Magic Roadshow
Journal of Magic____ Issue # 14_____ Dec. 31st, 2004
Rick Carruth / Editor / Copyright (C) 2004
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Welcome !
First.. I want to welcome all the new subscribers since last issue. You are
the reason for my madness... Please feel fr'ee to write me with any
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I hope each and every one of you enjoyed a happy Holiday season. My wife
and I felt particularly Blessed this year. I hope 2005 will be a GREAT
year for All of Us..
This issue is a conglomeration of various resources that I find either
amusing, useful, or original..
They all relate to magic - in one way or another - and all are 100% fr'ee.
In addition, two sites have been awarded the eMagic Deluxe ' Best of 2004 '
award.
Without further ado...
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~ Boondoogle ~
Jim Bumgardner has a long history of creating amazing, creative internet
and multimedia technolgies and content.
Among other things, Jim created "The Palace" - a graphical chat system
which took the Internet by storm (it drew one million users at its peak).
Jim has also worked on award winning CD-ROMs and a time capsule that was
sent to Mars. He designs 100s of really cool, fr'ee software toys which he
distributes from his website... www.jbum.com
What I want you to do is visit.. http://www.jbum.com/magicstuff.html
and bookmark the URLs for Boondoogle, i polygraph, The Oracle of Batboy,
and the Internet Lie Detector.
I have included a brief description of the flash effect 'Boondoogle' below.
Again, these are available Fr'ee.
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Bondoogle is the ultimate "Google Hack" for magicians.
The basic effect.
1. Ask a spectator to pick a card.
2. Fail to ascertain what it is.
3. Turn to Google for help. In Google, you type in "What is it?"
4. Google returns search results that reveal the card.
Bondoggle will also perform a Google Image search, in which case you will
get images of the card.
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The trick can also be used for a mind-reading effect, using the same
technique. If the secret phrase you type is longer than 2 letters,
Bondoogle will search for that phrase, whatever it is. You can use this for
a good visual mind-reading act.
For example:
Magician: "Name your favorite movie star".
Spectator: "Charlize Theron"
Magician types (to Google): "What is it that I am thinking of?"
Google shows images of Charlize Theron.
I'm a simple guy.. and these well-designed little scripts are the
equivalent of giving a dog a bone. My wife is sick and tired of my calling
her to the computer every thirty minutes or so..... "Go ahead sweetie..
name a card, any card...".
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~ My Lovely Assistant ~
Another of my favorite sites is 'My Lovely Assistant - Blatant Honesty in a
World of Deception'.. ( http://www.mylovelyassistant.com )
Utilizing a panel of reviewers like David Acer, Eugene Burger, Brad
Henderson, and others.. MLA reviews literally hundreds of magic related
tricks and dvd's . Want to know what they thought of Bob Kohlers 'Aces In
Their Faces'? Or, what about Jay Sankeys 'Paperclipped'..
I rarely buy a packet trick or video without first checking with My Lovely
Assistant to see what trusted-others thought of the effect or quality.
After all.. our audience isn't the only ones occasionally 'tricked' by our
magic..
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~ Marketing with Blogs and RSS ~
What's all the buzz about Blogs and RSS feeds? Magicians and magic websites
around the world are beginning to market theirselves and their products
with both Blogs and RSS feeds.
When you spend your time trying to master your magic and paying your bills,
you tend to fall behind the techno curve. I know I do..
Brandon Hong has released a fr'ee ebook (in pdf format ) titled..
"Marketing With Blogs and RSS"
It's yours fr'ee simply by going to:
http://www.marketing-rampage-with-blogs-and-rss.com/BlogRSS.pdf
Simply bookmark it and refer to the Adobe document whenever you need a
little guidance..
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~ Blogger ~
Still don't have a blog to call your own ? You can set up your blog in
minutes at:
Everything is 100% fr'ee. You can host it fr'ee on their site by default,
or, you can easily FTP your Blogger account to a page on your website,
give it meta tags and such, and reap the benefits of ever-changing content.
Search engines respond favorably to blogs. I saw the Google pagerank of one
of my sites jump two points when I added one ...
You can check out mine at: http://streetmagic.info/blogger.html
(This is an example of what YOU can do with your OWN blog from Blogger)
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~ Magic Roadshow- Best of 2004 Awards ~
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~ Atomic Brew- Magic Rants from the Web ~ ( Best Blog )
Steve Pellegrino, former David Copperfield production manager and former
illusion manager at The Aladdin, maintains a site for those interested in
a good laugh, useful links, and creative
conversation/speculation/gossipation.
Some blogs, written by obviously intelligent individuals no less, can't get
beyond the owners tortured childhood. If I want to hear children bickering
and displaying their indecorous four-letter vocabulary, I'll go to the
playground. If I want to read and/or participate in intelligent, but NOT
elitist, conversation, I'll visit with Steve....
'link not functional'
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~ Inside Magic - All the Magic News and Information ~
( Best Magic News Source )
Tim Quinlan provides the news... Like clockwork. I think of Tim as the
most reliable and speedy source of magic news on the web.
Celebrity interviews, magic news, magic reviews, guest columns, and other
information that I can only imagine how he garners.
Must have a silent army of informers, purveying news sources around the
globe, and reporting magic tidbits back to.....
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~ Create Your Own Magic eBooks & Reports ~
Want to write your own Adobe documents and compile them in a pdf format?
It's really very simple, and, like everything else in this issue of Magic
Roadshow, it's free ..
Magicians around the world are selling their tricks in pdf format because
they (1) look professional (2) are easy to compile, and (3) can easily
allow you to add much-needed pictures to your text..
Now, you don't need to buy expensive ebook packages to help you 'get it all
together'.. If you have Microsoft Word, or another similar program, on your
computer, you have all you need to create your own 'reports..'.
I create my document , transfer it to my desktop, and then go to ....
http://www.gobcl.com to convert it to PDF.
GoBCL will also convert documents to html, if you wish.
Believe me... If I can do it, anybody can do it !
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~ 130 Free eBooks - Including Magic Related ~
About once every ten issues of Magic Roadshow Journal of Magic, I will
compile a ' best of ' document, convert it to pdf, and send it to.....
http://www.ebooked.co.uk (eBook Superstore)
Ebooked will add my 'best of ' to their list of fr'ee ebooks, currently
totaling about one hundred and thirty, and folks from around the world will
download my little document.
Some will develop an interest in magic, some will begin to fulfill their
interest in magic, and others will subscribe to my newsletter..
Visit ebooked.co.uk , look for the link in the left hand column that says
' Fr'ee Downloads ', click it and then scroll down toward the bottom of the
page for a list of all the fr'ee ebooks (on all kind of subjects...).
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~ Astounding Secrets ~
And, last but not least, if you haven't downloaded your FR'EE sample copy
of ' Astounding Secrets ' , you can still get a copy by going to :
http://streetmagic.info/astounding.html
Not strictly magic, this ebook includes a variety of tricks, magic,
mentalism, hypnotism, and down-right weird stuff...
Bend keys and move a compass ' with your mind '. Make smoke come from your
fingertips, keep someone a prisoner in a chair with 'one finger', tear an
apple in half with your bare hands, plus a full section of Street Magic
Secrets...
Check it out...
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~ Hot Coil ~
Pull a small coiled spring from your pocket and tell your audience that
this is the 'heating element' from a small electrical appliance. As you
hold the two ends between your hands, let your audience see it slowly begin
to get 'red hot'..
As you blow on the coil, it begins to cool, and returns to it's original
appearance..
Secret:
Get a small coil spring from an ink pen and stretch it out. If you can find
a coiled wire from an old toaster, so much the better...
Spray one side of the coil with neon orange spray paint.. Once dry, this
will make the coil 'appear' to be red hot. I would spray lightly at first,
avoiding the two ends if possible, until you get the effect that the coil
is hot.
That's all you need to perform this little bit of 'pocket magic '. Once
you show the coil red hot, turn it back to it's original position as you
blow on it..
Thank You... Mitch Leary ! ( alt.magic.secrets )
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I'm going to leave you in 2004 with three tips to Dramatically improve your
magic in 2005..
(1) Practice (2) More Practice (3) More and More Practice
If you aren't wearing out at least twenty-five decks a year, then you ain't
practicing... you're playing !
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Again.. Here's wishing you a Great New Year !
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Make suggestions, criticize, send me your reviews or original articles...
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May my next issue find you well...
Rick Carruth
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