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INSIDE OUT by CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR
The effects in this book have been designed form the inside out. In each case, Christopher began with some concept drawn from nature or metaphysics that he was strongly attached to. Then, like a magnet invisibly organizing iron filings, the concept acted as a nucleus around which technique, method, and devices gathered to produce the form of the effect.
In this manuscript, Christopher applied this empirical perspective to the classic effects of magic and found that many of them expressed principles found in nature or archetypal ideas from the human imagination. This Inside-Out perspective allows the performer to get deep into the heart of an effect, and truly understand it. Once that is achieved the performer can truly amaze the audience with effects that appear to be a natural extension of the performer's mind and body.
Inside-Out is certainly not the only perspective that can be applied to finding/creating magic and mental effects. Simply looking or a cool way of showing off one's dexterity with coins or cards can lead to entertaining and recognizable magic. What adopting the Inside-Out perspective can do is add another dimension to our enjoyment of the magic of nature and the nature of magic.
Features Included
1) Perceived Imagination: Where does imagination stop and perception begin?
2) Marked Mental Miscall: What is the difference between the mind and the imagination?
3) Flash of Imagination and the Pocket Writer: "The mind makes it real."
ITEM # BK0769 PRICE $20.00
CALCULATED MAGIC by KEVIN MENARD
No matter how long you've been doing magic, you will find new effects and secrets inside this book.
It is chock full of perplexing tricks that range from very simple plots with pencil and paper to card tricks that require some thinking, and in between you use coins, calendars, parity, or a calculator to make the point that you can do magic with anything or practically nothing. Yes, they are all number tricks, but they are very GOOD number tricks!
ITEM # BK0977 PRICE $12.50
Who'd have thought PRISN could be so much fun? Do you find humor in animal cruelty, eating disorders, terrorism, sadism, masochism, French people, hearing/speech impairment, poor dental hygiene and missing children? If so, there is probably counseling for that. Until then, you will absolutely enjoy every filthy page of this unfortunate collection that has forever stained the questionably proud face of magic and mentalism.
This R-Rated literature lovingly mocks the hard work put forth by the audacious young Phil Goldstein (Max Maven) in his Color Series of Mentalism, 1976-1980. The creators of PRISN have painstakingly tried to be ludicrously offensive (all-in-good-fun, of course) to as many social and ethnic groups as possible.
This is what people are saying about their efforts
"Weird, bizarre, disturbing, vile and in several places possibly illegal... Brilliant! I love them!" - Simon Lovell
"Quite possibly... the most fun you can have in mentalism short of telephoning Kenton Knepper when he's ironing." - Ian Rowland
"Very amusing... You'll be hearing from my lawyers." - Max Maven
Need anyone say more? So just put this down and step away. You don't want this. You're a fine-upstanding, politically-correct individual. Walk away...
ITEM # BK1215 PRICE $35.00
POWER PLAYS - HIGH VOLTAGE MAGIC by MIKE POWERS
Power Plays has been an ongoing project for the last 14 years. It is a close-up "variety pack" of high voltage magic using cards, coins, bills, rings, rubber bands, straws & other ordinary objects. There are extremely visual items where things appear, disappear, change size, and change color as well as mental magic that will fry even the most astute observer. Many items are self working and nearly all the others require only basic sleight of hand.
The 58 routines are illustrated by Tony Dunn and explained in great detail. Here is a brief description of just a few of the killer routines:
ITH Triumph: An “In The Hands” Triumph effect with three distinct phases.
Impromptu Terror: An impromptu moving hole effect with a card signed by the spectator on both sides. A hole is visibly moved across the card to join a second hole. Now one hole jumps to a different card and then back. Both cards are given away at the end. (Completely impromptu.)
The amBIGuous Card: A selection shrinks and grows in a highly visual manner.
PM Plus: The deck is examined by two spectators who then make free cuts for selections while the magician’s back is turned. The deck is reassembled and the card case is placed on top so that the magician can see nothing. Now the magician deals cards to the table from the face down deck while looking away (the backs and faces are never seen by the magician). The magician stops dealing and creates a second pile. Again the dealing stops. Now the magician names both selections. When the top cards of the piles are turned over, they are found to be the selections!! (Conditions: full examined deck, magician never sees the faces or backs of any card.)
Code 5: This is a two person effect in which a spectator creates a random 5 card poker hand from a full deck. This is done while one of the two person team is in another room. Now the other team member goes to a remote location without making any contact with his partner. The partner now enters and tells the spectator that she may keep any card as her “hole” card (face down). She is instructed to turn the other four cards face up. After studying the four face up cards, the spectator is told what card is in the “hole!”
Total Freedom: A shortened version of the Bannon item “Degrees of Freedom” where six totally free selections are used instead of a royal flush. The spectators mix cards face up and face down. In the end there are exactly six face down cards as predicted by the magician. And yes, they are the six selections. (All 6 selections are free choices and are shuffled into the deck by a spectator.)
Animazement: A flip book trick (like Cardtoon) where an animated stick figure draws an X on a single card. Of course the card is the signed selection. A template is provided so that you can create your own animation sequence.
Finders Keepers: A card freely named by a spectator ends up sandwiched by two jokers while the cards are under the spectator’s control.
Flipped Out: A spectator counts four coins. The magician’s hands are otherwise empty. The spectator holds all four on her outstretched palm. She shakes her hands together and finds that one coin has jumped to the magician’s hand. The three coins are placed again on her outstretched palm. The magician places his hand under the table. Now the spectator dumps the three coins onto the table. Only two hit the table!! The magician brings his hand into view, now holding two coins!
Routined Rubber: A four phase rubber band routine that begins with a single band transforming visibly into two!
Smokin’: Ron Jaxon’s incredible jumping filter routine. The filter of a cigarette jumps from end to end in a highly visual manner.
Pages 232 - 8.5"x11"
ITEM # BK1213 PRICE $40.00
KID CONTROL by JULIAN FRANKLIN
Many performers begin their careers by performing for children but feel the need to quickly move on to other venues. If you simply don't like children and in no way enjoy performing for them, this book will not help you. This book was written for someone else.
This book is yours if you enjoy the unbridled laughter of children, if you appreciate a purer view of life that children seem to have, if you relish the funny things that kids say in their spontaneous comments, but you get frustrated when these behaviors get out of control. If this describes things you've felt before then THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU!
REVIEWS
"And even if you are a seasoned performer with thousands of shows under you wand, Kid Control will teach you new tools to create that smooth-running show. Three words say it best: Buy this Book!" - Trixie Bond - MAGIC Magazine
"I Was very impressed with the book and the lecture, both packed with professional guidance." - David Ginn - AUTUMN'S LEAFLET
"His advice and specific examples of how to handle ordinary children as well as disruptive ones make a great deal of sense and should prove invaluable to the working professional entertainer -considering that all magicians at some time or other have to work with children. Highly Recommended." - Phil Willmarth - The Linking Ring
Pages 217
ITEM # BK1214 PRICE $25.00
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