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Flash-a-Gami

Jeff Stone — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:07:35 +0000

Going right Along with this month’s No Stone Left Unturned article, this little ditty is a simple effect you can be ready to do when those moments happen . . . when the phrase . . . “show me something” is uttered. Enjoy Flash-A-Gami.

Effect:

The mysterious bank-line-stander-inner is nimbly rolling his last silver dollar (about to be deposited) from knuckle to knuckle, hand to hand when suddenly he is accosted by a nearby observer. “You must be magic . . . show me something,” she says. Mr. Mystery quickly yet smoothly hands a lighter to Ms. Curious as he also removes a balled up piece of paper from his pocket. Mr. asks Ms. to light the paper on fire while Mr. pinches it between his left thumb and finger.

The paper bursts into flames! As the flash of fire appears, Mystery risks it all and plunges his right index finger into the fireball. The flame is gone, and nothing but a cut little origami hat on the tip of his right finger remains.

Ms. Curious faints but not before she coughs out one last statement . . . “you made magical origami with fire.” You nod knowingly and step over her limp body getting you once step closer to the bank teller and one step farther from your last silver dollar.

Method:

I guess I could have just said, “a piece of tissue paper magically origami’s itself in a flash of fire.” But where’s the fun in that. I’m guessing you’ve already figured out the method. You just need some tissue paper, flash paper, a lighter and the ability to make an origami hat. There’s a link at the end of this article to an excellent site that teaches various origami folds.

Other than that, the prep is simple. Make a small origami hat from a piece of tissue paper that’s roughly the size of the piece of flash paper you’ll be using. You want it to fit nicely on top of your index finger. Have a lighter and a balled up piece of flash paper in your pocket.

When the moment’s right, hand the lighter to the spectator. Reach into your pocket and secretly palm the hat as you bring out the balled up paper. Place the balled up flash paper on your open left palm to display it while secretly hiding the hat in your left hand (finger palm-ish). Reposition it at the finger and thumb tips of your left hand. Make sure the ball of paper has a little tail that you can hold like the image below.

Ask the spectator to strike and hold the lighter. As you warn her that you’re about to burn the paper at your finger tips, your right hand relaxes and maneuvers its hat into position. Then bring the balled up flash paper near the flame (making sure she extends her arm far from her body – the flame may panic her) to the lighter. As it burst into flames, plunge your right index finger in a pointing gesture right into the flame. Let the moment sink in.

Afterthoughts:

Obviously, a bank may not be the best place to create a fireball, so use good judgement. Also, if you think you’ll be in a position to do this a few times, simply have a bunch of balled up wads of flash paper in one pocket. Then have the lighter in another pocket that is full of mini hats (in case you want to give them away). You’ll have to change the handling slightly since the flash paper and hats are in two different pockets, but it’s easy enough to steal the hat when getting the lighter.

Further, keep in mind that this is simply a way to be ready to “show me something” on command in a setting where you’re out in public not really planning to do a show. Again, read this month’s article, K.I.S.S. for a better understanding of the situation you might use this. But, that doesn’t mean that you can’t do this in other settings and in other ways, so take a peek at the variations to follow.

Variation 1 – Phoenix

Rather than have the hat appear on your finger, it can be at your finger tips so that it looks like you reached into the flame and plucked out an origami creature. Keep in mind that you don’t have to do a hat. It could be anything. Consider making a bird. Then you’ve got some presentational possibilities centering around the “phoenix rising again.”

Start with an origami bird made from flash paper and introduce it as a Phoenix. Most people are familiar with the “Phoenix rising from the ashes” concept. If you’re not, Google it. Next, Squish the bird; crumple it up. Then as you burn it, you say that the Phoenix always rises from the ashes. You then pluck the revived bird from the ball of fire.

Further, you don’t have to pluck it from the flame. You could have one regular bird hidden behind the one your crumpled up. Then as you light it, the flash paper one vanishes leaving only the bird.

Finally, another option related to this would be closer to the original effect above. Have a pre-folded origami beast at the ready. Then rather than crumpling up a ball of flash paper, have one that you’ve previously crumbled up really tight, but then reopened. This allows you to have a piece of flash paper that’s basically opened flat (with a lot of crinkles in it). This helps the flash paper burn a little faster so you don’t burn yourself. An open piece of flash paper that has not been pre-crinkled might burn to slowly and/or burn you. You can then hide your secret origami beast behind the flash paper.

Holding the secret beast behind the paper, you appear to be holding a the corner of a piece of wrinkly tissue paper with your pinched index and thumb. Of course also pinched in the index and thumb is the secret beast. Thus when you light the paper, the flash paper vanishes, and the beast remains. It’s much more visual than some of the other techniques.

Variation 2 – Flash and Bones

When I ran this idea by Jay Sankey, he offered this fun idea. Keep in mind that this would not be for those “show me something” standing in line at the bank moments. This would be more of a show piece. It’s a combination of mentalism and magic.

You have prepared 10 or 12 flash cards with different origami animals on them. The spectator then thinks of one of the shapes, and you magically create it using any of the previously mentioned methods.

Obviously, you can simply force the shape you want. However if you want to allow a free choice, you could have a small origami index in your pocket to cover the outs. I highly recommend the INDEX-terity system by George Parker. You can purchase it at The Theory and Art of Magic Website.

Finally, if you’re going to have them think of one, you’ll have to secretly gain the information. There are many ways (CT, Peek, Fishing, Progressive Anagrams, etc.). That solution is for you to decide and certainly beyond the scope here.

Variation 3 – Cold Climate Birdies

This one involves one of my favorite things in the world, a Frixion Pen. Basically, you draw a picture of a bird on the back of your business card. You tell your spectator that this bird is different from most. He doesn’t fly south for the winter. He prefers the colder climates.

As you say this, place a balled up piece of flash paper on top of the drawing of the bird. You then light the flash paper and reach into the flame producing a real origami bird. You do this as you deliver a script along this line: “if the bird gets too hot, he comes out of hibernation and flies away.” The heat from the flash paper is enough to make the Frixion drawing vanish, so you’re left with a blank business card and a paper origami bird.

Here’s the best part, however. You tell the spectator to take the business card home and that if they put it in their freezer (a cooler climate), the bird will find it’s way home. Of course, the cold of the freezer causes the Frixion drawing to reappear. Beautiful. To take it a little bit further, start by writing a message like “Thank you for helping me find my way home” or something along those lines. Before you leave your house, write this message on your business card. Make sure you leave enough room to draw the bird.

Now vanish the ink with hit or the eraser that comes with the pen. Then draw the bird on the card with the Frixion pen, making sure to draw it so that it is not covering the place where the vanished message was written. Now you’re left with a secretly hidden message on the card and a bird drawn on the card. This is all done before you leave the house.

Once you’re ready to perform, do the routine as described earlier. However, when they put the business card in their freezer, not only will the bird reappear, but the previously hidden message will also appear. As you hand them the card explaining that the bird will come back if the card is placed in a cooler climate, leave them with this statement, “Call me if he comes back.” They will.

Finally, in this particular variation, you don’t actually have to use origami at all. You can use a very small toy bird. If it’s small enough, you can secretly wrap it in the flash paper ahead of time. Then when you place the wad of flash paper on top of the drawing of the bird and light it, the flash paper will vanish, and the little birdie will be standing there on the blank business card.

You then hand out the business card explaining the whole “colder climate” thing. You then put the bird in your pocket and tell them not to wait too long to put the card in the freezer because the bird will get too hot in my pocket. Once you put the card in the freezer, he’ll vanish from my pocket and reappear on the card and go back to hibernating.

One last thing . . . you could also openly vanish the bird after you hand out the blank business card. Tell them that the bird flew away seeking a colder climate. Hopefully you (the spectator) will get the card in the freezer before he finds some other cold climate to settle down in.

Resources:

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The Magic of Business Cards

Jeff Stone — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:04:27 +0000

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 choose).

You don’t need to say or do much more than that.

Of course, you don’t have to produce the card. You could use it to write down a quick prediction or you could use some of the Frixion pen ideas found on my Stone Frixion Fire DVD. The point is that as a magician if you’re going to hand out your business card, it better be in a magical way. I remember getting a business card from a guy who was a wood worker. The business card was actually printed on a super thin piece of wood. Perfect. No. That doesn’t mean that you should print your business card on a playing card.

First of all, you won’t be the first magician to do that. Secondly, that implies that a playing card encapsulates and is equal to “magician.” Nothing could be further from the truth. Think outside of the box. Meanwhile, check out a couple of other resources for tricks you can do with your business card:

Easy to Master Business Card Miracles By Michael Ammar

Additionally, Jay Sankey has a DVD called Miracles With Your Business Cards. However, good luck finding a copy of it. They’re hard to find.

There are plenty of others out there. Search your favorite magic store.

One final note: when you choose effects to do in the case of merely handing out your card, you’ll want to look for effects that are clear, quick, simple and possibly visual. The last thing you need to do is to break out a 9 phase routine while standing in line at Walmart.

If you want to make an impression on a potential client, perform something with your business card. Duh.

Until Next Month . . .

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Fix A Flat

Jeff Stone — Fri, 20 May 2011 00:07:00 +0000

Effect:

A picture of a car with a flat tire magically changes to a picture of a repaired tire.

Method:

What you are about to read is right out of my e-book, Stone Frixion Fire. This is one of the many ideas you’ll find in this book. The book, for the unfamiliar, is entirely dedicated to ideas and effects that can be done with a Frixion® Pen – Heat Sensitive Ink. Frixion pens can be found at most office supply stores or at Staples Online. When heat is applied to the ink, it vanishes.

In the case of this method, Have the pre-drawn car on one side of a blank business card stock using regular ink (represented in blue). After the ink dries, adjust the car to show the flat tire as in the photograph below using frixion ink (represented in red). Of course, you’ll want to use the same color for both regular and frixion ink. On the other side of the business card have the words “Apply Heat” printed or written in regular ink.

Notes:

Most stationary stores carry business card paper that you can use to create business cards on your computer. You can use Avery template 8371 as one example.

Go to Avery’s website and you can actually use their online templates to print out your own business cards.

I don’t recommend making your personal business cards this way. However, making Joe Slick the Tire Salesman’s business card is just fine (see presentation below).

You can make it simple and just put “Apply Heat” on the one side, or you can go all out and print his name, phone number, etc. Finally, hand-draw the car on the back of the card.

Fix a Flat Presentation

I recently ran into a tire salesman. He gave me this business card.

Show the “Apply Heat” side of the card.

He claims that they have a new kind of tire that can heal itself, if it ever becomes flat, by simply applying heat.

Show the other side of the card that has the picture of the car and flat tire on it.
He said that this card was proof of his outrageous claim.

Turn the card face down and show the “Apply Heat” side face-up. Then directly apply the flame of a lighter to the car picture. Then turn it over to “see if it worked.”

I don’t believe it. It worked!

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Frixion is on Fire

Jeff Stone — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:08:38 +0000

Stone Frixion Fire is Unstopable

The Tarot Book broke some serious records in just one week. But it still hasn’t been able to surpass the ubiquitous Stone Frixion Fire. It’s still the all time number one best seller. Check out what Dr. Lawrence Hass the Associate Dean of the McBride Magic & Mystery School had to say about it:

Jeff Stone’s Stone Frixion Fire is currently the definitive source for learning how to create magic with the new Frixion pen. It offers a careful analysis of previous tricks with the pen, essential tips for using it deceptively, and over twelve magic effects to perform with it. One of Jeff’s tricks immediately went into my professional repertoire.

The trick he’s referring to that went into his repertoire was the free trick of the month, Money To Burn, in the July 2009 issue.

You can additionally see Dr. Hass’s Review on McBride TV. Click the Link to the left and skip ahead to minute 57. After watch/hearing was Dr. Hass has to say about Stone Frixion Fire, you’ll order it today!

Magic Podcast

If you’re not already a subscriber to the MagicWire podcast, do it now! Especially the most recent issue with Jay Sankey. It was a great interview, and the podcast is free of course.

Audio Interview with Eugene Burger Winners

Last month, we announced that if your question made the cut in the Eugene Burger interview, you would win a $10 gift certificate for Stone Cold Magic.

Though there were many great questions, only questions from 3 people were able to be squeezed in. The winners are:

Kevin McDaid
Steven Bagienski
Geoff Williams

You will each be sent an email containing your gift certificate.

Bicycle Cards For $1.00 at Walmart

I was just a Walmart the other day, and they had a section called “As Seen on TV.” In it, they had the new “Standard Bicycle” 2 packs for $2.00. I don’t know if it’s this way everywhere, but I thought I’d pass it on. If you have a deck of “The Standard” cards, here are a couple of great effects you can do with them:

The Standard – By Diamond Jim Davis
Camera Trick – by Dan Paulus

Placebo Syncronicity

In the January 2011 issue, I wrote an article called Placebo Magic. A short time later, a couple of my magic buds pointed out that Eric Mead has a T.E.D. video on the very same subject with the very same title, though a bit different angle. I watched the other day and really enjoyed it. You can check it out here: Eric Mead – Placebo Magic.

Enjoy the March 2011 issue. See ya’ll next month.

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Do You Know What This Is?

Jeff Stone — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:07:00 +0000

Introduction

Of all the Frixion Stuff that I do, this has to be one of the coolest. The best part is that it’s not just a “trick.” It’s a concept . . . one that you can apply in your own way.

Preliminaries

For the unfamiliar, you must first know a couple of things. The Frixion Pen (a product of the Pilot Pen company) is a temperature sensitive pen. When the ink is heated, it vanishes. When the ink is cooled, it reappears. It’s like magic. These pens are available at Staples, and other stationary stores. They’re also available at Stone Cold Magic.

Basic Effect/Concept/Method

In the Stone Frixion Fire e-book, one of the many concepts discussed is what I call Evanescence Effects. These are effects where a drawing of an object becomes real. It comes to life. The method is simply to draw a small object with Frixion ink (for example a dime). Then have a dime (see Money to Burn in the July 2009 issue) preloaded into a piece of flash paper. Place the flash paper onto the drawing of the dime. Light the flash paper. The drawing and flash paper vanish. You’re left only with the dime on a blank piece of paper.

Many presentational angles for this concept are discussed in the e-book. However, one of my favorite presentations of this concept is to draw an object on a piece of paper and ask someone, “Do you know what this is?” When she says “no,” I pull out a piece of flash paper (object hidden inside) and place it on the drawing. I ask again (this time about the flash paper), “Do you know what this is?”

When the answer “no” comes again, I then light the paper, and the object reveals itself. I ask one final time, “Do you know what that is?”

She’ll always say, “Yes” with a look of astonishment on her face.

The objects I’ll most likely use for this are listed below in no particular order:

Paper clip
Soda Pop Can Tab
Rubber Band
Tie Tack

You have not lived until you’ve done this with a rubber band. When I draw a rubber band and ask “Do you know what this is,” people have no idea. Once the flash paper, with the hidden rubber band, is lit on fire, the rubber band which was previously balled up un-balls and expands in the flame. It’s a fantastic visual! See the photo below for a look at some of the drawings I might create on the paper.

The photo above shows how the drawings might look. They don’t have to be fancy. Of course, given the “Do you know what this is” presentation I use, I would not actually write the word next to the drawing as I’ve done in the photo above. That is for your clarification only. Also, I would never do multiple drawings on one sheet of paper. I would only draw one on the back of my business card or on a piece of paper using a camouflaged Frixion® pen.

For more great Frixion ideas like the one above, check out the Stone Frixion Fire E-book.

It’s on sale for only $9.95 until November 12, 2010.

You can also pick up Frixion pens as well as Frixion Kits at Stone Cold Magic.

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Demonic Pens

Jeff Stone — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:08:14 +0000

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!

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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

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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Free Frixion Pen!

Jeff Stone — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:57:33 +0000

Hey everyone . . . It’s Pioneer Day in Utah, so why not celebrate World Wide instead of just here in the Beehive State.

My Latest DVD, Stone Frixion Fire is kickin’ butt and takin’ names.

In the August Issue of Genii Magazine, David Regal gave it a solid review. He had one complaint, however. He felt like I should have charged $35.00 (instead of $30.00) and included a Frixion Pen with the DVD.

Maybe he’s right . . . so I’ll do one better. I’ll charge $25 – That’s $10.00 LESS than Regal suggested – and Include a Free Frixion Pen!

Just use this coupon when ordering Stone Frixion Fire and you’ll get 5 Bucks off plus a free Black Frixion Pen! You’ll also get a free pad of Flash Paper!

Coupon Code: FrixionPen5

For only $25 bucks you get:

Stone Frixion Fire DVD
FREE Stone Frixion Fire E-Book
FREE Pad of Flash Paper
FREE Black Frixion Pen
FREE Access to Secret Frixion Site
FREE International Shipping

This Coupon Code Expires Next Saturday (7/31/10), so don’t wait!

Order Now!

Check out what others are saying:

“Jeff Stone’s new ‘Frixion’ dvd features an entire world of ideas and will undoubtedly inspire many viewers to create their own exciting variations. Very fun stuff!”
– Jay Sankey

I had a chance to watch your DVD today . . . would you consider letting me write one up for Genii magazine? At the moment, I’m thinking of “Burnin’ Time.”
– David Acer (Genii Magazine)

A lot of really good ideas on here. I love the torn and restored corner. Just made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
– Cameron Francis

I just got done with . . . Stone Frixion Fire. WOW! You and your cohorts are some creative guys, there are some great ideas there, it really has my wheels turning.
– Jay Best

This is an excellent dvd. I’ve been using frixion pens for sometime and while I imagined there was a great deal that could be done with them, this dvd is chock full of things I would never have thought of. I quite liked the bonus jam session with Jeff and his creative friends.
– Chris Kavanaugh

I dove into the [Frixion] DVD a little bit last night. Awesome stuff, man …Very well put together and thought out …I just love the “review” of past peoples’ work with Frixion pens …that was good …gobs of good bonus material …whatever you charge won’t be enough!!”
– Paul Budd

Order Now!

Ad Copy:

The Stone Frixion Fire DVD creates a smokin’ hot combination! The Stone Frixion Fire e-book was wildly popular and now comes the DVD! Join Jeff and members of his creative team as the e-book’s effects (plus many more!) are brought to life. Jeff devotes extensive time to explaining the uses of Frixion pens and all the little touches needed to wield these powerful, yet innocent-looking tools!

From simple revelations to quirky little effects you’d never have imagined, Jeff pulls out all the stops.

Plus . . . more bonus material than you can shake a fire extenguisher at! Tired of doing the same old stuff? Heat up your performances with Stone Frixion Fire today!

When the Frixion pen first came to my attention, my team and I came up with a ton of killer ideas for the pen . . . Heat sensitive ink . . . a beautiful tool for the magi. From our brainstorming, experimenting and playing came Stone Frixion Fire, my best selling e-book.

No product I’ve released has even come close . . . The printed version is the top seller at my lectures, and the electronic version continues to be the number one product here at Stone Cold Magic. Multiple reorders from wholesalers can’t be wrong. When I asked Murphy’s Magic (#1 Magic Wholesaler) if they’d be interested in a DVD based on the book, the response was an immediate purchase order for several hundred copies. That’s right, they ordered a bucket load of a DVD that hadn’t even been outlined on paper yet.

Well it’s gone from outline to script to production to edit to replication to HERE!

This DVD is destined to be a record breaker. Thanks to many, many, many friends and magic consultants, this DVD is PACKED with a ton of killer material. Plus you get the E-Book For FREE with the DVD. Plus you get access to a secret website with even more ideas!

The effects on the DVD fall into every skill level and just about every genre of close up magic you can imagine. There is something for EVERYONE on this DVD

Remember, this offer expires Midnight Saturday Night (July 31st, 2010 at 11:59 PM PST)

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Thanks!

Jeffro

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Brand New: Frixion Kits – Everything You Need to Fry Your Audience!

Jeff Stone — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 06:20:04 +0000

With the success of my latest DVD, comes the question . . . where can I get those “special pens?”

The answer is here, now, Stone Cold Magic has them! But there’s even more to it. Introducing the Stone Cold Magic Frixion Kit – Everything you need to perform killer, visual, mind-blowing Frixion Pen Magic!

With the Frixion Kit, You get All of The Following:

3 Frixion Highlighters (Orange, Pink, Yellow)
3 Frixion Pens (Blue, Black, Red)
5 G2 Pilot Pens (2 Black, 1 Red, 1 Blue, 1 Green)
1 Pad of Flash Paper
Plus a Free Bonus Effect from the Frixion E-book

All this for $25.00.

However, if you bundle it with the Frixion DVD, you get them both for less than $40!

That’s correct, the Frixion DVD and The Frixion Kit for under $40!

You’re saving almost 30% off the total price!

Order Now!

Using the Frixion Pens and Highlighters, you can create some of the most magical effects you can imagine. With the included G2 pens, you can hide your secret weapon from your audience right under their noses.

Add these tools to your arsenal today! This huge discount expires Sunday night!

On 6/13/2010 at 11:59 PM MST, you will no longer be able to get this huge savings.

Order Today.

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Win a $25.00 Stone Cold Magic Gift Card!

Jeff Stone — Tue, 11 May 2010 06:20:06 +0000

Hey folks, friends and fans of Stone Cold Magic (both of you),

How would you like to win a $25.00 Stone Cold Magic Gift Card!? How, you ask . . . it’s simple. Come up with a Frixion Pen trick that my team decides to publish on the secret Frixion site. That’s it.

There are no limits to the number of entries you make. For every entry you make that we publish on the Secret Site, you’ll receive a $25.00 coupon code for Stone Cold Magic. If you enter 4 tricks and they all get published, you get a $100 coupon!

Of course, with all contests, there are rules, but they’re simple:

It must be submitted via youtube
The Youtube clip must be performance only, no explanation
You must email the Youtube URL to me before June 1st, 2010
You must be a subscriber of my Youtube channel
Stone Cold Magic will be authorized to embed the video on the secret frixion site
Stone Cold Magic will be authorized to refilm the effect for embedding on the secret site

You, of course, will still own the trick. It’s yours. We just want permission to film it for the secret Frixion site. You will be credited, of course.

For those who have no idea what the secret Frixion site is, with the release of my latest DVD, Stone Frixion Fire, you receive access to a secret website with even extra content not found in the DVD or the e-book . . . some of the content, just may be from you!

If you don’t know what “Frixion” is, here’s the simple answer. It’s a relatively new pen created by the Pilot Pen company. The pen can be purchased at any stationary store, it’s normal in every respect . . . except one . . . the ink is sensitive to temperature variances. That small little detail will breathe incredible life into your magic!

Check it out: Stone Frixion Fire Trailer

Remember, if we use your trick/idea, you WILL get a free $25.00 coupon for use at Stone Cold Magic.

Good luck and Happy Frixioning!

Jeffro

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Brand New DVD: Frixion is Finally Done and HERE!

Jeff Stone — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:08:28 +0000

Stone Frixion Fire

Unbelievable folks . . . but it’s finally here, and it’s on fire! If you haven’t seen the preview yet, first off all, get out of your cave, and secondly, check it out:

It’s $30 bucks gang, and remember, you get nearly 20 effects (from the e-book) and ideas plus 45 minutes of bonus footage material that is brand new and never before published. You also get the e-book as a bonus included on the disk! Plus you get access to a secret site with even more content. Plus, if you use this code: 50FRIXION! and you have the Frixion DVD in your cart along with a pack of Frixion Pens, you’ll get 50% off of the pens! That coupon dies soon, however, so don’t wait guys!

Cameron is Such a Nice Guy; You Should Give Him Money

Over the years I’ve known Cameron Francis, I’ve really come to like and respect him as a smart, funny and downright nice guy. This month isn’t the first time he’s contributed to this rag. With his recent release of his e-book, Moment’s Notice 3, I asked him for permission to include an effect from it, and he instantly said “Not on your life!”

Then I beat the crap out of him and through a bloody face and broken jaw, he mumbled “amfakl afh90ashf n afs.” – I told you it was a mumble! My interpreter said that Cameron was giving me permission to use one of his effects. So lucky for you, but not so much for Mr. Francis, this month you get is excellent effect, Uppers, so help the guy out . . . he needs money to pay his medical bills after I got done “asking” him to use one of his effects.

You can get the entire e-book for only $12 bucks on his site, Plus you can watch a video of him performing Uppers. Enjoy!

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