Contributions this month include Flip Flap by J.K Hartman, Creator by
Kiyoshi Satoh, Patrick Kuff's Temporal Anomaly, Tyler Wilson's
Striptease, and Magic Jeopardy by Danny Archer. "Expertalk" features
Jack Parker on the Hands up Vanish.
Swedish children's magician Conny Ray shares a Card in Balloon routine
that's loaded with gags and funny bits of business.
There's advice on what restaurant workers should wear when they get
there, and Chris Hurlbert offers a routine with some curious copy cards.
The element of danger is introduced when you slash a length of rope in
half with a dagger, and the element of the unreal is added when you toss
the whole piece of rope into the audience.
Many magicians make a good living by performing on those big corporate
shows, but how about getting those corporations to sponsor your next big
show.
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From his early wild-'n'-crazy act at Cracker's, where he floated a dwarf
on a broomstick atop a piano bench, to his bizarre sawing a man into two
scampering-about-the-stage halves that he performs nightly at the Greek
Isles in Las Vegas, Kevin James has always done things just a little
different than most magicians.
It's an insightful look into how the séances that David P. Abbott
investigated became the "mediumistic" tricks in his magic shows, and
they were far more baffling than the historical sˇance-room tricks he
based them on.
Eugene Laurant was never attracted to the major metropolitan centers;
instead, he traveled the rough-and-tumble back roads with tons of
equipment, loads of livestock, and a full show cast, choosing to weave
his enchanting spell for the millions who resided in rural America.
The scope of what on behind the scenes of launching a new ultra
high-tech Luis de Matos touring show is complex, and perhaps as
unexplainable as the new show's title, Enigma.
Absolut, a company dedicated to featuring famous artists in their
advertising, is currently featuring 50 close-up artists in a nationwide
promotion to create consumer awareness of company's flavored vodkas.
