WJ29-01
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The Monkey Bar (Tom Sellers and Ken
Allen c. 1955) is a popular children's sucker effect in
which a ring, attached to one cord of three that dangle
from a short wood stick, switches to the other end when
held behind the magician's back; then, when the
spectators cry foul—he only turned it around behind
his back—the ring is shown to have
“jumped” to the middle cord. As they say in
TV... but wait! There's more! Jim explains several
variations and then gives directions for making a new
old-style Monkey Bar of your own, with or without
monkeys. As usual, Jim has a way to hand the monkey bar
to a spectator so it appears the spectator did all the
magic, and he hasn't a clue how he did it!
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WJ29-02
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Qua-Fiki has reworked the old (c.1950) 4
Card Monte so that it can be done with four
completely different cards. This makes it possible to buy
a pack of jumbo licensed character cards (like Avengers
Assemble) and perform miracles as you tell the story of
Thor and Loki (just as one example). As a bonus, Qua-Fiki
also realized that the same cards could be used to
perform an Avenger's version of Edwin Hooper's Farmyard
Frolics, so he shows you his improved version in Avenger
Frolic, where all the characters disappear from
their cards and end up in a family portrait.
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WJ29-03
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I decided to take up the challenge to
develop a Cups and Balls routine using three different
color balls to match the different color cups – red,
yellow and blue. By modifying some techniques of Al
Schneider and Milton Kort, as well as adding some of my
own... I think I have succeeded.
04/08/17 - I came up with a greatly
simplified version of this that I call "Pseudo Color
Cups and Balls." I decided to attach it as a BONUS
addendum to this e-Book. It has already been sent to
previous purchasers and will go out to future purchasers
as part of the original e-Book.
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WJ29-04
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The original “card critter”
was “Otto, the Automation Duck” invented by
Laurie L. Ireland c. 1936. From there the Americans
produced a variety of 3-D ducks and chickens, while the
British produced 2-D critters of all sorts. The 2-D
critters are easily made in a home workshop, so this
e-Book concentrates on them, ending with Spellbinder's
Rudolph and Elf which pick out toy cards for Santa. The
card picking principles can be used with a variety of
critters as you will see. You just have to choose the
right one for YOU.
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WJ29-05
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Most magicians use Maurice Phillips'
(c.1970) Pop-Away Wand just to get the gag of having a
wand end fly off as you hand the wand to a helper. If
that's all you do with it, you are missing out on a lot
of good magic effects and other "bits of
business" that you could be doing with your
Pop-Away Wand. I particularly like the "Puff-Away
Mis-Made Flag" or the "Wand Boojum
Production," but you'll find your own favorite from
the many given.
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WJ29-06
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Val Evans (1896-1981), invented his
version of the Stop Card Trick in the 1940's. Unlike
Attaboy, it was not designed for kid shows, but for
adults and serious mentalism. I have made a "kitchen
workshop (no power tools)" version which can be
presented on stage, or up close, even tablehopping. As a
bonus, I include a cardboard version which can be made
from a card box and a pair of scissors - my Oracle
Box from 1989.
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WJ29-07
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My old Cabana Illusion, made
with PVC Pipes and Hula Hoops, just got an upgrade thanks
to a new $30 Portable Umbrella Cabana I found on the
Internet. Now Spellbinder and I could perform our old Cabana
Inscape Routine if we weren't too old to be crawling
around in and out of illusions... but don't let that stop
you youngsters from a great illusion that two people can
perform together in almost any venue, including a living
room at a birthday party. The old principles work just
fine and I include plans to build my original model, as
well as give sources for buying the parts on-line for the
Umbrella Cabana if you prefer. The Umbrella packs down
even smaller than my original Illusion and comes with a
carry bag for transportation. This also makes a great
"backstage dressing room area" for privacy in
setting up small shows, indoors or out.
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WJ29-08
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The basic premise for Anniversary Waltz
was invented by New York City magician Wesley James in
1965, but it was Doc Eason who linked the premise to the
plot and named it Anniversary Waltz in 1994. It has
always been performed with an entire deck of cards, but I
began to explore the possibilities of performing the
effect with a smaller packet of cards, and finally ended
up with the main two characters King and Queen of hearts,
and Parson Jack to do the honors. This three card version
is ideal for performing with Ultra Jumbo Cards (8.5 x 11
in.) on stage or in front of the room at a wedding
reception, and so on. Because you print out the cards
yourself, you can, if you wish, have the happy couple
sign the King and Queen cards that join together at the
end and let them keep the single signed card for their
Wedding Album. No need to limit it to weddings- anywhere
there are two people in love (yes, you can include gays
if you wish!).
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WJ29-09
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The original floating ball was invented
c.1910 by David Abbott. Since that time until now it has
always been performed sedately, gracefully choreographed,
treated with awe and respect. Now Jim comes along and
puts a little bounce into the old floating ball, making a
game out of it with the audience by using a beach ball,
challenging them to catch it, knock it out of the sky,
have fun pursuing it and try to figure out what makes it
avoid and evade them as if it were alive. The beach ball
we are using has LED blinking color lights inside, so
it's almost like a combination of the floating ball and
the floating light bulb. The important thing is that when
the ball finishes performing its aerial flight, it gets
tossed into the audience for its reward - beach balls
love to play!
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WJ29-10
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This is not just one trick, but a
combination of many old effects built around the idea
that a silk, on which a Genii is printed, appears and
disappears in a bottle and does various other mysterious
and mischievous things. Some of the old effects recreated
for the Genii to play with include: The Imp Bottle, The
Prayer Vase, The Hoo-Coin, The Demuth Milk Bottle,
Floating Bottle, Dancing Hank, Silk-Kola, Appearing and
Disappearing Bottle and a "Magic Carpet." You
know all of those old tricks? Think again! They've all
been reinvented!
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