Aldo Colombini

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]

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]

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

1. ↑ Broken Wand : Aldo Colombini
2. ↑ Close, Michael (2007). That Reminds Me: Finding the Funny In A Serious World. ISBN 978-1-4357-0646-0. 
3. ↑ "Close Quarters". My Lovely Assistant. Retrieved April 21, 2012. 
4. ↑ "Knotty Knot". MJM Magic. Retrieved April 21, 2012. 
5. ↑ Colombini, Aldo (October 1998). "As Always, Aldo". The Linking Ring: 43, 44. 
6. ↑ Colombini, Aldo (November 2003). "As Always, Aldo". The Linking Ring. 84 (11): 81–82. 
7. ↑ What's Up Deck?. 1995. Retrieved April 20, 2012. 
8. ↑ Behr, Dennis. "Apocalypse, Volume 10". The Behr Files. Retrieved April 21, 2012. 
9. ↑ "Entertainment to materialize by magic". Arizona Daily Star. May 11, 2006. 
10. ↑ Racherbaumer, Jon (October 2006). "Close Up Captivates at Norfolk!". The Linking Ring: 69. 
11. ↑ "Norfolk Virginia: Lectures! Lectures! Lectures!". The Linking Ring: 64. October 1996. 
12. ↑ Keyser, Archie (August 1995). "Ring 27 Louisiana Magic Weekend". The Linking Ring. 75: 120–121. 

External links

• http://www.wildcolombini.com