Thank you Mark Ross for a wonderful lecture. We really enjoyed your Bizzare tricks. I was overjoyed to see 19 people present at our October meeting. Thank you to all who shared tricks with us.
The theme in November is Turkey Magic…..My thoughts are to bring tricks using turkeys or a turkey theme….but I’m told that it is impossible to find a trick using a turkey. I was hoping that we could be creative and make a trick….anyway…I guess just do your version of a turkey trick.
On October 25th we were fortunate to have Tom Craven in town to lecture. There were 21 in attendance that evening. I am hoping that more people will come out to the lectures….These guys come a long way and it would be great to have at least 30 people attend. Let’s support our club and it’s functions.
We finally have a new location for Magicfest. Magicfest will be held Sunday, October 1, 2006 at the Burgundy Basin Inn. More info to follow.
Every member has something to offer the club and I encourage you to come to the meetings and share a trick and enjoy each other’s company. We all have lots to learn and share. See you in November!
Magically,
Chris Bryce
President S.A.M. #47
Trick Of The Month
Here is one for those of you who use a stacked or memorized deck. This combination with a second (invisible) deck will knock your audience over.
Take out the stacked deck and false shuffle. Hand it to someone and let him cut it a few times FACE UP. Then tell him to put it behind his back and cut it FACE UP a few move times. Then have him take the bottom card, turn it FACE DOWN, and bury it in the middle of the FACE UP deck. Then have him bring the deck forward.
You recount how fair this has been and you bring out another deck. You explain that you did EXACTLY the same thing earlier and you have a FACE DOWN card in your FACE UP deck also. You fan through your deck, find the card and turn it over. Let’s say it is the 6 of clubs. You have him fan through his deck and find the card he reversed. He turns it over and it is the 6 of clubs!
You can even repeat it one time if you want.
The secret is simple and yet perfect. The second deck you take out is an INVISIBLE DECK! Since he is holding his deck FACE UP you can see the face card, compute the reversed one and then show the right card in your deck! Since you show your card first (it appears you couldn’t know his), all the heat is off your deck!
If you elect to repeat it, put the deck behind your back and simply set the deck to go again. Wait until the spectator brings out his deck so you can bring out yours right side up!
If any of our readers has a trick, effect or routine that you want to share, please send it to Mark Ross, mross002@rochester.rr.com . Also, feel free to send any magic news, announcements or other items of interest. This is your newsletter!
If you have any magic items that you want to offer for sale, or are searching for an item to purchase, members may place an advertisement in Magic Musings, at no charge.
I want to thank all of you who have helped to make our first three meetings such a success. It was great to see so many people at the November meeting, and equally as great to see so many people who have imagination. Our Turkey Trick Night was a success!
Our December meeting we will have a Holiday Magic theme. We are also fortunate to have our resident photographer (Leal Smith) willing to take publicity photos of each of us performing our favorite trick. Wear your suit or performing outfit and enjoy this free photo op. Also, it is our Magic Trick Grab Bag. Bring a $5.00 (value) magic trick in a bag and receive one. Please remember to keep checking our magic website http://members.aol.com/MagicDan/docs/sam47.html. This is updated often. This site will have all of the current info on what's happening in our club, lectures etc.....
Happy Holidays to all....
Your President, Chris Bryce
November Turkey Magic
We were pleased with attendance once again in November. There were 12 members and 5 guests present at the meeting. During a brief business session, President Chris Bryce announced that 3 of the guests will perform their entrance shows at the December meeting. The potential growth in membership and real growth in attendance are most encouraging. We invite members who have not attended a meeting this season to come and experience the new energy!
For the December meeting, Leal Smith has graciously offered to take member’s photos for potential use as publicity. So, come in your performing attire, bring your props and a smile (unless you are a Bizarrist, of course, then just props!!).
Jeff Blood was the MC for the evening and introduced the broadly interpreted theme of Turkey Magic. Your secretary drew a blank on this theme. But, I was pleased and amazed that 7 in attendance came prepared with a Turkey Trick! Jeff squeezed a turkey baster into a paper bag several times, finally producing a small toy turkey. He then produced a large turkey named Henrietta, who proceeded to divine Brian Smith’s chosen card.
Brian Smith related the desire of Benjamin Franklin that our national bird be the turkey. He then performed 2 different penetrations of the Franklin C note.
Dan Trommater showed us a bit from our childhood, drawing a Palm Turkey by tracing around his hand. After showing several palming techniques, Pat Ryan’s chosen card disappeared and was discovered in the folded Palm Turkey.
Brian Nadworny brought us a 3 card prediction trick, with Pat Ryan selecting a card with a map of Turkey on it. That left a card with a live turkey and one with a roasted bird.
Mike Dedee, assisted by Bill Repp, shared his Magical Story of Thanksgiving card trick and book. He then produced his wife’s best recipe, printed on a can of pumpkin pie filling.
Chris Bryce shared the life story of a turkey, who outwitted all, living past Thanksgiving by staying thin.
Finally, Prof. Rem shared 2 story effects of his time in the country of Turkey. It appears that he met a lot of gypsies, who sold him strange things, ie. a nail almost used in Christ’s crucifixion (a Bob Neale effect) and a book of Chinese mind-reading secrets. He studied Chinese for 5 years so he could read the book, but may have failed the exam.
In total, the Turkey Magic brought great mirth and was enjoyed by all.
Justin Ingerick did not have a Turkey Trick, but did offer a mental card trick, divining the cards chosen by Pat Ryan and Jeff Blood.
Pat Ryan chose Brian Smith to assist her in a test of karma or destiny. Strangely, Brian selected a card with a contrasting back and his wife’s name on it.
Trick Of The Month
Stop Me Anywhere
By
Alwyn Stevenson & Don Drake
EFFECT: A jumbo card is displayed. A regular deck is shuffled and cards are dealt onto the jumbo card, one at a time. The spectator stops at any time and the last card is left face down on the jumbo card. The jumbo card and the regular card are turned over and they match.
SECRET: A secret pocket is built into a long side of the jumbo card. To create the pocket card, first cut a notch just smaller than your thumb at the center of one long edge. Turn this card face up. Using a glue stick, run a line of glue on the two ends of the card and the long side opposite the notch. Place the jumbo force card face up onto the glued card, aligning them perfectly along the edges. Let dry under pressure of some heavy books for 30 minutes. The open side with the notch forms a pocket for insertion of a regular sized card, which matches the jumbo card.
PREPARATION: The regular card is inserted face down into the pocket of the face down jumbo card. The back of the regular card should be visible in the notch, which is covered by the thumb.
PERFORMANCE: The jumbo card is shown front and back, with the thumb covering the notch. After the deck is shuffled, cards are dealt one at a time onto the back of the jumbo card, which is held by the performer. Each card slides onto the table. Ask the spectator to say “Stop”. When the spectator stops you, leave the last card face down on the jumbo card. Simply spread all of the other cards face up.
Grip the regular and jumbo cards with the left hand, thumb on top, forefinger on bottom. Rotate the card toward you, revealing the face of the jumbo card. With your right thumb and forefinger, withdraw the matching regular card from the pocket. At the same time, drop the jumbo card onto the face up pile of cards.
The card that was atop the jumbo card will be hidden from view. Say something like, “There are 52 cards in the deck. How did you manage to stop me on the very same card?” You can claim to have influenced the spectator, or……whatever suits your character.
Note: Do not overly show the jumbo card after the trick. Just move on to your next effect.
Thanks to Don Drake for freely distributing this trick and allowing us to do so as well. Visit Don’s web site www.blackartsecrets.com
Upcoming Meetings
As noted above, Leal Smith will be available to take photographs of members at the meeting on December 20. Thanks, Leal! The theme is Holiday Magic, so bring along a piece to perform that meets the theme. You do not need to teach the trick, unless you wish to do so. After the November meeting theme/performances, I expect this will be quite a bit easier and much will be offered.
Also, we will have a Magic Grab Bag. Bring a trick with value of $5.00 or more in a bag. You can then draw from the Grab Bag. Hopefully, you won’t get yours back!
Come and support the three prospective members, who will be presenting their entrance shows.
See you on December 20!! It should be a great night.
Our December meeting went very well. We had two entrance shows and I was very impressed with the professionalism that both entrants showed. We had a great turnout of members and those who came enjoyed having their photo taken by Leal Smith. I am interested in having a Magic Flea Market at one of our future meeting. If you are interested in this idea....please let me know. Also, we are in the process of getting our 2006 Magicfest on it's way.....If you would be interested in performing at a Magicfest...please contact me. I hope everyone enjoys a very Happy, Healthy, and Safe New Year. See you at the meetings........
Your president,
Chris Bryce
Merry Holiday Magic & Two New Members
For December, our theme was Holiday Magic (no surprise there). Also, two prospective members performed their entrance shows.
Brian Smith opened the evening with his entrance show, after a humorous self- introduction. His two-bit opener was the transformation of a quarter into his business card. The quarter was nowhere to be found. He told of his college education in New York City, where he became fascinated with Three Card Monte, at great personal loss. His is an amusing and different adaptation of the Monte scam. After a humorous origami bill change, Brian destroyed his silverware. He had some fork bending moves that none of us had seen before. He closed with Anders Moden’s “Recycled Soda Can”, bringing us back to where we began. Brian gave a polished and professional show that was enjoyed by all.
Next, Justin Ingerick, a talented 15 year old, wowed us with his card work. He linked six effects into a great show. He included a Triumph effect, “Triple Coincidence” by John Scarne, a baffling card location and a joker sandwich. I am impressed that he has studied the work of some of the “old guys”, like Scarne. Justin has great chops and a level of maturity that belies his age. Well done, Justin.
Assembly 47 is delighted to welcome Brian and Justin into our corner of the SAM fold.
Prior to the Holiday Magic, and during refreshments, Leal Smith took photographs of any members who came in costume and/or with props. Leal will provide photographs in digital format for publicity use at no charge. A big “Thank You” to Leal.
The Holiday Magic commenced with Pat Ryan’s gift exchange of two wrapped decks with Brian Nadworny. After Brian unwrapped his deck, he placed a card into his pocket. He then, under Pat’s direction, stabbed a knife into the other wrapped deck and impaled a card, which matched the card in his pocket.
Prof. Rem followed with his friend, Joanne the Card Duck. After a spectator selected a card from a packet with different holiday words, Joanne went to work on an alphabet deck. Her cards spelled the word “SATAN”! Or, was it “SANTA”, which was the spectator’s word card?
Brian Nadworny returned to the stage as a performer. He first showed us his steamer trunk/performing table and described how he constructed it. It will carry his entire show and then provide the performing surface. Brian then presented his Hanukkah Dragon Tube and produced three large dreidels. He also brought a Time Travel effect with a number of clock faces. He was able to divine the time selected by President Chris Bryce.
Finally, Ken Smith, no relation to Brian other than friend and business partner, changed a red handkerchief in a glass full of red glitter, using a mysterious, silver container.
More cookies and drinks were shared and all left in a joyful holiday mood. We look forward to more growth in our club in 2006.
Lecture Announcement
Save Thursday, January 26, 2006 for a lecture by Joshua Jay. As many of you know, Joshua writes the Tricks column for MAGIC magazine. L&L Publishing recently released a three-volume set of DVDs featuring his magic. Curt Higgins just caught Joshua’s lecture in Tampa, Florida. In Curt’s words, “I thought it was very well presented. He does a three coin vanish (one at a time) from his outstretched hands. Very visual and VERY EFFECTIVE! This is super for a full time performer….. He also presented "estimating the height of a spectator" using a large measuring tape. No charge for this one as long as you own a tape. A very ingenious idea.”
And more good comments from former member, Simon Carmel. “I attended Joshua's excellent lecture in Boca Raton, FL last month. He was a real dynamic presenter with the incredibly vanishing coin before your eyes. He surely fooled all magicians with that trick! I have been using it around to show my neighbors and other friends who were flabbergasted with it...They couldn't believe the coin was gone without going into your sleeves or elsewhere.”
The lecture will be held at our usual meeting location.
More Magic News
David Copperfield will appear at the Auditorium Theatre on East Main St. in Rochester, Thursday, February 2, 2006. Go to www.rbtl.org for show times, tickets prices and other information.
Upcoming Meetings
January 17 Teach a trick..............Sante DiCarlo.
Induction ceremony for Brian Smith and Justin Ingerick.
Do YOUR version of a 4 aces trick or an ESP trick.
February 21 Teach a trick..............Bill Gormont.
Dealer's lecture...........Bill Gormont.
Share your favorite sleight....Teach it if you like.
March 21 Teach a trick.................Charlie Struck.
Mini Lecture..................Charlie Struck.
“Rochester's greatest magicians”
Do a very old trick....Maybe the first one that you learned.....
Mark Ross
Secretary of SAM 47 and editor of Magic Musings
mross002@rochester.rr.com or (585) 344-1916
I am PROUD to say that we had 42 people attend the Joshua Jay lecture on the 26th. What a GREAT turnout! If we could have a turnout like this for every lecture, I'm sure that we could have more lecturers come. For those of you who missed it....You missed a great lecture.
We welcomed two new members at our January meeting, Brian Smith and Justin Ingerick. I know that you both will be an asset to our club. We have some really interesting things coming up at our future meetings....Keep an eye on Dan's homepage and “Magic Musings” for details.
At our January meeting, we were informed that Pat Ryan had fallen and sustained some serious injuries. I have had contact with her by e-mail where she thanked us for the get well card that we sent to her and she has since had some facial bone reconstruction surgery (ouch). If you get a chance, I'll bet she'd like it if you drop her a line and say hi....she misses us.
Keep up the good work, members, we are on our way to many great things.........See everyone at the February meeting on the 21st.
Your President,
Chris Bryce
FOUR ACE/ESP CARD TRICKS IS MEETING THEME
For the January, 2006 meeting, President Chris Bryce picked the theme for the evening and led off the performance segment with an entertaining routine, combining “Twisting The Aces” with the “Last Trick of Dr. Daley”. Mark Ross was asked to follow the movements of the cards and keep track of the face up ace. It just kept changing!
Mark Ross followed with Max Maven’s “Clash of Symbols”, which uses ESP symbols on the faces of 20 envelopes, each also containing an ESP card. Three times John Adams picked 5 envelopes and Mark was able to divine the symbols that John selected. The last selection used the cards within the envelopes.
John Adams then presented a routine of 3 mental effects, and Mark Ross assisted. After being shown one each of the five ESP symbols, Mark selected the only one with a large “X” on the back. John then divined the hour chosen on a clock face. Finally, Mark selected one of five face down cards, but it did not match the previously shown prediction. However, when the prediction was turned face up again, it had changed to the card selected by Mark.
Newly installed member, Justin Ingerick, gave a very entertaining and polished version of “McDonald’s Aces”. Three of the aces vanished from three of the piles of four cards and joined the Ace of Spades.
Haji Bryce presented Bob Mason’s “Marked Thought”. Haji laid out ten face down ESP cards. Leal Smith placed three wrapped mints on three of the cards. Haji then laid out ten more cards, pairing them up with the ten on the table. The only pairs that matched were the cards selected by Leal. Leal won the mints.
Prof. Rem then presented Peter Marucci’s “Psychic Darts”. Ken Smith threw an invisible, psychic dart at the board held by the good professor. Using the score that Ken obtained, Rem counted to an ESP symbol on the back of the board. It was done a second time and a second symbol was named. Both symbols matched the cards clipped under the pen in Rem’s pocket.
Finally, after much arm- twisting, Charlie Struck performed the “Princess Card Trick” (a/k/a “Prince’s Card Trick”). Brian and Ken Smith each mentally selected a card in the small fan held by Charlie. Strangely, their cards disappeared, leaving a blank face. Charlie had blown them away.
Guest Dan Trommater had John Adams shuffle and cut the deck into four piles. There was an ace on top of each pile. Dan then cut to the four Kings. We are pleased that Dan will perform his entrance show at the February meeting of SAM 47.
It was announced that Past President Pat Ryan took a nasty fall and suffered some facial injuries. Let’s keep Pat in our thoughts and prayers.
The happiest part of the evening was inducting Brian Smith and Justin Ingerick as members. They performed their entrance shows in December. We are very pleased to welcome them into SAM 47! They were both presented with framed membership certificates and photographs of themselves from the December meeting.
Trick of the Month
EFFECT: A selected card vanishes from the deck, never to be found.
METHOD: From a deck of cards, take any one. With scissors, trim off about 1/16th of an inch from one short end of the card, creating a short card. Take the card that you want to vanish and apply glue or glue stick to the bottom third of the face. Glue this to the back of the short card, along the untrimmed end, so that the glued edges align perfectly. Place under a heavy book and allow the glue to dry. You have a fake double card. (Those of you familiar with Hen Fetch’s Wallet Wallop could use those gimmicked cards and alter the force outlined below.)
Insert the double card into the deck, remembering the orientation of the glued end. Keep the glued end toward you. Riffle the other end, from the bottom up, toward the spectator and ask him to say stop whenever he wishes. With the right timing and practice, you will stop at the short card. Pull back the cards above the short card enough to reveal the upper face of the force card to the spectator. Instruct him to remember the card.
Avoid any moves or actions that the spectator might take to be a sleight. Move slowly and openly, to look as fair as possible. Quickly deal all the cards face up, but slowly enough for the spectators to follow. Ask the spectator to stop you when he sees his card. He will not see his card, as it is safely attached to the back of the trimmed card. You can deal through the cards a second time if you wish.
If you want to gild the lily, you can produce a duplicate card from a wallet or pocket. Or, just leave it vanished.
Use a presentational script that suits your character. Make the trick yours.
FOUND ON THE INTERNET
I recently found a web site where you can design templates to create custom card boxes. The web site contains templates for poker and bridge sized cards and you can select from several deck thicknesses. There are also two templates for odd, unusual sizes. Finally, there is a link to a site where you can enter the dimensions of your cards, the thickness of the deck and any copy that you wanted printed on the box! The resulting template will have the copy on the two box faces, the two edges and the top of the box. The template created is in PDF format, which you can save to your hard drive. You then print the template onto card stock, cut and fold on the lines, and Voila, you have a custom made box. VERY COOL! The web site owner encourages us to share this information. Check the rest of his site for some other interesting material. By the way, he is NOT a magician.
The web site address is www.ee0r.com/boxes/
“Found On The Internet” is a new, occasional feature of “Magic Musings”. If you come across an interesting web site that would be of interest to our members, please drop me a line and a link. <mross002@rochester.rr.com>
Upcoming Meetings
February 21 Teach a trick..............Bill Gormont.
Dealer's lecture...........Bill Gormont.
Share your favorite sleight....Teach it if you like.
March 21 Teach a trick.................Charlie Struck.
Mini Lecture..................Charlie Struck.
“Rochester's greatest magicians”
Do a very old trick....Maybe the first one that you learned....
Chris Bryce announced that we will have a Magic Flea Market, probably at the May meeting.
Mark Ross
Secretary of SAM 47 and editor of Magic Musings
Our Web Site http://members.aol.com/MagicDan/docs/sam47.html
Check our web site frequently for the latest news, etc. Dan Welch does a great job in providing the site for our club.
We welcome any member contributions of tricks, routines, magic news or want ads. If you have magic items to sell, or are looking to buy a certain prop, members can place a want ad in “Magic Musings” at no cost. Send an e-mail to Mark Ross at mross002@rochester.rr.com or call me at (585) 344-1916.
Hi Folks,
Our February meeting was a success. Bill Gormont put on a terrific lecture and we saw some great magic by our members. We had 17 members and 1 guest this month. We were pleased to welcome back 2 members that we have not seen in a really long time, Dan Welch and Thomas Kinsman. Also Pat Ryan attended and appeared to be coming along pretty well. After being injured some time ago in a fall, Pat is working her way back to better health. Welcome back guys.
Next month we will have teach a trick and a lecture by Charlie Struck. Thank you to all of the members that help out by putting chairs away and helping to clean up after the meeting. If anyone has any ideas for a future meeting or would like to volunteer to do a teach a trick, lecture or something special.....please e-mail me.... homextra@yahoo.com I'm very interested..... Keep up the good work, folks, our club is really growing. Remember that the club is for all of the members.....Participation is always welcome. See you at the March meeting on March 21st.
Your President,
Chris Bryce
“Teach Your Favorite Sleight” Theme
President Chris Bryce opened the meeting and welcomed 17 members and one guest, Juny Chu, who was invited by John Adams. Juny saw John Adams perform a Christmas show and introduced himself to John after the performance.
Juny Chu introduced himself to all of us and told how his interest in magic started. He was on a trip to Florida and stopped at a magic shop to buy a gift for a friend. He liked the purchased effect so much, that he kept it for himself, purchasing something else for his friend. Juny then performed a mentalism effect using “Thought Transmitter” by John Cornelius. Thanks to John Adams for bringing Juny!
John Adams gave a brief review of David Copperfield’s show, which stopped in Rochester on Feb.2.
We were all delighted to welcome PP Pat Ryan back. She missed a couple of meetings after her fall, but she is now “up and at’em”. She showed off her missing tooth for us. Pat placed Prof. Rem’s ring on a beefy sized padlock and then realized that she forgot the key. She brought out her magic duck, which could not open the lock either. Finally, she tore the stuffing from the duck, revealing some sort of electronic gizmo, which miraculously opened the lock.
Dan Welch, unseen by many of us for a long time, attended the meeting and performed a mental card trick that he believes was published in that other magic organization’s magazine, perhaps in Aldo Colombini’s column. Dan could not remember the name of the trick. It was good to see Dan. The schedule of his new job has kept him away too long.
John Adams followed with a Color Changing Hank trick. I have long admired John’s work with silks. I believe that he was using a dye tube, but he hid it very well. The presentation was first rate.
Haji Bryce presented Terry Seabrooke’s “Knockout”, assisted by Justin Ingerick. Prof. Rem followed by spinning some “Mental Yarn” (Bill Goldman) and divined the selections made by Juny Chu and Jeff Blood.
Thomas Kinsman was in attendance after a long absence. Welcome back, Thomas! He taught us a Fingertip Control Count to hide a face-up card at the bottom of a stack of five cards. The grip taught allows him to do all of his counts (Elmsley, Jordan and Hamman) from the same, natural looking grip. It is somewhat similar in appearance to a Biddle Grip, but allows for good control of the hidden card(s).
Finally, Mark Ross taught a versatile vanish, which he learned from Eugene Burger. It can be used with sponge balls, coins and other small objects. It can be either a put vanish or a take vanish.
Bill Gormont, member of SAM 47 and proprietor of Empire Magic, led the Teach-A-Trick segment. He performed a Torn & Restored Tissue Heart, accompanied by the opening measures of Richard Strauss’ “Also Sprach Zarathustra”. A very beautiful and effective presentation for the T & R Cigarette Paper effect! He then shared his finesses of this classic effect, including his thoughts on folding of the heart to minimize springing and maximize easy opening. Brian Smith suggested the song “Smile” as another possible accompaniment.
Bill then continued with an excellent dealer lecture, showing us all of the latest toys for our magic collections. Many fine items were demonstrated. With Bill, you do not get a simple demonstration of the item. He shares his well thought out presentations, also. Thank you, Bill!
President Chris is planning a public open house for our May meeting. There would be no business meeting and several of our group would perform. We should invite guests and there will be publicity to the general public. There will also be a Magic Flea Market that night. Brian Smith suggested a possible alternate location for this event. He and Thomas Kinsman will look into availability of one of the local school theaters.
FOUND ON THE INTERNET
Our friend Aaron Isaacs has started an on-line venture, Parma Publishing. The following comes from the web site.
“Parma Publishing is dedicated to producing the highest quality and most informative publications for variety entertainers. Parma Publishing produces Books, Videos, CD-ROMs and Audio Downloads for Magicians, Balloon Artists and Clowns. Its most recent release, Karl Norman, Life, Magic and the Forks Hotel is an audio interview with magic legend Karl Norman and is available as an instant download on its web site, www.parmapublishing.com”.
Check out the web site and see what Aaron has to offer. I have the Karl Norman interview and all of Karl’s charm comes through brilliantly.
TRICK OF THE MONTH
THE GHOST COINS
By
George Starke
Adapted from Hugard’s Magic Monthly
November, 1944
Effect: The magician shows a handful of coins of various values. He places them in his left hand, from which all but a penny vanish.
Requirements: The gimmick needed can be Wenk’s “E Pluribus Unum”, Osterlind’s “Change of Mind”, or a home made gimmick as follows. Take several coins of different values and glue them with epoxy in an overlapping fashion, so that all are visible and their values obvious. The values of coins used might be two quarters, two dimes, a nickel and a penny. The gimmick is in a pocket with a loose quarter and a penny. Or, the gimmick might be in one pocket and loose coins in the other.
Working: Saying that you feel in a generous mood, announce that you will give away your change. Remove the loose coins and gimmick from your pocket(s). The loose coins should end up on top of the gimmick, in the right hand. The coins are shown on the hand and the values are counted and totaled. Push the loose coins around, which should convince the spectator that you hold a group of loose coins. Announce the total value of the coins, for example $1.02.
Then, apparently dump the coins into the left hand. Actually, finger palm or thumb palm the gimmick in the right hand and dump only the loose coins into the left hand. The left fingers should be pointing upwards, shielding the loose coins from view. The loose coins will clink as they are dumped into the left hand. Then, loosely close the left hand.
In the article, Hugard suggests preparing to sleeve the gimmick at this point. Move the left hand up and away, gazing at it. Drop the right hand to your side and hold the gimmick with the right middle finger, pushing it toward the wrist and sleeve. You might even draw your right hand up a bit toward the sleeve. Then, gesture up toward the left hand with the right, allowing the gimmick to fall into the sleeve. This allows the right hand to be shown empty as you gesture to the left hand. Alternatively, the gimmick could simply remain in finger palm or clamped by the middle finger.
Saying that you ought to keep one quarter for an emergency telephone call, reach into the left hand with the thumb and first finger and remove the quarter. Show the quarter and then move to the right pocket. When your hand is in the pocket, quietly drop the quarter and the gimmick, either from finger palm or from your sleeve.
Recap by saying, “I had $1.02 and took out a quarter, which leaves how much? Seventy-seven cents. Hold out your hand.” As the spectator holds out his hand, open your left hand over it and drop---the penny. The other coins have vanished—silently! Let the spectator keep the penny as a souvenir.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
March 21 Teach a trick.................Charlie Struck
Mini Lecture..................Charlie Struck
“Rochester's Greatest Magicians”
Perform a very old trick....maybe the first one that you learned.....
LECTURE REMINDER
We are happy to bring a lecture by Carroll Baker to Rochester on Thursday, March 9, 2006. Time of the lecture is 7:30 PM. Who is Carroll Baker, you ask?
Carroll Baker is the People’s Choice Award winner for the 2002 SAM “Magician of the Year Contest”. Carroll is the hardest working magician in the Central Ohio area. Carroll combines his unique comedic sense with modern and classical feats of magic to create shows that are, without question, side splitting and baffling.
What they are saying about the lecture!
“You do really good sh…, sorry, stuff!! Karl Norman, Ring 12
“Great usable stuff….Real world magic!” Tony Weiland, Ring 12
Mark Ross
Secretary of SAM 47 and editor of Magic Musings
Our Web Site http://members.aol.com/MagicDan/docs/sam47.html
Check our web site frequently for the latest news, etc. Dan Welch does a great job in providing the site for our club.
We welcome any member contributions of tricks, routines, magic news or want ads. If you have magic items to sell, or are looking to buy a certain prop, members can place a want ad in “Magic Musings” at no cost. Send an e-mail to Mark Ross at mross002@rochester.rr.com or call me at (585) 344-1916.