Magic Tricks

First blush impression after watching DVD:

Torn & Fuzed – This is one of those times that the method is cooler than the trick itself. You could have given me a hundred guesses on the method and I would have been wrong a hundred times. Very clever thinking. Unfortunately the effect leaves something to be desired. In a perfect world, you’d tear off the foil exposing the gum, then grab red foil from a different pack and reseal it with the odd color. Not sure ‘fuzing’ has quite same impact or even makes much sense. But the method...

Push Through – Another very clever effect. If you gave me one guess on how this one was done, I’d get it right. Yeah, I (and I’m sure many of you) have a pretty good idea from watching the demo how this must work, but none-the-less, very smart thinking. I imagine there could be some room condition issues here, but I like.

MentalGum – Super clever. Not sure if I’d really work this hard to regularly perform this, and it is angle-sensitive, but I love the effect and the thinking.

Marked- I figured this might be a dry erase marker trick. I was wrong. I like. Super simple and smart. I was afraid the demo might not be fair, but it actually is. Unquestionably my favorite effect on the DVD. And probably the only one I would perform with any regularity.

Overall, I love this DVD and wish there were more releases like it. It reminds me of how Jay Sankey and Paul Harris used to think. And it’s exactly the kind of stuff you’d find in Paul's AOA books. My most creative (though not always most practical) thinking took place years ago when I filmed Catapult! I had more time to screw around and experiment back then. Clearly these guys have that kind of time. I’m jealous. Watching this makes me want to pick up a pack of mints and stare at it until it gives.

Very inspiring stuff, here. Nice job guys.