I have to give a shout out to the esteemed Mister Brian Brushwood for providing not only a good source for cheap magic wisdom (ie: free), but also a darn entertaining podcast in Scam School – put forth weekly but not weakly, Mr. B shows you a new way each …
… back in the saddle again!
As you all know, I’m a big proponent of cheap magic resources – because the less you have to spend for useful, quality magic items, the more you have for, well, all the other stuff you need to pay for.
This time around, I want to …
So many magicians throw aside “old” magic tricks because, in our world, they’re overexposed. By this I mean that magicians see other magicians doing magic tricks and once they’ve seen it 3 times, it’s “overexposed”.
In this case, make a list of tricks you love that you don’t do.
Now, pick one …
I’m rather proud of the Hammer Trick (aka the “Card Mallet”) because, in a way, it’s the first trick I’ve really put together “from scratch”, with an end result, a starting point, and then filling in the blanks as we go.
I knew I wanted to do something with the mallet …
Close-up magic is the biggest selling type of magic today. Books, tricks, videos – almost 80% of them concentrate on close-up magic.
Let me tell you something: I don’t like close-up magic.
I’ll give y’all a sec to let that sink in.
Magic is a visual art. Close-up magic is about little pictures. …
This week I’m going to do a run of what I call “Audacious Gambits” – things for magicians to try that go against common wisdom, with a little justification as to why they’re worth doing.
Today – LOSE THE BOOK
Go over to your shelf / box / massive library of magic …
… last month I debuted a new trick at the local Society of American Magicians chapter (59 – Portland) as part of their Entertaining Card Trick Competition. Shockingly… I won.
… so what did you do?
For many years I’ve been enamored of a bit known as the ‘card sword’ – a …
True to my prediction, I woke up at 4:00 am Sunday Morning. It helped that I went to bed at nine.
Up, shower, groom, dress, check out – and I’m there in front of the event center at 4;30, the THIRD person in line.
Fastwind through THREE hours or so of hanging …
I now know that I’ll be auditioning for AGT at the Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center some time on the 25th or 26th of April (Times TBD). My friend Steve Taylor’s got some inside information for me, based on a colleague’s experiences:
No, you won’t be auditioning for Piers, Mrs. …
Ok. I know I have more than a few magicians reading this blog now (Hi, folks!)
If you had to choose one, and just one trick to carry around with you – not one item but one trick which you would do when demonstrating your skill in a casual environment … …
