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1041 - 6th June 2020
Talking Shtick - the brand new podcast hosted by
Mark James.
Episode One with Ben Hart is available now! Mark writes: In this show I talk to the
world’s greatest magicians about what’s in their shows. We discuss the routines
while taking them apart creatively, finding out the motivation and decision
making process behind each piece. You can subscribe now on Apple, Spotify,
Pocket Casts and other popular podcast platforms. Each episode will be released on
Friday and future guests include Jamie Raven, Ken Dyne, Arthur Trace, Matt
Marcy, Tom Crosbie, Billy Reid, Michael Finney, Taylor Hughes, Danny Buckler,
Mike Caveney, Thom Peterson, Harrison Greenbaum and many more amazing names in
magic. 6.6.20
Damien
O’Brien - mid standing ovation! "Magic by Numbers! Damien O’Brien’s
unbelievable act adds up to awesome! How does he do that?! This act just doesn’t
add up... Watch as Damien O’Brien has everyone’s jaws hitting the floor with his
mesmerising magic!"
YouTube.
"Britain’s Got Talent judges left stunned after unbelievable magician turns
phone to metal with David Walliam's credit card"
www.radiotimes.com. 6.6.20
KFC5... now in its 5th great year! The Karl
Fulves Convention, organised by Allan Brown, is set up to honour the greatest
unsung genius and giant of card and close-up magic, Karl Fulves. This highly
informal event is completely free and will take place this year at 3pm, on 11th
July. This year it will be in the form of a Zoom online meeting due to virus
restrictions. Everyone is welcome, but all attendees must be prepared to do at
least one trick for the others from any Fulves publication; one that they can
demonstrate online of course. If you would like a link to the Zoom meeting,
email Allan at abrown.kfc@gmail.com. In addition to Thomas Ellis, Paul Ridgley
and Jerry Mensfield there will be one or two surprise guests from America to
celebrate the magic of Karl Fulves! ("Self-working Card Tricks: 72 Foolproof
Card Miracles for the Amateur Magician" see
www.amazon.co.uk.) 6.6.20
The
MagicWeek Video Archive. A new magic clip or show every week! This week 'The
Magic of David Copperfield IV: The Vanishing Airplane'. A bit like 'Star Wars:
A New Hope', all of David Copperfield's Specials it seems have had their titles
tweaked over the years. In this case 'The Magic of David Copperfield IV' is now
commonly referred to as 'The Magic of David Copperfield IV: The Vanishing
Airplane'. See
The MagicWeek Video Archive. To see the full MagicWeek Video
Archive to date
Click Here. 6.6.20
The
John Carey Virtual World Tour Lecture - Saturday 27th June. John Carey
writes: I’m delighted to tell you that I will be presenting a live lecture on
the internet with the Magicians Forum on June 27th. The lecture will be hosted
by my friend Rudy Tinoco via the Zoom video conferencing platform which is free
to download: www.zoom.us
The lecture gets underway at 2pm Pacific Time, 5pm Eastern Time, 10pm UK time,
11pm European time. But don’t worry if you can’t make the live screening as
every ticket holder will receive a free recording of the lecture with my
compliments! The cost of a ticket is only $5.99/£5.00 pounds. Book your ticket
with PayPal to:
johncareymagic@gmail.com As soon as your booking comes through (during
waking hours) I will email you a special link for the event.
I will be performing and teaching about 15 items, 7 of which are brand new and
unpublished:
1. Rock n Roll Ladies: A super strong and very
easy production of the Queens from the deck.
2. Twisting 2020 style. John’s hyper visual approach to Vernon’s Twisting the
Aces.
3. A Lady in your Thoughts. A beautiful revelation of a genuinely thought of
card.
4. Slow Motion Dr Daley. Carey’s slow motion approach to the classic Last Trick
of Dr Daley. So visual!
5. Invisible Palm Carey Style. You will love this streamlined version of the
classic Open Traveller’s that uses no extra cards.
6. Impromptu Wild Card. A myriad of magical transformations with 4 normal cards.
7. You! Make your spectator the star as they find your thought of card over the
internet!
Plus material from Reflections: 8. The Perception False shuffle. 9. The Spread
Drop False Cut. 10. Semi Auto All Backs. 11. Carey on the Cross Cut Force. 12.
One Thought and One Card. 13. Destiny 14. Cinematica 15. Yours and Mine! These
last three are my new packet effects only available at my live events! It’s
going to be such a fun evening. I sincerely hope to see you there! 6.6.20
Magicians
Drop the Deck. A group of magicians from across the world have fun with
their own drop the brush (deck) challenge.
YouTube. 6.6.20
James Veitch's Contractual Obligation. Mind Reading. Series 3, episode 2. The comedian tries to learn to read minds, exploring the science of brain-mapping and speaking to illusionist and spoonbender Uri Geller. Starring James Veitch. Saturday 13th June on BBC Radio 4. See TV Magic for details. 6.6.20
New
from Mark Leveridge Magic - The Tube of Wonder. Introducing an effect for
parlour or a close-up show that is totally clean in both plot and method. A
simple cardboard tube stands on the table and is lifted to reveal an inverted
wineglass that has a red ball balanced on its base. The performer's hands are
genuinely both empty and the tube is also empty and unprepared and can be
examined if required. The glass and ball are displayed freely and the glass is
then slid upside down into the tube and the ball is dropped also inside back
onto the base. A snap of the fingers and with two empty hands the tube is lifted
off to reveal the ball has gone from its perch on the base and is now trapped
under the bowl of the wineglass! The tube is genuinely empty and everything may
be examined again if you wish. This simple effect looks like real magic. This
comes as a TricKlip Xtra Video Download, provide your own simple ungimmicked
props. To watch a dem and to order go to
www.markleveridge.co.uk. 6.6.20
Magicseen's
Summer Subscription Offer. From the publishers: Summer's here and lockdown
is gradually easing, so we wanted to celebrate by offering you a special deal on
our range of subscriptions. Take out any 1 or 2 year sub (can be a new
subscription or an extension to a current one, either download or printed copy)
and you can add a printed copy of either Life's A Beach Vol. 1 or Vol.2 by Gary
Jones for just £15.00, thus saving £10.00. Gary's books are full of great
commercial close-up routines and this is a great chance to secure one of the
volumes for a great price. Plus, you will receive every issue of the UK's only
independent magic magazine for the 12 or 24 months. A win win situation! To take
advantage of this special offer, which will expire on the 30th June 2020, go to
www.magicseen.com.
(Please note the above offer does not apply to 6 month subscription periods). 6.6.20
Red
Lorry Yellow Lolly by Tony Gardner - Merlins of Wakefield. The magician fans
out four cards, the faces of each card is shown, each card is printed with the
image of a bright red lorry. The cards are given a shake and are shown again.
The cards all now have bright yellow lorries on them! Two cards are given to the
spectator to hold. The magician shows his cards, one has a red lorry, the other
has a yellow lorry. He asks the spectator to try to recite the well known tongue
twister, red lorry, yellow lorry etc. It sound like they are saying lolly
instead of lorry. Imagine their surprise when the magician shows that his cards
do now indeed depict one red lolly and one yellow lolly! But wait, what about
the spectators cards? They are seen to be lollies too! For more info and to
order visit
www.merlinswakefield.co.uk. 6.6.20
The
latest on magic history and old apparatus. Do take a look at the latest 200
additions to the Davenport Collection website if you are interested in magic
history and old magic apparatus. Among these additions are photographs and a
description of Cecil Lyle’s Chocolate Box Illusion and a most unusual novelty
featuring Carlton, the comedy magician who was popular in the early 20th century
as The Human Hairpin. Also told by Brian Lead is the story of Roberta, an
American teenager who had quite an impact on the British magic scene in 1931.
Add to that ephemera, novelties and jokes and there is something for everyone.
If you’d like to receive the quarterly e-new letters contact John Davenport via
www.davenportcollection.co.uk/contact. 6.6.20
Ray
Grismer Lecture DVD - International Magic. An opportunity to see, listen to,
and learn from an old school magician like Ray Grismer is a rarity these days.
This DVD offers such an opportunity. The magic effects are strong, they're
original and they're varied! There are routines with cards, finger rings,
impromptu magic, coin tricks and mentalism, all performed and fully explained
with a gentle charm that'll have you watching again and again. All this along
with anecdotes and tips. After all, Ray was a pupil of Dai Vernon's for 30
years, the anecdotes and stories are intriguing and delightful, and in those
years of performing among the greats of magic, Ray picked up many tips;
practical things like how to combat dry hands or how to display a chosen card,
he happily passes them on to us here. Along the way, Ray has anecdotes of his
times with Vernon. How he met him, persuading Vernon to teach him, and the
people they met during the early days of The Magic Castle. Stories involving the
likes of Charlie Miller, John Scarne, Larry Jennings and many other Magic
Greats. For this alone it's a pleasure to watch, add that to the creative magic
that Ray introduces us to, and you have a DVD worth its value and much, much
more. For a full contents listing and more info visit
www.internationalmagic.com. 6.6.20
Mark
Leveridge's Free-Buys. Week 8. We may all be currently unable to do shows,
but eventually events will be allowed to take place again and there will
potentially be a built up demand for entertainers. To get your publicity out in
the public domain effectively and economically you need to have a marketing
strategy. Mark Leveridge's advice e-book called Marketing Yourself sets out in a
logical and clear fashion the many avenues that are open to you and provides a
wonderful overview of the advertising opportunities that you may wish to
consider. Place any order with MLM this week and you will be sent an email that
allows you to download Marketing Yourself completely free, thus saving you
£10.00. This exclusive Free-Buy offer expires at midnight on Friday 12th June
2020. For more information go to
www.markleveridge.co.uk. 6.6.20
Tonight at the London Palladium with Paul Zerdin. Bradley Walsh hosts the fun-packed variety show, with a duet from Olly Murs and Louisa Johnson, music from Imelda May and a performance from rock royalty Blondie. Also featuring the cast of Bat Out of Hell: The Musical, and comedy from ventriloquist Paul Zerdin and stand-up Adam Hess. Saturday 6th June on Virgin Media Three (repeat). See TV Magic for details. 6.6.20
"Britain’s
Got Talent: The 14-year-old who wowed judges with egg trick teases plans
for next audition"
Click Here • "Kid magician from Clitheroe wows online audiences with
his dazzling display of card tricks"
Click Here • "North-east’s Victorian Dynamo worked his magic on the
world as the Wizard Of The North"
Click Here • "Hollywood's mecca of magic"
Click Here • "Magician Robbie set to launch socially distanced
children’s parties"
Click Here • "Sinking spirits: How Houdini tried but failed to
convince Arthur Conan Doyle of seance fakers"
Click Here • Your UK magic news is always welcomed - see you next
week, Duncan.
6.6.20