Magic Roadshow


Journal of Magic____Sept.01, 2004____Issue# 10006


Rick Carruth....Publisher / Editor... Copyright (C) 2004


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I hope this issue finds you well..

First.. I want to welcome all the new subscribers since last issue. You are the reason for this madness... Please feel fr'ee to write me with any questions or comments  -HERE-  

Second.. If you have any friends or family you feel would enjoy our Journal of Magic, please have them visit StreetMagic.info and sign up for this newsletter AND receive the bonuses for subscribing.

Third.. Both an unsubscribe link and a physical address are provided at the bottom of this newsletter. This journal is protected under international copyright laws (C), and may not be reproduced in any fashion except with the permission of the editor/owner.

**Fourth.. This issue is dedicated entirely to our 'Nana' ..



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~ Becoming the Best Entertainer You Can Be.. ~
____By David Breth


  Question:
"I have been doing magic tricks for a few years now and it seems that I have never been given the same opportunity to perform as my other peers have.

What am I doing wrong, what can I do to change?"

~ Novice magician

Answer:
Do you live in a place where there is a magic studio or shop where fellow  magi gather on a regular basis?

If so join them as often as you can, ask questions, lots and lots of questions!!! We have two ears and one mouth, who cares about your latest routine, do you want to be a busy entertainer or a by name only "magic" guy (..."Oh, look the magic guy...show us that one neat trick"...)?

Your best advice is not how to make money in the field you are delving into from those who have only read the "how to book", "watched the masters of walk around magic video collection twice" or ..."knew a friend that had a cousin, who was married to a guy named Billy Bob, that did a pick a card trick once at a truck stop and received a FREE cup of noodle soup and a coffee!!!

If I want to be a great football player do I ask my grandmother for pointers (though I love her dearly)? GOD FORBID-NO!!!. I want to listen to Deion Sanders, Ray Lewis, Johnny Unitas, etc.

If you desire to become a millionaire will you listen to a broke person.  NO!!!

Of course not.

The field of entertainment is like any serious endeavor, you must:

1. Be willing to do what others will not, to have what others do not

2. Be teachable (no matter how well I do my comedy magic routine, when a senior magi is present who has had success doing what I am now attempting, and he approaches me and gives me advice the one liners may be dated, but baby those principles will always be the same!).

3. Continue to be HUMBLE!!! People do not want to be 'fooled', they desire to be entertained - period! Realize when you are entertaining for people in a restaurant, you are not at a FISM, IBM or SAM convention...no  awards, nothing to prove. The audience is looking to you as a way to take their moments and turn them into exquisite and fun filled memories.

4. When a fellow or senior magic attend your walk around sessions or a show, do not become fear filled. "Oh, what did I bring that he/she might not know" or "Wow, this is embarrassing, I am performing the professors nightmare. I will not approach his table with magic."

Entertain him and his party, you may be surprised to find out that he will be your biggest fan at that moment and bring serious attention to you. I type this from experience. While performing at one of my restaurant shows, a master magician came in to dine with his wife. Upon approaching
their table, I began my patter (Which I had learned from him), and the illusion (I knew he knew, no doubt), after the first effect he and his wife began to clap and cheer. All the guests in the restaurant began to wonder what all the hype at the next table was about...my friend's, this started a buck wild evening, that has only intensified!

Hope this helps,

~ David Breth
A fellow entertainer

©2004 David Breth, All Rights Reserved
Click below to learn more from David Breth!
http://www.davidbreth.com


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~ Special Bonus for Subscribers ~


OK.. I've got a free ebook for you that I have sold on the web since January. And when I say sold, I'm talking past tense... I sold so many of these ebooks that the three largest sellers on the net, aside from the publisher, were Penguin Magic, Hocus Pocus, and myself..

To make a long story short... I purchased the resell rights to this ebook, set up three different websites to sell it, optimized my pages with tons of keywords (and a few tricks) to rank high in the search engines, and  achieved first, second, fifth, ninth, and tenth place ranks for my primary
keywords with Google.

I worked these sites EVERY day to outsell my competitors. I used every marketing technique I knew to maximize my sales. And I was dog-gone proud of my success...

But... I overlooked one thing.

It seems a few of the tricks in the book were copyrighted !

Since I didn't write the ebook I was not aware of this. Magicians have an obligation to acknowledge and honor the work of fellow magicians. And, after I heard from both Steve Shaw (Banachek), and Brad Christian (Ellusionist) confirming that a couple of the tricks were copyrighted, I dismantled the sites (OUCH!), asked forgiveness, and plead temporary
stupidity...

Well, the ebook actually contained a lot of good information. The card  trick section alone had over one hundred and twenty card tricks. There was a coin magic section and a street magic section.

Since all the offending tricks were in the street magic section, the ebook has been re-issued -minus- the street magic section...

And I want you guys to have it for FREE...

Just go to:

LCDirect

click the free ebooks link in the nav bar, and follow the directions

Enjoy...


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~ My good buddy... Copperfield ~


Ever wonder what David Copperfields New York apartment looks like (inside)?

Actually - the last time I was at Copperfields crib...
He wouldn't let me in then, either.....

Click to see Davids Place



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Well.... Another two weeks, another totally unbelievable issue from perhaps the greatest magician in........ Woodruff, South Carolina.

*A Special Thanks goes to David Breth for providing the lead article ! Don't forget to visit David at his site and learn about his unique style of magic..

I hope you leave with something you can use to advance both your craft and your art. And remember........ Nothing takes the place of PRACTICE !

Feel free to write me at: the Roadshow

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Till next time..

Rick Carruth / editor


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** This issue is Dedicated to 'Nana'..

Faye B. Gosnell

We miss you every day!
May 10, 1930 - July 26, 2004


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