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PDF Taster Issue No.1 the MAGIC MAGAZINE for MAGICIANS & MENTALISTS PDF Taster Issue No.1 THE MAGIC MAGAZINE FOR www.magicseen.co.uk MAGICIANS & MENTALISTS DAVID COPPERFIELD: STILL FLYING HIGH PLUS: THROWDINI GAFF COINS PART 4 REVIEWS MASTERCLASS MARC OBERON HOW TO BECOME A WORLD MAGIC CHAMPION PDF TASTER magicseen: THE MAGAZINE YOU CAN’T WAIT TO PUT IN YOUR RECYCLE BIN! CONTAININGTHE LATEST EXTRACTS ISSUE FROM AND SELECTED BACK ISSUES LETTERS Readers’ letters... If you have anything you would like to tell us, whether it’s about the magazine or anything magic related, please email: [email protected] TREVOR’S ESCAPES I watched a TV documentary recently, which featured Trevor Baylis, the man who invented the wind-up radio, and he mentioned that he was an escapologist! What exactly did he do? Liam Morton, Berwick Trevor was an accomplished swimmer in his younger days (he swam for great Britain when he was just 15!) and worked for a company called Purley Pools which developed swimming pools. He subsequently got into stunt work and worked as an entertainer/escapologist - diving into ‘clear-sided’ pools and escaping from things like handcuffs! He staged an elaborate underwater escape while working for the Berlin Circus, and make a pretty penny out of it, which bought Eel Pie Island where he lives today. BRING BACK GUY! I NEED A CHANGE! McClean, who Hi, I am looking to make a big has worked in HELP! Great to see Guy Bavli featured in change to my act. I have TV for a Hi, I have been offered a the last issue of magicseen. I performed as mainly a children’s number of couple of stand-up shows in remember seeing him around entertainer, but would love to do years writes an April, but the audience know fifteen years ago in the UK, and I a more adult act. Any advice article about me pretty well already. Any managed to have a brief chat with would be appreciated as it’s an how he has put ideas for effects that will help him when he lectured at a magic area I know very little about - and an act together me fill 20 minutes? society. He was a really friendly I don’t want to rush in, buy tons for the comedy clubs (with comedy chap - and very down-to-earth of stuff and never use it. What’s mind-reading) starting from scratch. Harry Gregg, Cardiff despite all his success in Vegas the first thing I should do? He covers everything from choosing and on TV in the US. It’s great to JS, via email the effects, the sort of humour he Not easy really, as only you know hear that he sounds as enthusiastic wanted and the sorts of venues he the sort of things that will suit you, as ever, thanks for featuring him… Well…get an act that will suit the wants to play. This may help you and that you like to do. However, audience you intend to perform for. In more than a few sentences on this there are things which have Kenneth Yates via email the next issue of magicseen, Mike page ever could. Good luck with it. impact, and might fit the bill… Bill Abbott’s 5 card opener - easy, builds to a climax, room for your WHAT’S THE EFFECT CALLED? personality, gets the audience fully involved! (3-5 minutes). I have been looking for the name Harry Lorayne says, “It's called of one I saw performed once but Melt-Through. I used to sell it, but Mel Mellers’ Pseudo card trick cannot remember anything else then taught/explained it in Trend (based on a Barry Richardson about it apart from: An odd card Setters so that I wouldn't have to idea) - easy, audience is placed on the bottom of 2 sell it anymore. Trend Setters is out involvement, fun... Perhaps others and when rubbed comes of print, but it's being re-written, Invisible Deck with a decent up between the top 2. I think this updated, etc., along with other stuff, presentation... Choose reasonably is fairly new? in LORAYNE: THE CLASSIC quickly and then concentrate on COLLECTION, Volume 3. the patter. M.H, Middlesbrough 4 magicseen Taster No. 1 NEWS In the news... You read about these things of Royal Berkshire in no time at all. course, so the first thought was By now Debbie had joined me ‘Is this what a heart attack feels and sat watching it all happening. like?’ I guess you don’t know unless you’ve had one. “By now of course I was bored so I started to create comic answers I waited until 8am before calling the to the questions and Debbie kept local surgery who said they could on ruining that by telling them the fit me in about 10.30am. I thought truth. I was connected up to Blaine does it that might be a bit too late, loads of gadgets and now I knew PAUL’S SPOT OF because, being a man, I already it was really serious because I for Haiti BOTHER! knew I was at death’s door, so they know how painful it is to pull them Illusionist David Blaine has Paul Daniels reported on a recent changed it to 8.50am.” damn sticky pads off again. worked some of his magic to heart scare through his always help earthquake victims in Haiti. interesting blog. Paul said he sneaked out of the “They scanned my heart and (http://www.pauldaniels.co.uk/blog/). house and went to see the doctor. showed me the scan pictures. David performed round the Ah... it wasn’t a heart attack... clock for three consecutive Of course, we wish the master “After some questions I was put I was pregnant, well, that’s what it days in Times Square to raise magician well - and some of us into the nurse’s room for the looked like. money for Red Cross were surprised to hear that Paul is same questions and tests and earthquake relief. 71 years old! He seems to have suddenly I am in the back of an “It turned out my heart is slightly more energy and passion for the ambulance, “ he continued. enlarged. Big Hearted Daniels “People could give me a penny art than people half his age. that’s me, and now they want me or a hundred dollars, whatever “I must say that the doctor, the to have my arteries checked to see they wanted,” said Blaine, who Paul said, “I awoke at about 6.30am nurse and the ambulance crew if there is any blocking because the performed sleight-of-hand to find that I had a pain in my chest. were all brilliant and I was in the scan doesn’t show that stuff.” tricks near the Army recruiting station at 43rd St. FISM AT BLACKPOOL 2010 Blaine’s latest stunt was inspired The FISM European Championships will be held at Blackpool during by the 10 days he spent the 2011 event, and a meeting will be held at this year’s event to plan performing magic in Haiti in the fine details. Of course, the FISM World Championships will be held 1999. “That trip changed my in Blackpool in July 2012 (and the normal magic convention will take life, when I heard about the place in February as usual). earthquake, I couldn’t understand how it could happen to these people. I feel obliged to do what I can to help.” DOBSON’S CHOICE In 2000, Blaine stood in a Love him or love him, you cannot block of ice at Times Square ignore him - even though he for over 63 hours for a TV swears like a ruddy trooper. Mr FREE RESOURCE FOR MAGICIANS! special. Dobson, or “Wayne” as we like to A FREE resource-topsites for magic, magicians, creators, retailers, call him, has a briliant new book publishers and all things magical to identify the very best magic related Pal of magicseen, the MD of out called Dobson’s Choice: web sites on the net has been launched! Joining The Magic Top will Blacks Magic, James Clark Special Effects. It’s a real cracker connect you to a Magical Network and expose your website to new was also doing his bit for Haiti and you can find out more details readers interested in exactly what you have to offer. Join NOW ! It's 100% - he was out there using his from www.waynedobson.co.uk FREE at www.themagictop.com military experience to help. www.magicseen.co.uk 5 DAVID COPPERFIELD When I pull up to a theatre or arena, I can’t really wrap my brain around the fact that people want to come and see what I do. 8 magicseen Taster No. 1 DAVID COPPERFIELD DAVID COPPERFIELD STILL FLYING HIGH I’m in the amazing MGM Grand hotel in Las With 21 Emmy Awards for artistic Vegas with David Copperfield. After so many excellence on television, 2 years of continued success, the name ‘Copperfield’ has become an iconic symbol and is Entertainer of the Year Awards, recognised throughout the world. He’s probably knighted by the French more well-known than most world leaders! I ask government, and the only him if he has come to terms with his status in the entertainer to have his image as entertainment world and beyond? “When I pull up to a theatre or arena, I can't really wrap my brain legal tender on postage stamps by around the fact that people want to come and four different nations, it quickly see what I do,” he says, “I still find it amazing becomes apparent that David when a president refers to my name, and when Orson Welles introduced my first TV special, it Copperfield is so much more than was a crazy thing like a dream, in fact, if I could a magician.
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