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08/31/2009 - Recommended New Items
David Peters  # 

Here is a list of some of our newest items which I recommend. 

Murphy's Magic Supplies, Inc. Presents Demonstration Table DX by Mikame - Trick
( MKEDEMOSTRDX )   The Mikame Collector's Series From a premier collaboration between Mikame Craft and Murphy's Magic Supplies, Inc., this is the first in a special collector's line of superior quality devices ...  

This Table is really well made! This is like a piece of priceless furniture.

 

Stain-Shiv by Andrew Mayne – DVD
( DVDSTAINSHIV )   stain Andrew Mayne (creator of Ghost Vision, Gut Buster and Ghost Ink) presents a frightening, visual way to reveal a word or image to your audience.The performer presents a mysterious dark substance. ...

This is a great effect to put in your Halloween collection, it isn’t too late to start working on the creepy effects!

 

E-Case (Blue) by Mark Mason and JB Magic – DVD
( DVDECASE_blue )  Silent but Deadly. The hit of the MAGICLIVE dealers room This electronic hand built unit, allows you to create the perfect signed card, to card case. The E CASE utilises a brand new method, that's hip ...

This electronic marvel will help you create a great effect and it is easy to use!

 

Rhapsodies in Silver & Other Mysteries by Michael Vincent and Alakazam Magic - DVD
( DVDRHAPSODIES ) Enter a world of elegance and sophistication......where time stops, money disappears into thin air, black becomes white and white becomes black......Michael Vincent defies all human logic as the world ...

I am still stunned by these effects and the way Michael teaches makes it easy to understand and work with. Michael is a classic magician and this set is worth every penny!




 

It is confirmed.  Keith Barry will be on the Tonight show tonight! Thursday August 27th.  Keith will be talking about his exciting new projects and most likely blowing minds away.

Other guest tonight will be Mike Tyson and comic Matisyahu.

 

The Tonight show information




Keith BarryI just heard from my Friend Keith Barry that he will be on the Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien next week.  He thinks it will be on Thursday night.   I went to the Tonight show web site and couldn’t find an advance listing yet for the show.  I will post again when I find out the actual date.

Keith in in the USA right now (Vegas for the Magic Live convention) then from there off to a secret location to work on something big!  We will be seeing more of the Druid Master in the near future for sure.

www.keithbarry.com  

  NBC.com - The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

Keith Barry photo by Andy Amyx




Jay was called back to the show for a second chance at the big prize.

Tuesday nights episode of America’s Got Talent was off to a great start. But Mr. Morgan was itching to press the buzzer.  Unfortunately for Jay, Piers and Sharron scratched that itch and buzzed him before he was finished.  The Hoff wanted to see how much worse it could get.

The Judges basically said “The silks? Not the silks, we have all seen the silks”

The good part was the hip music, a couple of beautiful women he made appear to start the act and a cute fluffy dog at the finish.  We will see if America votes him on to the next round or not on Wednesday.

The tricks he did were some good standard magic but nothing AGT wanted to see.

You too can perform these tricks (hopefully better)

Color Changing Vest (Stars And Stripes) Large by Lee Alex - Trick
( CCVESTSTARSTRIPE_lg )   (demo shows finale as Union Jack, this vest finale is Stars And Stripes)Lee Alex, British illusionist, translator and co-author of the book "Quick change" by Sven Schoppenhauer (Lex Sc ...

 

 

Appearing Cane Fantasio (Red)
( APPCANE_red )    Appearing Cane Fantasio (red) ...

 

20th Century 18" Silk by Royal Magic - Trick
( RM20THCEN )  The magician displays two large (18-inch) blue silk handkerchiefs, ties them together and sets them aside. Then, a multi-colored "sunburst" silk is shown and magically vanished! Upon examining the blu ...




Rhapsodies in Silver & Other Mysteries by Michael Vincent and Alakazam Magic – DVD

Wholly Cow!  This is fantastic stuff.  Michael is back with this awesome 4 DVD set.  There is a lot of great stuff in this set.  Check the ad copy for the details on what you get on this set.  Michael is a classic professional Magician and is very good at what he does.  He will take you step by step to help you learn the magic that he does.  I know a lot of people have been waiting for this set since his first set The Classic Magic of Michael Vincent (3 DVD Set) – DVD  was a huge success. 




I had received this Tweet from Penn yesterday afternoon before the show.

“Shooting "America's Done Got Some Talent." Then fly back to Vegas, but

it'll look live. They still say OK to all the blood. We'll see.”

Follow Penn on Twitter Here

Here is what he was talking about.  Check it out.




The Manchurian Approach by Alakazam – DVD  We have this in stock now and it is flying off the shelves! Be sure to get your copy now!

 Alakazam Team Note:

We spent a few minutes chatting to our good friend Amit Badiani about hypnosis and what you can expect to learn from The Manchurian Approach DVD project and he would like to share this message:

"Wow what can I say guys, as you read this message you are very nearly the proud owners of The Manchurian Approach DVD. Before I continue I would like to personally thank a few people, Anthony himself for letting me be apart of the DVD project and all the courses that he runs and also Kev Sheldrake, Russ Stevens from RSVP Magic who is a fantastic person and great fun to be around with, and last but not least Chris Harding, Peter Nardi, Mark Gray and everyone else from Alakazam

What a fantastic Journey it has been, we had so much fun filming for the DVD, some of it which you will see clearly on the DVD, but also all the background fun that we had, it truly was a fantastic few days.

Many of you who already have Anthony’s Reality is plastic book know that it really is one of them books that you just simply can’t put down because it is so clear, precise and easy to understand, the DVD has been produced in exactly the same way. This is the first time a Hypnosis tutorial DVD has been produced to this level with 4 discs worth of training and live footage taking you through step by step process and also how you incorporate magic into hypnosis, so keep the sofa warm because I promise, you will not be moving from your seat.

The great thing about The Manchurian Approach is that you don’t need any prior knowledge to hypnosis in any way shape or form because Anthony has a fantastic way of breaking the misconceptions of hypnosis.

On a final note I hope you have a fantastic time watching the DVD and also going out there and performing it yourself, and remember Hypnosis can take your magic to a entirely new level what you do with it is limited by your own imagination.

All the best

Amit Badiani"

Our thanks to Amit for taking the time to contribute this fantastic praise and advice. We hope that you enjoy The Manchurian Approach!




New Changes for the US Playing Card Company:

A little history:

The United States Playing Card Company is the leader in the production and distribution of premier brands of playing cards, including Bee, Bicycle, Aviator, KEM, Tally Ho, and Hoyle playing cards, plus other gaming accessories like Poker chips.
The privately held company, has been based in Cincinnati, Ohio since it’s founding in 1867, manufactures, markets and distributes playing cards, children's card games, collectible tins, puzzles and card accessories.

While at their first location on College Street, the firm printed theatrical and circus posters, placards and labels. By 1872, the business had increased so much, it was forced to seek larger quarters, and in November 1872, it moved into a new, four-story building on nearby Race Street.

                Race street buildingUSPC

The Present & Future:
They have now moved to a high tech facility in Hebron, Kentucky as of July 2009. They will be investing in excess of $30 million over the next two years to establish a new manufacturing, distribution and headquarters on the new 40 Acre campus.  USPCC will relocate to a 570,000 square foot facility on the campus. The facility will be the headquarters operations for USPCC, which has been located in the Greater Cincinnati city of Norwood, Ohio since 1901.  The campus will also serve as the headquarters for Loew-Cornell, a respected leader in the art and craft supply market and also part of Jarden Branded Consumables, whose corporate functions will be relocated to Boone County from Englewood, NJ.  They have decided to take on the move in an effort to modernize their facilities and equipment, in order to remain competitive in the next 100 years.

USPCC will continue to have operations in Cincinnati, including a display of the company's museum of historical playing cards dating back to the fourteenth century.

bicycle

Bicycle cards:

Bicycle has been the best selling playing card brand in the world for more than 100 years. The US Playing Card Company has already unveiled a new box design for their Bicycle Rider Back 808 playing cards, the most popular selling card, both for them as well as magic shops world wide.

Murphy’s Magic Supplies, Inc. has purchased the entire remaining inventory of the decks featuring the classic Bicycle box design. After we sell through the stock on hand, we will carry the new design. The design to the outside box design is the only thing to change on these cards. Inside you still have the same design, and the same quality that you know and trust.  We will continue offer the classic style tuck case while supplies last.

We will have more information on the New decks as we prepare to bring them to you.

New Tuck Case for the Bicycle Cards. Bike Red  New-Bicycle-Box

article by Marc Duva




The votes are in!  Last night on America’s Got Talent show the acts that performed on Tuesday August 4th show were either sent home or were given the chance to move on to the next round.

The viewers of the show called or text in their votes for their favorite acts. 

Drew Thomas Magic got enough votes to stay for another round!  Good luck Drew!

This is the act he did that got him to the next round.  




We want to send a very Happy Birthday to John Calvert who turns 98 years old today.

(from Wikipedia)

Madren Elbern "John" Calvert (born on August 5, 1911) is an American magician.

The son of Elbern F. and Naomie P. Calvert, Madren Elbern Calvert was born in New Trenton, Indiana.

In the course of his career, John Calvert has appeared in films as well as in stage performances around the world. As of April, 2009, Calvert is still performing and lecturing.

Calvert is scheduled to give a magic performance at the London Palladium on his 100th birthday, August 5, 2011.

Calvert currently resides in Bowling Green, Kentucky with his wife Tammy.

The following has been printed in the June 2009 issue of The Linking Ring:

John Calvert had a mild stroke on Tuesday, April 28, at the home of Ray and Ann Goulet. He received immediate treatment and has amazed doctors with his positive attitude and quick recovery. He is currently in rehab and expects to be back to normal very soon. Mr. Calvert's wife, Tammy, reported that he kept the hospital's medical staff entertained and while talking to his doctor did a watch steal on the attending nurse! If you would like to send greeting cards to the Calvers, write to them in care of Ray and Ann Goulet, 118 Marshall Street, Watertown, MA 02472.

John Calvert, 97, performs for the Oakland Magic Circle on Jan. 6, 2009. He has been performing magic since 1934 and is booked at the Palladium in London on his 100th birthday.




Drew Thomas: Magician and Illusionist got his shot to perform again on America’s got Talent.

He did a great performance and even got a “WOW” from Piers Morgan. Piers didn’t like him wearing Jeans but Drew did say the set was his workshop and the rest of the crew were wearing welding outfit.  I think if Drew had a nice suit on it really wouldn’t fit the routine. 

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Check out Drew Thomas Magic web site.   http://www.drewthomas.net/




08/05/2009 - New Video Blog Format
andy  # 
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I just wanted to let everyone know that there is a new video blog format now. There will be a lot more detail, better close ups and video clips of the products that I will be talking about. We have a few tweaks to work out but over all we are progressing to a much better video blog. Enjoy!  http://www.murphysmagic.com/behindthecurtain/default.aspx




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Summer is still in full swing, and it seems like we just had our 4th of July celebrations, but if you look into the grocery stores you can already see the Jack-O-Lanterns, witches and candy creeping on to the shelves. October is still 2 months away but the time for Halloween shopping has officially started.

Now is the time to start shopping for your creepy Halloween effects, after all you need a little time to practice them and work them into your act. Who wants to learn a new effect last minute, and risk having it fail during the show?

Stay ahead of the game and start shopping for your effects now!

Check out these 10 Spooky effects:

FUSE trick - Spirit Fire Writing Solution ( FUSE )

Gut Buster by Andrew Mayne - Trick ( GUTBUSTER )

Freaky Body Illusions – Trick ( FREAKYBODY )

Exorcism by David Mann and Jon Maronge - Trick( EXORCISM )

Wounded Accessory Kit by Robert Smith – Trick  ( WOUNDEDKIT )

Wounded by Robert Smith - DVD ( DVDRSWOUNDED )

Ghost Vision by Andrew Mayne - DVD ( DVDAMGHOSTVISION )

Dracula Bites the Dust by Mike Bent - CD ( CDMBDRACULABITES )

Changing Portrait - The Da Vinci Corpse by Eddie Allen – Trick  ( CHANGEPORTRAIT_davin )

Changing Portrait - Aunt Madeline by Eddie Allen - Trick ( CHANGEPORTRAIT_madel )

Checkout our Seasonal – Halloween Search for more suggestions.

(Article by Marc Duva)




Dionysios Goulimis, owner of the Street Magic magic stores in Greece (www.streetmagic.gr)  was on Greece’s Got Talent show. 

He performed Voodoo Mysteries

Here is some info from Dionysios himself:

“I presented a trick that made them think on the subject of faith.
A random member of the theater came up on the stage and the presentation began.

I with a VOODOO doll in my hand, (for the show propose only I put a comedy touch in the trick; I put the face of the Greece’s meanest Judge Mr. PERIS on the doll.)

The performance had 3 phases:

Invisible Touches (I touched the doll and the girl felt touches on her body.)
Mysteries Hand Burning (I put fire to the doll and fire appeared on her hand.)
and Sudden Pain!! (I punctured the doll and she reacted to pain in the same places on her body.)

Everything went well and I passed to the next round.

The Greek Judges are:
Mr. Peris: a Greek journalist and TV persona. His criticism is very hard!!
Ms. Malthity: a Greek TV show host, singer, and model.
Mr. Psinakis: a Greek talent manager, He is the man that made Sakis Rouvas (the most popular Greek pop singer) a star.

My next appearance will be at the Greek show

''The next Uri Geller'' next October.”
Thanks,
Dionysios Goulimis

Congratulations Dionysios and good luck in the next round!




 

Pre-Order your copy of Ben Harris’ Crossroads by Ben Harris- Book at your favorite dealer!

"There are two main features here; a named card vanishes from a sealed deck that you never touch, and the card is found at an impossible location of your choice. Causing any card to vanish from a deck under such impossible conditions is not an easy problem to solve. However, Ben has hit on an elegant solution, and what's more; the whole thing is technically self-working. If you're looking for a direct and powerful card effect, you'll love this. And, if you enjoy experimenting and exploring the ins and outs of a trick, you'll love this even more because the possibilities seem endless..."
- Peter Duffie (from the foreword)

HERE'S WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:
"I've been exploring versions since the mid-1970s and enjoyed your thinking on this."
- Max Maven
"This is going to FRY a lot of people..."
- Richard Kaufman
"This is so devious - created with an incredibly sharp magic scalpel - that I predict this to become an instant classic."
- Chris Wasshuber (Lybrary.com)

Ben Harris will be featured in the September issue of MagicSceen Magazine.  Crossroads will be heavily talked about.  Be sure to pick up this issue of MagicSceen and your copy of Crossroads. 




FISM Beijing 2009 Winners

by Peter Everson

Comedy Magic

1st place - Not awarded

2nd place - Brynolf & Ljung - Sweden

3rd place - Cheff Magic - Denmark

Mentalism

1st place - Not awarded

2nd place - Jount place - Nicolai Friedrich - Germany - and Rob & Emiel - Netherlands 3rd place - Tony Montana - Argentina

Stage Illusions

1st place - Julius Franck - Germany

2nd place - Magic Sky Group - China

3rd place - Not awarded

General Magic

1st place - Soma - Hungary

2nd place - Ma Yanyan - China

3rd place - Siebensinn - Austria

Manipulation

1st place - Jount place - Yo Kato - Japan - and Han Seol-Hui - Korea 2nd place - Sebastian Nicolas - Germany 3rd place - An Ha Lim - Korea

Invention

Jorge Luengo - Spain

Most Original Act

Charming Choi - Korea

Micro Magic

1st place - Not awarded

2nd place - Vittorio Belloni - Italy

3rd place - Jount place - Simon Coronel - Australia and Johan Stahl - Sweden

Cards

1st place - Shawn Farquhar - Canada

2nd place - Kristian Nivala - Finland

3rd place - Olmac - France

Parlour Magic

1st place - Marc Oberon - UK

2nd place - Charlie Caper - Sweden

3rd place - Latko - Argentina

Grand Prix Winners

Shawn Farquhar - Close-up

Soma – Stage

FISM Beijing 2009 Gala Shows on video

Stage Gala Show 1  
http://v.youku.com/v_playlist/f3590102o1p8.html 李永軍
http://v.youku.com/v_playlist/f3590102o1p9.html      Jorgos  
http://v.youku.com/v_playlist/f3590102o1p10.html 藤山新太郎
http://v.youku.com/v_playlist/f3590102o1p11.html     Double Fantasy  
http://v.youku.com/v_playlist/f3590102o1p14.html     Mac King  
http://v.youku.com/v_playlist/f3590102o1p28.html 雜技表演
Close-up Gala Show  
http://space.tv.cctv.com/video/VIDE1249012295514889      Henry Evans  
http://space.tv.cctv.com/video/VIDE1249012925834883      Shoot Ogawa  
http://space.tv.cctv.com/video/VIDE1249012715353885      Miguel Poga  
http://space.tv.cctv.com/video/VIDE1249013085540888      Lennart Green  
http://space.tv.cctv.com/video/VIDE1249013110460887      Rick Merrill  
Stage Gala Show 第二場
http://space.tv.cctv.com/video/VIDE1249120536312884      David Sousa
http://space.tv.cctv.com/video/VIDE1249120540326882      Miguel Puga
http://space.tv.cctv.com/video/VIDE1249120546352889      Jeff Mcbide
http://space.tv.cctv.com/video/VIDE1249120553574889      Topas
http://space.tv.cctv.com/video/VIDE1249120657482886      I.Ma.Gi.A
http://space.tv.cctv.com/video/VIDE1249120667614886      Yunke
http://space.tv.cctv.com/video/VIDE1249120862728883      Peter Marvey
http://space.tv.cctv.com/video/VIDE1249120978799881      Victor Voitko

FISM For Blackpool!

Blackpool Magicians’ Club is pleased to announce that they have been awarded the prestigious honour of hosting the 2012 FISM World Magic Championships.

A delegation from the Blackpool Magicians' Club including Derek Lever, David Plant and Andrew Green headed to Beijing to this year's FISM Conference to post the UK bid to host the championships in 2012.

The comprehensive 50 page bid compiled by Derek Lever was presented to the FISM committee displaying the extensive convention achievements that Blackpool have stacked up over the past 57 years of record breaking conventions in Blackpool.

The group was delighted to receive the news that they had been awarded the honour at a special event in Beijing and was overwhelmed with the support from fellow magicians to host this prestigious event in three years’ time.

Work will now begin on developing an incredible line up of events for the UK conference in 2012. Derek Lever and the team will start to bring the many elements together to ensure that the next FISM conference puts the UK on the international map for being the capital for the creative magical arts and attract the best competitors and biggest stars in magic to its shores.