David Williamson's TORN & RESTORED TRANSPO from his DVD Sleight of Dave


What The Audience Sees:

'The performer gave me a deck of cards and I shuffled them. He took them back, I picked a card, and I replaced it back into the deck. He tried to find it but ended up thinking another card was mine (which it wasn't). When he found out he was wrong he tore the incorrect card up into pieces and gave them to me to hold. I then told him what my card really was and he took it out of the deck. But then he snapped the card and it turned into the card he had torn up. And in my hand was my selected card, in pieces! He then took the pieces and put them into my other hand and told me to squeeze, which I did, and when I opened my hand the card was back in one piece!'

How It Went:

I'm starting to feel bad because so many of my Magic Friday's are going too well. I'm going to have to perform something really terrible next week so that these reviews even out a bit.

Regardless, a lot of people have their signature effects, wherein if they could only perform one trick for the rest of their lives, that would be the one. This one is mine. I first saw this performed by David Blaine on his Fearless DVD-it's the one he performs for Tyra Banks. It was only recently, however, that I discovered that this masterful creation came from the mind of David Williamson when I watched his Sleight Of Dave DVD. David Williamson's original version defintely had some nice touches that I appreciated, especially since he is more my style than Blaine.

Anyway, today went off like gangbusters. I haven't performed this for a while, but once I went into it, it was like meeting an old friend again. I performed it once today for a group of maybe a dozen people (I'm going to have start charging admission to Magic Friday's) and they were actually yelling with excitement. All from a single card trick. The nice thing is that there's three shockers- 1) The change, 2) The torn card is revealed to be their selection, and 3) It is restored. Perfect length-Great work Dave!

Best Lines:

'Bravo! Bravo!' That was from the group of twelve. People in the offices next door must have thought we had an opera going on.

'NO! NO! NO!' That was said in a way you would say, 'No!' to a bad dog. During the restoration. Toooo funny.

Angry Bob Rating:

I have a co-worker (Bob) whose uncle was a magician and thereby has a good working knowledge of how magic works. He's pretty grumpy but likes Magic Friday's because he can tell me how he figured out how it was done...

Probably a 3/5. There's nothing too crazy going on here and you aren't going to fry any of your magician friends but the trick is so polished that even Angry Bob grumbled, 'That was pretty good...'

My Rating:

5/5. Nothing to add, really. This is my favourite trick of all time. I once had a 350lb bouncer tell me, "That was the greatest card trick I have ever seen in my entire life." I've had a few people tell me that about this trick but, for some reason, that bouncer has always stuck with me. I think it's because everyone was looking at him to see how he would react (like, say, eating me alive) but he was in such awe that it was humbling. Good Times.

The Django Tip:

People are always shocked that you ripped up a card because of a mistake so milk that shock a bit. It adds to the tension that pretty well explodes once the change happens. This is especially true if they put the card into the deck somewhere else than where you supposedly wanted them to.

Closing Thoughts:

Don't underestimate card magic. I often find myself looking for non card tricks to perform but there's something about cards that the audience finds especially magical. Just something to keep in mind.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

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David Ben's EXTENSION OF CREDIT from his book TRICKS


The Effect:

The performer pulls out three credit cards and makes one visibly grow longer.

How It Went:

I picked this particular effect this week precisely because I thought it wouldn't go over that well. Looking over the Magic Friday reviews, I haven't really given any effects less than a 3/5 and was starting to worry that people might think I'm too leniant. I guess I'm just lucky picking my effects because this one isn't getting bad marks either.

Much to my suprise, people loved it. I personally think that this trick is a really 'neat illusion'. One of those tricks that I really like but most people go 'Neat.' But I had people going, 'No Way!' when I made the card start to extend. Perhaps I'm just better than I give myself credit for.

Best Line:

'Get outta here. GET OUTTA HERE!' I had to stop for a second and analyze whether this person was being serious. I almost said,'The card only looks like it's extending-I'm not performing freaking cut and restored arm or something.' They were being serious, however, so I quickly went back to my Magic Pose.

Angry Bob Rating:
I have a co-worker (Bob) whose uncle was a magician and thereby has a good working knowledge of how magic works. He's pretty grumpy but likes Magic Friday's because he can tell me how he figured out how it was done...

Angry Bob was really grumpy today so I'll give it a 6/5. Especially since I put the cards away immediately.
'Hey! Let me see those cards!'
"Uh...no."
'I wanna' see 'em!'
"Dude, they're my credit cards. You'll probably memorize the number and I'll get a bill from Donna's House of Breasts Phone Line and Steakhouse. Forget it."
'%$^%$$^!'
"Hey, what are you doing this weekend?"
'Go take a %@$#@ and $@%!%^@ with a !#$%#! and 1!#!^%! the !%$@^!&.'
"That sounds cool..."

My Rating:

4/5. What can I say? Most everyone loved it. I had a couple people ask to see the cards but I was able to put twists on my 'You just want to memorize my number,' line and it would get laughs. Highly entertaining.

The JDG Tip:

Use Gift Cards. I used a Starbucks one and it worked perfectly-no damaging credit cards. And if I perform this at an important show, I can give the Gift Card away.

Closing Thoughts:

Never try to guess what the public likes. Show them everything, though not at once, mind you. You never know what might turn you into a legend.

'Dude! He took his credit card, right?!! And he turned into like $%%$^# 4 feet long! I mean !$!^$!! It must have strectched across the highway! And then the $^$&%! thing levitated in front of my face and started to %&%%&%!&% fly!! Do you hear what I'm saying to you, man! And then these doves starting flying all over the sky, dude!This guy rocks!!!'

Sure, I'll take it.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

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Jay Sankey's FAN MAIL/Koslowski's $100 BILL SWITCH


The Effect:

The spectator's and the magicians autographs switch places.

How It Went:
It's magic requested that I perform a bill change for a Magic Friday and I happily performed this one, which is one of my favourites.

I really love this effect. I have to say that if I am ever going out and think that there is the slimmest chance that I might be asked to perform then I will be sure that I am ready to perform Koslowski's bill change. It truly is a magical piece and I have found that it plays so well with lay people. What I like about FAN MAIL is that it kind of takes the efeect a step further and turns it into more of a 'piece.' If I was approached on the street and was asked to do some magic, I probably wouldn't suggest, "let's change signatures..." but if I'm in a walk around magic setting where I am the performer then FAN MAIL is the way I perform the switch.

So with that in mind I performed this around 40 times and had consistantly fantastic results. Come to think of it, I don't think I had even 1 negative or not so good reaction. Everyone loved it. What's especially nice about changing signatures instead of money is that, in the end, I end up with the spectators signature in my hand and I'm able to say, "Thank you, let's give a big round of applause to Suzie! Yeeeah!"

Best Line:

"He's GOOD, right?!"

Whenever anyone ever adds, 'right?' to the end of a compliment, I know I have fried them. It says, to me, that they have mentally processed what has happened and have no idea how it works. In order to confirm that they're not an idiot, they will always address their friends to confirm that I am so good that no one knows how it could be done. Everyone will always reply, "Totally!" or some other confirmation. Pay attention to all the, "rights?!" you get-it means a job well done!
Angry Bob Rating:

I have a co-worker (Bob) whose uncle was a magician and thereby has a good working knowledge of how magic works. He's pretty grumpy but likes Magic Friday's because he can tell me how he figured out how it was done...

About a 3/5. Anyone with a magical history will have an idea of how it's done-there's only so many ways that something in the hands can completely disappear- but I don't think he's going to go out and start transforming bills on the spot. As long as you're diligent, you'll never get caught.

My Rating:

5/5
. This is one of my standards. I was going to knock .5 of a point off it because I don't walk around with blank paper but since you can easily use bills instead, I figure 5/5. I didn't learn the switch from Sankey, originally, I actually learned it from a Roger Klause book. So no matter where you learn it-learn it. You won't regret putting in the time.

The JDG Tip:

Jay recommends using Tyvec as the paper but I found it a bit slippery. I sprayed the back of about 20 pieces with roughing spray but it didn't really help that much. Maybe lick your thump, hopefully unnoticed, before you begin.
Closing Thoughts:

HERE'S HOW I GET IN TO IT-

"Suzie, you look really familiar to me...what's your last name? Oh Smith? Of course! Suzie Smith! I have your 'Suzie Smith and Friends Sing Puff the Magic Dragon' CD at home! My wife and I listen to it every night before bed. I love the Dutch falsetto part. It's awesome! Can I have your signature..."

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

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Michael Skinner's ULTIMATE THREE CARD MONTE


The Effect:

While trying to locate the 'money' card out of a possible three choices, the spectator gets fooled three times-each more so than the last.

How It Went:

Let me start off by saying that I am a huge fan of TCM. I love the history and the art of the whole con and have been trying to perfect my moves for some time. I have both Daryl's and Sal's DVD's and am hoping someone will buy me Whit's. That said, I haven't been satisfied with how my moves look so I took a short cut for the sake of an early performance. I'm not a really big fan of, how can we say, 'unauthentic' props but wanted to give Skinner's a shot. It also says "AS SEEN ON TV" on the front of the trick which really put me off but, apparently, none of my clients watch TV.

Out of about 50 people, I would say at least 45 were impressed. I say 'impressed' and not 'astounded' because, to me, this effect isn't astonishing. Everyone seemed to have varying levels of how TCM works and I think they all know in advance that they'll never find the 'money' card is where they think it is. It's not really a magical effect to me but, I have to say, this is the one trick I've done where Everyone started clapping at the end. Make no mistake, there were 'oohs and ahhs' and more than a few "no ways" but, for the most part, people were impressed that they do indeed have no idea where the Ace lies.

Best Line:

"Hall No!"

The Angry Bob Rating:

I have a co-worker (Bob) whose uncle was a magician and thereby has a good working knowledge of how magic works. He's pretty grumpy but likes Magic Friday's because he can tell me how he figured out how it was done...

5/5. There's no way he can reconstruct how it works. He thought there was 4 cards but I proved very fairly that there is only 3. He knows something's up but he doesn't know how it works. Livid.

My Rating:

3.5/5
. That may seem a bit low but I think it's better to learn the routine as the Street version. If you're unable to put the time in though, then this is the version for you.

The Django Tip:

Amazingly, some people have absolutely no idea what the heck TCM is so make sure you take the time explaining what the game is before you start blasting their minds away with wild west moves.

Closing Thoughts:

My last performance today resulted in booking a $300 Christmas gig. The CFO of a client came into the office as I was showing Magic Friday to his employees. He's seen me around before but didn't know I was a magician. When I explained what I do, he told me to come do magic at the corporate Christmas party. I said, "Ahhh, but who's going to pay?" to which he replied, "How much do you charge?".

"Three hundred for 2 hours."

"Done."

I love magic.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

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Richard Osterlind's SIGNED TORN &RESTORED POST-IT NOTE from his DVD MM #4


The Effect:

A signed Post-It Note is torn into pieces only to be restored to it's orinal condition.

How It Went:

Absolutely perfectly! I'm going to talk about a few things during this week's installment but let me first say that this effect is, in my opinion, perfect.

I get the feeling, from reading his posts and from watching his work, that Richard puts a lot of thought into the psychology of his effects so in honour of that I'm going to break down all the aspects of my presentation.

THE APPROACH:

When I went into the first office this morning someone saw me and said, "Magic Friday!" and went and got her co-workers. She then asked me to show one of them who had missed my presentaion of Jay Sankey's DOUGH "that trick with the Post-It Note!"

Now I am a firm believer in not showing people the same trick twice-call me cynical, but I know some people will try to take advantage of the second viewing to try and figure out how's it done. So what do I do? It's simple-I don't do it. I do, however, make sure I can do 2 tricks with any given item/prop. If someone says, "Hey, can you do that elastic band trick where they pass through each other, again?" I will say, "No, but let me show you something with an elastic and a ring." This goes for all magic that I do. It lets them know that I'm in control and that I'm also an Amazing Magician-I mean, only a true magician could possibly know 2 tricks that involve a freakin Post-It Note, right? Absolutely. So first thing this morning I said, "I won't do that one again but I'll show you something else with a Post-It Note. Can one of you sign your name across the Note, please."

THE PRESENTATION:

I do not proceed to rip and restore. I like taking them into the magic slowly (well, as slow as I can within 4 minutes or so...). I want them to be thinking magical thoughts, so I ask, "Do any of you know the most popular magical illusion?" While they're saying their answers, I've already began tearing. After some banter about the Staue of Liberty or whatever I'll tell them my answer. I've done about two tears by this point. "It's actually sawing a person in half." They all nod and agree. "But since I can't fire up a buzz saw here in the middle of your lobby, I'll tear Suzie in half instead. Like so." At this point, everyone's thinking about magic, Suzie's having a good time being the supposed victim, and we're having fun.

THE SECOND HALF:

"Not only will I tear her in half but I'm also going to set Suzie on fire. Does anyone have a lighter?" I put my hand in my pocket to look for a lighter but then pull my hand out and say, "Actually, maybe we shouldn't..." This little saying does more for the presentation than anything else I say. Here's why- It puts us all in a sort of outlaw group (did we almost light something on fire in the office?), it increases anticipation (does this mean he's not going to finish the trick), and finally, it implies a sort of implied magical danger/coolness (was he lighting paper on fire in other offices?)

THE CONCLUSION:

"Instead, let's put Suzie back into her original, beautiful form..."
Gasps. Oohs. Aahs. Groans. Laughter. All from a couple inches of yellow paper.

Best Line:

"Noooooooooooooo!!!!", said in a sort of dying, groaning voice like they simply couldn't take the magic, it was so strong.- during the unfold.

Angry Bob Rating:

I have a co-worker (Bob) whose uncle was a magician and thereby has a good working knowledge of how magic works. He's pretty grumpy but likes Magic Friday's because he can tell me how he figured out how it was done...

2/5. Bob wasn't so angry. He has a good idea of how these things work but no one else apparently does.

My Rating:

5/5. This is my opening effect when I'm working as a magician.

The JDG Tip:

If there's any heat to be had it's during the first tear so Talk to your audience. Don't let them know what you're doing yet.

Closing Thoughts:

There has been a couple of threads on the following topic and I thought I'd give my two cents. When someone asks, "How did you do that?!" which was asked at least ten times today alone, I DO NOT say, "Well, thank you." I personally feel that this is akin to someone singing a song and then stepping up to the mic and saying, "Boy am I Awesome or What?! Yeah!" I find it completely without class. Who are we to judge if we did something well or not? That's not my job. My job is to be entertaining and Magical. The audience decides if they liked it or not (which, luckily for me, they mostly do) and whether I performed well, or not. Instead, I say, "I'm afraid I can't tell you that." That's it. 99% of the people will laugh and say, "Of course, but that's amazing." They know we can't tell them how we do things. If the person is still looking at me with some sort of expectant look, then I'll say, "I'm afraid I can't tell you that. You know how it is, the Magic Club and all." This lets them feel like they're 'in the know' and will leave it at such. Maybe I pull my thumb off at this point and they say, "But I can do that too!" I then say, 'Ahh, but you also need to do this..." and I proceed to do some hand exercises that are too hard to explain here and which they, obviously, can't do.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND
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PINNACLE by Russ Niedzwiecki


The Effect:

A borrowed object (finger ring). An everyday object (rubber band. Two of the strongest components of powerful magical experience combine in this four-phase presentation, whereby a rubber band penetrates on and off a finger ring-one strand at a time!

How It Went:

Really well. There's a couple of things that I really like about this routine. It's visual, it uses only my wedding ring and an elastic, and there's no concrete explanation on how it's done. That said, however, I find that's it's not really a shocker per se. I performed Pinnacle around 20 times for about 60 people yesterday and found that the reactions, for the most part, were low key. A dozen were astounded, 1 was unimpressed, but everyone else was magically satisfied. I felt that everyone enjoyed it, minus 1, and that's the important part.

Best Line:

"Heeeeeeyyyyyyyyyy!"

The Angry Bob Rating:

I have a co-worker (Bob) whose uncle was a magician and thereby has a good working knowledge of how magic works. He's pretty grumpy but likes Magic Friday's because he can tell me how he figuered out how it was done...

5/5. There was no way Bob could ever recreate this effect without the hours of practice that I had put into it. He took the elastic and tried to entangle it aroung the ring somehow but gave up in disgust.

My Rating:

4.5/5
. A solid worker.

The JDG Tip:

Keep it slooooooow. If you move too fast, people will just see a flurry of elastic, hands, and metal. I also performed it on a horizontal plane as opposed to a vertical one.

Closing Thoughts:

Not much to say, really. Highly recommended. Good work Russ!

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Nick Trost's THE OBSERVATION TEST from his book The Card Magic Of Nick Trost


The Effect:

The performer shows a deck of blue backed cards. He lays a single card from a seperate red pack onto the table. When the red card is put into the pack it is now shown to have a blue back and the whole pack is now red.

How It Went:

Fantastic. This is the very first effect in his book. Not the 39th or 102nd, this was numero uno and the Magic Friday crowd loved it! I think I performed it around 30 times today without a single bad reaction. This was my presentation:

"The reason I'm a magician is because I'm a terrible spectator. It's true. I never know when to give the magician the $100 bill or when to tell him he's incredible. I also can never remember my card. That's why today I pulled this card, the seven of spades, from a different colored deck, a red one. I could have chosen any card, they're all different, except the backs, of course, which are all the same blue. Okay, now when I put this card into the deck and give it a cut...see it happened...I forget my card. What was it again? Oh, the seven of spades, of course. With a blue back. What? A red back? No, it was blue, you're trying to trick me. Red? Really? Did I mention I was a magician..."

Pandemonium.

Best Line:

"That s#@t freaks me out!"

The Angry Bob Rating:

I have a co-worker (Bob) whose uncle was a magician and has a good working knowledge of how magic works. He's pretty grumpy but likes Magic Friday's because he can tell me how he figuered out how it was done...

About 3/5. He actually took the deck from me and was apparently quite angry when someone asked if we had seen all of the backs of the cards as blue. I could see him thinking for a moment and then he gave the deck back and seemed quite pleased with himself. That said, everything is examineable. Angry Bob might have figured it out, I'm not positive though, but the average person won't. And if performed well, they won't care. It's quite shocking.

My Rating:

4/5
. This is a great card effect and Nick's book is a 5/5 for sure. The only reason I docked it a point is I haven't found a brilliant segue into a possible effect where everyone knows the identity of a different colored card to begin with.

The JDG Tip:

Instead of fanning the cards face down and showing the cards as red with one blue backed card, fan them face up-while looking for your seven of spades-and show that as a different color first. Invariably someone will scoff and say "let's see the deck change color then..." at which point you do turn the deck over and slay them.

Closing Thoughts:

To give you a little insight into who I am: I took up magic seriously about five or six years ago and have been training like a magic ninja. I did my first performance at an art show about two or three years ago and perform almost exclusively as a walkaround magician. I like to think of myself as the best magician you've never hear
d of...

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Barrie Richardson's THE IMPOSSIBLE KNOT ROUTINE from his book Act II


The Effect:

The performer holds a length of white rope between his hands and, without letting go of the ends, he/she is able to tie a knot. This is repeated with the rope tied to his/her fingers. For the finale the knot disappears while the performer turns around in a circle.

How It Went:

Well, let me say that Barrie is a genius. Not a genius in the, "I can make an autombile float and do loop de loops around my head with no threads or cables sense" but in a people sense. He is a genius with Interaction. I saw him lecture a few weeks ago and he truly blew me away. This routine was one he presented and it was simply fantastic. Okay, so how did I do? Weeeellll, maybe not so fantastic. I practised it, changed the patter to fit my style a bit better, test ran it for friends and fam and felt it was ready for Magic Friday. Um... it wasn't. Not that I performed it poorly-I am truly a Master of Mystery and my execution was nothing short of flawless but there were still, undoubtebly, flaws.

I guess it's like Twisting The Aces. Some people love this trick. In their hands it can be the most magical moment some people will ever experience. But I simply don't like it. I perform it and everyone (including myself) looks down at the cards and goes "hunh, that's kinda' neat. Are there any Oreos around here?" And that's the problem- I simply don't love it and it shows. Even though I have the most perfect smile and we're all laughing, perhaps my left eyebrow twitches, sending invisible signals to everyone saying, "he doesn't like this trick and neither do we..."

I personally don't really like ropes or silks either but was so impressed by Barrie that I thought I'd give it a go. Okay, so the first group was, by far, the worst. They were immediately suspect of the rope. "Where did you get a white rope?" While this seems like a bazaar question it is almost laughable when you think of what my honest answer would be, "Well, the Magic Shop, of course!" When I bring out a deck of cards everyone can relate. I mean who hasn't played with cards, right? And when I ask someone to simply think of a card and then I proceed to pull their grandmother out of my back pocket (without any wallets! Using only 1 grandmother! No moves, Nothing! This will be marketed as Grandmother's Surprised!) they think, "I sure as heck can't do that with a deck of cards so Jamie must be a great magician." But when I pull out a rope it gets suspicious. Believe it or not, a lot of people haven't handled a rope, especially a white one. So the first group was a disaster. Which is okay. We can't blow down the houses every day. My favourite lines, throughout the day, from people who hated it:

"Where'd you get that rope?"
"Is that the trick?!" After the knot appeared.
"You can learn how to do those kind of knots in a book!"
"I can do that!"
"Your hands are moving weirdly!"
"Next."

Sigh. That said, however, many people were completely blown away. I wish I could say I changed the patter or did something different but I didn't. I performed it about 20 times and I did it exactly the same each time for testing purposes. Some loved it, some hated it. It was actually split about 50/50 (about 50 people a side). The people that loved it, however, were as impressed as I was.

Best Line:

"That's incredible. You're incredible!"

The Angry Bob Rating:

I have a co-worker (Bob) whose uncle was a magician and has a good working knowledge of how magic works. He's pretty grumpy but likes Magic Friday's because he can tell me how he figuered out how it was done...

0/5 - Angry Bob wasn't in today.

My Rating:

3/5
and I'll explain why. Whenever you read a review here at the Café you need to keep in mind that it is subjective to a lot of variables. It's not like buying a blender whether it works or it doesn't. Some people will totally destroy a trick and post a terrible review and then someone else will kill with the exact same effect. 1 man's 2/5 is another's 5/5, always remember that as you can use it greatly to your advantage. It gets a 3 from me because I don't like ropes. It's also not very impromtu (which I prefer) as I never carry rope around. That said, I'm sure many people would give this effect a 5/5, easily.

The JDG Tip:

You can actually not use the certain something that Barrie uses for the finale. If you simply tie the rope as he does, WITHOUT the secret move, a false knot will appear. Simply pull your left hand out first and tighten to a point where you can just get your right hand. Voila.

Closing Thoughts:

Act II, the book, is brilliant. Actually both of Barrie's book are a must for a serious student of magic-I highly recommend them.

Whit Haydn is also a genius. Check out his website for a clip of how perfection can be achieved with Rope. I wonder how he likes Twisting the Aces...

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

Jamie D. Grant
Vancouver Magician
www.jamiedgrant.com


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Jay Sankey's 'DOUGH! ' Magic Friday #1


The Effect:

You borrow a bill and stick a post-it note to the center of it. Now you slowly push the pencil through the note, visibly piercing the note and the bill. Your spectators are unalarmed… until you remove the note and the bill is completely and utterly unharmed!

How It Went:

Well, this week's Magic Friday was a smashing success! Sankey's Dough! seemed to live up to it's promise. One group of client's simply couldn't study the bill enough after the effect. If you use the same bill often though (which I did) you will wear a bit of the bill out. This happened to me and one group of people said "Well, there's still a small hole there..." Sigh. A good reminder, however, to always strive for perfection Every Time. I changed to a new bill and all went well. I would say 65 out of 75 were astounded.

The Angry Bob Rating:

Extremely Angry

I have a co-worker (Bob) whose uncle was a magician and thereby has a good working knowledge of how magic works. He's pretty grumpy but likes Magic Friday's because he can tell me how he figured out how it was done. This week he had no idea (which, to be honest, kind of suprised me).

My Rating (Out of 5)

5


I am not an easy person to please but I am quite happy that my first Magic Friday Review started with this trick. Best comment: "You're Good!" What more could you ask for?

The JDG Tip:

Instead of just crumpling the bill, also crease it all over the place. All different angles and on both sides. Helps immensely.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

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The Beginning.

Oct/05

Once a week (Friday) I work a regular job wherein I see up to 100 different people during the day. These people tend to be the same ones every week but can differ slightly sometimes. Regardless, they all know me as a magician and, as a result, Friday has turned into Magic Fridays for them. This is something, I am proud to say, that a lot of them look forward to.

Now here's the thing. I only see these people (sometimes up to five people in an office but usually it's in groups of three to four) for a few minutes. Also I see them every week and they have memories like elephants. The result? I have to perform a new walk-a-roundish effect each week, that's fifty-two in a year.

So what's the point? Well, not that I'm a Super Deluxe Reviewer but I plan to post how every Magic Friday's effect turned out and what the lay people thought. I hope you like.

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Well, here we are 4 months later after that first post and a lot has happened. Almost 3,000 people have been reading the Magic Friday reviews and I've received a lot of positive responses. So many, in fact, that I have been granted my own Magic Friday column. So sit back and join Me, Angry Bob, and the Creators of magic as we head out into the real world! Wish us luck!

P.S. As a magician and a writer, I love to hear what people have to say. Please don't hesitate to PM me with any thoughts or suggestions, or if you have a particular effect that you would like to see reviewed.

Jamie D. Grant

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