Random Visitors...Part 2
Well here we are again for the second chapter in the epic journey through the weird and wonderful world of Magic. I should start by saying thanks to all you guys e-mailed through saying that you liked the first blog the other week. Unfortunately I have been too busy to write another until now, so there is a lot for me to get through.
Last time I talked about the whole Justin lee Collins visit and a few days back we had another random visitor to the shop…this time a bit more Magic related. Gregory Wilson stopped by to pick up some stuff and hang out for a bit. You might know about or have seen his recent UK lecture which was received with great enthusiasm by us Brits. Going to a lecture is a dodgy thing at times as you never quite know what you’re gonna get – we’ve all been there!
So anyway, Greg stopped by and we showed him SEALED IN - the coin to sealed bottle trick that we have just put out on DVD – and he loved it! In fact he was good enough to drop us a quote for it:
"Sealed In is a very deceptive illusion that will make you marvel in the mirror for hours before showing a real audience"
So he clearly enjoys it!
Out of sheer idle interest and the prospect of having nothing else to do, last Wednesday I took home and watched David Forrest’s Card Thru Window DVD. It has been out for a fair while now and I, like most Magicians have always been a fan of this sort of effect. I knew nothing about this one other than it had previously been released in manuscript format. By the time I got to sticking it in the DVD player it was quite late at night and I didn’t really have high expectations, due to the fact that most CTW releases are pretty naf! But hey…this one made me sit up and rewind! I love it! The effect is brilliant, the point it goes through is even better and you end with the card stuck on the other side of the window with NOTHING else to find – meaning you can walk away and no dodgy gimmicks or duplicates lying on the floor can be found whatsoever! How cool is that! It is identified as being the selection by a previously torn corner which matches perfectly! I cannot believe that these are not flying out left right and centre! Maybe it is because people are always dubious of this effect and are weary of taking a risk. The gimmick is ingenious and the actual penetration of the card is both slow and utterly Magical and baffling! You must watch the video! Then get it, set it and do it!
The other thing I did this weekend at a gig was INTERLACE. After it having been sat on my desk for well over a month, I finally got off my backside and got it fitted on Thursday morning then spent Friday and Saturday practising with it. Honestly – this is better than ring flight! I am not saying ring flight is a bad effect, I do it all the time, but the reaction to this is far superior and is right up there alongside, bill in lemon and so on. This really is far more organic too as I guess that leather pouch key cases are a slightly less common thing to be carrying around nowadays!! INTERLACE is especially good though if you’re working for crowds, family, friends etc that have seen you do ring flight in the past. As you borrow a ring and they think they know what’s coming – BAM – you have the ring appear tied on your shoelace! I never even wore lace ups at gigs but do now – just for this trick! Sanders is a legend for bringing this out and for those of you who think it “might not be for you” then you’re wrong! This should be a staple trick from now on! The only people who should not do it is are those who have no feet and therefore never wear shoes of any kind. Only those people are excused. In fact part of me doesn’t really want to hype it like this because then you’ll all do it! But I suppose one has to make sacrifices from time to time for the greater good!!
I want to make a quick mention of the Bristol day of Magic convention that happened this Sunday just gone and say how well we did! I wasn’t there myself but Peter and Jenny were joined by Matthew J. Dowden of Party Animal fame who was there to promote and show effects from the new DVD. He sold bucket loads of them and that combined with sales over the last week online and here in the shop have made it one of the fastest selling Magic DVDs ever! So well done Matthew for a great DVD and well done us for producing it! Excellent work all round I feel!! Party Animal is great so get it now and watch it and above all you will enjoy watching and performing the material on it. We all do!!
There is a ton of new stuff that has come in from the states recently, most of which I’ll outline properly in the formal e-mail news letter that I do, but to give a quick round up now, there are mainly DVDs – some more world’s greatest stuff on stand up Magic this time and a new set from Osterlind about doing mentalism on television. As I have already said, there’s also the Party Animal and Sealed In now available. Not forgetting The Garden of the Strange.
And here is a heads up for you guys reading this…we should have about three Mother of all Book tests coming in a few weeks as well as a couple of Mini Switchboards which are just marvellous! If you want to know more or stick your name down for one then call us at the shop.
Right that’s all for now as I am off to get on with some work!! Actually to eat lunch but hey!!
Last time I talked about the whole Justin lee Collins visit and a few days back we had another random visitor to the shop…this time a bit more Magic related. Gregory Wilson stopped by to pick up some stuff and hang out for a bit. You might know about or have seen his recent UK lecture which was received with great enthusiasm by us Brits. Going to a lecture is a dodgy thing at times as you never quite know what you’re gonna get – we’ve all been there!
So anyway, Greg stopped by and we showed him SEALED IN - the coin to sealed bottle trick that we have just put out on DVD – and he loved it! In fact he was good enough to drop us a quote for it:
"Sealed In is a very deceptive illusion that will make you marvel in the mirror for hours before showing a real audience"
So he clearly enjoys it!
Out of sheer idle interest and the prospect of having nothing else to do, last Wednesday I took home and watched David Forrest’s Card Thru Window DVD. It has been out for a fair while now and I, like most Magicians have always been a fan of this sort of effect. I knew nothing about this one other than it had previously been released in manuscript format. By the time I got to sticking it in the DVD player it was quite late at night and I didn’t really have high expectations, due to the fact that most CTW releases are pretty naf! But hey…this one made me sit up and rewind! I love it! The effect is brilliant, the point it goes through is even better and you end with the card stuck on the other side of the window with NOTHING else to find – meaning you can walk away and no dodgy gimmicks or duplicates lying on the floor can be found whatsoever! How cool is that! It is identified as being the selection by a previously torn corner which matches perfectly! I cannot believe that these are not flying out left right and centre! Maybe it is because people are always dubious of this effect and are weary of taking a risk. The gimmick is ingenious and the actual penetration of the card is both slow and utterly Magical and baffling! You must watch the video! Then get it, set it and do it!
The other thing I did this weekend at a gig was INTERLACE. After it having been sat on my desk for well over a month, I finally got off my backside and got it fitted on Thursday morning then spent Friday and Saturday practising with it. Honestly – this is better than ring flight! I am not saying ring flight is a bad effect, I do it all the time, but the reaction to this is far superior and is right up there alongside, bill in lemon and so on. This really is far more organic too as I guess that leather pouch key cases are a slightly less common thing to be carrying around nowadays!! INTERLACE is especially good though if you’re working for crowds, family, friends etc that have seen you do ring flight in the past. As you borrow a ring and they think they know what’s coming – BAM – you have the ring appear tied on your shoelace! I never even wore lace ups at gigs but do now – just for this trick! Sanders is a legend for bringing this out and for those of you who think it “might not be for you” then you’re wrong! This should be a staple trick from now on! The only people who should not do it is are those who have no feet and therefore never wear shoes of any kind. Only those people are excused. In fact part of me doesn’t really want to hype it like this because then you’ll all do it! But I suppose one has to make sacrifices from time to time for the greater good!!
I want to make a quick mention of the Bristol day of Magic convention that happened this Sunday just gone and say how well we did! I wasn’t there myself but Peter and Jenny were joined by Matthew J. Dowden of Party Animal fame who was there to promote and show effects from the new DVD. He sold bucket loads of them and that combined with sales over the last week online and here in the shop have made it one of the fastest selling Magic DVDs ever! So well done Matthew for a great DVD and well done us for producing it! Excellent work all round I feel!! Party Animal is great so get it now and watch it and above all you will enjoy watching and performing the material on it. We all do!!
There is a ton of new stuff that has come in from the states recently, most of which I’ll outline properly in the formal e-mail news letter that I do, but to give a quick round up now, there are mainly DVDs – some more world’s greatest stuff on stand up Magic this time and a new set from Osterlind about doing mentalism on television. As I have already said, there’s also the Party Animal and Sealed In now available. Not forgetting The Garden of the Strange.
And here is a heads up for you guys reading this…we should have about three Mother of all Book tests coming in a few weeks as well as a couple of Mini Switchboards which are just marvellous! If you want to know more or stick your name down for one then call us at the shop.
Right that’s all for now as I am off to get on with some work!! Actually to eat lunch but hey!!
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