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ACCESS REVIEW The Effect / What the Spectator Witnesses A spectator’s selection or even signed selection miraculously appears inside of a seemingly empty card box. It happens in a split second and is indeed visual. This effect also can be used as a card change as well. The face of the...

Hey guys, Just got back from a company Christmas party gig. It was for 75 people and about 25 of them were kids between the ages of 4-16. It was from 5:30-7:00 pm and then the big jolly guy was supposed to show up at 7:15. The location was in the basement of a Elk's Lodge. I...

Last night I attended Garrett Thomas's lecture in Akron, Ohio. It was OUTSTANDING and a ton of fun jamming and hanging out together afterwards. His coin stuff has always been phenomenal, but he doesn't do that much anymore in his lectures because he said most people aren't going to perform it...

While reading Pete McCabe's Scripting Magic, I came across a very interesting point that I thought I'd share. Some of you may know this and others may not but I'll post it anyway for the good of our members. It is said that, "The best surprise climax is one that does not come upon the...

What's up fellas, Next week I'm going to be hanging out with my mentor, Ed Ellis, and I have just received confirmation that we are going to shoot an interview for Theory 11 and our members. Those of you who have gotten on the Wire have probably seen a few of his videos floating around or...

Hello Everyone, Last night I opened up a stage show for the first 20 minutes. It was only my 3rd time performing up on a stage for an audience over 150. There were other performers after me (total of 5). Tom Craven who is an outstanding performer was the headliner. It was for our IBM Ring...

My strolling gig last night was for a benefit fund raiser for an Association of Citizens with Physical and Mental Disabilities. Dave Kaplan was the headliner, Tim Wright "SkillDini" was also performing as well Mike Bishop "Comedy Hypnotist". My strolling was during the cocktail hour for people...

Hey guys, I know in the past week or so advertising has gotten a bit out of hand and we are going to start cracking down on it. I have no problem with a member coming on here and "telling us" about a new project they are working on or asking for advice. The post needs to have more depth...

Hey guys, this past Wednesday evening Emory Williams brought his famous Magic Mobile on wheels out to our magic club meeting. It is a trailer that carries just over 4000 magic items in it and travels the U.S. hitting up magic club meetings and some conventions here and there. Emory and his...

Now that I have your attention...ha ha. I'm reading and enjoying "The Magician and the Cardsharp". On page 142 it makes note that Allen Kennedy and Dai Vernon always had practice sessions in which they recruited children as observers to monitor their progress. "Children were cruel...

Hey Fellas, I'm just giving you a heads up that most of us are going to be going back to school in the next week or so. Hopefully everyone had outstanding summer breaks. Having said that, being that I am an elementary school teacher and a computer tech for my school, I will not be on here...

Recently at the National Magic Convention in Texas there was a meeting with only representation of 6 IBM rings and the president. One of the major questions / issues that was brought up was that IBM ring membership is very low....especially among teens and younger magicians. Why is this...

This material came from Scripting Magic pg. 175-178 by Pete McCabe Read both of these mini scripts and put yourself in place of the spectator. How do you feel? Why is the second better? Why then do many many magicians use number 1? Let's hear your thoughts and then I'll chime in later with...

"The more relevant the effect is to your audience's lives, the less the audience is concerned with the method." Bob Neale Here's another quote from Scripting Magic that I just read 5 minutes ago and wanted to share. I would definitely agree with this and so it once again proves that...

Most of us whether beginners or professionals have had some gigs where some crazy stuff has happened. I'll start. First magic show I ever performed at a child's birthday party. I arrive to the home in my suit and have all of my props ready to roll. I'm already a nervous wreck and it is hot...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1uSVynJBNs&feature=related In our local club newsletter I found this link to a Mobile Magic shop that tours around selling to different events / IBM rings. It is coming to our club meeting in September. I thought it was very interesting. Has anyone seen this or...

That quote was from Dai Vernon. Many of you know that I am currently reading Scripting Magic by Pete McCabe. I feel that many of us, myself included drop the ball when it comes to being scripted. I am guilty of just doing effects and ad libbing throughout some of my shows and have been...

I just returned a day ago from my first trip to Vegas. It was OUTSTANDING! I could write a novel on what all I did in 3 days but I'll just make a list of some of the highlights so people do not get bored. 3 days was about the amount of time to stay because I was burnt out by the end of day 3...

Nathan Kranzo is lecturing tomorrow night in Canton, Ohio for our IBM ring. It should be a fairly good one but I must admit that I do not own a single effect of his. Is there anything in particular that you guys know I will like or may want to purchase?

Hey fellas, I just bought floor seats, 8 rows back in the dead center for Penn and Teller's show in Vegas. Has anyone seen this show? I'm hoping my guests and I will be in for a treat. I'm really excited.