download Archives - Stone Cold Magic Magazine https://www.stonecoldmagicmagazine.com/tag/download/ Killer Magic, Incredible Advice, Totally Free! Sat, 09 Feb 2013 00:04:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 The Magic of Dropbox https://www.stonecoldmagicmagazine.com/no-stone-left-unturned/the-magic-of-dropbox/ Sat, 09 Feb 2013 00:04:54 +0000 http://www.stonecoldmagicmagazine.com/?p=4524 So . . . I’ve got an iPhone, iPad, PC Laptop, PC Desktop and and iMac . . . yep, and I use every single one of them on a regular basis. The laptop and my iPhone are the most used. The Laptop is my main computer. It’s where I …

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So . . . I’ve got an iPhone, iPad, PC Laptop, PC Desktop and and iMac . . . yep, and I use every single one of them on a regular basis. The laptop and my iPhone are the most used. The Laptop is my main computer. It’s where I write all my books, keep track of everything, write all of my programs, store my music, etc. The iPhone is with me everywhere and is my personal assistant. I rely heavily on Siri and all things iPhone 5. The desktop is where I do most of my video editing. The iPad is mostly where I do my magazine reading and eBook reading. The iMac is used for APP programming and watching Netflix. 🙂

There have been tons of occasions where I was at one computer (or device) and needed a file from another device (usually from my laptop). So I have thumb drives and webmail . . . not exactly the simplest method. Often, I need to quickly look at something in a spreadsheet for just a second. But because I’m not at my computer and only have my iPhone with me there’s not much I can do.

Enter Dropbox. It’s free, and it’s awesome! If you’re familiar with Google Drive, it’s the same thing. However, I prefer Dropbox for several reasons. The main one is the interface is easier and cleaner. For the unfamiliar, Dropbox is online storage. You download a program to your main computer. Then you put whatever files you want into the Dropbox folder on your computer. As soon as you do it, those files are instantly available (securely) at Dropbox’s Website.

You can access the files from any computer in the world from their site. Further, you can download an app to your iPhone and/or iPad (and Droids) that lets you access the files as well. No matter where you edit the file, it instantly syncs up everything. It’s fast, transparent and easy, and did I mention: FREE!

They have paid plans as well if you need more storage. But the free plan is 2 Gigs of storage. That’s quite a bit for what I use it for.

So why am I talking about this? Simple most of you, I presume, have a smart phone and a computer at least. I would also further assume that you use both of them in your magic business whether it’s to track your financial spreadsheets or your show list, or contracts, etc. A big part of being a true pro is to be organized. There is nothing worse than forgetting to bring a document with you to your gig or an interview. This is a short quick reminder that you need to stay on top of things and be organized. I mostly use my account to access my financial spreadsheet (basically my check register). But there are tons of other reasons to use it.

If you use it, post your experience below. If you want to sign up for free, you can sign up here: Dropbox.

Until Next Month . . .

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QR Codes https://www.stonecoldmagicmagazine.com/no-stone-left-unturned/qr-codes/ Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:04:55 +0000 http://www.stonecoldmagicmagazine.com/?p=3741 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 …

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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 phone and download the “scan” app (for iPhones). I’m not sure the name on the Droid platforms. Just search the app store for QR Scanners. You’ll easily find a free one.

Now that you’ve done that, use your new app to scan a picture of the QR code here to your left. Voila, your smart phone just took you to Stone Cold Magic.

Well imagine instead that it goes to your site where clients can see a video of you performing. It’s simple to make:

  1. Go to this site: Qurify
  2. Type in your web (or video) URL in the “message” box
  3. Click the “Qurify” Button
  4. Download the QR Image

That’s it. You can now give this image to your business card printers so that they can add the image to your business cards. Then when you hand out your cards, you can point out the QR Code on the back and have them scan it right then and they’ll end up on your site.

From a magic trick perspective, you could create a code that has a message of a forced card. Check out (scan) the QR code on the right. There are likely a bunch of you who already know about QR Codes and are thinking “duh, Jeff.” Yes, this is a simple idea that many of your may have thought of already. However, for those who aren’t aware of them I wanted to spread the word. There are a ton of uses for these things . . . post your ideas below.

This can be a very powerful tool. I’m just sayin’ . . .

Until Next Month . . .

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Dessert First https://www.stonecoldmagicmagazine.com/free-monthly-magic-trick/dessert-first/ Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:07:56 +0000 http://www.stonecoldmagicmagazine.com/?p=3637 Effect: You explain to the spectator how in some modern books and films they show you the ending first, and then the whole book builds up to that ending. To keep up with modern times, you have decided to create a card trick based on that principle. Firstly, you show …

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Effect:

You explain to the spectator how in some modern books and films they show you the ending first, and then the whole book builds up to that ending. To keep up with modern times, you have decided to create a card trick based on that principle. Firstly, you show the ending. To do this, you make the two red aces appear, and place an invisible prediction in between. With that done, you vanish the red aces and say that they will be brought back to the story when it is the end again. “Now for the beginning.”

You get the spectator to pick a card, and it is lost into the pack. This has built up to the end, you explain and to show the ending again you produce the Red Aces. “However, I cheated a little bit. I didn’t show you the very last bit of the ending, where the invisible prediction turns visible!” With those words, a card appears between the Aces, and it is the selection!

Time out For this Station Break

Note From the Editor:

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Method:

I have been trying this out recently, and spectators seem to really connect with the trick’s hook. Okay, so you will need a little set up – a top face down indifferent card, followed by the two face up red aces and then the rest of the pack face down.

Talk about showing the ending first, and then explain that you will show them now. Perform the Erdnase/Houdini colour change to materialize the first red ace. Take this red ace off the pack, and give it a flourishy twirl of some sort, to show it to be a standard card. As you do this, push the top card off the deck over and acquire a pinkie break underneath this top card.

Place the face up red ace square on top of the deck. Give a snap of the fingers and dig your right thumb into the break (your hand is palm down) and place your right fingers on top of the top card. Using the pressure from your thumb, draw your hand backwards sliding the double as one into an injogged position. A second ace will show. Feign taking an invisible prediction, and pretend to place this invisible card in between the aces.

Now explain that you will get back to these protagonists later. With these words, slide the double back square onto the pack, and then slide a single card back, injogged. This vanishes the first Ace using Roy Walton’s brilliant Paintbrush Change. To vanish the second ace, slide the ace back square onto the pack, and perform another Erdnase change to vanish this Ace. Perform all these actions very smoothly and make them flow.

Now explain that you will show the ‘beginning’ of the story. Cut the deck, retaining a pinkie break between the two halves, and perform a simple Riffle Force to the break. To do this, riffle your left thumb down the pack and ask a spectator to call out stop. Regardless of where they stopo you, cut all the cards above the break. Bring the (lower) left hand portion up to a vertical position, so that it is necktied (faces towards spectator backs to you). Using your left thumb, push the top card of the left hand portion to the right, and ask the spectator to remember this card. When they have remembered it, push the card back square with your left thumb.

Bring the squared portion to the usual flat level, and place the right hand packet on top, retaining a break. Double undercut or pass to the break, so that the Ace stock is back on top.

Now explain that you will show them the ending again, as the build up has just occurred.. You will now do nearly the same process as before:

Perform the Erdnase/Houdini colour change to materialize the first red ace. Take this red ace off the pack, and give it a flourishy twirl of some sort, to show it to be a standard card. As you do this, push the top card off the deck over and acquire a pinkie break underneath this top card.

Place the face up red ace square on top of the deck. Give a snap of the fingers and dig your right thumb into the break (your hand is palm down) and place your right fingers on top of the top card. Using the pressure from your thumb, draw your hand backwards sliding the double as one into an injogged position. A second ace will show.

Now for the change. Take the injogged double off the deck in right hand biddle grip, and place it sidejogged to the right on top of the top card. Take off the side jogged double with the other ace, and hold them in a pinch grip. Explain that you cheated a little – you didn’t show them the last few seconds of the ending. And what happens? The invisible prediction turns visible! To your words, shake the cards and spread them simultaneously. One card will visually appear, and show it to be the selected card! A visual and commercial routine for stand up performances, I hope you enjoy it!

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Mental Monopoly https://www.stonecoldmagicmagazine.com/free-monthly-magic-trick/mental-monopoly/ https://www.stonecoldmagicmagazine.com/free-monthly-magic-trick/mental-monopoly/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:07:06 +0000 http://www.stonecoldmagicmagazine.com/?p=3276 Introduction By Jeff Stone Recently the Sale Lake City Magi were treated to a lecture by Danny Archer. I’ve been a fan of his for quite some time. I really admire the way he thinks and so I was very excited to meet him. His lecture was fun and entertaining, …

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Introduction
By Jeff Stone
Recently the Sale Lake City Magi were treated to a lecture by Danny Archer. I’ve been a fan of his for quite some time. I really admire the way he thinks and so I was very excited to meet him. His lecture was fun and entertaining, and his coin work (particularly his 3 fly) was beautiful. Not only was the lecture fun but Danny was such a nice guy . . . so nice that he graciously donated an effect – a really good one – to this month’s issue of the mag. If you haven’t already, check out his website: Danny Archer’s Website. He has a lot of great instant downloads.

Anyway, here’s the award winning effect Mental Monopoly . . .

Monopoly ManWHAT
A triple prediction using a Monopoly game. This effect sprang to mind while I was trying to come up with an effect to perform at a sales meeting for real estate agents. That was the genesis and here are the methods I worked out. First is a stand-up presentation, that is followed by a close-up handling. Feel free to try other methods or techniques that may work well for you. This effect was award the Best Mental Effect for 2003 by the IBM.

WHEN
On a large sheet of paper print a predication that says “I knew you would keep the dog, choose $220 and pick Kentucky Avenue.” Seal it in a manila envelope. Or you can take the actual deed, dog and money from a Monopoly game (take these from a second game as you will need the tokens and deeds for your performance set) and seal them inside a manila envelope. Take a full set of Monopoly cards and remove Kentucky, States and No. Carolina (the sides with color are the fronts/mortgage side are the backs).

On the table place BACK UP; No. Carolina, Kentucky the rest of the cards and on top goes States. You also need 6 game tokens (one of which must be the dog). You also need one Chance card (“You have been elected Chairman of the Board pay each player $50”) and one Community Chest card. Print “Go directly to next trick, do not pass GO. Give me a nice round of applause as I return to my seat” by hand or computer as large as you can and affix it to the printed side of the Community Chest card. Place both cards in an accessible pocket.

HOW
When ready to perform, introduce the props (game tokens, property deeds), sealed prediction and have a spectator join you on stage. Explain that the spectator will play a game of Mental Monopoly and show and place the sealed prediction in a prominent place. The three items will be forced as follows.

THE TOKEN
I use the PATEO (pick any two, eliminate one) force invented by Roy Baker. Basically what happens, is the spectator would pick up any two tokens, one in each hand. The magician then touches one hand and that token is eliminated and the remaining token is placed back on the table. Then you pick up two tokens and they eliminate one. All you have to do is remember to NOT pick up the dog. It will end with the spectator holding two tokens and you touch the hand that does not contain the dog. If using an odd number of objects the magician goes first, an even number and the spectator would go first.

Monopoly Game Pieces

Monopoly MoneyTHE MONEY
You use the backs of the Monopoly cards (Mortgage values) to force the amount of money. Spread through the cards and explain that each card has a mortgage value on the back and show that the values are different. Explain that they will pick two cards by chance, and remove the Chance card and have the spectator hold the card face down and insert it anywhere they want into the face down stack of cards and leave the card outjogged. LH thumb should obscure the top cards name (States), as much as possible.

Using Bill Simon’s Prophecy Move, you will turn the Chance card face up. You spread through the cards and take all the cards above the Chance card into the RH. The LH thumb holds the Chance card on top of the pack. The RH revolves palm down and the RH thumb contacts the face of the Chance card. As the RH turns the Chance card face-up the LH places it’s cards on top sandwiching the card in the middle of the pack.

This move appears to do nothing more but turn the Chance card face-up, but it really places the Chance card between States & North Carolina. As I do the move, I make a comment about the Chance card (pay each player $50). Now as you spread through cards take all the cards ABOVE States, and place on table face down, remove States, Chance card and No Carolina and hand to spectator with the request that they total up the mortgage amounts. Balance of deed cards are placed on top of tabled cards, (Kentucky is now the bottom card of the pile).

Monopoly PropertyTHE DEED
Now do a Cross-Cut Force. Invite your spectator to cut off a portion of the pack and place it to the side. You pick up all the cards that were not cut, turn it crosswise and place it on top of the portion they placed aside. For the needed time delay, retrieve Chance card and as you put it away, take out Community Chest card and have them pocket it without looking at it. Now you lift up the crosswise portion and tell them to “look at the card you cut to”, and show them that they have cut to Kentucky. Recap, and have spectator opened sealed envelope, and read prediction (or show token and deed) and count the money. To finish, have them remove and read aloud Community Chest card.

Monopoly ManPATTER
I talk about the fun of growing up and playing indoor and outdoor games with my siblings. Our favorite game was always Monopoly. In fact I brought along a set tonight. Open box remove and show sealed prediction. We don’t have time to play a full game but let’s try a little experiment. Basically the rest is explained as we go along. When selecting the token, I explain how my family always fought over who would be the hat. That’s why we are going to use random elimination to select a piece. When your helper is left with the dog I say, “I wanted to be the dog”! The trick lends itself to many patter possibilities because Monopoly is one of those shared human experiences we can all relate to.

THIS
To make the trick play big and increase visibility, I made a copy of the The Monopoly Board and had it laminated. I have memo stand (available from office supply stores) that holds the board upright and I write in their selections with a dry erase marker. Here is a handling, which allows for a free choice of properties by using sleight of hand. The money and the dog token are inside the prediction envelope. They are both forced the same as before. The property would now be a totally free choice.

Monopoly BoardI hand them the marker and ask them to circle a property on the board (ex. Boardwalk). Offer them a chance to change their mind if they wish. Whatever one they decide, as they are circling the selected property on the board, spread through the cards and get a break below Boardwalk as you say “you know, if I’d of had a hotel on there you would owe me $ 450.00.”

Double Undercut at the break (bringing the selected card to the bottom). Turn the cards over and ask spectator to pick up and verify that the prediction envelope is sealed shut. As they do this (which gives you tons of cover), Top Palm the property card in the RH. As they state that the envelope is sealed shut, you say “Oh, I almost forgot to give you something important.”

Several things happen here. Follow the choreography with props in hand and you’ll see that it flows along naturally and logically. Your LH reaches out to retrieve the sealed envelope. Once it has the envelope, the LH transfers the envelope to the RH which holds it concealing the palmed property card behind the envelope. The LH reaches into your pocket and removes the Community Chest card and hands it to spectator as you say “Put it in your pocket and don’t look at it.” As they are doing that, the RH transfers the envelope (and palmed card) to the LH.

The RH picks up the box lid of the game and hands it to the spectator who is instructed to hold it waist high in both hands. The RH rips open the top of the envelope and the left hand inverts the envelope and lets the contents (and concealed property card) come falling out onto the box lid. The envelope is shown empty and discarded. Have the spectator first pick up and show the correct token, then display the correct property card and lastly count the money to show all three predictions are correct. Have them read the Community Chest card for the finish.

Here is a version you can use in close-up situations. All you need are the six tokens, the set of property cards (stacked as before) and the Community Chest and Chance cards. You also need a Kaps style wallet. In an envelope place $ 220 and gaff and seal the envelope and set it so that it is ready to receive a load in the wallet. Using paper clips, fasten the two cards (Community Chest and Chance) to the outside of the inside jacket pocket where the wallet resides. Introduce the six tokens and have one freely selected. Give them the chance to change if they wish.

Retrieve all the tokens in RH and retain the selected token in the RH as you dump them in the LH, which places them in the outside jacket pocket and emerges with the stack of property cards. The RH goes inside the jacket and loads the token into the wallet and emerges with the chance card. The money is forced just like the stand-up version. They freely name any property card, and like in the stand-up version, the card is controlled, palmed and loaded in the wallet as the RH emerges with the Community Chest card (message would be slightly different). Recap, cleanly remove wallet, open zipper, tear envelope and let spectator remove contents and verify.

Monopoly Cards

Archer’s Additions

Not a lot that I can add to the effect. It has a great hook, because Monopoly is such a part of so many peoples lives. Most of us played it when we were young and then as parents, we start playing again with our own children (I just looked at our game shelf and we have 3 regular Monopoly games, 1 Catopoply and 1 Beatles version).

Monopoly Paper ClipBack in the day, it was a real hassle to try and make the laminated Monopoly Board (and the prediction). Today with the internet, computers and Kinko’s it is the work of a few minutes. I use a paperclip stand (purchased at an office supply store) to hold the board upright and using a dry erase marker, I write down the selections so the audience can re-member them. I one version, the spectator themselves use the marker to circle the property they want.

There are so many triple predictions in the literature (the classic Rule of Threes) and Mental Monopoly adds a fun, playful presentation. I mentioned that the effect was awarded the Best Mental Trick for 2003 by the IBM. I am not sure of the date, but there is a funny story about how I found out. One day in 2006, I was out running errands and my wife calls and tells me that a big box had arrived in the mail for me.

Danny Archer's Working AloneI wasn’t expecting anything, and when I got home I looked at it. It was a rather large box addressed to me and with a return address from the Inter-national Brotherhood of Magicians. I opened the box and nestled among a huge pile of packing peanuts, I pulled out a statue. The plaque attached to the base declared that Mental Monopoly had been selected as the Best Mental Trick for 2003 by the IBM. Unfortunately in the three years it took to get to me, the magi-cian at the top has broken off, but I was still honored to have my effect singled out.

Mental Monopoly appeared in my first set of lecture notes called Working Alone.

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News From Sankey, Ammar and Stone Cold Magic https://www.stonecoldmagicmagazine.com/stone-cold-magic-news/news-sankey-ammar-stone-cold-magic/ https://www.stonecoldmagicmagazine.com/stone-cold-magic-news/news-sankey-ammar-stone-cold-magic/#comments Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:08:50 +0000 http://www.stonecoldmagicmagazine.com/?p=2583 4.5 Stars For Stone Frixion Fire For those of you who haven’t jumped on board the Frixion Freight Train, now’s the time. The My Lovely Assistant site, known for it’s directness and honest in reviews has given Stone Frixion Fire a 4.5 (out of 5 stars) rating. As you may …

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4.5 Stars For Stone Frixion Fire

For those of you who haven’t jumped on board the Frixion Freight Train, now’s the time. The My Lovely Assistant site, known for it’s directness and honest in reviews has given Stone Frixion Fire a 4.5 (out of 5 stars) rating. As you may know, I am an “official reviewer” at this site. However, other than Eugene Burger and Joe Diamond, I’ve never met any of the other Official Reviewers. Their reputation is on the line with their reviews, so you’ll find them refreshing. Check out what they had to say about my Stone Frixion Fire DVD. Then when you’re done with the review there, go buy it here: Stone Cold Magic. For the next 10 days, it’ll be 17% off. It normally goes for $30.00, but until Friday (2/11/11) it will be $25.00. Of course, as always, FREE INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING!

New Jay Sankey Blog

For all you Sankey fans, you may know that I moonlight as Sankey  Magic’s web developer. The latest and greatest from Sankey Magic is Jay’s new blog. You don’t wanna miss it. There are (and will be) some killer posts about everything you can imagine when it comes to magic. Check it out here: Jay’s Blog.

New Michael Ammar Site

I recently found a new site for all you Ammar Fans. Any fan knows that Michael Ammar is a master teacher, and his Easy to Master series is one of the best tools of our time for learning the trade. Now those effects are available for instant download on his new site, World’s Greatest Magic.

Enough With The Tarot Promise Already

Last but not least . . . the News section wouldn’t be complete with another update on a way overdue project. The Tarot Project is actually very close. I was able to spend a lot of time on it last week. I truly am hoping for a release by the end of February 2011. Wish me luck!

Enjoy the rest of this month’s issue!

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Secrets Revealed https://www.stonecoldmagicmagazine.com/stone-cold-magic-news/secrets-revealed/ Thu, 30 Dec 2010 00:08:56 +0000 http://www.stonecoldmagicmagazine.com/?p=2533 Genii Publishes Stone Cold Magic You heard right folks. In the January 2011 (The Houdini Issue) Issue of Genii Magazine published my effect Burnin’ Time from Stone Frixion Fire. The write up, By David Acer, is on page 22. If you don’t have that issue, get it: Genii January 2011. …

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Secrets RevealedGenii Publishes Stone Cold Magic

You heard right folks. In the January 2011 (The Houdini Issue) Issue of Genii Magazine published my effect Burnin’ Time from Stone Frixion Fire. The write up, By David Acer, is on page 22. If you don’t have that issue, get it: Genii January 2011.

Discontinuing E-Book – HUGE Discount

As of January 7th, 2011 the Stone Cold Magic E-book will no longer be available individually. You will only be able to get it with Stone Cold Magic DVD. However, until the 7th, I’m offering it for nearly 70% Off!

You can get it now for only $4.95. That’s the best price you’re ever gonna see on this product. Get it now, because after January 7th, 2011, you won’t be able to get it at all (unless you buy the DVD).

Or order the Stone Frixion Fire E-Book and get the Stone Cold Magic E-Book For Free!

Brand New Version of Stone Frixion Fire

The Stone Frixion Fire e-book has been updated and is now on its third edition! In the past, the printed version of the book (sold at my lectures and retailers) was a bit different from the electronic version. It keeps on selling out, so with the last wholesale reorder, I totally revamped the book and decided to make the electronic version and the printed version the same. The electronic version now has:

  • A ton of updated content
  • Brand new effects from Mike Skutt, Chris Kavanaugh and Dan Paulus
  • Forewords By Jay Sankey and Brad Gordon
  • A ton of other things

Those of you who have already purchased the e-book (from me, Lybrary, Hidden Bookshelf or Elmwood) can log in to your accounts and re-download the book for free. Unless you bought it within the past 2 weeks, you’ve got the older version, so you’ll want to update it for free.

Everyone else who hasn’t ordered it already, now’s the time folks: Stone Frixion Fire E-Book. If you order it now, you’ll get the Stone Cold Magic E-Book for FREE!

Order Now!

A New YouTube Video Every Day!

Many of you know my friend Eric LeClerc. He was one of the guest artists (along with myself and Joe Diamond) on Jay Sankey’s Underground Jam. Eric is hosting a brand new show on YouTube . . . Project 365. He will be posting a brand new trick on YouTube every single day for the entire year of 2011! Check out his new channel and subscribe to it: The Lecleric Show.

Secrets Revealed

Last month, the Roots and Branches article was all about secrets. If you haven’t read it yet, make sure you do. It’s a great Q&A session with Me and Brad Gordon: Secrets. At the end, I told you to stay tuned for the December issue where I would reveal the biggest secret of all . . . where here it is. My wife is pregnant with #5. It’s a girl, and she’s due on April 15th, 2011. How’s that for an awesome secret.

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Downloads, Discounts and Due dates https://www.stonecoldmagicmagazine.com/stone-cold-magic-news/downloads-discounts-due-dates/ Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:08:32 +0000 http://www.stonecoldmagicmagazine.com/?p=2426 Stone Frixion Fire E-Book Sale For the next two weeks, you can get my all time best seller, Stone Frixion Fire (e-book) for only $9.95. That’s 33% off! If -as the saying goes- ‘God is in the details’ then Jeff’s e-book, Stone Frixion Fire, is one of the more divine …

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Stone Frixion Fire E-Book Sale

For the next two weeks, you can get my all time best seller, Stone Frixion Fire (e-book) for only $9.95. That’s 33% off!

If -as the saying goes- ‘God is in the details’ then Jeff’s e-book, Stone Frixion Fire, is one of the more divine little manuscripts I’ve read in a long time. He breaks down everything from presentations to crediting with the fervor of an obsessive 16th-century monk. Best of all, he also shares some extremely MAGICAL effects!

-Jay Sankey

For a sample of what you’ll find, check out this month’s free magic effect, Do You Know What This Is?

This offer ends on November 12, so don’t wait!

Printer Friendly

You may notice a little link labeled “Printer Friendly Version” under the headline of each article. That is a new addition this month. Click that link, and a new page will open up that strips out all of the “gunk” and makes a clean text version of the article for your printing and reading-on-the-porcelain pleasure. You’ll thank me later when that burrito kicks in.

Tarot Update

I know . . . I know . . . I’m working on it. The Tarot book has taken me forever. I’m still not done, but Brad and I were finally able to hook up, so I have the final information I needed to add his beautiful idea to this crazy project. Soon folks . . . soon it will be done.  I’ve decided to not offer any more due dates, since I keep missing them. Thanks for your patience. Hang in there folks.

Download My DVDs

This month, Stone Cold Magic teamed up with Lybrary.com. Now All of my DVDs are available for instant download!

Enjoy this month’s issue. Happy Halloween!

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And The Winners Are https://www.stonecoldmagicmagazine.com/stone-cold-magic-news/winners/ Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:08:16 +0000 http://www.stonecoldmagicmagazine.com/?p=2323 And The Winners Are . . . As you know, we held two contests for the month of September. The prize is one Free Stone Cold Magic DVD (Stone Cold Magic, Gemstones or Stone Frixion Fire) and a free deck of Mandolin Back Bicycle Playing Cards. The rules were simple: …

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And The Winners Are . . .

Mandolin Deck of Cards By Paul Harris and Richard TurnerAs you know, we held two contests for the month of September. The prize is one Free Stone Cold Magic DVD (Stone Cold Magic, Gemstones or Stone Frixion Fire) and a free deck of Mandolin Back Bicycle Playing Cards. The rules were simple: a) post comments on the article pages using the Facebook interface, or b) post comments on my free magic download video (and be a subscriber).  All this before October 1st, 2010.

Congratulations to our winners below:

Facebook/Comment Winners:

  • David Ung
  • Alex Anderson
  • Chet Cox
  • Jeff Prace
  • Nathan Smith

To Claim Your Prize, email me which video you want for free (see list above), and I’ll give you further instructions from there.

YouTube Contest Winners:

  • MagicDiner
  • CloseupMagic
  • joserjedi
  • JayDiBiaseMagic
  • HybridMagic

To Claim Your Prize, send message through the YouTube interface to let me know which free video you want. I’ll give you further instructions from there.

Haunted Site

Beware of the Stone Cold Magic Magazine site. This time of year it’s haunted. I’ve already received email reports of people who have been scared stiff by the ghost and ghouls lurking on the site. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, turn on your speakers and wait 60 seconds . . .

Enjoy the September issue . . .

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Demonic Pens https://www.stonecoldmagicmagazine.com/stone-cold-magic-news/demonic-pens/ Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:08:14 +0000 http://www.stonecoldmagicmagazine.com/?p=2204 Evil Has Infiltrated Stone Cold Magic Yep. You heard it hear first folks. Jeff Stone’s latest product, Stone Frixion Fire, is a product of the Devil. I found a thread on some non-magic forum that claims that Frixion pens are evil. Bizarre folks . . . Truly Bizarre. Facebook and …

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Evil Has Infiltrated Stone Cold Magic

Yep. You heard it hear first folks. Jeff Stone’s latest product, Stone Frixion Fire, is a product of the Devil. I found a thread on some non-magic forum that claims that Frixion pens are evil. Bizarre folks . . . Truly Bizarre.

Facebook and Stone Cold Magic Magazine Together at Last

We’ve upgraded the magazine site to integrate with Facebook and Twitter. Now you can “like” an article and comment on it, and it will automatically be shared with all your Facebook friends. You can also, just with the click of a button, tweet any article to share with your social media network.  Please take advantage of these new tools and share the magic and information. It’s free, and there are so many magicians out there who haven’t heard of us. We could use your help in spreading the word!

Win Free Stuff – 2 Contests

To encourage participation in Stone Cold Magic Magazine Socializing, I’m holding two contests . . . The prize is a deck of Mandolin Back Bicycles and one free DVD (you choose)

There will be a total of 10 winners!

Contest #1 – Facebook

Everyone who posts a comment/reply in the facebook comment/reply section will be entered into a drawing. Five names will be drawn to receive a free DVD and a deck of Mandolins.

Detailed Contest Rules»

Contest #2 – YouTube

I’ve posted a new video on YouTube. Comment on it and “like” it and you’re in the drawing. That’s it!

Detailed Contest Rules»

And to answer your question, yes, you can win both contests. You cannot, however, win twice on one contest. So you can win one time only for the Facebook contest and one time only for the YouTube contest.

Kingside Castling is back

And finally . . . in this issue, Kingside Castling from Jay Sankey’s Underground Jam is back by popular demand. You can now get it just as an instant download for only $3.99, or you can get the full color booklet along with the specially printed cards you need for only $19.95.

Enjoy the rest of this month’s issue, and don’t forget to Comment/Reply, Like and Tweet!

  • Comment/Reply must be on an article from the June 2010, July 2010 and/or August 2010 issues
  • Comment/Reply must be completed before September 30, 2010
  • Each Comment/Reply equals one entry
  • If you make 40 Comments/Replies, then your name will be entered 40 times
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  • You must be a subscriber to my YouTube Channel
  • Post a comment on my new video on YouTube before September 30, 2010
  • 5 random numbers will be chosen. The posts that match the numbers win!
  • The more comments you make, the better your chances to win are.
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15 Instant Downloads for Only $10 Bucks Total! https://www.stonecoldmagicmagazine.com/announcements/15-instant-downloads-10-bucks-total/ Sat, 26 Jun 2010 21:21:04 +0000 http://www.stonecoldmagicmagazine.com/?p=2065 You read that right . . . 15 instant downloads for only $10 bucks . . . no, not $10 bucks each. That’s $10 bucks total! Back in the day, my debut to the magic community was a project I did with Jay Sankey, Underground Jam. The DVD was a …

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You read that right . . . 15 instant downloads for only $10 bucks . . . no, not $10 bucks each. That’s $10 bucks total!

Back in the day, my debut to the magic community was a project I did with Jay Sankey, Underground Jam. The DVD was a huge hit, and is completely sold out everywhere. You can’t even get it from Jay.

I can’t get you the whole DVD, but I can get you my 5 contributions!

  • Jacked Up
  • Key-Oh-Nee-Buh-Lo-Nee
  • Dream Vacation
  • Kingside Castling
  • The Coolest Ace Trick in The World

Underground Jam and my material in particular seemed to have struck a chord with a ton of magicians out there. If you don’t already own it, now is your chance.

Order Now!


Working with Jeff on Underground was a treat. He’s a real pro with a great sense of humor. I also really respect his knowledge of card magic. A serious student. – Jay Sankey

Jeff Stone has two killer vanishes on there, and “Jacked Up” is a great routine.– Cameron Francis

Jeff Stone is an excellent performer and thinker and it shows on this DVD – Chris Kavanaugh

“Jacked Up” is an easy yet mind-blowing find the aces (or jacks) with a color changing deck climax. I find that Jeff Stone is my favorite contributor. He has great ideas, including a novel key routine with a killer vanish. His use of the film cannister really got me thinking, and it’s the thought-provoking ideas that make DVD’s worthwhile to me, the sort of thinking that has you digging up props because an idea (or several) just occurred to you. – Darrin Cook

Jeff’s work is STUNNING!!! It overshadows the others. Jeff is the star of the show in my opinion. – Kip Stevens


Order Now and you get an instant download of the performance for each effect, the Explanation video downloads for each effect, plus three bonus videos:

The original audition footage I sent to Jay:

  • Key-oh-nee-buh-lo-nee (alternate version – Performance only)
  • Kingside Castling (alternate version – Performance only)
  • Dream Vacation (alternate/extended version – Performance only)

Additionally you get two instant download e-books:

  • Kingside Castling (full color with photos – 26 pages plus alternate presentation)
  • Stone Cold Magic (9 killer card effects taken from the SCM DVD – 78 pages)

That’s a total of 13 videos (8 performances and 5 explanations) plus 2 e-books! A total of 15 instant downloads and a total of 14 effects ALL FOR ONLY $10 BUCKS!Order Now!

You’ve got nothing to lose. Even if you never perform a single one of these effects, the theory section in the Stone Cold Magic Ebook is worth twice what you’re paying.

I’m only giving this away at such a cheap price for a few days. Wednesday Night (June 30, 2010) at 11:59 PM MST, this is gone. Each of these sold individually would cost almost $50.00 total. I’m giving it away for only $10 bucks!

What have you got to lose?

Remember, this offer ends Midnight Wednesday Night.

Order Now!

Thank You All for your magical support!

Jeff Stone

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