
This is one of those tricks that is … well …. PERFECT! Here is a trick that the first couple of times you perform it you won’t know ‘why’ it works yourself. The EFFECT is stunning to both magicians and lay folks, but it REALLY blows away non-magicians. It is EASY to do and RESETS automatically. It fits easily in your wallet always ready to go. And …. Well, and, this is one of the only tricks I have ever seen that can be repeated and be more amazing than the first time. Want more? This is very likely the best ‘add your own patter’ magic trick that I know of. The patter possibilities are endless.
What is the effect? I am literally going to give this everything I have, but I have to tell you…THIS is a hard trick to describe, because it does not fall into any of the normal categories. The closest I can get would be a transposition. You have to DO this to get the full impact and see what a powerful piece of MAGIC it really is. With that said, I want you to imagine a dollar bill with a ¾” door cut in the center of the bill. The little door swings to both sides of the bill. Now, imagine that the door is open on the FACE side of the bill. You reach forth and grab the edge of the bill with your thumb and first finger of your right hand. Now, imagine that you want to get to the other side of the bill still holding onto the door. How would you do it? You could cram yourself through the little tiny doorway, but that would REALLY hurt! You could let go of the door, push it through and reach around and re-grab it, but that is about as magical as standing still in the middle of a field.
How about this….as you watch I fold in the sides of the bill. Nothing has happened. Then I fold the bottom and top edges. Still nothing has happened. YOU confirm that you are still holding the door and you are still ON the face side of the bill. Then I make on more fold, you again confirm that NOTHING has happened and then….ZAP! I unfold the bill and you are now ON the other side of the bill. Get the picture? Nick Brown the inventor is both a terrific magician and a mathematician at Cal Poly. This is a brilliant working of a classic topological theme that will rock on lookers. I know, I’ve done the thing hundreds of times. And, get this BONUS: Your audience can look as hard as they want. They can watch the trick from every angle. It does not matter. They WILL be fooled!
"Dear Brad - Thank you SO much for putting me on to the Wonderland Bill. I was looking for a gift for my son, who is in medical sales, and my son-in-law, who is in banking. While I was at it, I got one for myself. What a TERRIFIC effect! I use it all the time now in what I do as a consultant and professional speaker. The magic taking place as they hold on to the small door cut into the bill is what power magic is all about. AND...the fact that they can stare at the bill while the magic happens and simply not spot the method increases the magical nature of Wonderland Bill.
My son has had much success in his sales work. He says that it gives him a great opening in his contact with MDs and, of course, the investment banker loves it. I have very, very seldom seen a magic trick that has more across the board usefulness. Over the many years I've known you, you've never given me bad advice...and, you've told me stuff NOT to get. Thanks again, this is a real winner in the magic lottery! Sincerely,
Bill Kerley, Professional Speaker and Consultant"
You get the DVD with detailed instructions on HOW TO MAKE your OWN WONDERLAND DOLLARS! You also get a brand NEW Wonderland Dollar made personally by me, Brad Burt. In other words, you are ready to go right out of the box! Try this one, you won't be sorry you did. Best,
Brad Burt
Other products in the category New Killer Magic 2006-2007:
Black Widow Holdout -- Dear Friends: I am going to give you the ad copy right from the manufacturer. Why? Because, it literally says it all. This thing is probably the most affordable and workable HOLDOUT that has ever hit the market. You literally can do miracles with it! -Brad Burt
"Sadly, the Black Widow will make large chunks of sleight of hand obsolete." Note: I don't know if the above starting quote is really true, but the Black Widow is as I said above...the best Holdout for the money around. Very, very cool. - Brad
View DEMO!
A quick story: One of our finest close-up artists was at a party doing his award winning sleight of hand. He had just performed a stunning sequence of coin vanishes. When one of our Black Widow testers was invited to perform. He did one of the "beginner" black widow effects on a spectator's hand. The spectator, in all seriousness, asked if the sleight of hand artist was a "student" of our guy with the Black Widow.
The Black Widow was designed to do one thing very very well. It does this one thing better than any other device or sleight of hand technique currently available.
This one thing will let you experience how it feels to effortlessly create perfect miracles.
So here's the one thing:
The Black Widow enables you to invisibly exchange objects on a spectator’s hand...simply by waving your empty hands over the spectator's hand!
Your hands are absolutely 100% empty immediately before and after the effect. There are no ditching, palming or extra finger movements. Just a simple wave of your empty hands and the magic happens...right on the spectators open hand!
Seems impossible? Copy the link below and paste it
up above. You will be able to download the demo video!
http://www.murphysmagicsupplies.com/video/clips/BLACKWIDOWHOLDOUT-VIDEO1.wmv
And watch the demo. A spectator's dollar turns into a hundred, a bit of balled up foil becomes a real chocolate kiss, a coin bends, a torn match is restored. And on and on and . . .
Catapult DVD set by Brian Platt -- Brian Platt has produced what I firmly believe will become a classic instructional DVD.
You can go here:
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=catapultmagic
and watch some of Brian's work. What you get are two DVD's that explain in detail some of the finest magic you will ever see. The Color Change and the Tic Tac work is alone worth the price of the set, but you get so much more. Catapult gets my strongest recommendation. This is the kind of stuff you by a Raven for and then you have all the hassle of pinning it into your coat, etc.!!! How would you like the same effect without the gimmick??? Yeah, me to! Buy this one. -Brad Burt
Here is a list of what is on the DVD's......
CATAPULT!
An exploration of strikes, pitches, sleeves, and 1 ½ calorie mints.
“The Dime thru Tic Tac Box effects look amazing. Like real magic! A brilliant combination of principles”
-David Roth
-The fanning pitch is an absolutely fantastic motion. I’m very, very impressed!
-Mickey Silver
BACK:
BASIC CATAPULT VANISH AND VARIATIONS.
The basic building block. Explained
CATAPULT COIN COLOR CHANGE (SAWA)
A simple, brilliant, clean coin color change.
SNAP VANISH/CHANGE
Coin sits in right hand. Snap your left hand fingers and it’s gone.
WSSV MOVE
The Williamson Striking Vanish. Only BOTH hands are immediately clean.
DIME PUSHED THRU BACK OF TIC-TAC BOX-
Push a signed dime right through the back of a Tic Tac Box.
DIME THROWN THRU FRONT OF TIC TAC BOX-
Throw a signed dime right through the front of a Tic Tac Box. You’ve never seen anything like this.
Many other squeaky clean versions of Dime thru Tic Tac Box demonstrated and explained!
INSIDE OUT –
A freely chosen and signed playing card is folded into quarters and paperclipped. With apparently no moves it turns inside out. Then inside out again.
T&R SIGNED BORROWED BUSINESS CARD-
THEORY ON BUSINESS CARDS- THE ULTIMATE WEAPON.
BUSINESS CARD COIN . . .
Cullfather by Iain Moran - DVD -- I have watched the entire DVD and all I can say is, "WOW!" Well, I can say more... If you want to add a KILLER addition to your chest of card tools then you should check this baby out. The technique is superior and the teaching is first rate. And, along with great stuff on the cull, they include some REALLY GOOD tricks! Here's the contents and info from the supplier.....All best, Brad
Your chance to harness one of the most devastating weapons in the magicians arsenal! Complete, step by step training in the art of culling from Iain Moran - a true master of the move!
TRAINING
* 01. Cull one Card.
* 02. Mistakes.
* 03. Cullin to Specific Locations.
* 04. Culling from Awkward Positions.
* 05. Culling Multiple Cards.
* 06. Mistakes - Part 2.
* 07. Controlling via Culling.
* 08. Forcing via Culling.
* 09. Setting Up via Culling.
* 10. Culling 2 Cards Next to Each Other.
* 11. Switching via Culling.
* 12. Culling as an Out.
* 13. Culling Face Down Cards.
EFFECTS
* 01. Aces on High.
* 02. Dream Card.
* 03. Funny Business.
* 04. Quantum Sandwich.
* 05. Ace Orgy.
* 06. Concrete Sandwich.
David Eldridge's Ring & Rope Routine DVD -- Note from Brad: I think this is one of the best things Brad Burt's Magic ever released. But..... Please note that when we edited there is a tiny place in the explanation section towards the end in which the rope and ring go out of view for a moment. It makes learning that one part NOT impossible as you can easily go back and watch the spot in the performance and figure it out. I sold hundreds of this product without being aware of the problem, because it appeared that it was not a problem! In all those sold only ONE person took the time to point out that it even exsisted. I like to be as up front about such things as possible, so now YOU are fully informed. So with that in mind...here's the write up.........This is a KILLER routine from David Eldridge and I have just finished the conversion to DVD!!! Here is what you get: A 5-inch plastic ring, a length of quality rope, and a DVD with one of the most magical and deceptive conjuring routines ever! This is a multi-phase routine with VISUAL penetrations that will put your spectator's jaws on the floor! Dave has been honing this routine since he was 18 years old, so the routine has been tried and tested for nearly 10 years.
The routine is IDEAL for ALL performing situations. Can it be done close-up? YES! Can it be done in parlour situations? YES! Can it be done on stage? YES! Can it be done surrounded? YES! Is there audience participation? YES! This is simply a "Yes!" routine! This is the proverbial "Packs Flat, Plays BIG" routine. This is a terrific routine! It even fooled ME! Highly, highly, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
Deep Astonishment II - New and Improved -- From Brad: This is an EXTRODINARY piece of magic. I honestly do not think that it is too trite to say that this is a Reputation Making routine. Everything has been thought out. The working is remarkably easy and straight forward. It is just flat out one of the best pieces of magic I have seen in years. Highly recommended!
Everything About Deep Astonishment Has Been Improved, Simplified and Beautified.
You display a leather gypsy envelope and a beautiful old gypsy fortune telling deck. Each card has a fortune printed right on its face. You ask your "client" to utter the name of a special someone to create a relaxed fortune telling atmosphere. Let's say her special name is "Rose."
You then do a short three card reading for your client. The first card predicts good luck. The second card indicates an impending mystery. The third card hints that this impending lucky mystery might have something to do with an envelope. Could it be referring to the leather envelope lying on the table?
You open the leather envelope and remove a small packet of fortune telling cards. Their backs are a different color than the cards you've been using!
You slowly and cleanly deal the cards from the envelope on the table. The first card has a large hand drawn "R" on its back. The next card an "O". The nest an "S". The final card an "E"...spelling "Rose"!
No one says anything for a very long time. Then a single word escapes your client's lips. "HOW?"
* NO Cue Cards!
* NO Memorization
* NO Mnemonics
* NO Lead-in Effect!
* NO Cards to Hold!
* Totally Angle Proof!
* Completely Streamlined!
* Includes a custom-made leather envelope and a full-color gypsy fortune telling deck!
GREED by Daniel Garcia -- This baby ROCKS! Daniel Garcia is releasing some of the best new magic in years. This puppy is HOT...
Demo video, just click on it now!
Here is what happens in the simplest and most direct of terms: You display a one dollar bill. Your hand strokes the bill and it instantly turns in to a FIVE dollar bill! You now instantly change the bill into a TEN and then again into a TWENTY!!! The kicker? When the wise guy asks you to make it a fifty...you instantly and visually change the twenty into a FIFTY CENT Piece!
As I said above, this baby rocks. You get the whole story on DVD. The explanation on how to construct the gimmick is EXCELLENT. It is clear, concise and easy to follow. Cost to put the gimmick together in bills is only $7.00...don't ask, get the DVD and you'll see how. You also need a small roll of Scotch double stick tape and a pair of scissors. That's it.
Iron Palm DVD by Matt Monte -- Hello! One of my greatest joys in selling magic is finding a totally new thing and telling you about it. Although the basic idea that Matt uses in these three KILLER routines is not 'totally' new, Matt has gone light years ahead of what I have seen elsewhere. I'll really go out on a rope and make a prediction: Once this DVD gets out there you will see a ton of new effects and routines using the 'secret principle' involved. I mean that. This is the kind of really cool, easy and fun magic 'secret' that totally catches fire. Below are Matt's descriptions of the three routines on the DVD. BUY this...you will NOT be disappointed. - Brad
The Iron Palm Gimmick can be made in seconds, and lies totally invisible in PLAIN SIGHT. The possibilities are limited only to your imagination.
IRON PALM: Impossibly make a BORROWED-MARKED coin appear INSIDE a FREELY-SELECTED signed card! No magnets, wax, tape, strings, cut cards, or difficult preparation.
Exorcized Assembly: Matt’s ULTRA-VISUAL, in-your-face version of McDonald's Aces. Using the Iron Palm Gimmick you can leave your specially printed cards at home, and leave your audience feeling like they just saw REAL MAGIC. Any four-of-a-kind is laid on the table, three indifferent cards are laid onto each, and one-by-one each card IMPOSSIBLY vanishes, and appears under the leader card, which can be in the spectators possession from the start. And see how Matt lets everything be examined with no trips to the pocket!
Clo-Pin: A quick, visual card change using a freely-selected signed card and a clothespin.
Joker Forcing Decks in Bicycle Poker red or blue -- Not much to say here. If you need a full deck of Jokers in Bicycle Poker...here they are! Order whatever number you want and let me know how many red or how many blue you want in the little Note box at the end of the order process! Easy...
Kaps on Fire Card in Wallet
Passing Thru by Kevin Parker -- This new item from Kevin Parker ROCKS! Here is a link you can cut and paste into your browser and see an excellent demonstation:
http://www.murphysmagicsupplies.com/video/clips/DVDKPPASSIN-VIDEO1.wmv
Well, hopefully, the link worked and you were able to see the startling effect produced by Mr. Parkers very clever penetration. I must have watched the demo 12-15 times without a clue as to how it was done!
For those who can't play the demo here is a brief and totall accurate description of what is SEEN by the audience: You display one of those new straight sided bottle like Sobe teas are sold in. The twist on cap is in place and everything looks totally normal. You take a standard U.S. quarter and proceed in the fairest and most visual manner possible to PUSH it through the bottom of the bottle!!! You literally SEE it penetrate into the glass and end up inside. You now openly display the bottle and ... then ... YOU HAND IT TO A SPECATTOR FOR A FULL EXAMINATION .... and ... they can KEEP it!
That's it. You have to use one of the new straight sided bottles, but the effect is more than worth it. Watch the demo! It is a total killer.
All best,
Brad
The New Bottle Book edited by T. E. Jorgensen -- Contains over 75 tricks, routines, tips and hints to do with the bottles. It explains how to gaff the bottles and how to use them to obtain maximum effect from your audiences. Comic, dramatic and even mental effects are described and explained. Contributors include: Harry Anderson, Bobby Baxter, Bev Bergeron, Rhett Bryson, Tony Clark, Bill DeMarr, Ricki Dunn, Karrell Fox, Bruce Gold, Ernie Guderjahn, Bruce Johnson, Tom Jorgensen, Ted Lesley, Mark Miller, Al Murdy, George Murray, Norm Nielsen, Johnny Thompson, Bruce Walstad and Michael Weber.
Vanishing Coke Bottle - Empty -- Hello ALL!
I am going to describe my exact routine with one of my all time favorite magic props. I have been performing this for almost 30 years and it has never failed to knock an audience on its heels...so to speak! This makes a KILLER ... Opening routine...
Effect and Routine, of Brad Burt, that's me: You walk out on stage...or just start where you are. Looking at the audience you say, "One of the most amazing things that any wizard or conjurer can perform is the complete vanish of a solid object. As this is quite a difficult feat to actually 'do' it is not generally seen except on a large stage. Well today (tonight, etc.) I am going to attempt this amazing and difficult type of magic...for you!"
As you finish you openly display a small paper lunch sack. You open it and show it to be empty. You now reach into your table or case and remove a full bottle of coke (or empty or a full or empty bottle of Katsup...these are the ones I'm selling anyway!) and place it into the paper bag which you are holding on the palm of your Left Hand.
You continue, "At this point I would challenge you to watch VERY carefully everything that I do! Note that the bag is quite small. Not much bigger than the bottle of coke itself. Using this fairly standard magic wand I will now make the bottle of coke vanish totally from the bag."
So saying you wave a wand over the bad and then OBVIOUSLY holding the base of the bottle through the bag you turn the bag upside down to show the bottle has vanished. Look at the audience and look as pleased as possilble as you say, "There! The bottle has vanished from the bag!"
This assertion will, of course, not be accepted as it is obvious you are simple holding the bottle and keeping it from falling from the bag. They may in fact look at you as if you are an idiot. GOOD!!!!! You want that!
You not take the wand and thrusting it up into the bag you wave it AROUND the bottle again asserting the bag to be empty.
Finally, . . .
Vanishing Coke Bottle - Full -- Hello ALL!
I am going to describe my exact routine with one of my all time favorite magic props. I have been performing this for almost 30 years and it has never failed to knock an audience on its heels...so to speak! This makes a KILLER ... Opening routine...
Effect and Routine, of Brad Burt, that's me: You walk out on stage...or just start where you are. Looking at the audience you say, "One of the most amazing things that any wizard or conjurer can perform is the complete vanish of a solid object. As this is quite a difficult feat to actually 'do' it is not generally seen except on a large stage. Well today (tonight, etc.) I am going to attempt this amazing and difficult type of magic...for you!"
As you finish you openly display a small paper lunch sack. You open it and show it to be empty. You now reach into your table or case and remove a full bottle of coke (or empty or a full or empty bottle of Katsup...these are the ones I'm selling anyway!) and place it into the paper bag which you are holding on the palm of your Left Hand.
You continue, "At this point I would challenge you to watch VERY carefully everything that I do! Note that the bag is quite small. Not much bigger than the bottle of coke itself. Using this fairly standard magic wand I will now make the bottle of coke vanish totally from the bag."
So saying you wave a wand over the bad and then OBVIOUSLY holding the base of the bottle through the bag you turn the bag upside down to show the bottle has vanished. Look at the audience and look as pleased as possilble as you say, "There! The bottle has vanished from the bag!"
This assertion will, of course, not be accepted as it is obvious you are simple holding the bottle and keeping it from falling from the bag. They may in fact look at you as if you are an idiot. GOOD!!!!! You want that!
You not take the wand and thrusting it up into the bag you wave it AROUND the bottle again asserting the bag to be empty.
Finally . . .
Who's Afraid of Invisible Thread by Jon LeClair -- From Brad: I remember the first time I read Jon LeClairs original book on Invisible Thread work. I remember the first time I saw his video. This is the REAL DEAL gang. Here is a system that does not use little reels that break, etc. It is a system that you can reset quickly if a line breaks, etc. AND, Jon shows you how to make your OWN supply of thread, the best you can get so that you no longer have to buy any!
I cannot recommend this product enough. I want you to get this so here goes: I Guarantee that if I started to work shows again THIS IS THE SYSTEM THAT I WOULD USE! Period.
That said, here is the ad copy that I think says everything that I have not:
This is considered the definitive work on magic with invisible thread. If you have ever wanted to perform astounding magic where objects seem to move and float on their own this is your opportunity. Based on Jon LeClair's best-selling book "The Art of Invisible Thread," this program takes you on a candid outing where LeClair performs live for startled spectators in a restaurant. You are then taught how to perform everything. LeClair's techniques can be used at virtually anytime and in any situation -- they are the most practical methods for using invisible thread ever developed.
Routines performed and taught:
* Whirling Card: Inspired by Bob Hummer's Whirling Card, a borrowed business card spins in mid air and flies around your body.
* Standing Card: Based on a routine by Gaeton Bloom, a borrowed business card is balanced on it's edge on the back of your hand.
* Erectile Bill: LeClair's version of Al Baker's popular routine where a borrowed bill is folded lengthwise and placed on a table -- it slowly begins to rise until it is standing upright.
* Floating Bill: A borrowed bill is crumpled into a ball and placed on your palm. It slowly begins to move and float while your hands wave above, below and all around it.
* Ring on Wand: A handling of Jamy Ian . . .
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