Meir’s Muses
MyMagic eNewsletter #1,062
December 7, 2022
When I was first introduced to the Black Ops Watch that hides vanished coins, I thought why wear a fake watch for just a coin vanish, when you can just dump the vanished coin into your pocket. But I recently thought that if a moment presented itself where I had to do a complete vanish without having to ditch anything this might be ideal.
It reminded me of what both Howard Lyons and Karl Fulves said to me, “…there is a time and place for everything.” They were referring to different things, but the advice is useful for whatever you are working on that does not seem practical at the moment.
One thing I would recommend is to use a half-dollar instead of the pirate coins that come with it.
►Black Ops Watch:
The Black Ops Watch allows you to do a sleeveless vanish of a coin because it can steal it from you, after you vanish it. The watch keeps the coin hidden inside while it stays in view but still cannot be seen.
Ideal for when you must vanish a coin without the worry of ditching it in an awkward manner.
Watch and buy: HERE
►Roth Coin Boxes:
What is a Roth Coin Box? Some people assume that it is a standard type Okito Box with a slot in it, that is now commonly called a Slot Box. Of course, a slot is involved but there is much more that goes into making this box so very special.
All the boxes are precision made from Brass to David Roth’s original specifications. They are made to be used with US Half Dollars but can be used with similar sized, or smaller coins.
Watch and buy: HERE
►BACK IN STOCK
►Position Impossible:
This is likely the best gaffed, card to any number you can get.
Brent uses Position Impossible to close his shows and he even performed it on Penn & Teller Fool Us. It is a very easy, yet impossible looking, routine where a selected card is found at a position in the deck that is named by the spectator. Best of all, the other cards in the deck can be shown to be all different.
Watch and buy: HERE
►Die-Cipher II:
This is Chazpro’s improved version of Mental Die or Die-Cipher, which unlike the previous versions, allows you to divine the exact number the spectator is thinking of instead of narrowing it down to two and having you guess.
Watch and buy: HERE
Stay happy, Meir
PS: While performing at the Mohegan Sun Casino last weekend I realized that this was a five-year anniversary of me performing there on a regular basis. Does that make me a resident magician? Thanx Jim.
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“The miracle happens well ahead of the audience realizing it. The finish is a shock, a total surprise. And let us all remember that without surprise, the magical art is nothing.”
…Peter Reveen (Threshold, 1981)
