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From: knepley@CS.ColoState.EDU (Ranseus (Jim Knepley))
Newsgroups: alt.magic
Subject: Re: Haunted Deck
Date: 30 Sep 92 16:17:16 GMT
Organization: Colorado State University

In article <92274.084009HCM100@psuvm.psu.edu> <HCM100@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
>Anyone do the haunted deck?  I have come up with a handling that can be done
>with a BORROWED deck and was wondering if anyone had heard of this before,
>or should I try to market it?

Read over Eugene Burger's Haunted Deck before you look into marketing yours.
It's very possible to do Mr Buger's version with a borrowed deck, and
his insights and subtlty are quite profound.  Oh, it's in Experience of
Magic, I think...

Out of curiosity, do people prefer the clean ending and mystery of Eugene's
H.D., or the ease of handling and outright visual astonishment of a
mechanical H.D.???  I prefer Buger's, but do neither any more.

Jim

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Newsgroups: alt.magic
From: euanor@eua.ericsson.se (Patrik Norman)
Subject: Re: Favorite Tricks - MAGICIANS
Organization: Ellemtel Telecom Systems Labs, Stockholm, Sweden
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 06:18:25 GMT


Hi,
When I saw this disclaimer I felt that I had to post my favorite trick.
It's a illusion of a penetration of a condom, close up and surrounded,
wich later is inflated without leaking and the object (coin) enclosed.


>**** knepley@cs.colostate.edu ****************** Boycott Microsoft ****
> Jim Knepley           Magician, programmer, computer geek.
>   (Ranseus)    Proud user of Clinton condoms.  Scented like Flowers.
                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>*********** CTHULHU IN '92! -- Why vote for the LESSER evil? **********

Cheers,
       Patrik










   ************** Making MAGIC with OKEIDO condoms ;-) ***************     

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From: kko@terapin.com (Kenneth Ko..)
Newsgroups: alt.magic
Subject: Re: Favorite tricks - LAYPERSONS
Date: 3 Oct 92 02:49:03 PST
Organization: BBS

In article <92275.141904HCM100@psuvm.psu.edu>, <HCM100@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
>This is to all you laypersons out there who read this group:
>
>What is the most stunning/memorable piece of magic that you have ever seen?
>Even if it's something simple that your Uncle Albert did during your cousins
>barmitzvah, let us know.  I'm interested (as I'm sure other magicians are)
>to know what you like to see.
>
>Please followup to this group (alt.magic)
>
>*  Hans C. Masing        |  "When you go in for a job interview, I  *
>*  HCM100@PSUVM.psu.edu  |   think a good thing to ask is if they   *
>*  Penn State MIS Dept.  |   ever press charges." - Jack Handey     *


Ok, this is not really a magic trick but it was really awesome when I saw it. 
One of my former Chemistry professors had an one of those industrial sized test
tubes (about two and a half feet tall and six inches in diameter) and dumped
two beakers of clear liquids into it.  The test tube is about 3/4 full at this
point and he quickly makes sure teh two liquids are mixed.  He then looks at it
and says something like, "oops, guess it didn't work" and proceeds to put the
test tube back in the rack.  As he's putting it in, the liquid INSTANTLY turns
black!  He described it as some kind of delayed reaction.  If anyone's
interested, I could try to track this guy down and ask him what the chemicals
were...
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 22:39:00 EDT
From: <HCM100@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: alt.magic
Subject: Re: Favorite Tricks - MAGICIANS
 <1992Oct3.233242.13431@zip.eecs.umich.edu>

In article <1992Oct3.233242.13431@zip.eecs.umich.edu>, stame@emunix.emich.edu
(Stewart Tame) says:
>
>Color Monte, from Emerson and West.  Must have run through about five or
>six of the damn things by now.  The cards wear out from carrying them
>around in my pocket.  It may be "a stupid packet trick" but it's a damn
>GOOD "spt."  Got an easy to remember plot and an absolutely killer
>finish.  This is the trick that got me into card magic in a big way.

ABSOLUTELY!  This is my favorite spur of the moment trick, and I carry
a color monte set in the same packet as I carry my business cards.  I
must have gone through 4 or 5 sets myself.  I figured after the last set
that I gave Emerson and West enough of my $$$ and just made my opn set.
I used 0000 steel wool to make three blank cards and use magic markers to
make designs.  The kicker card at the end looks pretty good, although I
used a slightly different design.

Without a doubt, if you do not already do color monte, go get it.  Emerson
and West deserve the very reasonable $7.00 price tag for this one, considering
the amount of use you will get out of the trick.

One thing for performers of this routine:  I have altered the handling to
avoid the Multiple Push Off move that is used.  If you are interested, I will
try to describe it via email only.  However, I will probably ask you to
answer a simple skill question before I'll reveal the trick to you!

Ciao
*  Hans C. Masing        |  "When you go in for a job interview, I  *
*  HCM100@PSUVM.psu.edu  |   think a good thing to ask is if they   *
*  Penn State MIS Dept.  |   ever press charges." - Jack Handey     *
Newsgroups: alt.magic
Subject: Bits & pieces..
From: Rob_Tan@kcbbs.gen.nz (Rob Tan)
Date: 4 Oct 92 02:01:38 GMT
Organization: Kappa Crucis Unix BBS, Auckland, New Zealand

I was wondering if someone would help me out & tell me how to perform 
a rose appearnace type trick.. like there was one where a piece of slik 
used.. to produced a larger piece of silk to finally produce a rose..

I'll very much appreciate it.. I better say I'm not amazing with sleight 
of hands.. so deatils if you can.. thanx in advance..

Newsgroups: alt.magic
From: j3david@student.business.uwo.ca (James David)
Subject: Favourite Tricks - MAGICIANS
Organization: University of Western Ontario
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 03:47:48 GMT

Yeah, yeah, I know, I've already submitted my 'favourite' tricks.  But 
you know, there are so many good ones that never seem to leave me that I 
just gotta ramble on...

I mean, take Harris' Bizarre Twist.  If you do it a al Daniel Cros 
(one-handed, as taught in Las Vegas Close Up), with the colour change, 
it's just darned amazing.  It's a damn good effect.  I love doing it.  
Some of my friends continuously get a real kick out of it.  In fact, 
you'd be surprised how many magicians have not seen it before...you just 
gotta add it to your repertoire if you haven't already...if you have, 
then you know what I'm talking about.

If I'm in a situation where I've got to do something impromptu with a 
deck of cards, often borrowed or thrust upon me with some degree of 
vehemence, I like to force a card, have the card replaced by the 
spectator, who then shuffles (the latter two events occurring without any 
intervention on my behalf).  I take the deck back, locate the card and 
control it to the top, pull out some indifferent card (under some pretext 
or other), apparently place it face down on the table or bar or hand or 
floor (but at this point have top-changed it for the actual selection), 
and then go into the 'discovery'.  Yeah, it's not fancy, but man is it 
ever a mind-blower.  It is really straightforward (the worst tricks are 
the cumbersomes mind-bogglers where the effect gets buried in a whole lot 
of juggling).  If things aren't going as planned, then improvise.  You 
have to have some sort of backup plan, always.  The most important thing 
is to make it direct and interesting.  Be prepared (I sound like Jay 
Sankey).

If you have any thoughts or ideas, I would love to receive your email.  I'l.

j3david@student.business.uwo.ca (James David)
Western Business School  --  London, Ontario
From: pbaker@tbag.tscs.com (Pete Baker)
Newsgroups: alt.magic
Subject: Re: Notorious Toothpaste Skit
Date: 24 Sep 92 19:49:42 EST
Organization: Tampa Bay Amiga Group

The stuff you are talking about not being readily accessable can be found in quantity in any box of DEPENDS adult diapers.  its the stuff tha absorbs the urine in the liner.

--- Via UCI v1.02 (C-Net Amiga)

Newsgroups: alt.magic
From: cragaisi@nyx.cs.du.edu (Chris)
Subject: Instruction videos for sale...
Followup-To:  cragaisi@nyx.cs.du.edu
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix @ U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 92 20:58:48 GMT

I've practiced, watched, learned, made notes, and performed ...and now it's
time to pass it on!

I have a number of magic instructional videos for sale.  These are all in
perfect condition:

Paul Harris #5 - Close Up Astonishment.

Paul's latest video.  He does more wild stuff with cards (the card/rubber
band trick with the haunted pack ending is great!).  He finishes the tape
with an impromptu levitation (you float 2 inches off the ground). $50.00

J.C. Wagner - The Commercial Magic of J.C. Wagner.

A great close up performer.  He teaches a couple of methods for the card
under the glass, a matrix, and a lot of other stuff, as well.  The
performance section is in front of a live audience. $40.00

Kevin James - The Floating Rose

The magician folds a sheet of paper and causes it to dance up and down both
his own and a spectator's arm.  He then folds the paper into a rose,
levitates it, and sets it on fire.  In a flash, it changes into a real rose
which is handed out as a relatively cheap souvenir.  Yes, this is the same
thing that Copperfield did on T.V. ...he learned it from Kevin James. $45.00

Brad Burt - The Zarrow Shuffle

This man has to be one of the best teachers I've ever seen.  Here, he
teaches both the Zarrow and Faro shuffles as well as tricks.  The Zarrow is
the best looking tables false shuffle I've ever seen.  Unless you are
specifically looking for it, you can't tell the difference between a Zarrow
shuffle and a tabled riffle shuffle - even then you might not do it.  $20.00

Brad Burt - The Chop Cup

Everything to do the Chop cup, complete with the double large load endings,
standing up and surrounded.  $30.00

The Illusion Video

A cheaply made, cheaply bought video teaching you how to make and perform
some standard stage illusions.  Included are producing an assistant, a dove
production and vanish, various producing tubes and boxes, and the flying
carpet levitation (you could use an audience member for this one without
tipping the method).  $7.00

That's it.  I'm more than happy to answer questions.

Chris
cragaisi@nyx.cs.du.edu
From: bill@bessel.as.utexas.edu (William H. Jefferys)
Newsgroups: alt.magic
Subject: Re: flipping pages without touching...
Date: 26 Sep 92 18:52:22 GMT
Organization: McDonald Observatory, University of Texas @ Austin

In article <Bv0365.5vp@cantua.canterbury.ac.nz> k.osborn@cantua.canterbury.ac.nz writes:
#Julio Richard Laredo (cf542@cleveland.Freenet.Edu) wrote:
#: 
#: This trick has been "unmasked" a couple of times.  It's all in
#: the lungs.  It's true.  With considerable practice, this is 
#: done by a precicisly directed stream of air from the mouth.
#: As I said, and as with most things, it takes a lot of practice.
#
#I remember in the dim dark pages of my memory a guy that claimed he was
#psycic and able to move things around by the power of his mind.  I saw him
#on a chat show.  He moved a pencil around on a table, then got a large
#glass tank and placed it upside down covering the pencil.  He was still
#able to move the pencil around.  I think some one like James Randi ( some
#one like that anyway ) was also on the show and asked the "psycic" to leave
#the room so they could inspect the equipment.  The "psycic" left and Randi
#rotated the tank 90 deg.  Surprize, surprize when the psycic returned his
#powers had mysteriously vanished.

I saw Randi do this to a "psychic" on TV. The
guy did the "page turning" trick and the "pencil"
trick...Randi said he thought the "psychic" was
blowing on them, scattered a bunch of plastic
packing "peanuts" around and invited the "psychic"
to try again, without moving any of the peanuts.
Funny thing, his powers departed him...

Bill

Newsgroups: alt.magic
From: bailey@cherry.cis.ohio-state.edu (clifford anthony bailey)
Subject: Effects on TV
Organization: The Ohio State University Dept. of Computer and Info. Science
Distribution: alt.magic
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 02:35:46 GMT

Some one was asking for a 'list' of magic tricks seen on tv or the movies.
I am having trouble here so I can't find the posting but..

I just saw a comercial the other day form prunes.  The actor / 'magician'
did a retention pass with a prune and then lapped it.  I think he used a 
french drop, but I've only seen it once and wasn't realy paying attention.
(Sorta sensed it coming though, a sign of practicing to much?  .. NAH!)

Tony Bailey

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Newsgroups: alt.magic
From: magicmat@buhub.bradley.edu (Matthew Phillips)
Subject: Re: Hypnotist dude
Organization: Bradley University
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 92 00:14:58 GMT

kko@terapin.com (Kenneth Ko..) writes:

>This might not technically be the correct place for this but I'm looking for
>the name of this guy who does a touring hypnotism show.  He usually does
>universities and gets a lot of hype so I figured he must be someone famous.


Tom DeLuca perhaps?

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From: fdeignan@vax.clarku.edu
Newsgroups: alt.magic
Subject: Tannen's Jubilee
Date: 2 Oct 92 23:53:36 GMT
Organization: Clark University

Anyone going to Tannen's Jubilee in the Catskills next weekend?
40+ dealers!  If you are going, let me know ... maybe we can meet
for a drink.  My wife and I will be there!
Newsgroups: alt.magic
From: stame@emunix.emich.edu (Stewart Tame)
Subject: Re: Favorite Tricks - MAGICIANS
Organization: Eastern Michigan University
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 23:32:42 GMT

In article <92275.142306HCM100@psuvm.psu.edu> <HCM100@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
>This is to all you magicians out there:
>
>What is your favorite routine to perform and why?  What factors make you
>enjoy it?  How long have you been doing it, and what is the optimum number
>of people to perform it in front of?
>

Color Monte, from Emerson and West.  Must have run through about five or
six of the damn things by now.  The cards wear out from carrying them
around in my pocket.  It may be "a stupid packet trick" but it's a damn
GOOD "spt."  Got an easy to remember plot and an absolutely killer
finish.  This is the trick that got me into card magic in a big way.
Before, I was always saying, "card tricks are too hard to learn.  And
they're boring."  After, I bought all the Paul Harris books I could get
my hands on . . . :-)  I've been performing it for about . . . oh . . . 
six years now (ouch!  I feel old!)  The optimum audience is about three
or four, large enough for them to feel they're watching all the angles,
but small enough that I don't feel like the people in the back can't
see what I'm doing.

		-- Stewart "best damn trick I ever bought" Tame

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Newsgroups: alt.magic
From: j3david@student.business.uwo.ca (James David)
Subject: FAVOURITE PERFORMANCE EFFECT
Organization: University of Western Ontario
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 18:36:05 GMT

Great question, I'm curious to see what others will have to say.

I like two effects:  Paul Harris' 'Immaculate Connection' and Gary 
Kurtz's 'Flurious'.

Both of these effects are highly visual.  Harris' effect is really 
effective with a smaller group, say half a dozen, and can be accompanied 
by any story that the performer sees fit...it can be adapted to the 
situation at hand.  'Flurious' is more suitable to a larger crowd, maybe 
25-30 and is so stunning, it doesn't (and to some extent shouldn't) 
require any patter.  I suppose the real key is the visual aspect...the 
less cumbersome the effect, the better.  It's always a downer when the 
spectator has to 'think' about the effect.  It reduces the impact.  The 
other nice feature is that these effects don't require any strange 
paraphernalia yet at the same time have the same impact as any stage 
illusion (unless of course you consider a jumbo coin to be 'strange').

Boycott 'patter and gag' books...please.   James David, Ontario, Canada/

j3david@student.business.uwo.ca (James David)
Western Business School  --  London, Ontario
Newsgroups: alt.magic
From: gold@imp.sim.es.com (Bruce Gold)
Subject: Re: Favorite tricks - LAYPERSONS
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp., Salt Lake City, UT
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 23:22:27 GMT

The most enjoyable and amazing magic I ever saw was performed in the middle of
a street, one evening, in The French Quarter of New Orleans.  The magician was
a performer of great excellence.  His costume and his patter was somewhere 
between a snake-oil salesman and Fagan from "Oliver Twist".  Dozens of people 
were crowded all around just as close as possible and watching his every move 
(we thought).  The tricks I remember involved cards and variations on the shell 
game.  Despite my most evil intentions to capture him at least once, he left me 
and the entire crowd mystified, delighted, and fighting to throw money at him.
Now THAT's a trick!
-- 
				Bruce Gold
				   Utah
From: HCM100@psuvm.psu.edu
Newsgroups: alt.magic
Subject: RE: Enough already.
Date: 26 Sep 92 19:40:54 GMT
Organization: Penn State University
Supersedes: <92270.151859HCM100@psuvm.psu.edu>

Paul Harris will be giving a lecture in New York City at Tannens in the
middle of October.  I will get details and post them as soon as I'm sure.
I will be driving about 9 hours to get there and see him.  A tour USUALLY means
a new book, but it's hard to say.


*  Hans C. Masing        |  "When you go in for a job interview, I  *
*  HCM100@PSUVM.psu.edu  |   think a good thing to ask is if they   *
*  Penn State MIS Dept.  |   ever press charges." - Jack Handey     *
From: knepley@CS.ColoState.EDU (Ranseus (Jim Knepley))
Newsgroups: alt.magic
Subject: Re: Favorite Tricks - MAGICIANS
Date: 2 Oct 92 02:48:49 GMT
Organization: Colorado State University

In article <92275.142306HCM100@psuvm.psu.edu> <HCM100@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
>What is your favorite routine to perform and why?  What factors make you
>enjoy it?  How long have you been doing it, and what is the optimum number
>of people to perform it in front of?

My favorite routine is my impromptu version on David Willamson's 51-cards-to-
pocket (impromptu because I don't do the whole signature bit, no real great
leaps and bounds away from the original work).  I like it because it
has a sucker aspect to it that isn't too insulting (ok, a little, maybe)
and I very rarely get caught with "THE MOVE."  Even when people do happen
to not bite on the misdirection, they think I've only got 1 card, not 51...
Anyway, I've done this for as few as 1 person and as many as 15.  I feel
the optimum is around 6.

Back when I was a layman, I sat in awe as David Copperfield did Immaculate
Connection on his 5th TV special.  I'd say that I.C. is my favorite, but,
well, I don't actually perform it yet (practice, practice, practice...)

*poof*
  Jim

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From: hes@unity.ncsu.edu (Henry E. Schaffer)
Newsgroups: alt.magic
Subject: Re: Favorite tricks - LAYPERSONS
Date: 3 Oct 92 03:25:16 GMT
Organization: North Carolina State University

In article <1992Oct2.122346.16111@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov> maven@hercules.lerc.nasa.gov writes:
> ...
>I was very impressed by a magician named Delray ? from Pittsburgh.  He
>was able to have you throw a pair of dice down a clear plastic chute
>which had baffles and determine what the roll of the dice would be.  I
>know it was done electronically but can't figure out how it was not
>forcing only one particular number.

  Hmm - perhaps this was Del Ray - who is an older man, medium height
somewhat heavy set who uses a fair amount of electronic gear (well
disguised) in his routines.  He has a teddy bear which salutes him
and drinks from a cup, a table which shoots out flames, etc., all
of which works with perfect timing and is *wonderful* entertainment.
Del was one of Blackstone Sr.'s assistants!

--henry schaffer  n c state univ
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 08:40:09 EDT
From: <HCM100@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: alt.magic
Subject: Haunted Deck

YO, MAGI's!

Anyone do the haunted deck?  I have come up with a handling that can be done
with a BORROWED deck and was wondering if anyone had heard of this before,
or should I try to market it?

*  Hans C. Masing        |  "When you go in for a job interview, I  *
*  HCM100@PSUVM.psu.edu  |   think a good thing to ask is if they   *
*  Penn State MIS Dept.  |   ever press charges." - Jack Handey     *
From: kko@terapin.com (Kenneth Ko..)
Newsgroups: alt.magic
Subject: Hypnotist dude
Date: 3 Oct 92 02:58:25 PST
Organization: BBS

This might not technically be the correct place for this but I'm looking for
the name of this guy who does a touring hypnotism show.  He usually does
universities and gets a lot of hype so I figured he must be someone famous.
Newsgroups: alt.magic
From: euanor@eua.ericsson.se (Patrik.Norman)
Subject: Re: Notorious Toothpaste Skit
Organization: Ellemtel Telecom Systems Labs, Stockholm, Sweden
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 14:06:12 GMT

Hi,
This truly gross 'trick' was done by four males at my university.
The third guy even added the swedish 'snus' (chewing tobacco that
might be called snuff, well it's wet and stays under the lip...)
to the 'mixture'. The only fake thing was that the water was
straight vodka, I guess that it helped the poor sod at the end :-)

Cheers,
      Patrik
From: jittlov@gumby.cs.caltech.edu (Mike Jittlov)
Newsgroups: alt.magic
Subject: Re: Psychics debunked
Date: 28 Sep 1992 11:37:50 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
NNTP-Posting-Host: gumby.cs.caltech.edu

yoder@austin.ibm.com writes:

>I'm interested in the subject of psychics being debunked.  I
>remember a long time ago a reference to a psychic 'debunked' on 
>the Tonight Show-- I don't remember who did the debunking. 

Oh gadzooks..!  Isn't it about time that we left these poor
people alone, and let them get a decent night's rest?!??

I mean, if they are still sleeping in bunkbeds, they deserve
our compassion!

-mjj :@


Newsgroups: alt.magic
From: jhughson@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (JR Hughson)
Subject: Re: Favorite Tricks - MAGICIANS
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 23:47:59 GMT

My favorite trick to perform is Paul Harris' Imaculate connection.  I have
performed it for up to 20-25 people, but I like a smaller group.  I have
been performing it for several years.  It took about about 6 mons of good
solid practice (many decks :) to do smooth.  The reason I love it is the
effect is very 3-D.  It is the best linking card routine I've ever seen.

J.R.
Newsgroups: alt.magic
From: nigel@ietech.demon.co.uk ("Nigel G. Backhurst")