Ali Bongo

President of The Magic Circle, Ali Bongo, passed away at 9:00am on Sunday 8th March 2009. He will be greatly missed, and was a good friend of mine. I was asked to talk about Ali on the Breakfast show of BBC Radio Oxford. Here is the recording along with a photo I took of Ali at a Magic Circle event.

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[pauladaly]

Do you know the name of his  tv show late 60`s (sat am) ? I spent a good 3 months in hospital `68 and recall ali bongo and Laurel & Hardy as a real pick me up.

[flaggflagg1]

saw ali bongo at butlins minehead in 1962 or 63,it was recorded and shown on tv.does anyone remember as i'd love to track down a copy...

[trawlerboyltfc]

Had the pleasure of meeting Ali when he did a lecture at the Portsmouth Magic Circle; Fantastic man. R.I.P.

[mrhomerbojangles]

Remember this man and magician as a kid performing on TV and he was a brillaint entertainer and gave me many, many, many hours of enjoyment and I looked forward to seeing him everythime on TV.

Thanks for the memories Ali..

RIP

[vaultboy123]

Ain't that the dancing old man from those Six Flags commercials?

[whittlinwill]

Thanks SO much for posting this wonderful tribute to a wonderful artist! I've ALWAYS loved his act! Wish I'd seen him in person. I feel a special kinship with the great man though, as my first & middle name is William Wallace! God rest his soul.

[illusionist1956]

A real magic legend. Rest in peace.

[DistortedSmiles]

Now sawing a women in half with a rubber band that would be sweet.

[paulaitchison]

i didnt hear - how sad

[parodiesarethebest]

Im a member of the Young Magicians Club.

I used to see ali every month. R.I.P