU think of this new motto:

⭐️"The Amazing Mr. J- Your Magician to the Stars, and markedly better than a Limo Ride!"⭐️

(Can see the face-palms now)🤭🫢😋🤦‍♀️🤦‍♂️.

Ah well, t'was a fun week. Stay cool, Magic Friends!❤️🎩🪄🐰🕊🌠👍

Y'know, many often ask: "Mr. J, do you perform HOU

Y'know, many often ask: "Mr. J, do you perform HOUSE PARTIES🥳 just for GROWN-UPS?"🤔❓️

Oh YES, every week! (We ADULTS are just "big kids" y'know...🤫😉🥰)

Performing regularly in ⭐️CAPE BRETON, NS, NB, PEI, NFLD⭐️...anywhere you're planning a Party!

Just had some Merry Magic Fun🎩🪄 with some First-class Folks.👌🏆👍

A super group, and get this‼️: So sweet🤗...Mr. J's Magic Show (and his animals) was the surprise gift, from one sister to another.❤️🤗🐰🕊

Super cool group, we had a blast!💥🔥✨️🌟🌠👍

"Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes and the ✨️ magical ✨️ birthday weekend! "What a time full of surprises and laughter with friends and family." -Melissa Hinckley

🩷 Melissa Hinckley Anna Chisholm Kalamity Kevo Maryann Chisholm Andrew Foster Jenn Greene Lana Atwood The Amazing Mr. J - Magician & Entertainer

😅😋Weird question: Have you ever worn a CAPE

😅😋Weird question:
Have you ever worn a CAPE🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️ to work?🤔❓️

So excited to announce Mr. J's NEW Magic Cape!‼️🤗🥰🎩🪄🐰🕊🌠

(Hmmm, you'd think maybe this means a new stage show was in the works...😉😉🎭 Stay tuned...)

Y'know, everyone struggles and Life can be tough...some days if you can even GET yourself to work, YOU are a HERO.💪🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️ And naturally, "Not all heroes wear capes."

But many Magicians must!🌟💫
From Merlin to Marvel, from Houdini to Here-and-now...capes are the cartoonish calling card of wizardry and Wonderment.

So, after 25 years of performing, it's time to up the game.🙏😃👍 (Plus, to allow for more secret pockets to hide stuff...)😉❗️

Many Magical thanks to Mina Roe of Sewing, Quilting & Embroidery By Mina, who made and embroidered this new colourful creation. She's the true Magician of custom, personalized work for your home or business. ⭐️Highest Possible Recommendation!⭐️

And Magic Friends❤️, whether or not you ever decide to wear a cape to work yourself (#JustDoIt), keep being the amazing HERO that you are.🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️🥰👍

"All the world's a stage."
-Shakespeare🎭

⭐️Magic Friends!⭐️Today's BIGGEST story💪📚...may not be what you think!😮😃‼️

🎅🤶'Old Christmas Day', January 6th🎄:
A Prime Minister steps down; a President is certified. Riots are remembered, Christmas memories never forgotten. (Fun fact: It's also my cousin Kenny Dolomont's birthday...a lifelong hero, and Big Brother!)🤗

HOWEVER❗️, the most personally impactful news for Your Magic Friend Mr. J is...*sniff*🥲 it MIGHT😌 (maybe)😪 now be time...to START...taking down decorations!😭😵‍💫😋

But HARK!🥰 On this 12th Day of Christmas, there's still one more present to open🎁...and that is, a Wish for YOU!❤️ (Yes, YOU!)🫵😃

May the 🌠Magic Spirit of Christmas🌠 stay strongly with You, all through the year!🙏 Wishing you peace, Love, Joy, and MAGIC throughout 2025.🎩🪄🐰🕊👍

(And since the animals are happy🥳, the egg nog is flowing🧉, and the fireplace is a'blazin'🔥, ...maaaybe putting away decorations can wait until TOMORROW...)😋😉☺️❤️👍

BIG (ridiculous) NEWS📰⭐️, Magic Friends!🎩🪄❤️🤗❗️

Just bought...a BUS!🚎🚍❗️
(Soon to become a painted, decorated "Magic Bus"). 🐰🕊🌠‼️👍

So, what's the nuttiest thing YOU've done in 2024?😛🤪🤔❓️

As you reflect🙏, remember to get on board the bus of YOUR biggest dreams.🌠 Never give up. Love over fear. Kindness is the new cool, and makes its own Magic.🥰

Looking ahead: BIG Plans for 2025💪😎.
We ALL have Endless Possibilities😃🏆🏅 (see attached pics📷, and video🎥...plus, open to YOUR suggestions!)🥳🎊

Lots of NEW Magic tricks🪄, a stage show🎭🎩, plus a couple original books in the works too.📚 Gonna be an amazing year ahead...😍

(In the meantime, there's a giant bus in the yard...) 🚐🚌🙃🤭🤪‼️

At any rate, hope ⭐️YOU⭐️ are also dreaming BIG.🎆🎇 Shoot for the moon🌛...even if you miss, you'll still land among the stars.✨️💫🌃⭐️🌠

Many close friends and other folks have persevered through a challenging past year.🙏 I hear you.😔Proud of You, Dear Friends, for hanging in there. 💪☺️

We all struggle, stumble, and have setbacks. Take some time to Reflect. Recharge. Refocus.👌 You are Loved!🥰

"Life can be tough, and Death smiles at us all. All we can do...is SMILE BACK."💀☠️😛😉😘

Remember the many Good Times.😇
It's 2025...a Jolly Good chance for You to get a Fresh Start.🌊🚿💧🧹🧹🙌✌️🫶🫵👏

So, hop on Your own personal Magic Bus🚌🚐, and "Let's get this Show on the Road!"🚎🛞🛣🏁⚡️👍

Wishing you a Magical New Year, ⭐️Dear Friends.⭐️🎩🪄✨️🐰🕊🌠🙏❤️

#Magic #Love #MagicBus #NewYear2025 #HappyNewYear

Guess what, ❤️Dear Magic Friends?🤔❓️ "Y

Guess what, ❤️Dear Magic Friends?🤔❓️ "YOU'RE RICHER than YOU THINK!"🤗💰💲

Of course, you see that tacky tag-line festooned throughout Scotiabank.😋😛 BUT❗️ if you look at your Loved Ones🥰, who you wouldn't trade for a kabillion dollars, you realize..."Hey! Waitaminute!" You are among the Super-Rich, BEYOND the so-called 1% !‼️💸💸💸

You know, this all hit home when performing Magic for longtime dear friend ⭐️Jamie Dean⭐️, who generously hosts a huge free public Christmas Party at 'Dean & Son's Auto', his shop for over 30 years. 🧰🚗🔧The hardest working man in town, Jamie Dean is an honest mechanic (how about THAT!)❗️ who has supported and helped thousands over the years...including yours truly. Huge respect, profoundly grateful.🙏 Fun fact: Mr. J's first EVER paid kids birthday (February 5th, 2001) was for Jamie's own son, Jaeger Dean.🎂🎩🪄🐰🕊 Five thousand shows later, t'was an honour to entertain at Jamie's annual Holiday Hootenanny. 🌠🥳🎊

What to get someone who has given so much? Gifted his family a custom personalized 'DEAN-opoly' board game, featuring taped-on highlights of 'Team Dean' over the years. (Please don't tell Hasbro that Mr. J made a makeshift Monopoly...even though with all of Jamie's friends, it would fly off the shelves).🤫🤫😉

Always a swingin' shindig.🎉 Like George Bailey in 'It's A Wonderful Life'...beloved owner Jamie Dean is truly 'The Richest Man in Town'.😃🤗🥰

Whither the so-called 'billionaires?'🤔❓️ Let Musk fly to Mars...have fun (I hear the atmosphere's not that great). Poor ole' Steve Jobs had lots o' dough, but it couldn't save him from cancer. All Jeff Besos' bucks couldn't even save his marriage, (or his HAIR!) 😋

"All we are is Dust in the Wind...and all your money, won't another minute buy..."
-from the famous Kansas song.💨🌬

⭐️Bottom line: As you know, Your Wealth is Your FRIENDS.⭐️

If you're blessed with even a couple good ones, YOU personally are rich beyond the dreams of avarice.💲💰🎵🎶🫂🫂❤️🥰

Wishing you personally a Merry Magic Christmas🤶🎅🎄, with heartfelt THANKS for the perfectly PRICELESS person You are.👍👍

Big Holiday love to YOU, from Mr. J.🎩🪄🐰🕊🌠

IMAGINE if ⭐️YOU⭐️ literally (really) BECA

IMAGINE if ⭐️YOU⭐️ literally (really) BECAME your hero!🥰😮❗️

A WEIRD, crazy story for you...and this actually happened.😃

Not just because beloved late mentalist/entertainer 'The Amazing Kreskin' (1935-2024) was a HUGE personal inspiration for my Magic career (Fun facts: 'The Amazing' Mr. J stage name is a nod to Kreskin, just as 'Mr. J' is a nod to my heroic Dad!).❤️

Not just because Kreskin's super-positive, over-the-top, joy-filled presentation style influences my life perspective every day.🤗

Not just because Kreskin always kept Christmas well, annually sending out THOUSANDS of custom-designed Christmas cards (at personal expense), to many he met during his nearly 60 years of radio, TV, and stage appearances (a tradition I try modestly to uphold each year, mailing 150 cards. When the postal strike resolves, you can bet yours will be on its way!)🎅🤶🎄

In processing my personal hero's passing today at 89😪, plus in keeping in tune with Kreskin's upbeat essence, let me quickly recount "The Day I was Actually Mistaken for Kreskin"😋:

Niagara Falls Comic Con, 2018. 'The Amazing Kreskin' was scheduled to appear for a 'celebrity meet-and-greet'.📷🤝🌠 As it happened, the Real McCoy wasn't able to make it, due to 'flight issues', but since I was festooned in a tuxedo🤵‍♂️ 🎩 and was walking around carrying a giant Kreskin promo sign (see picture), the event staff mistakenly thought I WAS Kreskin (!), going so far as to give me a table, water, and marker for signing. "We're glad you made it, Mr. Kreskin! Anything else you need?"😅❗️As the fan line approached, had to confess about the mistaken identity snafu (and what would the REAL Kreskin say, if HE then arrived?)🤪😜, but it was a blast to get the Kreskin-treatment, if only for a few minutes.🥰

It's sad to lose a hero.😪 But joyous to know our heroes live on, and (sometimes), we can become a version of them.🙂🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️

To quote one of Kreskin's famous TV sign-offs:
"May you live 5 minutes longer than me. Just 5 minutes, no more, no less. For I intend to live FOREVER".🌠❤️

YES. Thank you, ⭐️Kreskin⭐️. For all of The Amazing.🥰👍👍

#Magic #Joy #Hero #TheAmazingKreskin

Do ⭐️YOU⭐️ Love❤️ 80s Music?🎶🎵🎸❤️🤔❓️

Of course you do. Because YOU have Good Taste.😉👌

(Like me)😋

A Magical🎩🪄night of Music in Moncton...FOUR❗️classic 80s bands!! 💿🎧🌠(Felt happier than a teenage girl at Taylor Swift).🙏

⭐️Spoons⭐️Men Without Hats⭐️A Flock of Seagulls⭐️Honeymoon Suite⭐️

Billed as "The 80s Club", this was their (very emotional) final show, of their Canadian Tour.🇨🇦 Hugs and sentiments all around.🥲

Pure JOY.❤️🎵🎶 What a time-trip.🥰 Many stage references to MuchMusic, and the dawning glory days of music videos. An ethereal experience for this nostalgia nut.🤗(Video clips attached, for You of discerning taste).👌

Luckily met all the band members too.🥳🤝🎊The coolest, most humble and fun-loving folks you could imagine. ☺️

Like your favourite songs from yesteryear, amazing how BALLOON🎈gifts can also turn back time, transforming retro rockers into feeling like kids again. You can sense it instantly; you can see the happiness in people's eyes. Honeymoon Suite's Johnny Dee lit right up, exclaiming: "Oh, Yeah! I'll take the BIKE!"🏍😅

Wishing YOU personally all the Magical old school Joy and Wonderment of this holiday season.🤶🎅🎄👍Peace on Earth, through Music, Magic and Balloons. 🎵🎩🐰🎈❤️🙏🕊

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