Meir’s Muses
MyMagic eNewsletter #1,404
May 30, 2026
I have had dozens of requests to re-release Harry Anderson’s Gang Of Four. Since I had most of the cards and many of the booklets still in stock, I decided to print a few of the necessary missing gimmicks and make this available again.
If you are not familiar with the original routine I made a trailer for it: HERE
I used the routine in my shows for a while and since that time many others have performed versions of it on TV and in their live shows. The original and creative part of the routine is the ending. Harry conceived of a kicker ending where a single card could reveal four selections in a comical way and the torn card could be given out as souvenirs to the four audience members. The card is also a four-piece puzzle that would not be easy to reconstruct.
►Gang Of Four:
Harry Anderson’s outstanding routine with built-in comedy, surprises, and souvenirs.
After four spectators each select and remember a card, you remove one from the deck and place it face down.
You ask, wouldn’t it be impressive if all of you were thinking of the same card? They nod. Wouldn’t it be even more amazing if the card I pulled out of the deck was the same card you are thinking of? They nod again. Spread the deck face-up. The four spectators admit their card is missing.
The spectators name their selections: Ace of Hearts, Four of Spades, Five of Hearts, Eight of Clubs. Shocked and disgusted, you rip the card into four pieces. But with a sly smile you turn them over and show that one piece is the Ace of Hearts, one is the Four of Spades, one the Five of Hearts, and another the Eight of Clubs. As the ultimate kicker, the torn pieces which always remained in plain view no longer fit together and are given out as souvenirs.
Watch and buy: HERE
►Rainbow Deck II + Book:
This is a deck of Poker-size cards printed by Carta Mundi (which now owns USPC). Each card has a different colored image on its back. There are many things you can do with a Rainbow Deck besides using it as a kicker ending for a routine.
To help you with that journey you will also receive a copy or Randy’s The Rainbow Deck Book that is full of routines by: Clark Crandall, Ken Brooke, Jon Racherbaumer, Ron Bauer, Randy Wakeman, Edward Marlo, Gene Castillon, Michael Powers, Frank Garcia, and Randy Wakeman. 56-pages, illustrated, softcover, perfect-bound.
Get a set: HERE
►MY LATEST RELEASE:
►Coin Copier:
This is an ingenious self-working coin box routine that Christian Scherer created in the 1980s. Since that time the manufacturing technology and the availability of the gimmicks used has advanced and the current version works perfectly.
The basic routine involves a metal box which is referred to as a tiny counterfeiting machine. You dump the four coins out of the box; a Japanese coin, a Swiss coin, a British coin and a US coin. Using the Japanese coin as a sample each coin is placed in the box and one at a time, as the box is waved over the Japanese coin, the coin inside instantly turns into a duplicate of the Japanese coin. This is repeated until all four coins have turned into Japanese coins and everything is examinable.
Watch and buy: HERE
►UPCOMING APPEARANCES:
►MAY 31: Spinnato’s Comedy Magic Show at Comix @ Mohegan Sun Casino in CT. Tickets: HERE
►JUNE 21: 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 newsletter will feature a card table that you can keep in your cardcase! Will try to shoot a live performance tomorrow at the Mohegan Sun Casino.
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“These effects have been developed over years of performing and represent some of the best material from our show. We see no point in passing on information that we have not found useful ourselves.”
…Harry Anderson (Eight Brass Monkeys, 1982)
