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Magic Roadshow #108

May 31, 2010 (C) 2010 All rights reserved worldwideRick Carruth !ditor" u$lisher

%treet Magic&s #1 'ree ewsletter 'or agicia s, street er'or ers, restaura t work ers, close u artists, a d e talists, with su$scri$ers i over seve ty cou tries worldwide*

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.elco e to a ew issue o' the Magic Roadshow* /' this is your 'irst issue, the / wa t to si cerely& ha k ou& 'or shari g your ti e with our 'a ily o' er'or ers*

his is or ally where / go i to detail a$out so ethi g that is o' o i orta ce to a yo e $ut e* /&goi g to s are you a d get right i to the stu'' all o' you ca e here to read* Actually, so e o' you o lyca e here to dow load your 'ree e$ooks, a d that li k is at the $otto o' the ewsletter*

o e you had a e oya$le Me orial ay, a d / ho e you took a o e t to thi k a$out what it ea sa d the sacri'ices others ade 'or you a d /***

Co e ts, criticis , ra ts a d raves*** 4a hre'56 ailto7rick agicroadshow*co 69!MA/: M!4"a9

6 he aster i the art o' livi g akes little disti ctio $etwee his work a d his lay, his la$or a d hisleisure, his i d a d his $ody, his i 'or atio a d his recreatio , his love a d his religio * e hardlyk ows which is which* e si ly ursues his visio o' e;celle ce at whatever he does, leavi g othersto decide whether he is worki g or layi g* o hi he&s always doi g $oth*6 a thor coi agic trick

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es, >a thor is over the to ? $ut there&s othi g wro g with this little coi trick* /t actually works*

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6 his works with a y three values, as lo g as each value is di''ere t (e*g*, 2, 3, J works as well as Ace,10, Q)* Gote that the $et is that at least o e o' the three values ( ot suits, suit is ever e tio ed) will

$e o to o' at least o e o' the iles* ou are ot $etti g that all three values will a ear* his alsoworks i' the Mark shu''les the deck a d si ly deals three cards o'' the to there is o agic i

cutti g the deck*66=si g this $asic idea, / develo ed the Le tacle -orce* Rather tha use three di''ere t values, / decidedto use 'ive, a d si ce they could $e a y 'ive, / decided to use the 'ive royal 'lush values, Ace, Si g,Tuee ,

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7* Me ory !''ects -ree L -

%cott Cra has u dated his e co assi g &Me ory !''ects L -&* / 'irst wrote o' %cott a d his $log acou le o' years ago, a d si ce that ti e he has cha ged the look, added a to o' resources a d osts,a d ge erally ke t his readers i 'or ed o' al ost a ythi g related to the e ory a d agic*

he L - is a KQ age su ary o' resources %cott has cataloged through the years* /t&s Duite a work,a d so ethi g you eed to read, a d have a co y o', i' you are a 'a o' agic sDuares, e tal agic,e ory de o stratio s, e ory tech iDues, e tal u les, a d uch ore*

o Duote %cott***

6/ each sectio , there&s the title o' the $ook"e''ect"routi e, a $rie' descri tio o' it, a d the theorigi al source(s) a d the author* /t does &t teach a y o' the e''ects the selves, rather it si ly showsyou where you ca 'i d the * / tryi g to $e co lete, / ca &t say that all the resources will $e easy to'i d, as so e o' the works are out o' ri t* owever, the docu e t curre tly totals KQ ages, so there&s

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*7 TwertyMagic Magic video tutorials

TwertyMagic 'eatures do e s o' video e $edded 'ro a variety o' sources, all teachi g so e as ect o'agic* / have e; lored the site a d watched the tutorials, a y o' which / could watch o ou u$e a dsi ilar sources*** $ut** TuertyMagic $ri gs the all together i o e locatio , a d grou s theaccordi g to the 'ollowi g7

Card Magic Mo ey Magic Close u Magic %treet Magic %tage Magic Hi icked Magic Mi d Readi g Magic Ro e Magic Make at o e Magic % o ge Ball Magic All Magic ricks*

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*7 %ell Magic ricks o eBay**

%i ce y childre were very you g a d we had agicia s tur u at $irthday arties to e tertai thea d their 'rie ds, /&ve $ee 'asci ated $y the see i gly e dless $usi ess o ortu ities availa$le withithat overall tight iche arket called &Magic&*

%i ce the /&ve discovered a y ways to ake o ey 'ro agic, such as $y selli g agic tricks,arketi g vi tage agic e ora$ilia? creati g eBooks a d other edia ackages 'ocusi g o agic,selli g agic e he era a d collecti$les, a d such a lot ore $esides*

' all those di''ere t o ortu ities it&s ro$a$ly agic tricks that o''er the $iggest sco e 'or ru i g a'ull ti e $usi ess o eBay, so that&s the su$ ect /&ll cover ow, with a ro ise to tell you ore a$outthose other agic related $ig s e d roducts so e ti e soo *

&Magic rick&, esse tially ust two words, $ut they re rese t a y very di''ere t roduct ty es, ew a dseco d ha d, vi tage a d oder , a d coveri g roducts $ased o hu dreds o' di''ere t trick ty essuch as7 card tricks, e ory tricks, levitatio , sleight o' ha d, ha dkerchie' tricks, a d so uch ore

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Based o a 'ew hours research this is what / lear ed a$out the agic trick arket o eBay today7

X Most o ular sellers o eBay are card tricks, es ecially co e diu ty es co tai i g do e s o' cardtricks o C , W or i eBook* Multi le W ackages o' various di''ere t card tricks are es ecially

o ular such as &Royal Road to Card Magic& o C which regularly attracts high ro'its a d a set o':e art Hree Card Magic ricks o si; W s*

ighest rices go to stage agic hysical a aratus, o'te $ig a d $ulky, such as a %tage %how /llusioChair %us e sio Magic rick that rece tly 'etched Y1@@ (a$out P310) a d a %trait

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listi gs ge erati g several sales 'ro o e eBay listi g* :ow rice roducts usually ea low u it ro'its, a d co sta tly havi g to 'i d a hotogra h a d descri$e e dless ew low rice roducts, $utot i this case* :ow ro'its are, argua$ly, o ly a ro$le 'or o e o'' roducts, such as i dividual tricks

icked u at auctio or $oot sale, without a cha ce o' selli g si ilar ite s later or aki g %eco dCha ce ''ers* hese o e o'' ite s i ge eral are rarely worth listi g &Buy /t Gow& as ost agic tricksare actually listed o eBay, $ut o e o'' ite s ca 'etch good rices at auctio , de e di g o co ditio ,

rarity, a d age*

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*7 -AM/: MAH/C / U //7 10@ !asy ricks -or My -a ilyN (a d your 'a ily too)By !d Hlass a

his volu e co tai s 2 e;celle t $ooks, -a ily Magic /N a d -a ily Magic //,N i o e a a i gM G! %AW/GH volu e that will carry you with clarity i to the world o' agic U chica ery, o ea ateur agicia to a other, with a co $i ed total o' 10@ $ewilderi g easy to do agic tricks, at leastQ0 o' which reDuire o rior skill* ou ay easily er'or the 'or e $ers o' your 'a ily, es eciallyyour childre U gra dchildre , are ts U gra d are ts, sisters U $rothers, cousi s, e hews U ieces,au ts U u cles, tee agers, eve stra gers U 'rie ds*

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!d Hlass a has $ee a a ateur agicia si ce igh %chool* his 80th $irthday, his love 'oragic i creased, a d si ce the , he er'or ed e;te sively 'or his 'a ily* As he ut it7 / started doi gagic as a tee ager, a d lear ed a 'ew easy to do sleights* y 80th $irthday, / decided to shareagic with y 'a ily* / wa ted the to have so e agic i their lives* his $ook ste s 'ro thatdesire***

Rece tly, / oticed tricks so easy to do that / did G have to touch the cards* / stead, / guided thes ectator volu teer who ha dled the cards* / call these ZGo a ds Card ricks*F hough easy to do,

eo le 'i d the outco e o' these tricks as startli g a d a a i g as ore co licated tricks* / collectedthese tricks i -a ily Magic //*N

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XXXXX 6@ % AR% !RR/-/C B SEEE, A ril 3, 2010 his review is 'or7 -a ily Magic / a d //*

.e had a co y o' this wo der'ul agic $ook at the last 'a ily gatheri g* .e each thu $ed throughthe $ook a d chose a trick to er'or * Although o e o' us are agicia s, i ust a atter o' i uteswe were a$le to ru through, a d later er'or , our chose agic trick* ur agical e''orts weregreeted with sur rised . .s a d . / = AI he e; la atio s are all i the $ookEHreat 'u E A arvelous agic $ook writte with very clear i structio s* his is agic a yo e ca do*6

XXXXX 6@ % AR% his review is 'or7 -a ily Magic / a d //*

his $ook was very easy to 'ollow* he tricks are e; lai ed i easy ste s that will have you6wowwi g6 your 'rie ds a d 'a ily i i utes*6

ereFs what Rick Carruth editor U u$lisher o' the ZMAH/C R A % .F ewsletter wrote a$out-a ily Magic / U //N i the A ril 30th, 2010 /ssue***

6-AM/: MAH/C is e;traordi arily 'i e $y a y sta dard***

6!dward goes to le gths to e; lai a d teach a y sleight used a d to ake the readers co 'orta$le,regardless o' their skill level* /& also hugely i ressed with the de th o' i structio !dward goes i toto e; lai ot o ly how the e''ect works, $ut why it works as it does***

6/ ad ire the creative rocess !dward i volves i each e''ect, steeri g the reader toward $othdevelo i g his or her ow ethod a d e couragi g the to really thi k a$out the e''ect a d how itworks* !dward&s ro'essio alis a d teachi g skills co sta tly 'low throughout $ooks e a d wo,as you are $oth challe ged a d ge tly Duestio ed as to how you could take the sa e e''ect a dcreatively i rove u o it***

6Although / was 'a iliar with several o' the e''ects i Book /, !dward co sta tly added u e; ectedtwists, catchi g e o'' guard a d creati g a leasa t &.ow& o e t***

Book // is loaded with what !dward re'ers to as &Go a ds Card ricks&* Ma y o' the e''ects actuallytake lace i the s ectators ha ds, $eyo d co trol o' the er'or er, a d without rior arra ge e t ora i ulatio $y the er'or er***

/ k ow you will $e erso ally a a ed a d e tertai ed with !dward&s asterworks ust as / have***

/ highly reco e d -AM/: MAH/C / a d // to a yo e i terested i the art a d skill o' agic*

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/ discarded the deck*

/ asked the ide tity o' the Chose card a d re oved the card 'ro u der the ha dkerchie'* %uree ough, $oth the sa e* Hreat a a e e t*

Gote7 / stead o' e doi g all the work, it akes 'or greater e tertai e t a d $ewilder e t i' / ask the

s ectator volu teer to hold the a ki a d the card together, a d the to slowly shake the card out 'rothe a ki * Audie ce artici atio adds co sidera$ly to this e''ect*

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/ u$lished these little two li ers i the Magic Roadshow a lo g, lo g ti e ago a d 'ar, 'ar away*hey are o 'u ier ow tha they were the , $ut i' you read o e, a d a agicia 'rie d co es toi d, the ay$e there /% a little $it o' truth there so ewhere** ? ) Most o' these are so ewhatge etic*** you could su$stitute &lawyers& or &actors&, 'or e;a le, 'or so e o' the a d get the sa ehu or* /' you k ow so e, se d the to e a d /&ll add the to y collectio *

( he last ti e / u$lished these, a cou le o' readers e ailed e with choice words*** as i' / ever heardthe $e'ore* :ighte u , eo le***** ? )

T7 ow do you get a ro'essio al agicia o'' your orchIA7 Lay hi 'or the i a*

T7 ow do you get your 'rie d, the agicia , to er'or 100 card tricksIA7 Ask hi to show you o e*

T7 .hat]s the di''ere ce $etwee a ro'essio al agicia a d a i aIA7 A i a ca 'eed a 'a ily o' 'our*

/ told y wi'e / had a hal' a i d to $eco e a ro'essio al agicia *%he said hat should do itN*

.hat]s the di''ere ce $etwee a close u agicia a d his %outh A erica MacawI e o' the isoisy, loud, a d o$ o;ious, a d the other o e is a $ird*

ow do you kee a agicia i sus e seI

.hat did the 'isher a say to the ta$le agicia IZLick a cod, a y cod*]

.hat]s the di''ere ce $etwee a agicia a d a o io I Go o e cries whe you cut u a agicia *

.hat]s the di''ere ce $etwee a close u agicia a d a = iIA = i o ly re eats J0 ti es*

.hy did they ut 200 cor orate agicia s at the $otto o' the ocea I%o eo e heard they were really good eo le dee dow *

ow did the childre &s agicia retire with a illio dollars i his $a k accou tIe started with two illio *

.hy do so a y eo le take a i sta t dislike to restaura t agicia sI/t saves the ti e i the lo g ru *

.hat&s the di''ere ce $etwee a gover e t $o d a d a agicia Ie atures as it gets older**

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*7 :i'e i s*co Magic Articles

eah** /& tooti g y ow hor here* -or slightly over a o th /&ve $ee the Magic Huru at:i'e i s*co * he site is esse tially what the a e i lies*** a series o' ti s ertai i g to agic* %o ei s are co sidera$ly lo ger tha others $ut they all o''er a little i sight i to o e o' a u $er o'agic categories*

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his well illustrated e$ook teaches you a stu i g card trick which e''ectively co $i es card agica d e talis *

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A collectio o' O e$ooks rovidi g a solid i troductio to the theories $ehi d hy osis*

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/ e courage you to share your 'avorite li ks, videos, a d resources with other agicia s 'ro arou dthe world* /' you k ow o' a site that has a 'ree e$ook or a wide assort e t o' agic related aterial, lete k ow* /& sure all the other readers will a reciate it**

Llease e ail e at the li k $elow with your resource, li k, article, or suggestio **

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May y e;t issue 'i d you well**

Rick Carruth " !ditor

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