Meir’s Muses
MyMagic eNewsletter #1,076
January 25, 2023
All the Shell Game products in the last newsletter sold out very fast but I was able to get a new shipment this week. See below.
This week’s release is a PDF of David Roth’s second set of lecture notes. A highlight is the little-known routine of The Linking Coins. You will also find his blockbuster Shell Coins Across, and his Wild Coin routines.
►David Roth Lecture Notes #2:
David Roth was the most influential and creative coin magician in history. This is a digital copy of his second set of lecture notes which was simply titled “A Lecture By David Roth.” Although he referred to these notes as “Another Lecture By David Roth.”
It contained the original routines that he wanted to perform, impress with, and teach at his lectures.
Contents: The Linking Coins, Shell Coins Across, Boston Palm Load, Four-Coin Transposition, Wild Coin, and Wild Coin No. 2.
Get a copy: HERE
►Pea & Shell Game:
Phil Cass is one of the leading performers in Australia. This video features Phil performing and explaining his Pea & Shell Game routine that is widely considered as one of the best Shell Game routines ever created.
Commonly referred to as the Shell Game, it is a magical routine based on the classic con game using three walnut shells and one small pea. The mark tries to guess which shell the pea is under, and they always lose. Phil has made this the mainstay of his close-up work for many years and those willing to study his presentation, technique and timing will have a complete 20-minute act added to their repertoire.
Watch and buy: HERE
►Professional Street Shells:
If you ever wanted to do the three-shell game routine, you must purchase a set of these shells, that were designed by Chef Anton. These are the new and improved versions that used a new mold, new texture, and a new walnut-like color.
The new Street Shells design solves all the known issues with the original design and color (which were considered the best at the time). These have an increased height and grip and are the best on the market. Each shell includes little-known features such as the Chanin Dip that when used with the Perfect Peas (included) allow them to work smoothly on any surface — even glass or marble.
Get one: HERE
►Perfect Peas:
These are not just called perfect peas; they are perfect peas. If you currently perform your own routine and do not use these, you are missing out on what it is like to use peas that are manufactured specifically for this routine.
The Perfect Peas are made of an injection-molded polymer and are perfectly smooth and uniform. They are a bright green color that looks like fresh peas. They are washable and never lose their grip. They will work fine on any type of surface — even glass or marble.
The set includes Working Peas and Straight Peas which are solid and can be handed out for examination.
Get one: HERE
►Professional Jumbo Shells:
Also known as the Trade Show Shells, these are the new and improved set of stage-size shells and peas that were designed by Chef Anton and Pop Haydn (not the older version you can find at some magic shops). They are gimmicked to work using a similar system as a chop cup which makes them practically self-working.
They are hand-painted, virtually indestructible and are made of hard resin. You can perform a traditional shell game with a hard, 1 3/4″ pea, and yet the effect is all mechanical — there’s no sleight-of-hand required.
Now you can perform The Jumbo Shell Game on stage, on the street, at trade shows, parlor, and other venues where before it was not possible!
Watch and buy: HERE
►Countdown Coins:
Many years ago, Rocco came up with a coin gimmick that can be used to display four US Quarters while instantly changing to three Quarters, then two, and finally one Quarter, it can also be shown in reverse, going from one to four Quarters. The displays can be made one handed which allows for a very clean in the hand’s coins across.
The utility device can be used for many different routines, both stand-up and close-up. The tutorial includes easy, intermediate, and advanced coin routines that are taught by Rocco Silano, Dr. Michael Rubinstein, and Meir Yedid. You will learn several coins across routines, a multiplying coins sequence, a vanishing coins sequence, a quickie where four Quarters turn into ten Dimes, and much more.
Watch and buy: HERE
If you want to know more about me than you should, you can listen to the new episode of Wes Iseli’s Magiclife podcast on your favorite podcast platform or watch it: HERE
Stay happy, Meir
PS: The next newsletter will be delayed till Sunday due to scheduled technical maintenance.
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“No back design is immune, and every commonly-used type of playing card can be readily marked to show value and suit.”
…Hugh Miller (Secrets Of Gambling, 1980)
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