Number
1033 - 11th April 2020
Britain’s
Got Talent returns this evening at 8pm on ITV. Judges, Simon Cowell,
Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams are back on their thrones
for the audition stages, which were recorded a number of months ago.
Once again magic has done well. We can look forward to lots of magicians
over the coming weeks, starting this evening with James and Dylan.
Production has for now shut down of course, so we will have to wait for
part two being the live semi-finals and final. DT.
"What happened when we went behind the
scenes at Britain’s Got Talent"
www.radiotimes.com.
"Amanda Holden hopes Britain’s Got Talent return will be ‘medicine for
fans’ amid Coronavirus crisis"
www.metro.co.uk.
"The most watched Britain’s Got Talent auditions of all time"
www.standard.co.uk.
Russ Stevens is the man behind a lot of the
magic that we see on BGT and was one of Jamie Allan's iMagician Live
guests on Friday:
facebook.com/JamieAllaniMagician. Here's Russ back in 1983 (complete
with gothic make-over), this time in front of the camera, in Snowy
White's 'Bird of Paradise' pop video:
www.youtube.com. 11.4.20
The
Magic Aces Present T'interweb Magic Live! Our full Q&A line up is now
announced. We will be talking all things magic with the magic aces and sharing a
few memories with you. We will also be joined by the organiser of the Hope for
Justice Midlands Magic Convention, Rob Harper, to talk about what to expect from
this highly anticipated convention once rescheduled. We will then be rounding
things off with a chit chat with Josephine Lee to talk Illusions, international
travel and Britain's Got Talent. Join in the chat and ask your questions Live on
Wednesday 15th April from 7pm, here:
www.facebook.com. 11.4.20
The
Magicseen Lockdown Offer - Extended. A couple of weeks ago Magicseen
announced a special offer on its entire range of PDF book downloads in which
customers could benefit from a 50% reduction simply by typing the word lockdown
into the coupon box on the shopping cart page and then clicking the 'apply
coupon' button. This proved very popular as it made already competitively priced
e-books even more stunning value. In response to the demand, Magicseen has
decided to extend the offer right through to the end of April, so now is the
perfect time to complete your set of Magicseen's e-book range. So whether you
want to get your hands on some of the older titles such as Best of British, or
whether you want to enjoy the recently added Life's a Beach Vols 1 and 2 from
Gary Jones, now is definitely the time to do it before the offer closes in a
couple of weeks time. For more information and to order go to
www.magicseen.com. 11.4.20
The
MagicWeek Video Archive. A new magic clip or show every week! This week
John Lenahan on 'The Big Stage' from 17th December 1999. See
The MagicWeek Video Archive. To catch up with more from The MagicWeek Video
Archive
Click Here. 11.4.20
Treecave
is a supplier of original eBooks for the modern magician, featuring
contributions from up and coming magicians, as well as established creators and
performers. They are always looking for new ideas and effects, so if you have an
original routine or idea that you would like to see in print, get in touch to
make it happen and share your ideas. With full graphic design and publishing
facilities, Treecave can take your idea and turn it into a professional eBook at
no cost!
www.treecave.co.uk. 11.4.20
Jamie Allan's iMagician Live - Every Friday at 7pm. Jamie and his team broadcast a live show on Facebook every Friday at 7pm. The show has received rave reviews for its content and production. It's a mixture of fun, star interviews and magic. Visit Jamie's public Facebook page to find out more, watch the next show on Friday, or catch up with previous episodes here: facebook.com/JamieAllaniMagician. 11.4.20
Marvelous
Poker Pro Chip All-In (gimmicks and online instructions) by Matthew Wright -
from Merlins. Part of the Marvelous Poker Pro Chip Range, 'All In - Series
One' is all three of the Poker Pro Series One releases in one bargain package
deal. Series One includes: Ante Gravity, The stunning floating 3 Fly effect RRP
£50 Plus Straight Thru (Sharpie Thru), The modern Sharpie pen thru chip effect
RRP £30 Plus The Hold'Em Chip, a 4-in-1 magnetic locking chip gimmick RRP £50.
All three of these effects use matching chips and can be combined to create a
multitude of different routines. For more info, to watch a video, and to order
visit
www.merlinswakefield.co.uk. 11.4.20
TLeNaMoRF
by Clint Barron. LeNaMoRF is an introduction to two person verbal
and visual coding techniques, developed and used by The Vox Brothers;
featuring simple to use, easy to remember powerful, effective methods,
to transmit information from one person to another undetected. For more
info and to order visit
www.treecave.co.uk. 11.4.20
L.P.I
(Looch Pocket Index) - Stainless Steel Version. The only Billet Index you
will ever need! Back in 2007, Looch set the Mentalism world on fire by
introducing the L.P.I (Looch Pocket Index). This instantly sold out and was
considered by the pro’s as one of the best billet indexes ever made. Over the
years one of the most frequent requests from other mentalists, was for the L.P.I
to be released again. A new generation of mentalists were desperate for this
professional utility device to be made available, so they could learn more about
it. Well, I am delighted to be able to announce that after years of research and
development, this incredible product is finally back and better than ever!
Each L.P.I has been expertly manufactured in Stainless Steel and will last a
lifetime of performance use. Load up your L.P.I with billets, folded business
cards, or even currency and it will always be ready to assist you in producing
mind blowing mental miracles for your audiences! Each Stainless Steel L.P.I
comes with its own custom printed velvet bag and access to an eBook with
detailed instructions. You will also be granted access to the Facebook owners
group to share ideas and routines with each other. (Facebook account required).
Find out more, visit
www.readmymind.co.uk. 11.4.20
Brain
Box - International Magic. A most unusual card trick - the card case is
covered with images of playing cards. A pack of cards is inside the case and
it's all simply handed to a spectator to choose any card on the case. It is then
handed to another spectator who also chooses a card. The magician then proceeds
to reveal both cards, by two totally different methods! For the first card - the
magician proceeds to read the mind of the spectator, not only naming their card,
but also proves it to be missing from the deck and actually in the magician's
pocket. The second card is in the deck, but it's removed and turned over and has
a Red Back while the entire remainder of the deck are blue. Two great tricks in
one, that can be performed individually or together in a single performance. For
more info, to watch a video, and to order visit
www.internationalmagic.com. 11.4.20
Pure
Cards Across - Mark Leveridge Magic. Two sets of 10 cards are counted out
fairly and openly onto a spectator’s hand before being dropped into two glass
tumblers where they can be clearly seen. One at a time three cards are invisibly
moved from one glass to the other, and when the piles are counted back onto the
spectator’s hand again, the first glass only contains 7 cards and the other 13!
This is the classic cards across effect using a method that is completely move
and sleight free. Everything happens at fingertips and there is no palming
required, nor any special counts. Designed for a close-up or intimate parlour
show, this routine is so open and fair looking that it seems impossible that
three cards could migrate from one pile to the other. And yet they do! This
comes as a Premier E-Routine which is a downloadable PDF text file featuring
detailed written instructions and which has a link in it to take you to
additional online performance and explanation footage. For more info, to watch a
video, and to order visit
www.markleveridge.co.uk. 11.4.20
Mega
Book Bundle - Neo Magic. For a limited time only, we are offering both of
our best selling books Sky's The Limit and Beyond Limits for only £39.99. That
is a massive saving of £10.00 with free delivery worldwide! Remember that the
books can be signed (if required), please mention in the notes section at cart.
Find out more - visit
www.neomagic.co.uk. 11.4.20
The
Cold Deck Cut Project - Download. This download covers Eddie’s work on Dai
Vernon’s Cold Deck Cut. Eddie teaches the Cold Deck Cut (an excerpt from his
2019 lecture notes DVD) and then provides two of his own variations on the move:
A one-handed variation - Eddie has modified the handling of the move so that he
cuts with just one hand each time before executing a final cut to finish the
sequence. A to the table variation - By combining the Mel Stover “Winnipeg Cut”
with Vernon’s Cold Deck Cut, Eddie has developed a to the table handling so you
can keep the deck in complete control in the process of cutting the cards to the
table from dealers grip. As well as teaching these three cuts, Eddie also covers
Mel Stover’s Winnipeg Cut, touching on a few details that make this well known
cut worth your time. For more info, to watch a video, and to order visit
www.eddiemccoll.co.uk. 11.4.20
The
Mark Leveridge April Podcast. If you have already watched the
E-Video Newsletter mentioned a couple of weeks ago for free, now is the time
to catch up with the latest free magic podcast from Mark Leveridge. The 30
minute audio file covers the following topics: What the coronavirus means to
us magicians. Do table hopping magicians always have the right to interrupt
people and insist that they watch some magic? Tony Middleton suggests how you
can get a hotel residency, and Mark wonders whether this is good practice for
all entertainers. We need to lead bookers to the right type of booking
conditions, not just accept what they think that they want. Mark announces a new
E-Book release featuring coins and purses. There is no substitute for the live
performance as a means to refine new magic. You can get access to this
podcast as well as many of the back issues either from
www.markleveridge.co.uk/podcast-archive or
www.markleveridge.podbean.com from where you can also sign up to be a
follower. 11.4.20
The
Davenport Collection website - a growing resource on magic and entertainment
history. The Davenports have been accumulating magic, puzzles, jokes,
novelties and related ephemera ever since Lewis Davenport founded Davenports
magic business in 1898. But it was not until the summer of 2016 that this
website was started. Four years on, there are hundreds of items available with more
being added. In addition to items from the Davenport Collection, many magic
historians have agreed for their conference talks to be added to the website in
downloadable PDF format, see:
www.davenportcollection.co.uk/content/talks. Anyone with an interest in the world of magic and entertainment will
find something to interest them. In addition, if you wish to receive an
e-newsletter about updates four times a year, simply contact the Curator via
www.davenportcollection.co.uk/contact and ask to be added to the
circulation.
11.4.20
Zane's
PK Magnet Accessory Kit 2.0. You will enjoy unbelievable reactions using
Zane’s very practical and easy to use PK Magnet Accessory Kit in conjunction
with a PK item such as a PK coin or PSY-KEY. As used by top professional
close-up magician Zane in the UK and many other magicians worldwide, including
Dynamo! Thousands of magicians use Zane's 'PK Magnet Accessory Kit' - find out
what it's all about. For more info, to watch a video, and to order visit
www.zanesmagicshop.com. 11.4.20
Friday
Night Dinner. Dad's Birthday. Dad seems terribly miserable on his birthday,
and no one seems to know the reason why. Mum, Adam and Jonny are dumbstruck when
he finally reveals the reason is that he's realised he'll never go into space
because he has used a website to calculate the date he's going to die. Jim
conjures up some special "tricks" for the occasion and Grandma Goodma - aka
Horrible Grandma - turns up uninvited, thus making a terrible birthday the worst
yet. [A little trivia, Jim, played by Mark Heap, is actually a skilled juggler
and was half of 'The Two Marks' a double act that won the Covent Garden Time Out
Street Entertainer of the Year competition in 1987. DT]. See
TV Magic for details. 11.4.20
Leamington
and Warwick Magic Society Day of Magic - update. John Needham writes: The
Leamington and Warwick Magic Society Day of Magic on 24th June 2020 has been
cancelled this year due to the virus. See The Leamington and Warwick Magic
Society website and Facebook page for information.
www.magicsociety.co.uk. 11.4.20
Wayne Dobson on Breakfast TV (20 minutes in)
Click Here • "Dynamo ‘pretty good’ after recovering from
coronavirus"
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"Overheard at the box office: the best questions and oddest comments
from audience members"
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"Bradford born magician Dynamo talks coronavirus recovery and his new
show"
Click Here •
"‘Spread positivity, not fear’ - Magician’s message proves hugely
popular"
www.edp24.co.uk •
"Atlanta magician offers virtual classes"
Click Here •
"Fife illusionist to cast spell as Joe Wicks of magic"
Click Here •
"What is the Net Worth of Illusionist David Blaine?"
Click Here •
"The Daredevil Magician: Harry Houdini"
Click Here •
"Parents are hosting elaborate $300 Zoom birthday parties with magicians
and artists while kids can't get together"
Click Here •
"Penn & Teller ‘Ambitious’ coronavirus video: 25 magicians, 1 trick"
Click Here •
Many thanks as always to everyone who submitted news this week. Take
care, Duncan. 11.4.20