Meir’s Muses
MyMagic eNewsletter #1,249
November 6, 2024
Sometimes trailers for magic tricks look so impossible you do not really expect them to look that good in real life. When I saw the routine below, that is what I thought, I knew how it had to work, but why did it look so good. Well… it does.
I also decided to introduce you to another inexpensive Mike Bornstein download. You will learn how to make your own Bill to matchbook gimmick. Mike uses it to reveal two selected cards, but I think different revelations might be more interesting, or even use the matches to light something. This is the easiest to make and use gimmick I am aware of. All you need are two matchbooks and any bill.
►Instant Transfer:
A visual change of a folded and paper-clipped card into a dollar bill is used as a kicker ending for a multiphase card routine. The finale is so fast it looks like trick photography.
The routine begins with a selected and signed card that is lost in the deck. It then jumps to the top. It is repeated with a paperclip on it. The paper-clipped card then changes places with a tabled Joker.
The spectator then folds their card into quarters as you show the same with a dollar bill. Both are then paper-clipped. They then change places while in the spectator’s hand.
Then comes the final visual transposition as seen on the trailer.
Watch and buy: HERE
►Triple Matchit:
This is a simple card routine with a whimsical revelation. Two specific cards are selected, you show a dollar bill and explain that the spectators can have it if you can’t match it. As you say that you turn the bill into a matchbook (get it? match). You then ask one of the spectators to name their card and when the match book is opened a replica of their card is seen inside. Upon closing and reopening the matchbook the second card is revealed.
Watch and buy: HERE
►Roth Coin Boxes:
David Roth was undoubtedly the master of magic with coin boxes. He revolutionized the use of boxes by creating many different techniques that are now considered common.
In his constant pursuit of the ultimate coin box routine, he created the Roth Coin Box which allowed him to be secretly one-ahead, and it also did a lot of the dirty work for him making the routines cleaner and more direct. In addition to the Roth Coin Box, you also get access to an in-depth tutorial where he teaches what he considered his best Coin Box Routine.
Watch and buy: HERE
►BACK IN STOCK:
After the 4F convention in April I bought all The John Bannon packet tricks he had left and when I introduced them to you, they sold out in minutes. They are now back in stock.
►Chop Shop:
Play a game of find the lady that ends with the transformation of all of the cards into the aces. With this trick, you get to challenge your audience to catch you while knowing that you have a killer ending that no one will see coming. The best part is that at the end, all of the cards on the table are examinable.
Watch and buy: HERE
►Spin Doctor:
An incredible 3-phase routine with fast-paced magic, followed by a surprise ending.
Three kicker endings they never see coming. The Ace of Spades placed on the table transforms into a blank card, then reappears between the aces in your hand, then the backs of those aces change to the colors of the rainbow. This is one of John Bannon’s favorite packet tricks because it packs a whole lot of magic into just a handful of cards.
Watch and buy: HERE
►UPCOMING APPEARANCES:
►NOVEMBER 10: 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: Last Friday’s show went far beyond my expectations with the magic, attendance, audience reactions, and entertainment. Thank you, Joe Devlin, David Garrity, Michael Goldman, Harvey Leeds, and Rocco Silano.
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“A friend of mine is fond of saying that being a world-famous magician is like being the most popular guy in your apartment building! This a good reminder to stay humble.”
…Doc Eason (Cocktails & Doc Tales, 2024)
