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Brian Proctor Inner circle Somewhere 2323 Posts |
I just wanted to say Happy Birthday to The Magic Café!
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Steve Brooks Founder / Manager Northern California - United States 3780 Posts |
Thank you Brian!
My how the time has flown, but it was two years ago that The Magic Café stopped being an idea formulating in my head and started to become a reality. Soooo much has happened since then, and for me it seems as though the Café has always been here. I can still recall the early days when we had only a few members. Back then I practically participated in every post that was made here. Now with over 8000 members and some 300,000 postings its tough to be involved with but just a few topics from time to time. I can still recall those who said; "It will never work, there are already too many forums on the web" or "You won't be able to keep the peace Steve, just look at places like alt.magic" or "You'll never be able to compete with those huge forums that are owned by famous and well known magicians" or... well, I think you get my point. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that these folks with such negative attitudes were way off base. The Magic Café is hands down the largest and most active magic discussion forum on the entire World Wide Web! Granted, the road to the top has not been an easy ride folks, but I guess achieving anything worthwhile will always be full of problems and situations that must be resolved. Further, success has come with a price, that is a fact. I've made a lot of enemies (those folks who cannot comprehend the concept of common courtesy and following rules and etiquette) and also given up much of my free time. You see, The Magic Café has become a large part of my life. My wife Mya and I spend at least 80% of our time working on this website. Does not leave much for anything else to be sure. However, even with all the hard work and frustration that we have experienced, there have been many, many rewards. We have made a great many new friends and made the bond with older acquaintances even stronger! We have the satisfaction of knowing just how many people we have helped from all parts of the globe. Imagine that? Knowing you have enriched the lives of perfect strangers, allowing them to make new friends and improve their magical skills and presentations along the way. I love that, I really do. I also see our influence spreading across the net, not to just other magicians, but to other magic forums as well. Many come, and even more vanish almost daily. It's easy to imagine a magic community, it's a tough gig to make it actually work in the real world - we have done both. What about the future? We have many plans, of this I can assure you. Those of you who have stuck by us through thick and thin will truly be glad you did, those that did not will feel the loss to be sure. So stick around, there is ALWAYS a fresh pot of coffee brewing here. So to that I say a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to The Magic Café and an even bigger THANK YOU! to all our loyal Café members who continue to support and participate here on a daily basis. YOU are the reason the Café was built and YOU are the reason it works.
"Always be you because nobody else can" - Steve Brooks
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Peter Loughran V.I.P. Ontario, Canada 2683 Posts |
Rock on Steve and the rest of the staff!
P.
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MagicAndBlackjack Elite user 442 Posts |
Happy Birthday!
TJ |
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Fon Regular user London, UK 200 Posts |
Well done mate,
This place has become far more than the sum of its parts.... Fon
Always thinking..........?
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Bill Hallahan Inner circle New Hampshire 3222 Posts |
Happy Birthday!!!
Congratulations Steve, Mya, and all the staff. You’ve all made a lot of people’s lives much better with all your effort and perseverance.
Humans make life so interesting. Do you know that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to create boredom. Quite astonishing.
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nalu_magic Loyal user Paradise 297 Posts |
Happy Birthday to The Magic Café!
I've learned more from this site than from any video or book. Thank you Steve for these wonderful forums! |
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Reg Rozee Special user Vancouver, Canada 592 Posts |
Steve, it may be the Café's birthday, but the Café is a wonderful gift you have given to all of us. All together now:
For it's a jolly good website, For it's a jolly good website, For it's a jolly good web-SITE, Which nobody can deny! Three cheers for The Magic Café!! -Reg {*}
Reality is what doesn't go away when you stop believing in it. -Phillip K. Dick
Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes? -Chico Marx |
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CardMaker Inner circle Ludwigsburg/GERMANY 1063 Posts |
Happy Birthday!
Well, The Magic Café let's me forget that there are forums in German language too. It's a great place here! Can't wait to congratulate for 10,000th member! Keep on the good work!
CardMaker/Bernd Maucksch
Finest gaffed cards for magicians |
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Dr. TORA Inner circle TURKEY 1439 Posts |
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US !!!
Wow, I can not believe that it has been two years!!! At the beginning all the members were familiar with the names of each other, it became a little bit harder to recall everybody, and now it has become impossible to recall every single member. We could easily make a magic towm with this population. I can not count the things The Magic Café has added to my life. But I must mention about the good friends in magic. Probably, without the Café my entire life would not be adequate to meet these nice people. Can you imagine that A man from the USA- Doc Eason and another from Turkey - me, meet in The Hague for the first time in their life and they already know each other? This is just an example. How WONDERFULL !!! I am always proud of being one of the first members of the Café and it is my honour to be a team member here. No matter I help some other forums from time to time, I always say that The Magic Café is my home...I hope it lasts a lifetime... Long live the Café...
Magically Yours,
OZLEN TUNCER /Dr.TORA Have you visited my new Website in English, yet? www.magictora.com or www.torasmagic.com |
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Greg Arce Inner circle 6732 Posts |
Congratulations!!! Now pass the cake.
Greg
One of my favorite quotes: "A critic is a legless man who teaches running."
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Steve Brooks Founder / Manager Northern California - United States 3780 Posts |
Here ya go Greg!
"Always be you because nobody else can" - Steve Brooks
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Beetroot Loyal user 267 Posts |
Ah... The Magic Café... my second home.
Cheers and Happy Birthday to all concerned. Beetroot |
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Peter Eggink V.I.P. Netherlands 399 Posts |
Congratulations!
Cheers and keep up the great work!! Peter
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Xiqual Inner circle Upper left quadrant 4935 Posts |
I have made so many magic friends here in the Café,
and one IRL friend that lives here in Taiwan. If it wasn't for the Café, i would be a really isolated magician in Taiwan. Thanks for all your hard work Steve and Mya, Happy Birthday Magic Café!!!!! :cake: Cheers from Taiwan, James Linn
Still with the Chinese circus
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thehawk Inner circle 2275 Posts |
Happy birthday Steve, Scott and staff. What a great place to talk about magic. Thank you so much guys and girls.
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niva Inner circle Malta (Europe) 2970 Posts |
HaPpY bIrThDaY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.themagiccafe.com I have got these letters faded on my keyboard. A day doesn't go by that I don't get in hee for at least 5 minutes. Sometimes I even type the URL for this site unconsciously while I am willing to go somewhere else. Thanks to Steve for having the courage and will to put up this project and also a Big Thanks to all those involved in this. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!
Yours,
Ivan |
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m@t Loyal user London, UK www.MatthewLaskey.com 250 Posts |
HAPPY BiRTHDAY!!!
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1908 Special user 882 Posts |
Happy Birthday!!!You really changed my life!
Don't wait for the perfect moment...Take a moment and make it perfect!!!
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gio Loyal user Genova - Italy 247 Posts |
Happy Birthday to us!!!
And a big thanks to all the staff. Gio |
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