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Magic Roadshow June 1st, 2006 Issue# 48 Rick Carruth / editor (C)2006 All right reserved worldwide Our Free newsletter is now being mailed to readers in 56 countries and read online bi-weekly by over 2500 visitors. _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Hello All
Welcome to another issue of Magic Roadshow. This may be my best issue ever. Then again.. maybe not. But I can assure you it ranks up there somewhere.. After all, mediocrity is NOT one of my options. I must first issue a big "Thank You" to all of you who took the time to sign up for Magic Roadshow's newsletter since our last issue published.. This month of May has seen more subscribers to our ezine than any month in our history... more than twice as many as April. I personally welcome each of you and hope that you will find something here to help you with your chosen field of magic. My doctor allowed me to remove my full-leg brace last week. Halleluhah !! After wearing it since my accident in February, I threw it out the window on the way home.. Not really, but that's what I told my wife when I got home. She didn't believe me either... We went to Gatlinburg Tennesse two weekends ago to do a little shopping, and it made me realize how far I have to go, strength wise, to get back remotely close to normal. Thankfully, I don't need my legs to put this little newsletter together, or you guys would be reading Hugard's "Encyclopedia of Card Tricks" or something similar.. If you have any request, remarks, rants, or raves... Email Me If you are reading this issue online and would like to subscribe free... Click Here Email addresses are guarded with my life. * Here's a little something I put together for you to bookmark for easy reference. Check it out, you'll use it..... http://www.magicroadshow.com/terms.html ** After the last issue, approximately one in every thirty readers 'tagged' themselves on my map. I KNOW you guys can do much better than that!! (Those good looking magicians at the top of the page are just a few who signed up. I would really like to see your picture up there too...) I promise that I'm NOT going to let up until I get at least 200 - 300 of you signed up.. I don't make a single dime off your participation, but I DO get to know a little more about YOU.. http://www.301url.com/readers --------------- In This Issue --------------- (01) Touch Your Audience with Stories (02) Who Reads Magic Roadshow? Steve does.. (03) Free Report.. " Cases for Magicians " (04) Levitation (05) LifeTips (06) Personal Request (07) Expert at the Card Table download (08) Hole in One (09) The Amazing Coin Magic Trick (10) K & J Magnetics (11) PRWeb - Press Release Newswire (12) Quickie --------------------- " It's kind of fun to do the impossible." -Walt Disney "Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality." -Jules de Gautier _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Touch Your Audience with Stories "Listeners will remember the drama and the humor, and chances are good they'll remember your point as well..." John Kinde John Kinde knows about grabbing an audience by it's collective goozle and commanding their attention until the very end of his presentation. I read every article John publishes, in part because I enjoy his style of writing, and equally because of the intimate relationship between entertaining, speaking, and performing. Although John, doesn't normally have to 'perform', as a magician would perform, the act of standing in front of an audience and holding their attention employs the SAME techniques whether you're a professional speaker or professional magician.. As you read John's article, I want you to keep this in mind... For those of you who have had the pleasure of watching David Copperfield perform, think of his signature stage illusion, the last illusion he performs for each show. Visualize David standing in front of the audience, telling a heartbreaking story about a young lady who has not seen her father for years. Think back to David bringing the young lady on stage, putting her inside a 'magic cabinet', and secretly whisking her away to a far off beach to re-unite with her father... " To me, magic is more than simply performing a trick for the enjoyment of the audience... It's about transporting the audience to a different place or time." D. Copperfield David doesn't simply perform an illusion, he combines the 'visual' illusion with a very powerful 'audio' story to create within the audience an emotional attachment to the effect. Although 'most' of us cannot afford the visual effects available to magicians like Copperfield or Burton, we all have at our fingertips the ability to create an audio image, thus creating that emotional bond between our performance and our audience... If you aren't taking advantage of this powerful technique, then you're not paying attention when YOU watch David or Lance. R Carruth --------------------------------- It was stormy and almost midnight. On an isolated country road in Missouri, my truck plowed into a section of flash flooding. Water shot up on the right and left and over the hood. The engine died. And it wouldn't start. All I could see was water in every direction and tree branches floating in front of the truck. There would be no traffic until sunrise... This is a true story. It happened to me. It has become an eight-minute vignette with lessons learned and several laugh lines along the way. Stories grab your audience. Listeners will remember the drama and the humor, and chances are good they'll remember your point as well. But what comes first_the story or the point? Personally, I never start with a point and then look for a story or joke to fit it. I used to do that, but I've found that it works better to find the story first and then discover the natural points that flow from it. A good story will usually make at least two or three insightful points. And with a good arsenal of stories, you'll be able to support almost any point you want to make. You can come up with great stories just by being alert to everyday events. I recommend zeroing in on the following five areas when looking for story material: Look for difficult and traumatic events. Obviously, these events aren't funny when they happen, but sometimes an event will generate a thought like "Someday I'll laugh at this." I wasn't laughing the night I was stranded in the flood waters! But after the ordeal is over, I look for the humorous twists. The process of always being on the lookout for stories often becomes a helpful coping device. When a challenge hits you, you might think, "What a speech this will make!" Focus on lessons learned and personal growth that resulted from tough times. These provide story material you can use to teach others. I learned several life lessons from the death of my marketing director's grandson. I now share those lessons with my audience. Key in on funny circumstances. Returning from a family trip to Orlando, we unloaded all the bags from the car trunk onto a dolly at the airport. The leverage point made the handle of the dolly too low for me to pull comfortably, but it was just right for my mother. As we walked through the terminal, a funny picture hit me as I realized how this must look to other people. My mom was in the center, flanked by me (6'3") and Michael (6'4"). And my mom (5'3" and 70 years old) was pulling all the luggage! When I shared this view with mom and Michael, we stood in the crowded terminal laughing uncontrollably. Focus on funny things said by you or someone else. My dad has a dry and subtle sense of humor. In a slow-moving supermarket line, he turned to the woman behind him and said, "I hate these fast moving lines. They stir up so much dust!" That's Norwegian humor, and it provided the seed for one of my presentations on humor. And then there are embarrassing moments. What a gold mine for stories. Fellow humorist, Patsy Dooley, tells us about her first helicopter ride, discovering a weigh-in was required. "Nobody told me about a weigh-in. Weigh-ins are not my favorite adventure!" This event gave her a hilarious 10 minute signature story that has audiences rolling with laughter. As daily events happen and you're on the lookout for stories, you'll spot potential gems you could use. You need to save the story ideas. Write them down. Or if you're driving, put them on tape or on a digital voice recorder. You may have power steering and power brakes. A micro-recorder is your power memory! ADDING IMPACT TO YOUR STORY Later, spend some time developing each story. Tear it in small segments and look for unusual and humorous twists. What are the funny perspectives? What could be learned from this situation? Reflect on the story just before you drop off to sleep and again right after you wake up_creative ideas tend to pop into your head during those times. Then shape your observations and thoughts into a five-to-seven minute speech vignette. Dress it up with a colorful description. Paint a picture. As much as possible, don't just tell them, use your skills to show them with descriptive body language to illustrate the story and paint a picture into your listeners' minds. Use photos or props. And use vocal variety to show your passion and sustain interest. Would an accent add color? Your vocal qualities can help you develop and define characters within your story. When you deliver the story, and especially when you drive your point home, hold the eye contact for a few extra seconds to land the point. To add power to your speaking, get into the habit of focusing on events around you. Collect your own personal tales and shape them into powerful signature stories that will touch the hearts and memories of your audience. (C) 2006 by John Kinde -------------------------------- This article is one of a series of copyrighted articles by my 'Vegas Buddy'... John Kinde. John is a humor specialist in the training and speaking business with over 30 years of experience in teambuilding, customer service, and stress management. John is also a lover of magic and a regular reader of Magic Roadshow.. Get John's Free Special Reports: "Show Me The Funny -- Tips for Adding Humor to Your Presentations" and "When They Don't Laugh -- What To Do When the Laughter Doesn't Come." Also.. Humor Power Tips newsletter, articles and blog are available at: http://www.humorpower.com . ==================== Who Reads Magic Roadshow ? Actually, people from all walks of life read it.. I know, because I talk to some, email others, and know a number of readers personally.. having met them at various conventions around the country.. Everyone has their story, and if you don't believe it, here's one from my friend Steve Kois from Wisconsin... -------------------- My name is Steve Kois and I teach the Martial Arts. I want to tell you about someone I know very well, a student of mine.. He was so motivated in his studies of the Martial Arts. He came from an abusive home. He was no stranger to incest. His parents were alcoholics. Yet somewhere that was a spirit of energy about him, and it was magic! What ever sport he tried he excelled. Then he faced his biggest test of all. Imagine a motor cycle, a car, a tree, and a speed equaling 130 m.p.h. He was on his motor cycle traveling 65 mph and a car hit him head on at the same speed. His foot got caught on the bumper of the car that hit him... It ripped it off. He flew 82 feet and bounced off an oak tree, landing on his back. A figure appeared above him, saying your gonna be ok just don’t move. It was a doctor, just happen to be traveling by the scene of the accident... As a result of this accident, he was in a coma, he had to learn how to walk and talk all over again, oh and yes his foot was put back together! Since then he has run marathons, climbed mountains, and back packed across the United States. At a tender age, when he was in second grade, he had a interest in magic, he saved up his allowance and bought some magic tricks, and he started to practice. He doesn’t know what happened? One day his father took all his magic away, except the magic that was deep inside. This would resurface later in life. Actually it never did die, and burned with great energy in him, caused him to bounce back positive and on his feet every time. Some of you may recall a song back on the radio in the summer of 71 the song was called "What did ya Prove?" There were many protest songs back then, his was no different, the last verse of the song said: "Can you picture Christ the man with gun in his hand?" Do you recall it? Well I wrote it and sang it - I am Steve Kois and story I just told you happened to me.... Eventually I met the love of my life, Christine, and this year we have been together almost 34 years, rasised three children, and we have 4 grandchildren. Christine is a scientist, a Director at a Pharmaceutical Company in Madison Wisconsin area where we live. Today magic is very much alive and a big part of my life. I love surprising people and seeing their reaction. "How did you do that?".. I love to inspire others through magic. It inspires life! I aspire to inspire, And if you are now inspired after reading this, then I have done my job. If any of you will be at the 2006 Houdini convention in Osh Gosh Wisconsin Sept 1st - 3rd look me up. My wife and I will be there. I do this thing called" thought compression" and I'll leave you with this: "In all your successes and in all your failures you give birth to pure strength of Character, you prove who you are more by your failures than your successes. You guide and govern your powers of imagination and knowledge. This becomes your wisdom, and great is the mystery to conform to the wind. Victory is a way of life, it’s something you choose, therefore let your Dignity lead you, and your Integrity be the footprints you leave behind." Sak I aspire to inspire, its magic! ---------------- (Q) Did magic assist in any way with your recovery? (A) Absolutely, I have an aversion to pain, When you have multiple compound fractures Magic is its antidote. I have even found there is magic In making paper airplanes. (Q) What type of magic do you generally perform? (A) Impromptu street magic, right on the spot! Inside buses, restaurants, Sit down pizza parlors.. I have found when you try to approach people on the street they pull away, but inside buses you have a captive audience! J (Q) How did you learn most of the magic you perform? (A) I perform them in front of my wife. When I perform a trick/ illusion in front of my wife, and her response is "How Did You Do That?" How did you do that? I KNOW I nailed it. She has genius IQ and if I can fool her, I can fool almost anyone. She is my "proof reader." (Q) What are your three favorite effects to perform? (A) "Biting Quarter", "Slicing the banana in half".. With only my brain power, and The (versatile) thumb tip... So many tricks and illusions can be performed with this. (Q) If you could spend an afternoon with any three magicians, who would be there? (A) The first two would be David Blaine and Criss Angel. The third you may find strange... I would choose Thomas Moore. He has written several books, including "Care of the soul", "Soul Mates", and my favorite.. "The Re-Enchantment of Everyday Life"... These books are Magic! I highly recommend them! (Q) How did you come up with your Nick Name? (A) I watched and fell in love with the movie "Forest Gump." I found we both had very much in common. Also I have driven professionally for 26 years.. the first 14 years driving a city bus in downtown Chicago. The last 12 years, I drove a semi truck. I decided my "CB handle" would be "Bubba Gump." Thus the Magic of "Bubba Gump" was born. J (Q) What one great tip would you offer to others who are not yet performing in public. (A) I remember watching this special on "National Geographic" about this 80 year old man, who when he was about 22, was with Admiral Bird in the South Pole. Now, at the age of 80, he went back down there to scale a mountain named after him. After he reached the summit, the camera man asked him what he wanted to say to the world. "Dream big, and Dare to fail." Steve ( Aka Bubba Gump J ) =================================== Free Report.. " Cases for Magicians " Need something to carry your show in once you have a few tricks in your collection? Magicians... Get your Free Report of... 'CASES for MAGIC' - Where to put it all! - More Magic - from Windsor, Ontario Canada... Check out the homepage of Johnny Ould, a.k.a. 'Jonathon T. Wizard' for lots of complimentary Magic and Fun for Everyone! What will you find there? Look for his free Party Planning Guides, Secret Library of Magic Fun, Secret Harry Potter site, tons of other complimentary magical fun for all ages... even grandparents! Go to: http://www.windsorwizard.homestead.com ==================================== Levitation Since the introduction of David Blaine's "Street Magic", and the interest that surrounded his levitations, people everywhere have searched the web for information on the various magical forms of rising ones' self off the ground without any apparent apparatus, harness, wires, or other visible form of support.. Although I personally have never added a levitation to my performances, ( it's hard to levitate doing restaurant work..) I have fielded a thousand questions about all the different forms. In recent months, I have learned to save myself a lot of effort by simply referring my readers to Levitation.org . To quote from their site: "The ability to levitate has usually been connected with magic, whether it be modern street magic or even strange practices such as black magic. David Blaine is one performer who has popularised levitation and bought it to the mainstream, levitation alone made Blaine’s name and transformed an amateur magician into a worldwide celebrity. Shortly after the release of Blaine’s first special, "Street Magic" many people closely associated his levitation as black magic, which goes to prove the power of illusion. Levitation however, does not only include self-levitation, with modern resources, such as Ellusionist, many people govern the ability to float objects such as dollar bills and credit cards. The beauty of levitation is the impact it has upon lay persons. When spectators watch card magic, they enjoy the effect, but also know the magician is performing some kind of sleight of hand. But with levitation, they have no other option but to believe what they are seeing is REAL. Levitation really digs the reaction out of people, even if they don’t regularly enjoy watching magic." Levitation.org features information on all the commonly known methods of levitating, including: Balducci levitation : King Levitation : Asrah levitation : Zero Gravity levitation : The Elevator levitation : Watch 'King Rising' Trailer.. http://www.301url.com/kingrising http://www.levitation.org/ ================================== LifeTips Dozens and dozens of magic tips in a simple and easy-to-read format. LifeTips is like 'ASK', without the articles. Lifetips features many tips on a variety of magic related categories... like.. Close-Up Magic : Escapology : Getting Gigs : Illusions : Learning Magic : Magic History : Magic Trivia : Mentalism : Performance : Philosophies of Magic : Props : Here's a small sample of the many tips and their format.. ---------------------- Trading Performances- Develop a working relationship with other magicians; they’ll be able to hand you performances they’re too busy to do and vice-versa. Volunteering for non-for-profit venues- Volunteer to do your magic show for non-for-profit organizations as often as you can; it’s the best way to gain experience and to make yourself known. Hospitals, care homes, charity fundraisers and schools can give you a lot of "free" promotion. Be Wary of Unbridled Videotaping- Be careful about allowing video recording of your performance. People will be able to closely examine your routine at their leisure, ad infinitum. Remember that, when you’re checking all of your angles and the flow from one move to the next. Give Them Their Money’s Worth- Don’t be a clock-watcher! There’s nothing less professional than a performer who continually checks his watch. I’ve seen magicians leave a gig exactly at the hour’s mark - amid trick!. Though you are working to the contract, your social skills will suffer and your callback rate will plummet! ---------------------- You can also set up an RSS feed with a click of an icon to deliver tips directly to your homepage at Yahoo, Google, MSN, or AOL. To read the rest of the many tips, you're going to have to visit... http://www.magic.lifetips.com ===================================== Personal Request.. Ladies and Gentlemen, I want to ask a favor.. Again.. 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 !! After the last issue, approximately one in every thirty readers 'tagged' themselves on my map. I KNOW you guys can do much better than that! I'm not going to let up until I get at least 200 - 300 of you signed up.. I don't make a single dime off your participation, but I DO get to know a little more about YOU.. http://www.301url.com/readers =========================== 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 ============================ Hole in One I originally read a description of a similiar effect some time back at a site I've not been able to re-find.. So, I took the basic premise, gave it a make-over, and am republishing it as 'Hole In One'.. If you know the original source of this effect, send me an email and I'll credit it in the next issue.. Effect: The magician shows a spectator a deck of cards, riffles through the deck, and stops at the location picked by the spectator. After showing spec the card, the magician puts it back into the middle of the deck, shuffles the deck several times, and hands it to the spectator. The spectator is asked to hold the deck outward to his side at arms length. The magician meanwhile produces a small revolver, derringer, or starter pistol from his pocket (Cap pistols ONLY.. Real firearms or firearms that fire blanks should NEVER be used ) . Asking the spectator to hold the deck very still, the magician takes aim and fires one shot toward the outstretched deck.. The spectator is then asked to name his or her card. Once done, the magician takes the deck and very deliberately fingers through the deck, face side up, and requests the spectator stop him when he/she see's their chosen card. Once the card is spotted, the magician asks the spectator to carefully remove the card, and , to the surprise of all, the chosen card has a bullet hole through the center.. The deck can then be handed back to the spectator, and he/she can verify that the chosen card, with the bullet hole, is the ONLY chosen card in the deck (alternative handling... allow the spectator to look through the deck and find his chosen card without handing it back to the magician.. This is a more direct method, but handing the deck back to the magician allows him time to summarize and dramatize the effect.. Secret: Three basic sleights are used during the effect.. a palm, a riffle or hindu force, and the ability to control a card to the top of the deck.. Begin the effect with two identical cards, one which will be force and one with a bullet hole. To create the bullet hole, take a pencil or similiar object and put it through the center of the card. I like to burn the edges of the hole with a cigarette or lighter to add realism. Place the card with the hole in the deck near the bottom. Put the other card wherever to need to place it to force it.. Begin the effect by forcing the force card. Have the card put into the deck and control it to the top. Don't worry about the card with the hole, except hold the deck in a manner that will not expose the holed card should it work its way to the bottom.. During a moment of reflection, palm the top card, which is the forced card, and simultaneously hand the deck to the spectator with one hand as you put your other hand (with the palmed card) into your pants pocket, announcing that you have a pistol in your pocket which you ae going to use to assist you in finding the chosen card.. Have the spectator hold the deck at arms length to their side as you go through the process of taking aim and firing at the deck.. It goes without saying that whatever type of firearm you use.. it should not be a REAL firearm and should present NO DANGER to the audience what-so-ever. Even firearms that fire 'blanks' can cause great harm if they strike someone from a close distance. There are pistols that can be bought in toy stores that fire 'caps', which are strictly noise makers, and are ideal for this type effect. The trick is complete at this point. The forced card is in your pocket, and the card with the bullet hole is somewhere in the deck. All that remains is picking the method of finding the card that suits you and your style. As I said earlier, I like to take the deck from the spectator, as it gives me time to review my actions and extend the effect. R.Carruth =================== The Amazing Coin Magic Trick Effect: Magician displays three coins, (nickels) on the table. One coin is picked up by the right hand and placed into the left hand. A second coin is picked up and placed in the left hand along with the first coin. The third coin is placed into the right pants pocket. The left hand is opened to show that the third has traveled by magic into the left hand, making a total of three coins! The three coins are then dropped onto the table. This entire sequence is repeated again revealing the coin has again traveled back into the left hand. The three coins are dumped onto the table. This time the magician drops one coin into his left hand and places two coins into his pocket. Now when the left hand is opened, instead of the coins traveling back into the hand, the coin transforms into one big coin - a half dollar. Secret: Visit Franc Karpo's web site at: http://www.fkmagic.com/magic_entertainer/free_coin_magic_tricks.html Also.. look for the link to the "Oatmeal Aces" trick at the top of the page.. ========================== Are you TIRED of being Number#2 ??? Are you TIRED of hearing how much so-and-so makes each week ? Do you need someone to show you EXACTLY how to perform many of the TOP effects being used by the TOP street magic, close-up, and restaurant workers in the country? Are you ready to earn your 'PhD' in Magic ? Read On.. ========================== K & J Magnetics - Your source for the world's strongest magnetics With the common use of accessories like the Wizards PK Ring and M5, magicians are beginning to see a new field of magic unfold for users of Neodymium Magnets. K & J Magnetics offers the largest selection of magnets suitable for use in magic tricks. One of the criteria of a good source is a wide assortment of magnets of differing design at an affordable cost.. A good magnet shouldn't cost you an arm and a leg. These little things aren't very expensive when bought from a source outside the field of magic.. I can honestly say that I have never bought from K & J, but I'm going to.. I see several sizes of magnets that will work well for what I have in mind, particularly the VERY small magnets.. "Welcome to your best source for incredibly strong neodymium rare earth magnets. We hope we can fill all of your neodymium rare earth magnet needs. All of the neodymium magnets we supply are of the highest quality and are fully licensed. If you are using magnets in some invention or product, you must be sure to use only licensed neodymium magnet products to prevent future legal patent issues. We have a wide, and constantly growing variety of strong neodymium magnets in stock and ready to ship. The shapes we stock include discs, cylinders, blocks, cubes, spheres, rings, cones, pyramids, triangles and stars." http://www.kjmagnetics.com/ ============================ PRWeb - Press Release Newswire Resource of the Week.. Would you like for local newspapers or TV to feature YOU in an upcoming article or interview? I use PRWeb. So do hundreds and hundreds of other businesses, large and small, around the country. Aside from being the premier online news release service, they are free. Sure, you can upgrade your news release to include various features that give you a leg up on your competition, but it's not necessary. Who uses news releases, and why? Anyone with a product release, program upgrade, new site or physical store location, or any of dozens and dozens of different type announcements or promotions. You're only limited by your imagination. Press releases will be picked up by news agencies and online services, like Google, and bring attention to whatever your endeavor may be. Personally, I subscribe to 'Google Alerts' related to many different keywords - that are related to magic. If someone distributes a news release through PRWeb, it's picked up by Google and many other search engines, who notify me via Google Alerts, who then get their press release read by me.. and possibly republished in my newsletter or on my blog.. Many reporters nationwide subscribe to Google Alerts as well. If they target a keyword like " New South Carolina Business ", they are notified anytime a press release related to a new business in South Carolina is released. They can then contact the person or company who wrote the press release and request an interview to write an article for their 'business' section. This is only a simple example of the possibilities of a press release... ----------------------- "As innovators and the acknowledged leader in online press release distribution since 1997, PRWeb has provided a simple, easy to use platform to ensure you get your message to the media and the masses. PRWeb has changed the way businesses, marketing departments and public relations firms think about press releases. Once a tool used exclusively for communicating with the media, PRWeb was the first company to develop a distribution strategy around direct-to-consumer communication." "All press release newswires talk a good game - but we’d like to prove to you how effective PRWeb will be to your online visibility goals. Whether you’re a Fortune 500 firm or a single person startup, PRWeb will provide you the platform, tools, instruction and personal support to start, build and manage your PR Campaign. Please email or give us a call and one of our friendly editors will help you get started. Whether you want to dominate your market or just make a little noise, PRWeb is here to help you thrive in the marketplace, and with the media." ------------------------ Explore the possibilities.. http://www.prweb.com/ ============================ Quickie Take a blank card about the size of an index card. Pull it from your pocket and write a number on it's front and place it back in your pocket. Ask someone to take a one dollar bill from their pocket and read the date aloud. Take the card from your pocket and show that you wrote the same date on the card.. Secret: All dollar bills in normal circulation are dated either 1995 or 1999. Have one of these dates already written on the back of the card. Write the other date on the front of the card in the presence of the spectator.. ( but don't let them see what you write..) When the date is called... remove the card and show them whichever side has the proper 'prediction'.. They'll never figure it out... You can turn this into a much larger, more sophisticated effect based on the knowledge, but little known fact, that dollars are dated '95 or '99. Dollars were also made in 1988 and 1993, but very few are still in normal circulation... ============================ ** Interested in making a full-time income working from home - running a legitimate business that's in demand in todays marketplace? My friend and associate editor, David Breth, may be able to help.. http://www.davidbreth.com/apersonalshopper.html ============================ "Well, another day, another dollar, after I've sang and hollered, Oh, it's my way of living, and I can't change a thing..." -Highway Song - Blackfoot That's all for this issue.. I sincerely hope you've taken something of value with you. I know I learn something from each newsletter, simply through the process of scouring the web, looking for resources for you... Again, If I can help you with your magic, Email Me --------------------- Remember to visit some of my other sites at: http://www.StreetMagic.info http://www.MagicRoadshow.com http://www.Mentalists.info http://www.StreetMagicSecrets.info http://www.BellaOnline.com/site/shareware http://www.StreetMagic.info/blogger.html ----------------------- May my next issue find you well... Rick Carruth / editor ========================= |
