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Year: '2013' - Month: '7'

MUM Report for July 2013

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In late June, the Harry Riser Assembly #31 joined forces with IBM Ring 10 for our annual magic picnic proving once again that a group of magicians have no difficulty making large quantities of hot dogs disappear.  

 

In honor of Independence Day the theme for the July meeting was Red White and Blue magic. Your humble scribe started off the evening with a brief video presentation of his recent pilgrimage to the House of Robert-Houdin in Blois, France.  Robert-Houdinâ??s genius still shines forth when seeing his automatons over 150 years after their creation.  Our newly installed President, Taylor Martin, kicked off the magical portion of the evening with a brief history lesson on phlogiston, an invisible substance which alchemists believed was released when there was heat and fire. Taylor entertained the group with the â??Green Purple Orange Mysteryâ??, an effect originally described in The Discoverie of Witchcraft in 1584.  One red, one white and one blue rope (the mystery is why is the effect called â??the Green Purple Orange Mysteryâ??) were tied together.  The ropes were sprinkled with phlogiston  by a willing spectator and mysteriously fused into a single red white and blue rope.  Tom Winterrowd continued the festive spirit by producing red, white, and blue silks from a â??church collection bagâ??, transforming them into white, blue and red silks.  He  then mixed things up by producing a psychedelic silk with a mixture of all three colors.  Tom capped it off by producing an American flag to thunderous applause.  President Taylor next explained the origin of the phrase â??two bits, four bits, six bits a dollarâ??  and dramatically demonstrating the concept with the help of his little black money bag.  The evening concluded with a presentation by Taylor of â??coin through the back of the handâ?? and â??coin through legâ?? from Boboâ??s Modern Coin Magic.

 

Submitted by Steve Spence, Scribe


Creative Magic Items Available for Sale

Announcements

UPDATE (7/17/2014) : We bought the Creative Magic portion thinking we would sell some and recoup some cost and use the remainder to start a SYM group up on the North East side. Unfortunately, medical and other financial obligations are not going to allow that to happen at this time. We are now offering the remainder of these items as a single bulk purchase. We are looking to get $4000 for all the items listed. This is well below the original retail value of these items which is over $11,000. This could be a great investment for someone who could sell them over time. All items are new and not been used. We are offering this to the local magic group before I put the lot up onto Ebay for auction on Monday July 21st. If you would like to purchase or make an offer, please contact me ASAP.

UPDATE : Added links to the Creative Magic website for additional information and images of most products.

When Creative Magic announced they were closing and were selling off their inventory to prospective portion holders. I took advantage of their offer and acquired a portion. Every portion holder was guaranteed at least one of every item they produced. For many of the items, we received multiples of the item. It also included one of a final product that they never released to the public. This final item is a Magic Table that comes complete with plenty of storage for all your items and in the Creative Magic way stores down into a small carry bag. Included with the Magic Table is a Head Twister Kit that you can use to make a head twister illusion in a motorcycle helmet.

Reluctantly, I have decided that I must part with the items at this time. All items brand new and never been used. They are all still in the cases. The final illusion will be shipping to me in the next couple weeks. They are keeping it a secret until it ships. I would like to offer the items to the local SAM and IBM members first at a 20% discount off the originally price. Listed below is what I have available and the price. My contact info is below:

Michael McKellip
mmckellip@mac.com


Magic Table with Head Twister Illusion - Possibly the most practical magic performance table ever. Packs into a small bag. Plenty of storage with customizeable pockets and shelves for holding all your props. Sets up in about 2 minutes. When finished the entire table folds into a small bag with the props still in it ready to go. The first one sold also includes a bonus Head Twister Kit which includes items needed to turn a motorcycle helmet into a custom head twister illusion. This item must be seen to understand how incredibly useful it is. Please visit the website to see images and a video of this item.

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Original Price $595 SAM/IBM $476
Quantity Available: 3


Shadow Tent - New and improved shadow box illusion. Specially designed by a team of professional magicians and custom manufactured by a leading tent fabricator, the Shadow Tent is every magician's dream come true. The Shadow Tent is durable, extremely light weight, packs super small, sets up in minutes, and it is affordable.

  • Dimensions fully set up: 5' by 5',  54" tall inside, 65" to the top of the poles. The inside of the tent is a little less than 4' by 4' at the base. 
  • Dimensions in bag: 30" long 8" wide (considerably larger than the actual tent rolled up, so it is really easy to pack in and there is room for your light and extension cord) 
  • Weight: Only 10 pounds

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Original Price $1450 SAM/IBM $1160
Quantity Available: 2


B Screen - Portable version of the famous Bryce's Screens. B Screens is the perfect way to produce Santa or a CEO because it can be learned in minutes! It is also a great way to produce yourself because it is fast and visual! Itâ??s a time-tested illusion that can even be performed surrounded!

  • Dimensions Set Up: About 6' 6" high and 12 feet wide 
  • Dimensions in bag: 29" long and 12" high 
  • Weight: About 15 pounds?

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Original Price $1250 SAM/IBM $1000 
Quantity Available: 1


Flip Switch - Possibly the most practical transposition ever. Packs into the smallest duffle bag we have ever made. A simple and beautiful prop that can be used in a wide variety of appearances, disappearances, and transpositions.

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Original Price $795 SAM/IBM $636
Quantity Available: 1


Cube Squared - Cube Squared is a human square circle with endless performance possibilities!

  • Dimensions fully set up: 36" by 36" by 36" (largest cube) 34" by 34" by 34" (red cube) 31" by 31" by 31" (hidden cube - load space) 
  • Dimensions in bag: 14" by 16" by 4" 
  • Weight: About 6 pounds

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Original Price $695 SAM/IBM $556
Quantity Available: 1


Invisible Paint - It is a Square Circle that is also a Phantom Tube that has been manufactured to look like a standard paint can. Now, pulling colors out of a â??tubeâ?? makes sense!

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Original Price $540 SAM/IBM $432
Quantity Available: 1


Random Fate - Random Fate will match the Victory Cubes perfectly - they are just a bit smaller (so they stack nicely) and 6 sided. Random Fate also comes with 12 beach ball/balloon covers numbered 1 through 12 to help you in your ultimate quest for randomness. And, of course, it comes with a custom bag that expands to become a large duffle bag to hold it all.

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Original Price $435 SAM/IBM $348
Quantity Available: 1


Victory Cubes - Victory Cubes is a new stage decoration that does tricks! Turn a school auditorium into a Vegas show room instantly or add a quick and easy change of scenery to your show with hardly any set up or lugging heavy sets. Great for keeping props in
or behind; in fact you can pull small props out of any of the spandex dots. Perfect for blocking those tricky angles, or for ditching used props.

  • Dimensions fully set up: 34" by 34" by 34" (Large cube) 31" by 31" by 31" (Smaller cube) 
  • Dimensions in bag: 13" by 15" by 4" 
  • Weight: About 5 pounds

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Original Price $295 SAM/IBM $236
Quantity Available: 6


Bigger Wands - Bigger Wands is a great prop to add to any magic show to make it even more fun and more exciting for the kids. It comes with 7 foam wands that kids love, ranging in size from 6" to more than 7 feet.

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Original Price $145 SAM/IBM $116
Quantity Available:  SOLD

Extra cover set for wands: $75


Biggest Inflatable Wand - Top quality inflatable, and matches the Bigger Wands!

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Original Price $59 SAM/IBM $47
Quantity Available: 1


Pandora Bag Set - It is a mesh force bag that looks like something you would wash your delicates in or put your watch and wallet in and tie to a canoe. What makes this bag so different from most force bags is the bag starts out completely empty. The audience drops the contents into the bag and without you touching a single item in the bag, it becomes a force bag with you in 100% control of what item will be selected every single time! Comes complete with two different sized Pandora Bags.

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Original Price $65 SAM/IBM $52
Quantity Available: 5 4


Pandora Bag (small) - It is a mesh force bag that looks like something you would wash your delicates in or put your watch and wallet in and tie to a canoe. What makes this bag so different from most force bags is the bag starts out completely empty. The audience drops the contents into the bag and without you touching a single item in the bag, it becomes a force bag with you in 100% control of what item will be selected every single time! This is the small Pandora bag only.

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Original Price $25 SAM/IBM $20
Quantity Available: 6


Super Pandora Bag - It is a mesh force bag that looks like something you would wash your delicates in or put your watch and wallet in and tie to a canoe. What makes this bag so different from most force bags is the bag starts out completely empty. The audience drops the contents into the bag and without you touching a single item in the bag, it becomes a force bag with you in 100% control of what item will be selected every single time! This is a jumbo Pandora bag only.

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Original Price $30 SAM/IBM $24
Quantity Available: 2


Change Cap - Not only is it the most innocent looking and un-suspecting change bag ever, it's also something that can be used by close up performers as well. It looks just like an ordinary baseball cap, and you can wear it just like a baseball cap. It is stretch fit so the standered size fits most, but you don't have to wear it at all. It can be used for endless change bag effects for stage workers, mentalists, kids performers, and street performers.

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Original Price $25 SAM/IBM $20
Quantity Available: 2 1


Change Cap (factory 2nd) - Not only is it the most innocent looking and un-suspecting change bag ever, it's also something that can be used by close up performers as well. It looks just like an ordinary baseball cap, and you can wear it just like a baseball cap. It is stretch fit so the standered size fits most, but you don't have to wear it at all. It can be used for endless change bag effects for stage workers, mentalists, kids performers, and street performers. These caps may have a small cosmetic blemish that should not affect the performance of the item.

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Original Price $20 SAM/IBM $16
Quantity Available: 3


Flash Cards - Disguised as simple childrenâ??s alphabet cards, yet perfect for all the classics of magic and endless new effects as well. This is one prop no children's performer should be without. This is an ungimmicked deck of 52 Flash Cards. Disguised as simple childrenâ??s alphabet cards, yet printed and cut to the high standards of the U.S. Playing Card Company, these cards handle great and will add a new flair to many of your existing card routines and open up the doors to many more creative and fun routines. For example, use the cards to spell out a prediction, force an object on a spectator that will appear somewhere else, etc.

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Original Price $10 SAM/IBM $8
Quantity Available: 8 4


Jumbo Flash Cards - Disguised as simple childrenâ??s alphabet cards, yet perfect for all the classics of magic and endless new effects as well. This is one prop no children's performer should be without. This is an ungimmicked deck of 52 Flash Cards. Disguised as simple childrenâ??s alphabet cards, yet printed and cut to the high standards of the U.S. Playing Card Company, these cards handle great and will add a new flair to many of your existing card routines and open up the doors to many more creative and fun routines. For example, use the cards to spell out a prediction, force an object on a spectator that will appear somewhere else, etc. Jumbo version.

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Original Price $20 SAM/IBM $16
Quantity Available: SOLD


Kerry Summers' Memorized Deck - Quite possibly the easiest to learn memorized deck ever!

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Original Price $30 SAM/IBM $24
Quantity Available: 4


Svengali Deck - Disguised as simple childrenâ??s alphabet cards, yet perfect for all the classics of magic and endless new effects as well. This is one prop no children's performer should be without.

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Original Price $15 SAM/IBM $12
Quantity Available: 2 1


Shaved Deck (Stripper) - Disguised as simple childrenâ??s alphabet cards, yet perfect for all the classics of magic and endless new effects as well. This is one prop no children's performer should be without.

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Original Price $15 SAM/IBM $12
Quantity Available: 1


One Way Force Deck - 52 Flash Cards of all the exact same type. Combined with other one way force decks you can make 2 way or 3 way force decks. you can use them for doubles or torn and restored effects or any tricks where the card might have an unfortunate ending.  Disguised as simple childrenâ??s alphabet cards, yet perfect for all the classics of magic and endless new effects as well. This is one prop no children's performer should be without.

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Original Price $15 SAM/IBM $12
Quantity Available: 2


Knot A Card Trick Deck - The premise is that you will perform a classic rope trick with a deck of cards. In this case, the famous "cut and restored rope." Disguised as simple childrenâ??s alphabet cards, yet perfect for all the classics of magic and endless new effects as well. This is one prop no children's performer should be without.

Original Price $15 SAM/IBM $12
Quantity Available: 22


Teach By Magic Book - A book of magical object lessons, brainteasers, and attention-getters made especially for educators.

Original Price $15 SAM/IBM $12
Quantity Available: 4


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