Charlie's magic News #192

Charlie's Magic News #192 
May 23, 2005

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Milt Kort's 

All-Outs Think-Of-A-Card 

by Ron Bauer  

In
addition to being a delightfully direct discovery of a thought of card,
this is the ideal way to learn to understand and master the basic
principles of "outs" without the usual hazards.



Milt
Kort invariably used this stunt to secretly reveal the sophistication
(if any) of strangers before trying riskier stuff. Use any deck; any
time.  Just $10.  Click here and see more.

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Bill Abbott Performs 

Stand-Up Magic For Kids 

Bill
Abbott has entertained audiences across North America and Western
Europe with the magic on this DVD for over 19 years. Now you can
experience the original, magical, and very funny stand-up magic for
kids that Bill has honed through years of tough experience. 



Recorded at
a resort in front of a live audience, this material that was
developed in the trenches of the birthday party circuit and perfected
in tours across Canada and the UK. These routines have the
practicality and the versatility that have lasted almost two decades of
solid performances. 



Beyond the performances are the careful details
that make up the construction, set-up, and delivery of each of these
treasured routines.  Click here for
a complete listing.

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Harbin X2 

(Early Harbin & Harbincadabra) 

by Robert Harbin 

They're finally in!! Eagerly anticipated,
these books are beautiful!



Complete with cloth slip case, this two volume set
is jam packed with magic from one of the greatest magicians
who every lived. Highly Recommended. A Great collector's
piece!



A deluxe two volume set in cloth
slipcase. 




Over 600 pages of Harbin magic, fully indexed. Click here
for more.

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Egg Bag
DVD 

from The Greater Magic Library 

The
classic magical effect, The Egg Bag, has never been explained as well
as on this DVD, from the Greater Magic Video Library. Four top
professional routines are performed. 



Martin Lewis shows and explains
the Senor Mardo Egg Bag, Tom Mullica entertains with the Comedy Egg
Bag, Billy McComb bedazzles you with his favorite routine using the
Whiskey Egg Bag, and finally, a lecture by Charlie
Miller and Johnny Thompson on the Malini Egg Bag.  Click here and see
more.

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Chinese Sticks DVD

from
The Greater Magic Library 

Six
different routines by five performers who will demonstrate their
routines and methods that they use in their entertainment repertoires.



You
will enjoy Howard Hale's version, based on the Fred Kaps
original routine. Pete Biro will give us two
different routines with comedy bits. Aldo Colombini
will make you laugh with his funny routine and patter. Joe
Stevens will show you his routine that he uses in every
show he does. Finally enjoy Charlie Miller and his
classic vintage routine that he used for years.  
Click here for more.

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Your Votes Count - Secret masters of Magic

Charlie's Magic News #191
May 8, 2005

Contents:
 Your Votes Count
 Gregory Wilson In Action
 Billion Dollar Buncko by Simon Lovell
 Ross Bertram's Legendary Magic
 The Essential Aldo
 El Duco's Closeup Ring And Rope Routine

"Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else."
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Secret Masters of Magic

   We've had some interesting nominees for SMOMs
(Secret Masters of Magic) from some of you.

  First of all, Phil Goldstein has been replaced by alter-ego Max
Maven.  Max is now the author of the Color Books of
Mentalism (Prism).  Phil seems to be out of the picture.

    Someone mentioned   Harry Blackstone, Sr. (Stage), Don Alan
(Close Up)  "Both excelled in Performance and Personality "
So true, but we are limiting it to living magicians
or we'll NEVER finish the list.

   New possible SMOMs:
     Leo Behnke - Has written 54+ books on magic and
gambling, former Manager of Magic Castle, Librarian for
Copperfield, worked for Mark Wilson.
    [ Now THAT'S a SMOM resume!]

Other interesting ideas:
  Jim Pace
  Harry Riser
  Mike Close
  Bob Read
  Bill Okel
  Lee Asher


   Who fits your idea of a SMOM?   Let me know on my survey
at: 
       Survey shut down, 5-16-05

"I don't have a solution but I admire the problem."
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Copy and paste the links below into your browser.
If you prefer, you can see everything from the main page 
at:
   http://charliesmagic.com
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Gregory Wilson In Action

   Greg regularly fries the lay people.
He will fry you.  You will like it!

  Three DVDs of live fun and studio explanations
at a significantly reduced price.


   See more here

"How do you tell when you run out of invisible ink?"
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Billion Dollar Buncko by Simon Lovell

   The definitive book on scams, cons and cheating.
452 pages profusely illustrated with photos and
noir sequential art.

   Having this book around will make all you friends
think maybe perhaps you have one foot in the underworld.

 Quote from the book and they'll be sure of it.

You "con" see it at:
     You "con" see it here

"I put a dollar in one of those change machines. Nothing changed."
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Ross Bertram's Legendary Magic

   Ross Bertram's film productions of his amazing routines,
now on a two-DVD set, illustrate why his books are STILL
unmatched classics of sleight-of-hand.

Now you see it, now you don't at:
http://www.charliesmagic.com/050805/bertramcollection1-2.html

"I think I've found the trouble with our economy. There are far more ways
to get into debt, than there are to get out of it."
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The Essential Aldo

 You just can't top Aldo for easy, clever and
entertaining magic routines.  So why try?

 Just relax in your easy chair and feel the enjoyment
as you take in this absolute fun on DVD.

 Besides, he's the star of the hit book series,

Where's Aldo?  he's at:
   http://www.charliesmagic.com/050805/ALDO_COLLECTION_1-3.html

"Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder. "
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El Duco's Closeup Ring And Rope Routine

 Traditionally a stand-up "parlor" routine, the
Ring and Rope comes to closeup with this kit and clever
work from El Duco magic.  Includes props and DVD.

Close in on it at:
   http://www.charliesmagic.com/050805/CLOSEUP_RING_AND_ROPE_DVD.html

"I installed a skylight in my apartment.
The people who live above me are furious!"
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Charlie

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Secret masters of Magic

Magic News #190 May 2, 2005
From: Charlie's Magic
Magic News #190 May 2, 2005

Contents:
Secret Masters of Magic
Magic In The Hinterlands
Mentalism 101
Laurant
The Great Wizard of the North
Bob Fitch Topit Workshop
Pop Secret
A1 All-Stars DVDs

On a Septic Tank Truck in Oregon: "Yesterday's Meals on
Wheels."
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Secret Masters of Magic

On the web page describing the new Bob Fitch Topit
Workshop,
I label Bob an S.M.O.M. (Secret Master of Magic).

I think this term is appropriate for movers and
shakers, designers, directors, and coaches who may or may
not necessarily be in the spotlight themselves.
Influencers.

I think of folks like Jim Steinmeyer, Mike Caveney,
Phil Goldstein, Richard Kaufman and a few others as fitting
into this category of SMOMs.

Of course, I'm only counting magicians currently
living as SMOMs. Deceased names we all know and love should
be called something else (How about "former SMOMS"?)

Who's your nominee for a SMOM? Let me know on my survey
at:
http://charliesmagic.com/smom.htm
I'll publish the results and we'll see how your pick
does!

At a Proctologist's door: "To expedite your visit please
back in."
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Magic In The Hinterlands

This week features not one but two books on magicians who
toured rural markets for their entire careers.

Eugene Laurant, until his retirment in the 1940s,
toured extensively first on the Chataqua circuits and then
town to town in rural America. You'll learn all about the
roots of Lyceum, Vaudeville and the "Opry Houses" as well as
about the grit it took to be on the road in the early part
of the twentieth century. Laurant was also a pioneer of the
"school assembly" show in the depression.

John Henry Anderson lived a colorful life
entertaining all over Scotland in the 1840s to 1870s. A
genius and master showman as well, "The Wizard of the North"
the book written by his grand-niece, is a sheer pleasure to
read!

See more at:
http://www.charliesmagic.com/050105/Laurant.html
and

http://www.charliesmagic.com/050105/Great-Wizard-Of-The-
North.html

On a Maternity Room door: "Push. Push. Push."
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Mentalism 101

A powerful combination of six different principles
of Magic and Mentalism. Each one is baffling in its own
right, but together they create an unfathomable mystery.

"Mentalism 101 is an excellent mental effect. This
is a welcome departure from the truncated, one page
instructions that usually accompany dealer items. I
compliment you on the very thorough and professional manner
that you employed in preparing and packaging Mentalism 101."
- Larry Becker

Your Mentalism 101 set contains:
- A Bicycle Brand Koran Five Star Miracle Forcing Deck
(101 Deck) with marked force cards.
- A "Loomis" style double envelope and instructions for
making more.
- 2 Double Face Cards which match the force cards in the
101 Deck.
- Complete printed instructions on how to perform two
versions of this mind boggling routine.
- A 35 minute instruction DVD on which Dennis Loomis
performs and teaches the routine, and teaches you how to
make the necessary double envelope.
- Instructions for another strong prediction routine
utilizing double envelopes. (originally marketed as the
"Triple Prophecy Box.")

Prepare your mind to go to:
http://www.charliesmagic.com/050105/MENTALISM101.html

In a Veterinarian's waiting room: "Be back in 5 minutes.
Sit! Stay!"
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Bob Fitch Topit Workshop

Bob Fitch's Topit Workshop is the definitive
resource that finally tips the "real work" on professional
uses for the Topit. It goes far beyond all current
information.

This Three-DVD series will train you in all aspects
of using the Topit so you will soon have one of the most
powerful weapons of magic in your arsenal!


See if you can topit:

http://www.charliesmagic.com/050105/Bob-Fitch-Topit-DVD-
Set.html

"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest
crime rates in the country." -- --Mayor Marion Barry,
Washington, DC.
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Pop Secret

An unopened, sealed box of microwave popcorn is
given to a spectator in the audience. They open the box and
remove one of the three bags, tossing it to the performer.

The performer unwraps the bag, holds it between the
fingers and thumbs of each hand, and proceeds to pop the bag
of popcorn in his hands! A bowl is placed on a table, the
bag opened, and the popcorn dumped into the bowl. The bowl
of popcorn can then be handed out to a spectator in the
audience.

This is the killer opener you've been waiting for. It just
makes sense. Entertainment and snacks go hand-in-hand.

Pop on over to:
http://www.charliesmagic.com/050105/POP-SECRET-DVD.html

"The word genius isn't applicable in football. A genius is a
guy like Norman Einstein." -- Joe Theisman, NFL football
quarterback & sports analyst.
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A1 All-Stars DVDs

Over the years, A-1 MagicalMedia has treated the
magic world to some of the finest magical performers from
around the world. Now you have a chance to sample the best
of the best on these 90 minute DVDs. All of these routines
were originally intended to be included on each performer's
video, but had to be left out due to time limitations.

Frankly, many of these effects are stronger than the
stuff that made it on to the original videos! These DVDs
feature the most impressive magic video star lineup ever.

Pick out one, two or five!

All starring at:
http://www.charliesmagic.com/050105/a1allstars1-5.html

"Q: Why is Christmas just like a day at the office?
A: You do all the work and the fat guy with the suit gets
all the credit."

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Thanks for reading!

Charlie

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