Meir’s Muses
MyMagic eNewsletter #1,154
November 18, 2023
In business and in life there are always unexpected surprised, some good, some bad. This is good. Recently I introduced you the Japanese edition of Simon Aronson’s Quadruple Spellbound. I had a standard version and a silver edition. Unexpectedly the more expensive silver edition sold more than the standard one. They sold-out the last two times I offered them. I just received my third shipment. They are available now: HERE
An even bigger surprise is how many of the Organic Copper Silver Brass Sets you devoured. You ended up purchasing all of the ones that were manufactured a few years ago, which encouraged Ted Bogusta to make more using his new equipment. Just got a bunch yesterday. Get one: HERE
Dan Harlan’s Card-Toon has become a best-selling classic. I recently introduced you to his improved version and today you get a chance to see his newest edition using Jumbo Cards, so the animation can be seen from a further distance. It is ideal for formal close-up and parlor shows.
►Jumbo Card-Toon Remastered:
Jumbo Card-Toon Remastered features brand-new artwork created by Dan Harlan that displays a smoother and more charming animation in a giant format that is perfect for platform and stage.
Animate the ink on the back of a jumbo deck so that it predicts your spectator’s freely named card by bringing a stick figure to life.
Watch and buy: HERE
►Card-Toon Remastered:
You introduce a deck of cards with drawings on the back. The drawings are a charming little stick figure standing on a stage. You show that each card is just a little different, and if you flip through the deck, the drawings become a flip book of a magician performing a trick. The drawings animate, showing the magician removing his hat, reaching inside, and then pulling out a rabbit.
Ask your audience to name any card. That card is removed from the deck and set aside. You show the back of the deck again and display the animation one more time. This time when you flip all the way through the deck, the magician doesn’t just pull the rabbit out of the hat. The rabbit magically transforms into a playing card that is a prediction of the freely named card.
Watch and buy: HERE
►Organic Copper Silver Brass Set:
The classic Copper, Silver, Brass routine is one of the most popular of all gaffed coin effects because of the many combinations possible. It was originally created by Pressley Guitar, based on a routine by Connie Haden. This version was designed by Ted Bogusta.
There are many routines and sequences in print and on video. The basic routine explained in the instructions starts with a Quarter, a Centavo, and a washer in one hand. The Quarter is taken away and visually changes places with the Centavo and washer. The sequence is repeated. A third phase happens with the coins changing places with the one in your pocket. Everything is examinable at the end.
Watch and buy: HERE
►BACK IN STOCK:
►Past Present Future:
You introduce the Major Arcana from a deck of tarot cards and show that on three of the cards, a single word is written. One card reads Past, another Present, and the third reads future. The cards are given a mix, and then the faces are shown, while you explain that the cards all represent something important in a person’s life. You ask the spectator to choose one card to represent their past, another to represent their present, and the last card to represent their future. The spectators can freely name any card they want. Those cards are clearly laid out on the table, and you then turn over the selected cards to reveal that the spectator mysteriously managed to perfectly select the cards with the words, Past, Present, and Future written on the backs of their cards.
Watch and buy: HERE
►OUR LATEST RELEASE:
►Quadruple Spellbound:
Originally created in the 1970s and first published in the 1980s, this was one of Simon Aronson’s favorite routines, that he always carried with him and performed often.
The basic effect: You show an American half dollar. You wave your hand over it, and it changes into a Japanese coin with a hole through it. Wave your hand over the Japanese coin and it changes into a copper English penny. Wave your hand over the penny and it changes into an African coin with a hole in it. As a finale, the African coin changes back into the American half dollar.
In addition to the custom-made set of gaffed coins you also get a video tutorial with Simon Aronson performing and explaining his original handling, Meir Yedid teaching his versions of the Quadruple Spellbound, and Sol Stone teaching his Patriotic Poker Chips.
Watch and buy: HERE
►UPCOMING APPEARANCES:
►Sunday Nov 19: Spinnato’s Comedy Magic Show at Comix @ Mohegan Sun Casino in CT. Tickets: HERE
To view all my upcoming appearances go: HERE
Stay happy, Meir
PS: Next week my competitors will be harassing you with sales, specials, and new releases. I will try to enjoy my holiday and not bother you until after Thanksgiving. Have a happy if you celebrate.
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…Charlie Frye (Sleightly Absurd, 2023)
