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Magic Castle on the Today Show

Jason Weisberger at 10:02 am Fri, Jan 11, 2013

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The Magic Castle is celebrating its 50th birthday. It is one of my favorite places on earth.

Jason Weisberger is Boing Boing's publisher. He often does what he ought, instead of what he should. On instagram and twitter he is @jlw

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Michael Vilain

Neil Patrick Harris is the president of their management co-op. Apparently he’s been a magic geek since he was 12.
- http://boingboing.net/ Jason Weisberger
  
  President of the Academy of Magical Arts, Inc. He probably has a very cool membership pin.
http://twitter.com/intensitystudio Antonio Carrasco

that place is so dumb and pretentious. I had to do some work there for a project and they just take the whole so serious you would think it was the CIA headquarters with all the rules and regulations.

Arrested Development was spot on with their parody of that place
ohbejoyful

On the other hand I have some friends who enjoy their membership there very much. To each their own.