Wednesday, August 14, 2024

The Inventive Magician's Handbook w/Props is UNLIKE ANYTHING YOU"VE SEEN IN MAGIC!


That's a bold statement to say, "unlike anything you've ever seen in magic". But, having had dozens of conversations with the author about this book, I can attest to the fact that it's both something very different, and something very special. As far as the creativeness of the author, yep, I can also tell you, Judge Gary Brown is big time creative. He can take some of the simplest concepts and turn them on their head and give you a brilliant new piece of magic. I have a number of Gary's creations that I use. One in particular is a feature routine in my show. 

What you have in this book is both the exploration of inventiveness and then Gary showing you his applications. And did you miss the part about this book coming with props?  That never happens in the magic world. Sure sometimes with beginners books for the public, maybe, and even then it's rare. But here you're getting 14 innovative tricks, with the scripts and the props!!!!!!

If you're not sure who Judge Gary Brown is, he is the author of Wandcraft. He is the author of numerous magic magazine articles. He's written for both magic and real world periodicals. He loves the history of magic and has even appeared on television documentaries about magic history. He's a recent contestant on Penn and Teller's Fool US, and of course he is a federal U.S. Judge. OH, and last but not least, Judge Gary is a creative consultant for the Magic Detective Podcast. 

The publisher is now taking pre-orders. You've got to get a copy before they're gone. Click here to reserve your copy of this really unusual treasure! 

Lost in the Shuffle Movie - Is Debuting!!! Where to SEE IT!

 


The movie, Lost in the Shuffle, which I posted about some time ago (click here) is now finished and is showing throughout the country and the world! The movie/documentary stars Shawn Farquhar, Juan Tamariz, Alexandra Duvivier, Richard Turner, Michael Vincent and others. 

FOUR SUITS.
FIFTY-TWO CARDS.
ONE MURDER MYSTERY.

In the hands of a skilled magician, a simple, everyday deck of cards transforms into a vessel of wonder and (im)possibility, so it’s little surprise that for almost as long as there have been cards, there have been card tricks.

Seen through the eyes of some of the world’s best sleight-of-hand artists, Lost in the Shuffle is a multi-faceted look at this remarkable 400-year relationship that’s seen these simple playthings provide an endless source of miraculous inspiration for magicians throughout time.


Here is a link to all the various places where you can SEE this movie for yourself!

 https://www.lostintheshuffle.film/live-dates

Saturday, July 13, 2024

Steve Cohen of Chamber Magic Featured Alumni

 


Cornell University recently featured a profile of one of their Alumni, Steve Cohen. We know him as The Millionaire's Magician and featured performer at Chamber Magic in NYC. I've read many articles about Steve in magic magazine's but it's always nice when a real world periodical does a piece on one of our brethren. Here is a link to that article:  https://alumni.cornell.edu/cornellians/cohen-magician/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3TCK6vn60DEpTiBrAQJy8MNCkWlbI4Fl8BYbt2Gbae0AFfQ-WetT2eN7M_aem_PjXgu3VvboLJa0iO3ychIg