Meir’s Muses
MyMagic eNewsletter #1,158
December 6, 2023
The popularity of tags and trackers caught my attention for possible magic applications. Nothing worth an investment in time or money yet. But I noticed that the Apple AirTags are shaped like coins. Also noticed that there are tons of holders, keychains, wallets, pouches, etc. that are made to hold them.
Most of those are closed systems, but some of them are made so the tags can be easily removed, which sparked the question, can they be used as coin holders?
After spending a few hours searching the web for every conceivable AirTag holder I decided to purchase the 4-pack that is pictured here, in hopes that they can hold the gimmicked sets that I keep losing. The package included black, brown, blue, and red key chain holders.
Guess what? They can easily hold half-dollar sized coins. Three halves can tightly fit but the Dual Position Triple Splits that I love fit perfectly.
And they are ridiculously cheap from Amazon. The direct link is: HERE
Word has gotten out that Michael Rubinstein’s S.E.M. includes one of the best Sun And Moon coin sets made.
While on vacation recently Michael decided to shoot a sit-down performance (HERE), he also shot a simplified walk-around routine (HERE) using the set.
If you purchased this from me in the past, a bonus tutorial for both routines is already in your media library.
To find out more go: HERE
Below you will find a few of the items that recently sold-out, some multiple times. If you were thinking about these, today might be a good time to get some. All four items are excellent.
►Limited Edition Deluxe:
You show your audience six cards and have them remember just one. They imagine their card fading away. When the cards are respread, the card they merely thought of has faded away to be completely blank on both sides.
In addition to a fresh presentation for the classic routine, you receive The Reversed Edition, Gordon’s incredible new take on his first, unpublished version, as well as additional gimmicks that allow you to perform bonus routines created by Eugene Burger and Dan Harlan.
Watch and buy: HERE
►Purple Edge Marked Butterfly Cards:
Hidden within the design are clever markings that allow you to perform powerful effects that will have your audience believing that you possess magic powers and expert card skills. You can locate any card by looking at the edges of the deck, you can tell which cards are missing, and identify turned cards.
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
►Pocket Nightmare:
The basic routine: You tell your audience that you will perform an effect with only one hand, to make sure that everyone knows that sleight-of-hand is not possible. The other hand is placed in your pocket. The spectator peeks at a card in the deck. You are then able to divine the card that the spectator is only thinking of.
The deck is then given to the spectator who is invited to search through the deck for their card only to discover that it completely vanished. You said you would do the trick with only one hand, but you did not specify which hand. You remove your other hand from your pocket holding the vanished selection.
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 Dec 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: If you followed the Amazon link and purchased the AirTags holders you took the first step in my retirement plan. I will be getting around nine cents commission for every sale!
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“Seated spectators are in the best possible existential condition for both themselves and your work.”
…Tony Binarelli (Class Act, 1991)
