[MyMagic] More Smiles

Meir’s Muses
MyMagic eNewsletter #1,171
January 20, 2024

A few years ago, I re-released Dr. Michael Rubinstein’s Smileys, it was the predecessor to last year’s Strolling Smiley (HERE) it got great reviews, but I was not able to have more coins made once they sold out.

Ted Bogusta agreed to make a few sets for me so you can get them now. It is a seemingly organic routine that always gets your spectators to smile.

►Smileys:

This is one of Michael’s favorite creations because it always puts a smile on peoples’ faces.

You start by explaining that there is an old expression that “people wear their emotions on their sleeve”, but magicians wear their emotions on their coins!

You draw a sad face on the face of a half dollar and then… to make the coin feel better you tickle the coin, and it begins smiling when the sad face changes to a happy one! Another tickle, and the coin changes to a yellow smiley face! One last tickle, and the smiley face becomes a big smiley face, bringing a big smile to everyone.

Watch and buy: HERE

Michael’s R.O.P.S. Revolution download became the fastest selling download I ever released. The sales inspired Michael to make a new trailer for it that shows what is included in the tutorial: HERE

►R.O.P.S. Revolution:

The R.O.P.S. move (Retention Open Palm Steal) is an extremely easy yet deceptive coin vanish you can learn in a few minutes and master in a few hours of practice. It does not use any difficult sleight-of-hand… just a simple combination of choreography and timing.

This is the most comprehensive tutorial ever offered about this move and is full of valuable new tips that will make learning it as easy as possible and mastering it as quickly as possible.

Watch and buy: HERE

►VISIT THE DR. MICHAEL RUBINSTEIN COLLECTION: HERE

►BACK IN STOCK:

Although I have been receiving many shipments of recently sold-out items I don’t want to overwhelm these newsletters with those so I am trying to pace myself to 2-3 items per newsletter. For example, the two items below, which I think everyone should play with have been sitting in the warehouse for at least a month. If you missed out on stuff in the past you can search for it… you never know…

►Ghost Cash:

The next time you have to pay a small bill you can display this clear plastic sleeve/wallet which contains a white sheet of paper with a crude illustration of a US twenty-dollar bill.

Since nobody will accept this as payment you proceed to slowly pull the illustration out of the sleeve and show everyone how it slowly and visually is colorized to look like a real bill… but wait… It is a real bill!

You can then remove the twenty and use it to pay for your meal or your debt.

Watch and buy: HERE

►Marvelous Nesting Envelopes:

This is a very easy, no palm, no sleight, method of doing a signed card or prediction to a nest of envelopes that are on display the entire time.

Using the Mullica Wallet system, a playing card or prediction can be secretly and simply inserted inside this triple secured, impossible location, that has been held by the spectator from the beginning.

A locked red envelope is opened. Inside is a smaller black envelope. Inside this envelope is a sealed white envelope. Inside this envelope… paper clipped to your business card!… is the signed selected card. The outer red envelope is small enough to fit into your jacket pocket.

Watch and buy: HERE

►LATEST RELEASE:

►Brain Bogglers:

For many years Meir Yedid has been opening his stage, parlor, and formal close-up shows with a series of three optical illusions/brain twisters where he explains how magic works. The premise is that we tell you the truth, but your brain lies to you.

The three optical illusions/brain twisters are the standard Word Skipping Illusion, Cornsweet Illusion, and Thatcher illusion, although they have been modified to optimize the live presentations and make them more interesting. Suitable for close-up, parlor, and stage. They are also ideal for speakers and emcees.

Watch and buy: HERE

►UPCOMING APPEARANCES:

►Sunday Feb 18: 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: I have a lot of big opportunities for 2024 and if everything falls into place it could be one of my best years. But a lot can go wrong as well…

“I think that most people with a few decades of real-world experience, probably have a book of some sort in them.”
…Charlie Frye (Sleightly Absurd, 2023)