Sunday, June 29, 2008

Magic Tricks and Spring Cleaning

Hope your summer is into full swing. Mine is just starting with the warm weather FINALLY hitting Seattle (90 today). OK, HOT weather.

I finally had the opportunity to pull out my old cardboard boxes and re-organize my magic into nice plastic boxes that seal on top.

That's definitely the way to go. No moisture damage, or accidental "crushes" from storage stacking mishaps.

I found a 'real old' illusion. Blackstone Jr performed it live on Merv Griffin. It involved a tray, some wooden colored balls, and a shotglass (I'll have to describe it in detail in another post).John Carswell, who worked for Blackstone Sr. made it for me. John was a awesome guy. He was in charge of care-taking and patching up Sr's show when they were on the road.

John continued to make magic gear and illusions until he passed away a few years ago. I didn't attend the broken wand ceremony because, well, I don't like funerals. My very first funeral I can remember was an open casket (note to parents: don't EVER take your 8 yr old to an open casket funeral).

So, John's illusion is magnificent - but made with the eyes and hands of an 84 year old. I have fond memories of him. I am going to have the props re-tooled and brought back into the magic fold this winter, so be on the lookout for the grandest of all parlour magic illusions.

Amazing what a Spring Cleaning can do...

More to come...

Sunday, June 22, 2008

3 Card Color Monte



Here's the next video installment of Magic 101: The 3 Card Color Monte (also on YouTube).

Except for one thing: Members will get the actual "How To" in the next video.

Above is a site that has the cards for purchase – just click on the picture to get to the site. I suggest you buy 2 or 3 (one to work with and one for performance... with a back-up just in case.

Enjoy!


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Thursday, June 5, 2008

Magic Lesson No. 201: The Look

(For those of you who purchased my magic lesson ebook: The 10 Principles of Magic, this one should be a no-brainer).

Looking at this picture, can you tell who this is? Can you tell what this person is doing?
Why?

Pose and Presentation.

This guy could be the lousiest magician in the world, but you wouldn't know it until AFTER he started his routine. Why? Because he possesses the knowledge of the 10 principles. Even before he starts his routine, the audience is believing in magic.

I'm tellin' ya... learn from this. This guy is already 3 STEPS ahead of his audience. And he hasn't even started yet!

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

eBooks : Magic - ebook

There's a ton of ebooks out there...

Here's a site that has a few worth looking at..



eBooks : Magic - ebook

How To Get Started In Magic

How To Get Started In Magic

Here's a nice little article I wrote about "How it all started". Let me know what you think!

magic trick ebook - Google Search

magic trick ebook - Google Search