Magician of Many Talents
By Bobby Warren
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iversification. Integration. Collaboration.
Those three words might sound similar to an advertising slogan for a Fortune
500 company, but they are descriptive of BJ
Hickman’s approach to succeeding at the
business of performing magic, and speaking
publicly.
When one pokes into Hickman’s history, it begins like most magicians: His
father showed him a trick with a string, and
the magic bug bit. “I thought it was pretty
neat,” Hickman said. “I went to the library,
read every book, and learned everything I
could.” When he worked his way through
the library’s offerings, his father, Jaquett
Hickman, introduced him to some magicians
in the Manchester, New Hampshire, area.
One of those magicians, I.B.M. member
Dr. Dwight Damon, had a television show
on Saturday mornings, the Ring-A-Ding
the Clown Show. Damon let the younger
Hickman tag along with him on show days.
He would stop by the Hickman home, pick
up the budding magician, and head to the
studio for the live television show, which
was broadcast in black-and-white. Hickman
would help assemble the set in a studio
shared by the news department and other
shows, invite in a few kids waiting in the
lobby to be the live studio audience, and
help on the show “on camera” and behind
the scenes working puppets.
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The Ring-A-Ding the Clown Show was
not the only television experience the
young Hickman gained. His grandfather
introduced him to Austin “Ace” Gorham
(an I.B.M. Past International President,
1971-1972), who performed magic on the
iconic Uncle Gus Show, which also originated from WMUR TV-9 in Manchester,
New Hampshire. Eventually, Hickman
would get his chance to fill in for Ace performing magic on the show.
Hickman would perform little shows on
occasion when he was eleven and twelve
years old; but when he was older and was
able to attend Ring 166 meetings, Hickman
said he really blossomed as a performer.
Through his study and participation at
I.B.M. Ring meetings, Hickman says he
learned not only effects but presentation
techniques, as well. To return the favor, he
has held every office for his Ring and has
now been a member for more than forty
years.
Hickman performed shows in high school
and college, mostly for children. The paid
performances helped him fund his classes
at Keene (N.H.) State College, as did shows
at school assemblies, fairs, and festivals. “I
never gave it up,” Hickman said. While at
college, he started working at the radio station on campus, which eventually led to a
career in radio broadcasting.
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Left: Levitating a city hall
employee in 1977. Top Left: BJ
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shown here in the 1960s, credits
his local I.B.M. Ring with helping him develop material and
presentation skills.
For the next twenty years, Hickman
worked in radio in Dover, New Hampshire.
He started on-air, and then he moved into
sales before being named General Sales
Manager for two radio stations. In his forties, he decided to make a leap of faith and
become a full-time professional magician,
which was more than twelve years ago. The
goal was to change careers, while continuing to increase his income. He met those
objectives, but it took a lot of hard work,
effort, and attention to marketing.
“I often wondered, since I was young,
could I make a living doing shows? I
did not know many who were,” he said.
Understandably, Hickman was a little
apprehensive. He thought he might get
burned out doing the same show over and
over again. He was not sure how he would
handle all of the traveling. “I haven’t looked
back,” Hickman said.
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So, how does he keep himself from getting burned out? Simple: Diversification.
“I branched out in enough directions,
doing children shows, adult shows, and
public speaking, so there’s enough variety that every day is different,” Hickman
said. Additionally, he has produced several
instructional videos and written a book,
Magic Speaks Louder than Words,” and
he conducts lectures for fellow magicians.
Hickman’s book, which is more like a workbook, complements his talks to pediatricians
and other groups about how to interact with
children and put them at ease. He has given
this presentation to physicians, nurses, physician assistants, dentists, and others.
To make a go at being a pro, Hickman
integrated all of his skills to present a
well-rounded package to clients. He offers
regular magic shows and specialty shows,
ones geared toward promoting recycling,
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reading, teaching conflict resolution, and
motivation.
The first Hickman lecture was for a
group of Montreal magicians, and it was a
memorable experience, he said. Half of the
audience spoke French only, and they had
an interpreter. So, Hickman had to find a
rhythm to his presentation, making sure to
pause after every paragraph so the French
side could catch up through the interpreter.
The English-speaking group would laugh
at his material, and a few beats later, the
French side would laugh, too. “My wife
was in the audience,” he said, “and was
impressed enough at the proceedings to give
me the encouragement to keep lecturing.”
About twelve years ago, Hickman was
scheduled for his first lecture at the famed
Magic Castle in Hollywood, California. In
a roundabout way, the gig came through
a magic video tape he produced. The late
Billy McComb was reviewing videos for
Genii magazine, and something stood out
about the video. “He reviewed the videotape, and he had some nice things to say,”
Hickman said.
McComb would later write the foreword
to Hickman’s book. In it, McComb stated:
“In my [mind], everything on the video
was sensible, absolutely correct, and all the
advice given showed that he’d gained his
experience by actually going out and doing
Working fairs, festivals, and school assemblies, the
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the presentations in the real world. So, I gave
it a very enthusiastic review. Many of our big
names in magic make videos which sell well
to fellow magicians. When viewers try the
stuff on colleagues in their local magic club,
they find that it goes wonderfully well, but
when they get to the paying customers they
get one big yawn. Not the case for BJ’s presentation.”
McComb and several other magicians
based on the West Coast were on a tour,
which brought them to the Portsmouth (N.H.)
Music Hall. The group got to town a day
early, and McComb looked up Hickman, and
they spent the day together. In the group were
Jack Goldfinger and Peter Pit. At the end of
the day, McComb and Pit went to Hickman’s
home, and they talked about magic late into
the night. Pit said he would try to help him
out at the Magic Castle, and McComb later
introduced Hickman to the one who scheduled lectures at the Castle.
When Hickman finally lectured there,
McComb showed him around the legendary
home of legerdemain. “I had lectured before,
and I knew what I was talking about,” he
said. However, he still found the experience
to be intimidating.
Later, Hickman was invited to perform at
the Castle, and he wondered what he would
bring out there that audiences hadn’t seen
before that would still wow magicians. This
is where Hickman became collaborative.
To prepare for his debut performance at the
Magic Castle, Hickman scheduled a series of
free shows. He sent out press releases inviting people to the free shows, but with one
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in Advertising
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International
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believed would be a hit out West. However, Manager for the
he discovered that the crowds responded of Magicians, including The Linking Ring,
most favorably to the effects he had been I.B.M. Web Portal (www.magician.org),
performing for years. Other magicians gave and Convention Program. His goals are to
him the advice not to do anything new. increase ad revenue for the I.B.M, create
Instead, he should perform his show as if new advertising opportunities, and incorhe were in front of a lay audience. Success! porate new technology to streamline billing
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been invited back to the Castle once or and communication with advertisers.
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twice a year for the last dozen years.
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It isIndex
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shows in New Hampshire, Maine, and first-class in every respect. He’s done a terrific
as game
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to serve
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gig is for an event organized by his a pleasure to work with. Advertisers appreFull list of
how
you
local
Chamber of Commerce. This summer ciate not only his professionalism but his
can help.
will be his thirty-sixth consecutive year per- sense of humor and creativity.”
You can see BJ Hickman in person this
forming at the event.
His wife of thirty years, Donna, is a summer at the I.B.M. Convention in San
Registered Nurse and manager of a busy Diego, where he will be meeting and visiting
surgical ward at a hospital in the city of with advertisers and potential advertisers.
Dover, New Hampshire where they brought
Hickman lectured last year at the I.B.M.
up their two children. Daughter Jennifer, Convention and returns this year where he will
who was featured in BJ’s first video when be meeting and visiting with advertisers and
she was seven, works in advertising and potential advertisers. His new lecture, "50 ideas
lives in the Denver area. She and husband in 50 Minutes," debuts at the KIDabra convenFran are responsible for BJ and Donna’s tion later this summer.
A free turkey for
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Democrat Staff Writer
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DOVER — Standing outside in 35
degree weather with a chance of
snow seldom sounds appealing, unless you are invited to work the
chains at a Patriots game.
Dover attorney Dave Bamford is
happy to brave the weather for what
is arguably the best seat in the
house during Sunday night’s Patriots and Bills game in Buffalo, N.Y.,
where Bamford and his brother,
Steve, will become unofficial members of the officiating crew for a
night.
“We’re both really big Patriots
and NFL fans,” Bamford said. “Just
to be down there doing it will be
something completely new. It’s one
of those experiences that won’t happen again.”
The rare opportunity arose when
his brother, a former commissioner for the Eastern College Athletic
Conference in Centerville, Mass., received a call from Jim Huetter, who
supervises officiating for the NFL
in Buffalo. Huetter offered the brothers a chance to be a part of the chain
gang for a night.
The perks didn’t end with the initial offer, either. In addition to getting a paid trip to the game and a little extra for their efforts, the brothers are also being set up with everything a normal member of the crew
would have for a game.
“It’s kind of amazing the stuff
they’ve sent us,” Bamford said.
“They are giving us all the gear and
uniforms, too. It’s incredible.”
In addition to the standard uniforms, which are waiting for them
in Buffalo, the brothers have already
been sent a Buffalo Bills parka to
protect them from what is expected
to be classic Buffalo football weather.
Despite the excitement of the
game, Bamford said he and his
brother have to take the job seriously.
“It’s fun before the game and during half-time, but during the game
you have to pay attention,” Bamford
said. “You’ve got to do a job, and you
can’t have any favoritism.”
LOCAL
ATTORNEY
Dave Bamford,
who will be
traveling to
Buffalo this
weekend to do
the chains for
the Pats/Bills
game, wears his
parka at his
Dover home
Thursday.
John Huff/Staff
photographer
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