If you were secretly given a playing card that had the genuine signature of someone in your audience, and no one knew or even suspected it existed, would you have a use for it? We thought so. And what if the method for obtaining this signed card happened to be an incredibly strong, 100% practical card effect? And what if the only props you needed to do all this were playing cards and a normal marker? No expensive or soon-outdated high-tech. And what if this utility principle and trick came with a number of other incredibly strong, utterly impossible-seeming card tricks using spectators’ signed cards, just to get your own creative juices flowing? If all this sounds like something you could use, Resigned to Miracles is your book.
Looking for the PERFECT card revelation? Look no further!Imagine this, the spectators selects a playing card at random, and with MINIMAL MOVEMENT, the label on the bottle of soda changes and reveals the selected card! The bottle of soda has been in full view this entire time!
Take sixteen road-tested, audience-proven routines from one of the funniest magicians on stage today, combine with nine essays, hundreds of stylized color photos, fresh & original art, and a worker's perspective on the way to make your work your own, and what do you get?Offbeat.
Your audience won't believe it when you slice a borrowed credit card in half! The cut edge of the credit card looks like a realistic, raw cut mark make by a saw. The card's owner may skip a heartbeat! Of course, you magically restore the card before returning it. You will enjoy performing this visually shocking magic illusion to your audiences.
If you were secretly given a playing card that had the genuine signature of someone in your audience, and no one knew or even suspected it existed, would you have a use for it? We thought so. And what if the method for obtaining this signed card happened to be an incredibly strong, 100% practical card effect? And what if the only props you needed to do all this were playing cards and a normal marker? No expensive or soon-outdated high-tech. And what if this utility principle and trick came with ...
The opener from one of the busiest magicians in Latin America.3 x 1: Three routines for the price of one!Routine 1:The magician says:"Today I'm going to show you the very first trick I learned."He shows a card folded twice."I want you to name any card."The spectator replies e.g. "Six of Spades."The magician says "I never hit" and he shows that it's the wrong card.He says: "I've been trying this for years and I always miss," while he shows a transparent bag full of folded cards. After the laughs ...
Feature Interview - Dan Sperry:Dan talks with Kozmo about why magic isn't cool and his experience on America's Got Talent.Columns:Kainoa Harbottle - Coin UKainoa talks about the 4th dimension and performs what he calls an "easy coin routine." Explanation included!Simon Lovell - Ask Simey!Simon answers, "What do you think about performing mentalism?"Christian Painter - MindtrippingChristian teaches a great business card mentalism routine.Bill Wisch - Wisch on SlydiniBill teaches Slydini's wonderf...
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