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60s FLASHBACK MEDLEY
Oldies but goodie!
I really enjoy the vintage tunes, especially from this time period.
Go ahead- sing along!

Our customer and friend, the talented Scott Orlando performs a great CRAZY CARDS routine!

WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ON THIS ONE?

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This is a silly production item- but we think it has some potential.
Do you have some ideas to share on how you would use this hammer in a routine?

SAY IT AGAIN, SAM!

Make sure your audience can hear both sides of the conversation, so they will stay with you...

This was the opening of my stage show as I performed it throughout the 1990s...

The camera was left ON, secretly recording Peter as he was amusing fellow magician Phil Tatton at a picnic several years back...

Our customer and friend, the talented Scott Orlando performs a very cool RIVETED routine!

Over the decades, the most famous magic makers produced some really interesting magic coin props and tricks.
Here are a few vintage and antique pieces from my magic collection...

Our customer and friend, the versatile Spencer Farmans performs a perfect VANISHING BIRDCAGE routine!

BAVARIAN MANOR AND THE BEER BARREL POLKA

Everyone knows the "Beer Barrel Polka"!
Here's the story about the summer I performed magic at the Bavarian Manor in the Catskills, and got to play with the house oompa band...

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It's a three part showstopper card effect for closeup or stage.
Let me show you a trick that's been over 20 years in the making...

When I take a break in my office, most of the time I relax by tinkering with some magic that's laying around.
And in my office, there is a LOT of magic laying around!
Here's a quick trick you might enjoy...

In honor of my longtime friend Bob Carroll's 100th Trivia Show on his Facebook, I perform a little card magic...

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LEVI TATE
Our customer and friend, the very talented Levi Tate performs a quick and surprising SEE THRU version of SNAP CHANGE!

PRACTICE IS NOT A FOUR-LETTER WORD

A good magic effect is 5% mechanics and 95% presentation.
Don't rush it- enjoy the practice. It's an important part of your art!

He is probably most famous for his role as Ralph Cramden in The Honeymooners TV show.
But did you know that Jackie Gleason also created some memorable comic characters on his own variety show?
Like The Magician..

The Thayer Blue Phantom is another rare prop, one of my favorites in my vintage and antique magic collection...

You know you are a magician when... even making your coffee turns into a magic trick!

Our longtime friend Jim Oberg performs a very slick, very smooth and very entertaining THREE CARD MONTE routine!

STEPPIN' OUT
An oldie but goodie!
I really enjoy the vintage tunes, especially lively melodies like this one.
Go ahead- get up and dance!

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Here is a different kind of trick, done with a mark and a quarter.
Let me show you the effect, then give me some feedback.

Our good friend Dirk is back!

Showing off my routine with a custom made coin my wife gave me for Christmas!
Not a gimmicked coin, just some coin manipulation...