Magic Roadshow

May 15th, 2006    Issue# 47

Rick Carruth / editor   (C) 2006 All rights reserved worldwide



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Hello All..

It's been an interesting week or two in the world of magic, hasn't it?   David Blaine's special sparked an outporing of opinions, both good and bad, about his legitimacy as both an artist and a magician. And Friday night the country was introduced, in prime time, to the mental magic of Keith Barry. Both specials served their purpose, and I talked about both on my blog.. Magic Bullets.

I want to issue a very hardy WELCOME to all the new subscribers who so graciously signed up for the Magic Roadshow during the past two weeks. When I published the last issue I reported that I had just experienced my best two week period, subscriber-wise, in the history of the Roadshow..

Well, this past two weeks I've DOUBLED my total from the previous two weeks. There's been a ton of interest being generated somewhere.. Do you suppose it could have anything to do with D. Blaine? In addition, I've watched excitedly as my primary web site.. StreetMagic. info , became one of the top 140,000 web sites in the world, on any subject..  It was barely in the top million as late as six months ago..

I think that you'll find this issue especially pleasing.. I have a very personal interview with Justin Miller, one of the top close-up artists in the world, and numerous audio and video links to magic and magic related products from the netherland of magic..

Do me a favor.. there's nothing in it for me except personal satisfaction.. and visit http://www.301url.com/readers before you depart this issue, and let me see where your corner of the world is...  Knowing where I have large concentration of readers will also help me with planning articles and interviews, as well as reporting magic news on the blog..

Write me and let me know what you think of this issue.. Direct your comments, criticism, rants and raves  HERE ..

To subscribe to Magic Roadshow, magic's premier newsletter, click HERE.

Remember too, if you have any special requests, article or interview wise,  I'll do my best to fufill them in a near future issue.. Stay in touch..



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In this Issue:
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01) Interview..
Justin Miller

02) A Kind of Magic -  Card flourishes and tricks

03) Personal Request - from Yours Truly

04) Expert at the Card Table - free download for new subscribers

05) David Copperfield - free two hour special plus additional footage and parody

06) Evolution of Dance - funny video not necessarily magic

07) -E-  What I think..

08) The Expert Escamoteur's Equipment -
Free PDF

09) Go Magic Go - Magic's first podcast

10)  Flickr & David Blaine - Over one thousand pictures for the hard-core fan
   
11) Card Colm -
Eleven mathematical miracles

12) Home Poker -  Are you being robbed? How to catch the crook..

13) Scott's Box Maker -
I just saved you thirty bucks..

14) Finale - Add Magic Bullets to your My Yahoo


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I do believe in magic. I was born and raised in a magic time, in a magic town, among magicians. When I was twelve, the words was my magic lantern, and by its green spirit glow I saw the past, the present, and into the future.  We all start out knowing magic. We are born with whirlwinds, forest fires, and comets inside us. We are born able to sing to birds and read the clouds and see out destiny in grains of sand.

-Robert McCammon

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Many of the most successful men I have known have never grown up. They have retained bubbling-over boyishness. They have relished wit, they have indulged in humor. They have not allowed "dignity" to depress them into moroseness. Youthfulnesss of spirit is the twin brother of optimism, and optimism is the stuff of which American business success is fashioned. Resist growing up!
 
-B. C. Forbes



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Interview:  Justin Miller



I'm sure most of you are very familiar with the wonderful magic of Justin Miller. For those few of you who aren't, let me get you up to speed.  Residing in Ohio, Justin has managed to create both critically acclaimed ebooks and DVD's while touring, lecturing, and/or  performing almost continually. If you've watch the Ellusionists previews for Ghost Deck, Mind Bender, or Ultra Smoke 2000, then you've seen Justin.

His SILVER DREAM dvd is a masterwork on the art of coin manipulation,  and STROLLING HANDS I & II tip the world to his highly visual and creative style of close up magic. In fact.. Jamie Schoolcraft, world-renown maker of gaffed coins said.. " "Justin Millers’ coin magic is UNBELIEVABLE! Please stop him! Routines of his like Silver Dream are bad for my buisness! Justin.. you are the "Anti-Gaff"...

Look for "Justin Miller’s 2006 Standing up and Sitting Down Lecture Tour.." near you. And while you're waiting, look also for four (4) new DVD's within the coming months, including one with Daniel Garcia..  You can find all four exclusively at Ellusionist and Justin's site..  http://www.closeupartist.com , where you can also find Justin's previous dvd's and lecture notes...


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Justin, tell us something about yourself and your start in magic. Who were your early influences. Did you have a mentor?
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Well, I first got the magic bug when i was about 5 yrs old. My dad showed me a card trick, the four thieves, and I remember the feeling inside i had when dad turned over the top four cards and they were the four robbers, I knew right then and there that I wanted to give THAT feeling to everyone. At around age 15 I was hired to be a manager at a local magic shop called Minturn Magic. I would take trunk's that were full of magic (stage and close-up) home every night and learn about this art i had been drawn to. I lived, breathed, slept, ate, and dreamed of magic.

My early influences became my mentors near and far. Dai Vernon, Al Goshman, Slydini, a very young Chris Korn (those days he was going by Chris KOIN) Chris Kenner, Homer liwaug, Kevin James, and Kevin King to name a few.

I was very fortunate to have one of the greatest card workers and the greatest stage workers as my mentors and friends. Tim Moore and Jamie Kurtz.

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I know that at one time you worked with Lance Burton in Las Vegas... Did you arrive in Vegas intent on performing magic or did you side-step into it..? What one impression did Lance, above all others, make on you?
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I sure did! Actually Tim is very good friends with Lance and he called lance and told him I was going to be moving out there. When i first got into Vegas I got a job demonstrating at Houdini's Magic Shop (lasted a week), then I was asked to audition for a part in the secret pagoda room at then famous Ceaser's Magical Empire (Dan Harlan beat me out of it). i was struggling with almost having no home and very little money in my pocket. Then Charles Bach said they needed a new magic demonstrator at Lance's Magic shop..would I be interested? The answer..YES! It was a blast. I have very fond memories of those times.

The one impression he made was his ability to connect with his audience. Not like Copperfield with a very mysterious attitude, more of a warm friendly, southern charm.

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As a close-up performer, I've seen you work with both cards and coins with equal skill and grace. Do you have a preference?
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Well thank you. That means a lot to me. I try and become equally excellent in all I do. but since you ask if I have a preference the answer is no. If you call yourself a magician, then I believe that you are a magician in ALL FIELDS. A true magician is not just one in cards but in everything.

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If I could follow you around on a typical day, how much time would you spend practicing? How long, on the average, do you practice a new effect before adding it to your routine? How do you practice?
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It's funny but as I get older I find myself  practicing less and less. Not because of boredom or lack of interest, but because of time and other pressing issues. I am fortunate to have a lot of history and experience before I got to this point because I have it (magic,sleights,presentation,etc...) down to a pat. Now, saying that, I also need to stress that when i come up with something BRAND NEW I spend about 2-3 weeks honing and practicing it before I bring it out.

it's funny, but since I lecture a lot I have spent more time on the lecture material and such then I have on my actual shows.

I asked Martin Nash the same question, his response? practice? who has time for that?

I keep to a simple sit-down no one around quiet time of really focusing on what I am trying to accomplish.

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Everything you do is so... precise. Every move looks as if it has been carefully rehearsed and planned to perfection..  Do you have an area set aside for rehearsal? And do you video tape yourself rehearsing?
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I structure a move or a routine the same way a conductor orchestrates. It is very precise because in performance it needs to look like a perfectly tuned symphony. I do not video tape myself..just a mirror.

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What three card sleights and three coin sleights would you consider absolutely essential to your performance?
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For coins:
  • Retention Vanish
  • Finger-Clip
  • Sleeving
  • Ramsey Subtlety

For cards:
  • Classic force
  • Pass
  • Color-change
  • peek

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You're known for your excellent coin ' sleeving techniques'. Do you think you use this technique more than most coin workers and do you feel that many of the young performers are missing out on an other-wise wonderful technique..?
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Yes, I think that I have tried to bring this wonderful utility back to the forefront of magic. People who sleeve have been a dying breed.

It is ONE of the MOST deadly weapons you can use in your close-up arsenal. I think the young kids these days are concerned about what LOOKS cool, and if DB or CA has performed it. Nobody wants to go back to the classics. Which is fine with me...do not need the competition!

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Do you have a preference between using either strictly sleight of hand to entertain a real-world audience, or do you mix it with gaffed cards and/or coins..? Personally, I love a good quality gaff. What's your thoughts..?
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I have had this conversation with many a people. If you are just using sleight of hand then (and remember I was a strict purist) you are only cheating your audience out of MAXIMUM IPACT!  Same with those who ONLY use gaffs. The thing about  gaffs is they MUST be put in their proper place in a routine, once there, along with silky-smooth sleights, you will be a force to be reckoned with...guarantee it!

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As a professional restaurant worker, do you take advantage of your performances to get private party or corporate work? How do you promote yourself to your audience or do you rely strictly on performance and personality..?
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One of the reasons I work restaurants is to GET MORE WORK!

How I look, act, and what I say is of utmost importance in approaching a table. Each table is an audition for further work and cliental.

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If you found yourself in a position tomorrow where you had to go out and find work in a restaurant, and you didn't have any contacts or references from your previous job, what would be your first two or three orders of business?
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The first thing I would do is go into each restaurant and mingle with the crowd. What I mean is I would set myself up at the bar or another area and and start talking with the bartender, servers, and hostess. I find out as much info on the place as I can BEFORE I show any magic. Once I get what I need. I leave and come back the next day at a time the GM or manager can either meet with me or SEE me work a table. Once I get to this point I usually have an in and it becomes MUCH easier to  

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I've visited your site.. Close Up Artist.com and watched the video preview of your 2 DVD set "Strolling Hands". The table of content shows a good mix of both coin and card effects. Are these effects that you actually use during your performances? Who's buying the DVD's and why?      
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I sure do! These effects are my bread and butter. What you see me perform on my DVD's I perform in my close-up shows and table-hopping. No filler at all, just what I have used to pay the bills.

As far as who is buying my DVD's? i think those who really want to think differently about their magic, performance,  and,character. People are starting to see that magic is NOT for US it is for THEM!        

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I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed your 2005 lecture tour notes "HUH ?", in part because I can actually perform most of the effects, and in equal part because you included all the necessary gaffed cards with the notes. What did others think about the notes - and do you have, or are you working on,  a new set of notes for 2006..?
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I am so glad you are able to get some material out of the notes. I have been very blessed indeed with the success of the HUH? lecture notes. They are going into its second edition. As far as 2006 notes? i have decided not to write any notes for this lecture and focus mainly on the material from my DVD's, the 2005 notes, my 2006 magi-fest notes, and some brand new material not yet published.Only if you come to the lecture will you see the new material. I like to give people a bang for their buck!

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Ultra Smoke 2000 has to be one of the coolest devices in magic. ( http://www.301url.com/UltraSmoke ) Being able to  make smoke appear at your finger tips is a great attention-getter. Do you actually use it during your typical restaurant sessions or only on special occasions?  I'm guessing Ultra Smoke could give you an unfair advantage over other magicians ;-)  
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I use it sparingly in my close-up work. Not every table but enough people KNOW about the effect of US2K. Funny thing happened when i was filling in for a friend of mine at a restaurant gig. i had the US2K on me and used it that night. Next week when my friend came back and went to his regular tables he got responses like "that's really great and all...but can you make smoke come out of your hands?"

Needless to say I got a phone call a few weeks later for the system! If you use it in your town be aware you WILL be sought out!

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Aside from appearing in several Ellusionist videos, including MindBender and Ghost Deck, I understand you have 4 new DVD's coming out for Ellusionist.  Can you tell us any of the specifics? Do you have a release date?
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Ok, about 4 months ago I shot 4 more DVD's for E. Silver Dream which is a non-gimmicked complete three coin vanish, that will be out in about 90 days. Daniel Garcia did the DVD cover for it..looks sweet! And Wayne Houchin of SINFUL and STIGMATA fame did the editing.

Next up is the ARMY OF 52 gaff/sleight DVD which will be released in about 60 days. It focus's on the GHOST,TIGER and the new BICYCLE GAFF deck and the magic that can be accomplished with KILLER sleight of hand and gaffs combined.

After that  will be two ONE TRICK DVD's that are set for a release date by Christmas..got to keep something's a secret!

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I recently attended one of your elastic loops workshops, and many magicians simply don't realize what they're missing if they don't use loops. Do you use loops during your restaurant work?
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Yes, but once again I use them sparingly. I do not go around floating or moving everything in site, but I pick my place strategically.

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I've heard a 'rumor' that you and Daniel Garcia may be corroborating on a new DVD about elastic loops.. any truth to it..?
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The rumor is true. Actually Myself, Danny, and Nate Kranzo have a loops DVD coming out with E in the future. No idea on what the release date will be, but I can tell you it will ROCK the THREAD world like no other instructional DVD has!

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If you could sit down to an extended session with any three other magicians, who would you choose..?
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Tim Conover

Dai Vernon

Derren Brown


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Even for the very best of magicians.. everything cannot always be color changes and french drops. I know your son has experienced medical problems in the past month or two. How is he doing, and is there anything we can do to help..?
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I will say this you really do not have any idea of how you have affected people until you yourself go through some rough waters. the response from the magic fraternity has been amazing to say the least! god has truly blessed us with a comunity of men and women who's faith has surpassed the toughest winds of doubt. Please keep praying  that the doctors will find out whatis wrong and have a readily cure as well.

He is doing great! no more episodes like the one before. He is an amazing little boy. I would give my life for his if given the chance.
 
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Justin.. it's been a true pleasure to have you visit us at the Magic Roadshow. Here's wishing you and your loved ones the very best in 2006.


Rick and all of your subscribers, thank you for having me here, it has been a real pleasure.

God bless,

Justin Miller  -  

( http://www.closeupartist.com )



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A Kind of Magic


A Kind of Magic features approximately 60 different flourishes and/or effects for card workers, coin manipulators and performers who incorporate money and rope tricks. You'll find a nice mix of both flourishes and tricks using the flourishes or techniques being taught..

A good example of what you'll find...
  • One Hand Top Card Palm
  • The Hindu Shuffle or Running Cut
  • The Hindu Shuffle as a Substitute for the Pass
  • And Yet Again - The Rising Cards
  • An Easy Substitute for the Pass
  • Relativity and the Cards
  • 2 of a Kind
  • 4 Friendly Kings
  • 4 Friendly Kings (Variation)
  • Ace Party

This would be a good site to bookmark and refer back to when you're looking for an effect or trick online..

http://www.magic.walhalla.pl/



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Personal Request..


Ladies and Gentlemen, I want to ask a favor.. Will you go to the link below and enter your name and location (zip code) for my Magic Roadshow Map.. I want to see where you guys live.. Feel free to include a picture if you want, although you don't have to..   Thanks a Million !!

http://www.301url.com/readers


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Expert at the Card Table  -  Download link..


For all of you who are new subscribers, here's the link to download your free copy of Expert at the Card Table. It's in a zip file and can be easily downloaded to your desktop - or wherever you chose..

If you encounter any problems with the download email me and let me know.. I'll send it to you via email ..as an attachment.


http://www.301url.com/erdnase



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David Copperfield - 15 Years of Magic  (free video)


Now, you can watch 2 hours of David Copperfield's very best magic right from your computer. Since this Copperfield video has been uploaded to Google, you do not need to download anything to enjoy his mystery and illusions. Just bookmark this link, and watch it at your convenience. Using the slide bar at the bottome of the screen, you can fast forward and back up at will..

Copperfield is a professional. Every single magician who performs publicly stands to learn a thing or two from David and his performances. Like David Blaine - like him or not - you can't ignore David Copperfield and his contribution to magic..

I read recently where David is earning less now, per show, than he was five or six years ago. The writer used this as a factual way of declaring David on the decline... saying that he doesn't have the drawing power that he once had..

What the writer fails to mention is that David now prefers to perform two, sometimes three performances at the same venue, as opposed to the one location,one show routine he used for many years. When you perform twice in two days at the same location it stands to reason that your overall earning per show may suffer slightly. Regardless, David Copperfield is STILL at the very top in the world of magic.

Watch Here

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Parodie de David Copperfield


Leave it to the French to parody David.. Funny stuff !

Watch Here

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And just in case you've forgotten how good David can be, check out this four minute collage of some of his best effects..

Watch Copperfield Here



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Evolution of Dance


Just a really funny video featuring inspirational comedian Judson Laipply...  This has already been viewed over five million times, so there's a reasonable chance you've already seen it..  If not, enjoy!

http://www.301url.com/dancing


(Thank you.. PeaceLove)

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- E -


I don't just talk about Ellusionist and their products, I'm a customer.. I buy products from E on a regular basis, products that I can't get ANYWHERE else.   I've placed four different orders in the past couple of months and I've just placed an order for the Wizard PK ring..

It occured to me this weekend that E is a lot like David Blaine... some people hate him, some love him, but everyone watches him..  And my son really brought it home recently when he said that he was faced with a conflict. I asked 'what'.. and he replied..

" I want a moped.. "  

I looked him in the eyes and said.. "Well, you've got the money. Get one.. What's the problem?"

He furled his eyes, as if in great thought, and replied so seriously.. "They're so much fun to ride.. until one of my friends see's me.."

Sound familiar ??

Whether it's David, or Ellusionist, or mopeds..  it's YOUR life - Live it to the fullest. Don't let others make decisions for you...  Like David, and Brad C., and even Yours Truly - take PRIDE in marching to a different drummer. Success may be your reward...  

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  • : Electric Touch by Yigal Mesika ..  Adds a new definition to 'shocking magic'
  • : 3rd Degree Burn.. Jason Palter combines two great effects into one
  • : Stigmata DVD by Wayne Houchin.. Magic's #1 selling DVD
  • : Mnemonica by Juan Tamariz.. Learn from THE master
  • : Wizard PK Ring - Medium, Large, X-large .. I've ordered mine, have you?
  • : Split Spades David Blaine Black
  • : David Blaine Signed Poster - Frozen
  • : AXIS Change DL by Parth Dalal
  • : Nailed by Jay Sankey
  • : Effects Seen (and Not Seen) on David Blaines Special


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The Expert Escamoteur's Equipment - Free PDF
by Tony Shiels


Tony 'Doc' Shiels, master of the macabre,  emperior of everything strange, and teller of tall tales, not to mention author of the legendary 'Shiels effect', has gratefully chosen to make his "The Expert Escamoteur's Equipment - An Exploration in Three Parts of Various Aspects of Cups and Balls Conjuring " available as a free download.


From Quentin Reynolds website - TheShielsEffect. com ...

"While most magicians know Tony Shiels for his books on bizarre magick and his ability to send shivers down spines, few realise that for years 'Doc' toured with a tent show and one of the featured effects was The Cups and Balls. This is not a book of technique but rather a look at the type of cups and equipment used by its most famous performers through the centuries. A must for any student of this the TRICK of TRICKS. This ebook is free to download."

You can get your free copy of Docs ebook by visiting Quentin's site at:

http://www.theshielseffect.com/Tony_Shiels_Books.html


(Thanks to John LeBlanc at  http://www.Escamoteurettes.com/blog/   for the link..)


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Go Magic Go - The First Podcast for Magicians..



Go Magic Go is the first podcast strictly for magicians. Every week, listen as hosts Andrew Payne and Keith Barber discuss the art of magic, offer reviews, opinions, tips, and even host a beginner series based on "Royal Road to Card Magic"..

To quote from their site:

" Keith Barber has been working as a magic consultant and technical director for the past ten years. He has traveled with several national and international tours, and in his spare time, he enjoys creating impromptu thumb tips out of Olive Garden breadsticks."

" Andrew Payne has been practicing the magic arts for over twenty years. With his vast experience both on stage and behind the curtain, he's still not the best magician in the world, but at least he's better than Keith."


Go Magic Go also features an active forum with many users, as well as a current news section in print form.

You shouldn't need to download anything to listen to Keith and Andrew, unless your computer doesn't have a Windows media player, Real Player, or other similar audio-capable player installed.

If you aren't going to Go Magic Go on a regular basis, you're missing out on the source of a small wealth of magic information by a couple of really dedicated and informed hosts..

http://www.gomagicgo.com/index.html



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Flickr & David Blaine


If you're a David Blaine fan, and need to get your hands on 1174 pictures of David and the sphere in Lincoln Center, as well as the setting up of the effect, and people attending the event... go to Flickr and get your eyes full...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/davidblaine/


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Card Colm -  by Colm Mulcahy


Colm Mulcahy's column in the Mathematical Association of America's online journal is a 'must read' every issue. If you are into mathematical magic, and I'm not talking about simple math tricks, then you are surely familiar with Colm.. and if you're not.. you should be..

To give you a good idea of the type of magic available in Card Colm, let me quote from Colms' current column...

- Bill Simon's Sixty-Four Principle -

"Bill Simon's 1964 book Mathematical Magic (Dover) contains a wonderful trick called "The Four Queens," based on a clever principle the author devised. It uses just 8 cards, and works for packets of size any power of 2. Simon's '64 principle was the basis for a nice 12 card Karl Fulves effect called "Even Money Proposition" in the April 1969 Pallbearers Review. More recently, it has been taken to brilliant heights in Dave Solomon & John Bannon's stunning trick, "The Power of Poker," using 10 cards.

We stick with 8 card incarnations here, starting with a slight twist (modulo a gender change) on the original, before discussing some other variations. In each effect, audience members are offered six completely free choices. You imply--though it isn't true!--that these choices are independent, binary ones, so that any of 26 = 64 different things could happen. Yet, without fail, a very predictable separation occurs every time."


Discover 'the rest of the story' by going to...

http://www.maa.org/columns/colm/cardcolm200604.html

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After you've mastered this effect, and all it's variations, go to this link to find ten (10) more equally fascinating mathematical card principals...

http://www.maa.org/columns/colm/


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Home Poker . com


"Though I should have preferred to spare you the reading of this...we had better face the facts about playing Poker for money."

"The best protection against Poker cheats is the knowledge of how they operate and some ability at recognizing their slick sleight of hand and other crooked ruses."


This from  John Scarne in " Guide to Modern Poker ".

As a magician, I'm sure you hear all the normal punch lines.. " Wow, you're so good I bet no one lets you play poker with them.."  Maybe you do play, maybe you don't..

But either way, you could learn a lot from the model Mr. Scarne formed in the minds of gamblers throughout the middle of the twentieth century. His ability as a magician, in the minds of his audience, increased proportionately as his statue and reputation as an 'authority' on gambling spread..  

The HomePoker . com Poker Cheat section can make you an authority on card cheating and the methods cheaters use to fleece their friends..

You heard right. Mark Wortman, your host at HomePoker, makes several keen observations about you, your friends, and a 'friendly' poker game.

"We are so used to playing poker at home with friends, we sometimes lose sight of the fact that there are real scumbags in the world who would infiltrate our games and cheat us unfairly out of our money."

Since many of the techniques used by both cheaters and magicians are so closely tied together, you should be half way toward impressing others with your ability to demonstrate how cheaters cheat, and the knowledge of how they think..  

Here's a few of the subjects covered:

The Mechanic's Grip, The Peek, The Second Deal, The Bottom Deal,  Extra Cards, False Shuffling, Palming, Shifting the Cut, Verification, Dealing with Alcohol, Splitting Up Anglers, Swapping Decks, Marked Card Protocol, Collusion,  Angling,  Marked Cards, Misrepresentation of a Hand, Prepared Decks, and Phony Chips..

I do not promote gambling. And I do not direct you to this site to encourage you to gamble. I DO encourage you to educate yourself, and I look for good information anywhere I can find it... and I trust that we are all mature enough to make good decisions..

http://www.homepoker.com/dspPokerCheat.asp?ID=349&sectionID=3&fmpg=    



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Scott's Box Shot Maker

Resource of the Week


I recently went on a hunt for a program to help me design a box cover for ebooks. I had a program or two on my computer, but neither offered me the options I needed to create a professional looking cover.

What I found was this.. box cover programs aren't cheap... at least not the good ones. The best price I could find was around thirty dollars. Then, I decided to dig really deep into Googles listing of potential suspects, and that's when I found "Scott's Box Shot Maker" available for...  FREE!

No catches, nothing to sign up for, no obligations. To quote from their site, these are a few of the features:  

Ability to add text to the image
The ability to drag and drop images
Support for multiple file types
The ability to choose the angle at which your boxshot is displayed
The ability to choose the final image dimensions

"Scott Box Shot is currently available free of charge to all Microsoft Windows 95/98/2000/Me/NT/XP users. Unfortunately, it is not yet available for operating systems other than Windows. "

If you need, or anticipate a need for a personalized, professional ebook cover.. go to -

http://www.boxshotmaker.com/



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"My loving wife, Carolyn, pointed out to me the other day the primary difference between me and a government bond... It seems government bonds eventually mature and earn money..."

"Oh well... she just doesn't understand the life of a devoted magician."

(Yes, you MAY have read that joke a couple of months ago, but I liked it.. and I'm the editor )

I hope you've found something in this issue to help your routine in a good way. If you have something you would like to share with other magicians, please send it to rick(at)magicroadshow. com and I'll gladly give you a platform to share your work with others, literally, around the world.  Don't worry about grammar and spelling.. I'll take care of that.

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May my next issue find you well, my friends..



Rick Carruth / editor

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