{"id":683,"date":"2010-02-11T23:02:50","date_gmt":"2010-02-11T22:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.magicians.co.uk\/news\/?p=683"},"modified":"2010-02-16T00:20:14","modified_gmt":"2010-02-15T23:20:14","slug":"remembering-patrick-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magicians.co.uk\/news\/remembering-patrick-page\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Patrick Page"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Patrick<\/a><\/p>\n

We’re very sad to report that Patrick Page died today. He was a brilliant Scottish magician who spent much of his life immersed in the odd business of magic in one way or another. Pat was a fantastic magic lecturer and teacher, a prolific inventor and a brilliant magical demonstrator & performer of magic, \u201cand there is a difference\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pat\u2019s knowledge of virtually every type of magic and all its allied performance arts was encyclopaedic. So too was his memory of every act he had ever seen. Not just the tricks but every move, line and subtlety stayed fresh in his memory and his willingness to share all that knowledge and help others was legendary. Pat was refreshingly blunt, quick-witted and fantastically generous.<\/span><\/p>\n

Not long ago, Pat dropped into our offices to deliver a small magic trick that he knew would fit in my act. Despite his indefatigable\u00a0spirit, he looked tired from the medical treatment he\u2019d been receiving. When I thanked him for bringing the trick personally and not just putting it in the post, he told me, \u201cThat\u2019s OK, you\u2019re on my way to somewhere more interesting\u2026 and besides, I want to make sure you do it properly!\u201d Then he stayed to give me the master class.<\/span><\/p>\n

Patrick Page was a modest man who knew more magic than the rest of us put together. Countless magicians and others have lost a friend, but he wouldn\u2019t want us to be sad, rather we should celebrate his amazing life.<\/span><\/p>\n

So I\u2019ll close with his opening, \u201cThat was a nice round of applause\u2026can I hear it again?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n