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 Written by Jeff Stone  Stone Cold Magic News  3 Responses »  Tagged with: , , , , , ,
Jan 102012
 
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Help Me Win a Contest Before January 20, 2012 What a headline . . . but it’s true. I entered my effect Quarter Bird into the MagicSeen magazine Master Class Contest. If you liked that effect then vote for me. Of course, to keep things fair, here are my competitors, so if you like their effects better, then vote for them: From Magicseen Magazine Issue 42: All the entries for the Masterclass Award 2011 have now been published and we need you, dear Readers, to help us to decide which of the contributions is worthy of receiving the framed Masterclass [...]

Ghost in The Machine

 Written by David Acer  Free Magic  No Responses »  Tagged with: , , , , , ,
Jan 102012
 
Ghost in The Machine

The Year is 1995. The place is Kansas City. Carl Cloutier and I are among a handful of magicians from the North who have descended upon Stevens Magic emporium to shoot a two-volume video set called The Magic of Canada. The magnanimous Joe Stevens tries to make us feel more at home by serving maple syrup and being polite. It works – everyone’s in a great mood. During a break, Carl and I wander over to the vending machines, and while he’s dropping in coins, I’m toying with a deck of cards. Then I see the “insert dollar bills” slot [...]

Love Cards, More Power To You, Oddballs, and Vertigo

 Written by Jeff Stone  Gems and Rubble  2 Responses »  Tagged with: , , , , , , ,
Jan 102012
 
Love Cards, More Power To You, Oddballs, and Vertigo

Send Products For Review Here As you know, each month I review a few products and give them a status of either Gem or Rubble (sometimes something in between). If you have (or know someone who has) a product you would like reviewed, please send it to: Stone Cold Magic Reviews 3367 South 6400 West West Valley, Utah 84128 I’ve got a pretty big stack, but I will make every effort to get the review out as soon as possible. All Gems this month . . . some a little less gemy than others. Craig Petty’s Love Cards – Gem [...]

QR Codes

 Written by Jeff Stone  No Stone Left Unturned  No Responses »  Tagged with: , , ,
Jan 102012
 
QR Codes

Raise your hand if you know what a QR Code is. If you didn’t raise your hand, read on. If you did raise your hand, read on. If it’s some other option, read on. Get it . . . read on. What you see to your left is  called a QR code. They are free to make and have a ton of potential for helping you get clients . . . after all, isn’t that why you read No Stone Left Unturned every month. I’ll tell you how to make one in a second. But first, get out your smart [...]

Custom Connections

 Written by Jeff Stone  Roots and Branches  No Responses »  Tagged with: , , , , ,
Jan 102012
 
Custom Connections

You’re pumped up; You’re energy’s high; Table number 4 requested “The Magician.” You walk over there and everyone seems nice. You introduce yourself. You pull out a deck of cards, and that’s when it happens. The spectator says the most retarded thing you can imagine: “I’ve seen this one.” Doesn’t that kind of imply that there is only one card trick in the entire universe? How do you counter that? Even if she wasn’t being a heckler . . . maybe she was excited and she was telling her friends how excited she was to see that trick again. However, [...]

The Mistress Card Principle

 Written by Jeff Stone  The Saga  No Responses »  Tagged with: , ,
Jan 102012
 
The Mistress Card Principle

Look man . . . It’s not what it looks like. Sure . . . you’ve heard that before, but this time I mean it. Sure I was born a Diamond, and through my pre-arranged marriage, I end up with the Queen of Diamonds, but isn’t that like marrying my cousin or something? Anyway, that all-thumbs “magician” did some “every card has a mate” trick, and next thing you know, I’m stuck next to the Queen of Hearts. She smells nice and is certainly hot, but I didn’t put her there. Then of course, here comes my wife, wondering how [...]

New Products For The New Year

 Written by Jeff Stone  Stone Cold Magic News  No Responses »  Tagged with: , , ,
Dec 302011
 
New Products For The New Year

A Message From The King Darn it all . . . another year flown by. Hopefully all of your holiday wishes came true and you spent time with family. And even though the Holidays are pretty much over, I thought I’d share this message from The King: The New Year Hold on to your hats for the 2012 Issues. I think you’ll be quite surprised at who will be contributing to this humble rag in the upcoming year. Stay tuned. Are You Really Writing a Book? Yes folks . . . I really am working on another book. It’s just [...]

Surfaced, Whiplash, Color Changing Deck and Silent Treatment

 Written by Jeff Stone  Gems and Rubble  No Responses »  Tagged with: , , , , , , , , ,
Dec 302011
 
Surfaced, Whiplash, Color Changing Deck and Silent Treatment

Send Products For Review Here As you know, each month I review a few products and give them a status of either Gem or Rubble (sometimes something in between). If you have (or know someone who has) a product you would like reviewed, please send it to: Stone Cold Magic Reviews 3367 South 6400 West West Valley, Utah 84128 I’ve got a pretty big stack, but I will make every effort to get the review out as soon as possible. How’s this for a weird set of reviews: 2 gems, one rubble and 1 that’s bot gem and rubble. Read [...]

The Magic of Business Cards

 Written by Jeff Stone  No Stone Left Unturned  No Responses »  Tagged with: , , , , , ,
Dec 302011
 
The Magic of Business Cards

Last month the statement/question was, “You don’t have a camera? Really!?” This month it’s “You don’t do magic with your business cards? Really!?” I’m not gonna spend a lot of time convincing you that magic with business cards is critical. However, think of this: you meet someone on a plane or standing in line at the grocery store or at a networking meeting, etc. The guy asks you what you do for a living. You say that you’re a magician (or whatever you call yourself). Then you produce a business card from thin air (back palm or whatever method you [...]

Magic vs. Tricks

 Written by Jeff Stone  Roots and Branches  No Responses »  Tagged with: , , , ,
Dec 302011
 
Magic vs. Tricks

Ha! I Tricked you! or That car is Tricked out! or I Tricked my parents into thinking I was at the library Vs. When I saw her, it was like “Magic” or Few moments are as Magical as witnessing the birth of your own child or The Magic of Disney Which one are you trying for? Which one inspires more emotion? I dare say that “magic” is much better than a “trick.” The catch is that the trick is needed to create the magic. The magic is the feeling (a.k.a. Astonishment) that we are aiming for. The trick is merely [...]

Houdini vs. Houdin

 Written by Jeff Stone  Stone Cold Magic News  No Responses »  Tagged with: , , , , ,
Nov 302011
 
Houdini vs. Houdin

The Magic gods Smiled That Day I hope everyone had a weight-gaining, new-belt-hole-punching Thanksgiving! I know I did. It was baby Oliveah’s first Thanksgiving. We hung out with some friends for the big day. Of course, I got asked to perform some magic. So I busted out 10 ESP cards that I keep in my wallet. I performed an effect where the spectator handles the cards for the most part. However, the cards must remain in a particular cyclical stack for the effect to work. As I was about to perform the effect, one of the guests (friend of our [...]

Minty Fresh Coin in Bottle

 Written by Dan Paulus  Free Magic  1 Response »  Tagged with: , , , ,
Nov 302011
 
Minty Fresh Coin in Bottle

. . . So there I was, sitting in the car with the motor running while my wife ran into the store for “just a minute.” Ya that’s right, I fell for it! While my wife’s minute turned into thirty, then forty, then . . . well, you get the idea – I got bored. I had eaten the last little mint from my box of tic-tacs and was fiddling around with the box. So bored was I that I started to wonder, “What magic trick could I do with this little box?” After awhile I worked out a method [...]

Exchange Rate, Fast Company, Exit and Gafftastic

 Written by Jeff Stone  Gems and Rubble  No Responses »  Tagged with: , , , , , ,
Nov 302011
 
Exchange Rate, Fast Company, Exit and Gafftastic

It looks like we’ve got a balance of 2 gems and 2 rubbles this round . . . not bad. Cameron Francis’s Exchange Rate Inc – Gem Damian Nieman’s Fast Company – Rubble Mickael Chatelain’s Exit – Rubble Liam Montier’s Gafftastic – gem Cameron Francis’s Exchange Rate (MSRP: $30.00) Random I-Tunes Song of The Moment: I’d Just Love to Lay You Down By Conway Twitty. I’ll just dive right into this. For $30 bucks, you get 8 tricks . . . mostly good tricks, but even so . . . that’s a little pricey considering the price of other DVDs [...]

You Don’t Have a Camera? Really!?

 Written by Jeff Stone  No Stone Left Unturned  No Responses »  Tagged with: , , ,
Nov 302011
 
You Don't Have a Camera? Really!?

Sometimes the short and the sweet articles end up being favorites of my loyal subscribers. Today I plan to test that theory. It’s simply this: I’ve seen a load of magic websites that a) look like crap, and b) have no video footage of the performer whatsoever. The Lecture Seriously!? You really don’t have any footage!? In today’s world, with smart phones, and inexpensive camera’s, there is no reason not to have footage on your site. Again, I’m speaking only to those who are seeking to land gigs and clients and to make some money. Obviously if you’re a hobbiest, [...]

ACAANC

 Written by Jeff Stone  Roots and Branches  No Responses »  Tagged with: , , , , ,
Nov 302011
 
ACAANC

I’ll give you three guesses as to what the last “C” stands for in ACAANC. I’ll give you a hint; it rhymes with “rap.” Any Card At Any Number. To paraphrase Jerry Seinfeld, What’s the deal with that plot? Spectator number 1 names any card. Spectator 2 names any number. Spectator 3 counts down to the named number only to find that the card at that number matches the card named. It’s a decent effect. However, many of the methods are way to fidgety and call attention to the wrong place at the wrong time. Additionally, many methods use crazy [...]

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