Ricky Jay will be on the Late Show of David Letterman

Ricky Jay will be on the Late Show of David Letterman 

The Late Show with David Letterman 
Friday, April 26, 11:35 p.m. ET/PT, CBS 
Ricky Jay will be on the Letterman show tonight promoting Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay, a documentary directed by Molly Bernstein and Alan Edelstein. The film is currently playing in New York City, before touring the country through May and June. [See "Revealing Masters," the story of the new documentaries on Ricky Jay and René Lavand, in the May issue of MAGIC.] 

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Dan Sperry "On the Edge" in Reel Magic issue 33   Folks, Just wanted you to know that the newest issue, issue 33 will be shipped next week. If you're a current subscriber your disc will arrive in your mailbox in about 2 weeks. I've been talking a lot about the new "On Demand" version of the magazine. It's a Netflicks model, where you get all back issue and all issues in the future for $5 a month via streaming. People are truly loving this version. I have also been talking about On Demand PLUS which is additional content, lecture notes, on line magic course's, live events like lectures and so much more all included in your $5 a month fee. Here's  little teaser for you to look at. http://youtu.be/hzzecGZoU7g  I expect we will go live with all of this in June...and we will constantly be updating it with new content. Now for you guys who prefer the DVD but would like the PLUS content we will be rolling out a program called MAX. With MAX you get everything, the DVD and PLUS plus On Demand all for $8 a month inside the US and $10 a month outside the US. Now if you'd like to convert your existing DVD subscription to the On Demand version just shoot me an email kozmomagic@me.com If you prefer the DVD version don't worry WE'RE STILL PRODUCING THE MAGAZINE ON DVD. Either way it's clear that Reel Magic is the best deal in magic today!   OK so here's the link to our web page below. Click Here! 607-725-5377 We really appreciate your business at Reel Magic and hope we here from you soon Thanks Kozmo

Magic Magazine Preview May 2013

From The Editor This month marks the one-year anniversary of MAGIC Plus, our exclusive "bridge" between the print version of this magazine and the digital edition. This is where you'll find all of our bonus content — videos, podcasts, slideshows, and more — available for free. All you need is your print copy of this issue and an Internet connection. Simply go to www.MAGICmagazine.com/plus and select this month's issue. Then answer a simple question from the issue, and — that's it! Can't be much easier. What will you find there? Well, for this month, we've got performance video of Doc Eason behind the bar at the Magic Castle, sneak peaks at the Ricky Jay and René Lavand documentaries, a reprint of our 1998 interview with Peter Reveen, additional photos of the AMA Awards Show, Jason England walking you through "Talk About Tricks," and more. Remember, you don't even have to be a subscriber (although that would be nice!); you just need to be holding a copy of this issue and have access to our website. Enjoy! Stan Allen P.S. The May 2013 issue is now available in print, as well as on the iPad, the Kindle Fire, and any Android tablet devices. If you haven't already received your copy, here's a look at what's "between the covers." More stories in MAGIC this month:  Doc Eason: Connecting With Magic By Alan Howard It's not about the magic. It's not about the drinks. It's all about the people, the relationships, and the memories for Doc Eason — experiences and insights he's gained in more than a quarter century at the legendary Tower magic bar, and beyond. Revealing Masters By Alan Howard Ricky Jay and René Lavand are masters of magic from North and South America, respectively. The lives of each have now been captured by filmmakers in documentaries that explore their craft, but leave audiences even more in awe of their work. A Garden of Art: The Magic of Markus Zink By Wittus Witt German magician Markus Zink is an original. A student of magic, art, and the art of magic, his unusual contraptions and surreal presentations make his theatrical shows truly unique. The Many Editions of Harry Houdini By Bill Winters Arthur Moses not only collects Houdiniana, he specializes in Houdini in print — every edition of Houdini literature in print. Plus, Moses shares the story of the complete known Houdini voice recordings, along with a transcript. Plus Updates on… The 45th annual Academy of Magical Arts Awards Penn & Teller's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Magic 360° in Madrid Indy Magic Monthly's fifth anniversary FLASOMA 2013 in Santiago, Chile Remembrances of Alexander Adrion, De Yip Loo, Hans Moretti, Johnny Lonn, and Peter Reveen More products reviewed this month: Fourteen products are reviewed this month by Peter Duffie, Jared Brandon Kopf, Francis Menotti, Arthur Trace: The Classic Collection 4 by Harry Lorayne EMC (Essential Magic Conference) 2012 More Memory Man by Joel Givens Dave's Magical Mysteries Revealed      with David Williamson Reswindled by Caleb Wiles The UNmemorized Deck with Marcelo Insúa Guerilla Q&A by Jerome Finley How It's Done by Edward Litzau Mental Magic by Al Baker 21 with Shin Lim, Donald Carlson, Jose Morales Tom Stone Lecture Deluxe Nest of Wallets by Nicholas Einhorn The Quest for Mastery by Michael Vincent Street Magic Secrets 1 & 2 by David Penn Tricks and advice in MAGIC this month: Talk About Tricks: Unconditional Impossibility By Joshua Jay We begin with an offbeat method to vanish a pack of cards by Michael Boden, and then explore clever card creations from Kyle MacNeill, J.K. Hartman, and Andrew Hillcoat. Finally, Philip Bynorth delivers a solid Expertalk piece on a useful false cutting sequence. Les Amis: A Pure Racket By Gaëtan Bloom & Kevin James This is a strange, visual, nearly surrealistic effect. One card is freely chosen and returned to the deck, which is shuffled and then placed on top of a tennis racket. Just by slightly shaking the racket, the cards start to melt through the strings. All of the cards penetrate except for one, and that's the chosen card. Loving Mentalism: Printed Prediction By Ian Rowland It's a prediction trick this month, but one with a twist. In the majority of prediction effects, the prediction is not seen — and cannot be seen — until the climax of the routine. Also, in many cases, the prediction is seen to be handwritten, which might trigger some suspicions as to when it was created. This month, we have a routine in which a printed prediction is openly displayed right at the start. When later read out by a spectator, the printed prediction contains numerous specific details that no one could have foreseen. Bent on Deception: Sack to the Future, or How an Ugly Prop Redefined the 20th Century By Mike Bent Some magicians might think that the 20th Century Silks should have been left in the 20th century, but to me it's still a great trick. It just needs a facelift. Invented and originally sold by Frank Ducrot in early 1900 — hence the name — it is seldom used in adult shows anymore. Unfortunately, its bastard progeny, the Baffling Bra and 20th Century Shorts, are still thriving in that medium. But the original has become a staple of shows for kids and families. Why? It's a great "bare bones" trick, a nifty skeleton just waiting to be dressed up with a good story. And that's this month's offering (cue trumpets) — The Royal Magic Trick. 50 Years at the Castle: Lights, Camera, Reaction — Shrum's Standing Sets By Milt Larsen Over the fifty years of the Magic Castle, many films, TV shows, and commercials have used the Castle space as a location. NBC's top art director, John Shrum, designed the Castle from its inception. The Magic Castle was not just a building to John. To him, it was his "standing set." In movie parlance, that's a permanent building on the soundstage or back lot. Every nook and cranny of the Castle was designed with an eye to the camera. For What It's Worth: No Breakfast for the Dead By Mark Kornhauser When the Shakespearean actor Edmund Kean was sick and dying, he famously said to his friends who were taking pity on him, "Dying is easy; comedy is hard." That might be a pretty funny thing to say to your cronies when you are on your deathbed, but there are some real disadvantages to dying. With comedy, you can have a bad set and still go out for breakfast afterwards. But there's no breakfast for the dead. Paynefully Obvious: Knock it Off By Payne Intellectual property is a subject that's been bandied about quite a bit these days in the magic community, especially online. Scarcely a day goes by that there isn't a post to be found condemning a blatant, yet very reasonably priced rip-off of a trick, or a lengthy discussion about someone selling knockoffs of a recently released DVD, complete with the link so everyone can go see the offending site for themselves. And woe be it to the fledgling illusionist who unwittingly uploads a video of himself performing with a prop that wasn't made by one of its authorized builders. The ensuing firestorm of outrage and indignation just might set his magic career back by several years, if not end it altogether. Creative Play: Collectors By Tracy Atteberry & David Parr Ideas and inspiration are a bit like bristles from a street sweeper. They can be found all over the place, but first we have to open our awareness and really perceive what's around us. The search for useful information — information that might lead to a new idea — begins with having a keen awareness of our environment.

Magic Magazine April 2013 Preview

From The Editor My introduction this month might seem like a commercial for our "unconventional convention," MAGIC Live! And that's only because it is a commercial for MAGIC Live!Even though registration is running six percent ahead of our last event, we now have a convention model that allows close to 1,500 people to attend. And that raises the question: Is bigger really better? Here are the pros and cons. The pros are numbers. First, the more registrants, the larger budget you have to do great things with. Second, the greater the number of attendees, the greater chance of seeing the people you really want to see. The only real con is also numbers. The problem is not the number of registrants, but how well you organize for that number. And that's what we've been working on for months. Yes, there will be two seatings of our General Sessions, but we've found ways for you to know which of your friends are in attendance, and we've created more time for you to spend with them. So, come and meet your friends — old friends, and friends yet to be — or better yet, bring a friend with you! It's August 11–14, 2013, at The Orleans in Las Vegas. Please visit the MAGIC Live pages on our website for more information, including video highlights and photo slideshows of 2011. And if you would like to receive convention updates, email a request to live@MAGICmagazine.com. And now, back to your regularly scheduled programming — the April 2013 issue, which is now out in print, as well as on both the iPad and the Kindle Fire. If you haven't already received your copy, here's a look at what's "between the covers." Stan Allen More stories in MAGIC this month: Denis Behr: In Person, In Performance, In Practice By Pit Hartling and Thomas Fraps German magician Denis Behr became the go-to guy for demonstrating difficult card sleights online. He also created the "Behr Files," an Internet resource cataloging hundreds of magic books. Here, two of his fellow countrymen have undertaken the task of describing Behr's current life and work — plus Behr provides a trick of his own. The American Museum of Magic at Thirty-five By Gabe Fajuri The small town of Marshall, Michigan holds one of the world's great repositories of magic history — a collection originally built by Bob Lund, and now a museum taking some new directions with easier access and outreach to the general public. The Wizard Behind the Wizard By Rory Johnston Looking for advice on showing a future wizard as a common carnival magician, the producers of Oz The Great and Powerful — the newWizard of Oz prequel — turned to a modern wizard in the classical mode: Lance Burrton. Here, Lance tells the behind-the-scenes tales of his experiences on the film. Magic Mob! By Rick Maue In recent years, pop culture has produced "flash mobs," seemingly random groups of people coming together in public for a surprise, unified event, then dispersing. Now consider the "cash mob," in which friends gather to support and encourage a local business — such as a magic shop. Robert Lund on Collecting Magic By Robert Lund When Bob Lund spoke to the Magic Collectors' Association in 1991, he was not always complimentary about the avocation of collecting, but reaffirmed his love of magic and the people who were equally enthusiastic about the art. Plus Updates on… Theatrical clowns Bill Irwin and David Shiner play a husband-and-wife magic team in one sketch in their new show Old Hats. Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre offering two magicians — James Franco onscreen and Greg Wilson live onstage — throughout the month of March. Martin Camiña's latest full-evening show, Corcheas, Semifusas e Ilusións (Quavers, Semi-quavers and Illusions), playing throughout Spain this year. The Incredible Burt Wonderstone — a review! MAGIC Magazine's listing of "Conventions at a Glance." A remembrance of Maurine Christopher. More products reviewed this month: Nineteen products are reviewed this month by Peter Duffie, Jared Brandon Kopf, Francis Menotti, Arthur Trace, Mark Walker: Confidences by Roberto Giobbi  Al Schneider: Linking Rings Micro Card Rise by Bob Solari The Art of Presenting Magic to Children      with Danny Orleans Silver Lining by The Miracle Factory The Great Alex Weyer by Véronique Faber Thindex from The Miracle Factory Ultra-Cervon by Bruce Cervon and Stephen Minch Poker to Win: Exposé of Advantage Poker Play      by Al Smith  Array by Baz Taylor The Prodigal by Atlas Brookings The Morphew One-Hand Top Palm The Triskadequadra Principle: The Naked Mole Rat      of Mathemagical Tools by John Hostler Tossed-Out Book Test by Chris Philpott Mail-Order Mysteries by Kirk Demaris Closure by Robert Smith and Peter Eggink Ambideckstrous by Jonathan Pickard Babel by Vincent Hedan In My Mind 2 with Luca Volpe And there's even more tricks and advice this month: Talk About Tricks: Magi-Fest 2013 By Joshua Jay We begin with an offbeat method to vanish a pack of cards by Michael Boden, and then explore clever card creations from Kyle MacNeill, J.K. Hartman, and Andrew Hillcoat. Finally, Philip Bynorth delivers a solid Expertalk piece on a useful false cutting sequence. Loving Mentalism: Soundless Music By Ian Rowland Dr. Arthur Lintgen from Philadelphia can identify a vinyl LP just by studying the pattern of the grooves on the record. This remarkable and perfectly genuine talent provides the inspiration for this month's routine, except the effect is brought a little more up to date with the use of CDs. Three spectators freely choose CDs from a wide selection spanning many different artists and genres. You identify the chosen albums, including the specific artist and title, without seeing them. Or touching them. Or going anywhere near them. A simple secret, but an enduring mystery. Bent on Deception: It's All Geek to Me, or The Not-So-Daring, Incredibly Stupid Spring Trap By Mike Bent My one and only attempt at sideshow magic is the Daring Spring Trap. I ordered one, but when it arrived I was scared to death of the thing — it wasn't a magic prop, it was a real animal trap! I read the brief instructions, and while my mind completely understood the physics of it, my inner fraidy-cat couldn't be persuaded to actually try it out. When I eventually did give it a try, I did so wearing an oven mitt. I knew it had to be in the show, but the question was: How do I make it funny? The answer was obvious. I had just spent 45 minutes acting like a big baby stupid idiot. So that's what I decided to do onstage. 50 Years at the Castle: …And 45 Years of Banquets and Shows By Milt Larsen In thinking about these articles concerning the first fifty years of the Magic Castle, I have tried to come up with some stories that haven't been covered in our books and other articles. Since this is the April issue, and the 45th Academy of Magical Arts Awards take place at this time of the year, I thought I'd cover a bit of the background of the award concept. Our Magic Stories: Lucille and the Ma-ma-magic Egg By Larry Singer For as long as I can remember, I have been a stutterer, cursed with the inability to speak without embarrassing myself. Even saying my own name takes too many staccato syllables, each machine-gun utterance adding to my shame. I am fourteen. I can feel the sweat welling up in my sideburns, starting to trickle down my reddening face. Lucille is introducing me. She smiles and gestures in my direction, inviting me onstage as she exits. I walk to center stage, gripping a red cloth bag. Much as I'd like to, it's too late to turn back now. For What It's Worth: The Sex Issue By Mark Kornhauser When a young boy starts to do magic and gains the admiration of his peers, he doesn't just go home and learn new magic tricks. He adopts a new identity. As soon as you learn to do the Ball & Vase trick, you consider yourself a magician. It's pretty easy for a young boy to feel a part of the fraternal ranks of the magic world. I'm sure it's more difficult for young girls to feel part of that same gang. Therein ends my understanding of young girls, and women in general. Paynefully Obvious: It's Not Bizarre To Me By Payne When one hears the term "bizarre magic," it brings to mind the image of a candlelit, incense-infused room where Andruzzian robed mages circle around a black-velvet draped card table, gutturally mumbling Cthulhuic incantations in a histrionic attempt to summon forth the Old Ones so they can reveal that the selected card was, in fact, the Five of Spades. This is a pity, because bizarre magic is so much more than that. Creative Play: Scamper By Tracy Atteberry & David Parr In most cases, the creative process is described as less of a quantum leap, and more of a gradual series of small but significant refinements. One method that can help produce new improvements on old ideas is the checklist. We might be accustomed to thinking of checklists as mundane reminders of tasks to do or items to obtain, but a well-written checklist can be a powerful catalyst for creative thinking. Perhaps the most well-known example of this is Alex Osborn's list of 73 Idea-Spurring Questions. This month's creative game is based on a simplified version of Osborn's checklist, a version known as SCAMPER. MAGIC Live Teen Intern Program We are looking for young magicians, age 15–19, to participate in our intern program during MAGIC Live, August 11–14, in Las Vegas. This is a unique opportunity to work with the MAGIC Magazine team in all areas of the convention: registration, set-up, hosting, backstage, and more. You will also join in teen lunches with special magic guests, giving you an opportunity to mingle with, and learn from, some of the best. It's hard work, but a truly amazing, one-of-a-kind experience! If interested, please email Rory Johnston (rory@MAGICmagazine.com), explaining why you'd like to be an intern, along with your bio and where we can see footage of you performing.

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Magic Magazine Preview for March 2013

From The Editor About a year ago, I received a call from Gina Soliz, a senior publicist at Warner Bros. She told me about a movie in production starring Steve Carell as a magician, and she asked what it would take to get a feature article in MAGIC and possibly even a cover. Next thing I know, my son and I are visiting the set in Los Angeles. Warner Bros. was generous in supplying us with some exclusive photographs and access to the filmmakers. At press time, however, the movie is still not ready for viewing, so I guess we'll all see this together. Maybe you could email me your (short) review. Meanwhile, enjoy Shawn McMaster's behind-the-scenes story in the March 2013 issue, is now out in print, as well as on both the iPad and the Kindle Fire. If you haven't already received your copy, here's a look at what else is "between the covers." Stan Allen MAGIC Live Intern Program We are looking for young magicians, age 15-19, to participate in our intern program during MAGIC Live, August 11-14. This is a unique opportunity to work with the MAGIC Magazine team in all areas of the convention: registration, set-up, hosting, backstage, and more. You will also join in teen lunches with special magic guests, giving you an opportunity to mingle with, and learn from, some of the best. It's hard work, but a truly amazing, one-of-a-kind experience! If interested, please email Rory Johnston (rory@MAGICmagazine.com), explaining why you'd like to be an intern, along with your bio and where we can see footage of you performing. More stories in MAGIC this month: COVER: Looking at Magic with a Magic Eye By Shawn McMaster Magicians are the focus of Steve Carell's latest comedy, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, which opens in theaters this month. Shawn McMaster discovered that the folks behind the film have something of a history with magic, and a love for it that allows them to both honor and parody the art. Mark Mason: Major League Pitcher By Alan Howard He's a performer, dealer, manufacturer, lecturer, and creator of magic. But Mark Mason is first and foremost a pitchman. Countless hours running carny games and extolling the virtues of household products have honed his spiel and audience psychology — useful assets in the magic business. Taking Advantage of the Opportunity By Jaq Greenspon Doug McKenzie is a magician with an international upbringing and a technological bent. This combination of background, skills, and interests serves him well as a performer and as a consultant to several high-profile conjurors around the world. That's How It All Began By Mark Kalin If a magician is fortunate, he or she might become known for a signature piece — an act that is immediately associated with a particular person. How do these career-defining routines come about? There is no one answer, but Mark Kalin asked half a dozen magicians "how it all began." Plus Updates on… Jorge Blass debuting his new Spanish television series with Luis de Matos, Juan Tamariz, Sos & Victoria, Yunke, and Dani DaOrtiz. Twenty-five of the United States' finest professional close-up magicians — and one from England — entertaining Medal of Honor recipients at an Inaugural Ball. Two successful fundraisers in Massachusetts to benefit David Oliver. A reunion of some of the more than 2,000 graduates of the Magic Castle Junior program. MAGIC Magazine's listing of "Conventions at a Glance." Reports on La Grande Magia competition in Italy and Magic Outlaws on the Travel Channel, plus remembrances of Imam Hossain and Kees Schoonenberg. More products reviewed this month: Eighteen products are reviewed this month by Michael Claxton, Peter Duffie, Jared Brandon Kopf, Francis Menotti, Arthur Trace: Woodyland by Woody Aragon Pack Small, Play Big: The Tradeshow with Dan Harlan Quadrant by Brandon David and Chris Turchi The Ultimate Control from Happie Amp Wayne Dobson & Friends by Wayne Dobson A Baxt, a Boy, and a Bucket with Robert Baxt Angel by Chris Knudsen Modern Intricacies by Yoann The Dance with Brain Platt Profile and Skewer by Garrett Thomas  iProject with Alan Rorrison The Evolution Deck by Bob Solari Milbourne Christopher: The Man and His Magic      by William V. Rauscher Lotto Square by Leo Smetsers Seeking the Bridge by John Born The Multiple Revelation Project      by Andi Gladwin and Rob James Dunninger's Complete Encyclopedia of Magic      by Joseph Dunninger. Out of print. Shirt Pulling Trick from Abbott's Magic Co. Tricks and advice in MAGIC this month: Talk About Tricks: Discipline By Joshua Jay This month, we explore a fabulous interlude with ESP symbols, suitable for close-up or stage, as well as Curtis Kam's new take on a prop you probably haven't used since you first started in magic: the Ball & Vase. J.K. Hartman, Jesse Rijpkema, and Zane Kinkade round out the issue with powerful card routines. Loving Mentalism: The Psychic Gift By Ian Rowland This month's slice of mentalism is simple, direct, and lots of fun. A spectator is given over two dozen sealed greeting cards. Inside each card is a message promising a gift of some kind. With the cards in her own hands, the spectator freely chooses whichever card she wants. The cards she did not choose are opened and read out, and all the gifts they mention are absurd or humorously unpleasant! When the spectator opens the card she selected, she sees that you predicted she would choose that card, and she wins the nice box of chocolates that has been on your prop table all along. Bent on Deception: Let's Not Make a Big Production Out of This By Mike Bent I don't have a lot of use for the "now it's empty, now it's full of silks" kind of production, but I still love the gadgetry! I also have a longstanding obsession with the most entry-level "packs flat, plays big" production prop: U.F. Grant's Temple Screen. I have come up with several routines for it, none of which involve silks. I also haven't given up entirely on productions, but they need to make sense and have an element of surprise and humor behind them. I think this month's offering fits the bill. 50 Years at the Castle: Nobody's Pirfict! Fun and Follies By Milt Larsen My late brother, Bill Larsen Jr., always called me "Mrs. Winchester." After inheriting the Winchester rifle fortune, Sarah Winchester was told by a spirit medium that she should build a home for the spirits of all the people killed by Winchester guns — and that she would join the spirits if she ever stopped building the home. For 38 years, the round-the-clock sawing, sanding, and hammering at her San Jose mansion never ceased. I guess Bill's comparison was well founded. In the fifty years of the Magic Castle, we have never stopped sawing, sanding, and hammering. Viewpoint: YouTube Exposé: A Different Perspective By Lee Asher The most significant benefit the Internet provides us is the ability to get back to mentor-student relationships. For What It's Worth: Who Do You Think You Are and What's the Big Idea? By Mark Kornhauser Whatever type of magician you are, no matter how "real" and believable your personality, when you are onstage you are not a real person. You are a theatrical character. Your theatrical character can be a realistic character, but it is a character nonetheless. Paynefully Obvious: Just a Theory By Payne "I know how you did that," the spectator exclaims upon seeing the magician cause a coin to vanish. "It went up your sleeve." The magician mentally carves another notch in his magic wand and counts this performance as a victory. The spectator has been fooled. The coin didn't go up the magician's sleeve; he used a hook coin. The half dollar is safely hidden behind his lapel. He succeeded in deceiving the spectator. How could anyone see it any other way? #LaxOnline: Shut Up Already About How Magic Shops are Dead By Rick Lax Old Guard magicians spent the last decade lamenting the creeping extinction of the brick-and-mortar magic shop. Well, I have some news. The magic shop lives. It moved. It's online now.