Musical Encore: Funeral March Of a Marionette
A very appropriate Halloween song!
Hope you enjoy it...
Showmanship Tips: Non-Magic Essentials Kit
BUILD A NON-MAGIC ESSENTIALS KIT
Your magic props are not the only things you need when you do a show!
Let me give you a checklist for building your own essentials kit...
The Big Hand
THE BIG HAND
Yes, you have to HAND it to us!
We have the most unique greeter in the business...
Magic History 101: Mystery Clocks
MYSTERY CLOCKS
Have you ever seen a Mystery Clock?
These are clocks whose hands move seemingly without any clockworks moving them.
How do they work?
Let me show you two Mystery Clocks from my collection...
Performance: Dave Osborn Coin Effect #2
DAVE OSBORN COIN EFFECT #2
Our very good friend, the very talented Dave Osborn, performs another clever coin effect!
Carson's Copper Clapper Comedy Routine
MY FAVORITE COMEDY ROUTINE
Johnny Carson and Jack Webb perform a hilarious routine with impeccable timing...
Performance: Dave Osborn Coin Effect #1
DAVE OSBORN COIN EFFECT #1
Our very good friend, the very talented Dave Osborn, performs a clever coin effect!
Music With Monticup: Misty
MISTY
I enjoy playing this one...
Need Your Opinion: Magi-Card
HOW DO YOU LIKE THIS TRICK?
Ready to give your input again?
MAGI-CARD
This is a clever and different effect, and I hope it startles you.
It will be available in the shop next week.
Let me show you the effect...
Showmanship Tips: Simple Card Spread and Fan
SIMPLE CARD SPREAD AND FAN
Let me show you my easy technique for making a nice looking card spread and a card fan...
Magic History 101: Magic Shop Stories
MAGIC SHOP STORIES
Sideshow Steve and I reminisce about visiting the famous New York City magic shops back in the 1970s...
Performance: Levi Tate - Gutz Cut
LEVI TATE
Our customer and friend, the very talented Levi Tate performs his own clever one hand card rotating GUTZ CUT!
Promo for Wistia
WISTIA PROMO
An early promotional clip for Wistia, the company that was hosting our online videos at the time...
Senor Wences- Ed Sullivan
Señor Wences
Señor Wences was a Spanish ventriloquist and comedian who made many appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show in the 1960s with his characters Johnny and Pedro...
On the Road Again Geese
GEESE ARE ON THE ROAD AGAIN
One of the many flocks of geese who make a stopover at the Monticup pond every autumn.
They sure make a racket, but they have so much fun splashing around.
Wonder where they are going?...
Music With Monticup: Desperado
DESPERADO
One of my wife Jackie's favorite songs, so I had to learn it!
Enjoy and mellow out as you listen...
Performance - Houdini Now Show Opener
HOUDINI NOW SHOW OPENER
My favorite way to open my show is to make my entrance from the BACK of the theater.
It's a big surprise, it gets everyone's adrenaline pumping, it lets people know that excitement is about to happen- and it gives me an instant connection with them even before I reach the stage.
Here is the first of several segments from my HOUDINI NOW show...
Zero Turn Racers
ZERO TURN RACES
Dirk and Jackie know how to make lawnmowing fun!
Keith Clark Cigarette Act
KEITH CLARK
Keith Clark was a French magician most known for his cigarette manipulation act.
In this film clip from a 1957 French TV show, Keith Clark not only performs his impeccable cigarette routine, but also puts his own twist on several other popular magic effects...
Performance: Levi Tate - Drawing Straws
LEVI TATE
Our customer and friend, the very talented Levi Tate performs a quick and surprising DRAWING STRAWS!
Magic History 101: Vintage Magic Books
VINTAGE MAGIC BOOKS
A peek into two of the antique magic books in my library...
Performance: Michael Medvigy - Pot Of Gold
MICHAEL MEDVIGY
Our customer and friend, the talented Michael Medvigy performs his version of the POT OF GOLD!
Need Your Opinion: CC Chinese Coins
HOW DO YOU LIKE THIS TRICK?
Ready to give your input again?
CC CHINESE COINS
This is a clever and different effect, and I hope it startles you.
It will be available in the shop next week.
Let me show you the effect...
Performance at the Shalom House
AT THE SHALOM HOUSE
My favorite shows are the ones performed for a more intimate audience- the reactions are stronger and more immediate.
Let me share with you some clips of such a performance from a few years back, for a group of about 100 people...
Blooper Reel - Making Demo Videos
BLOOPER REEL
Sometimes we get silly filming all of those demo videos...