Meir’s Muses
MyMagic eNewsletter #1,447
October 24, 2026
For many years I have been performing my version of Aldo Colombini’s Knotty Knot with a necktie, was calling it Knotty Tie. Was planning to release it before the pandemic when the costume company I was sourcing went out of business. Many magicians who saw me perform it asked me for it… I stopped doing it in my stage act when I replaced it with something I like better. Will still release it one day.
Recently I saw my friend Jeki Yoo release his rendition of the Daryl/Pavel Jumping Knot routine using socks. I really liked the idea, especially where he decided to put the knot.
In general, it is always a good thinking exercise to ask what other props a routine can be done with. I ask myself that question often. I don’t stop with that card trick will look better with red backs and different faces (like the product of mine that was just knocked off), I immediately go to… postcards, credit cards, hotel keys, business cards, coasters, and then jump into unrelated stuff like coins, eyeglasses, clothing, watches, phones, shoes, gloves, etc… you never know where asking yourself wild questions can lead. Of course, you will also need a logical and engaging presentation.
I am also releasing another Dan Garrett download. If you ever wanted to have a booth at a convention, street fair, charity event, or anywhere else, this inexpensive download will give you ideas on how to better monetize it.
Also by Dan Garrett are his Funny Buttons. I got these when I bought the rights to his magic. Most of the buttons were rusted so I threw them away, but I was able to get around 50 sets that are in good condition. Dan always had one or two of them in all his jackets. I use them during zoom calls to get laughs and break the ice. You get all three buttons for what he used to charge for one.
►Acrobatic Sock:
This is an organic version of the Daryl/Pavel Acrobatic Knot (also sold under several other names) rope routine done with socks.
The socks make the routine more interesting, visual and they lend themselves to many different presentations.
Watch and buy: HERE
►Ten Secrets To Increase Leads At Your Next Trade Show by 200%:
Dan wrote this booklet for his trade show clients, potential customers, lectures, and key notes about the subject.
If you ever wanted to have a booth or work at one at trade shows, flea markets, swap meets, street fairs, charity events, magic convention booths, or any other event where you are at a booth doing business you will gain valuable knowledge on what needs to be done in order to be successful.
As Dan wrote in the introduction: “I have spent hundreds of hours observing traffic patterns at trade shows in order to determine why some booths seem to attract a steady stream of visitors while others remain almost deserted. I have found that there are certain rules that can be followed which will dramatically increase the leads you can get at your next trade show.”
Get the download: HERE
►Funny Buttons:
Dan Garrett used to have these buttons pinned under his lapel or inside jacket and flashed them when the time was right to get a quick laugh. He also used to sell these buttons at magic conventions and lectures.
The three buttons are: The I Know Button, the Very Well! Button, and the NOT! Button.
Once you start carrying these or wearing them you will find many funny opportunities to use them in response to the comments and situations you encounter. They are also useful on video shows because they can take up the entire screen.
Get one: HERE
Wanted to remind you that the introductory sale price for the Top Ten Lecture Notes download expires on Tuesday.
►Top Ten Lecture Notes:
These are the lecture notes that Dan sold during one of his final lecture tours, he referred to it as his “Greatest Hits” Lecture. The notes feature ten of his favorite routines. Routines that you likely saw him perform throughout his career.
Routines include: Pin-Demonium, Four For Spot, Faustus Ring, One-Hand Swivel (O.H.S.) Card Change, The Underhanded Overhand Shuffle, The Mouse That Roared, Professor’s Daydream, Full Circle Ring Display Move, The Undercover Coin, and The Force Of Numerology.
Get the download: HERE
►FOR EVERYTHING DAN GARRETT GO: HERE
►All New Sharpie Thru:
A clean Sharpie through playing card effect where after the penetration the card with the sharpie penetrating it can be shown on both sides.
Unlike previous methods, this gimmick has no flaps, no hinges, no double backed cards, no dental dam, and is very easy to learn.
Watch and buy: HERE
►A MYMAGIC EXCLUSIVE:
►Neutrino:
A Precision Penetration Puzzle that is made of stainless steel. Self-working and can be done surrounded.
You begin with a twelve-piece puzzle that is made of heavy half-inch, stainless-steel pieces. You and your friend assemble the pieces into a solid, impenetrable block that is around the size of a deck of cards.
The block is slid into an examinable heavy-plastic case that has a slit running through it. You then insert a playing card right through the slit and the stainless-steel block that was just built.
Watch and buy: HERE
►eBay:
Although I enjoy going through the stuff I am adding to eBay, it now feels too much like a job.
Will start slowing down a little. But there will still be new auctions ending almost every day.
►eBay Auctions direct link: HERE
►eBay Store direct link: HERE
►UPCOMING APPEARANCES:
►NOVEMBER 8: Spinnato’s Comedy Magic Show at Comix @ Mohegan Sun Casino in CT. Tickets: HERE
►DECEMBER 6: 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: Finally saw the third Now You See Me: Now You Don’t movie, now that it is streaming. I really liked the idea of most of the magic being done for real. It added a level of authenticity for me as opposed to fantasy. The magic team involved should be congratulated.
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“The way one looks, smiles, talks, walks, gestures, behaves, all contribute to the personality and it must be understood that it is this personality which is going to ‘sell’ the performer to the audience.”
…Lewis Ganson (Routined Manipulation Part I, 1950)
