Magic Tricks

Why are you reading this - you should be buying this book and DVD!

Unlike many other reviewers, I actually write reviews that are realistic. If I don't like a product, I state that I don't like it and give my reasons why. The same holds true if I believe a product is mediocre. Simply put, I really like Gazzo's street cups and balls. Both the book and DVD are well thought out and cover in detail Gazzo's cups and balls street routines.

In the DVD, Gazzo first performs three of his routines. He is so good that I missed the palming of the balls and fruit during his first routine. I then saw his sleight of hand during the following two performances (okay, it helped to use the computer to review the routines to see the sleight of hand actions.). The recording of his performance by itself was worth the price I paid. In fact, he states in the DVD that his goal is to fool the crowds - not the magicians. However, the best part of the book and DVD was when he went into great detail and described his equipment, his routine, crowd control, and getting paid.

In addition to describing how to perform the cups and balls routine, he also discussed his equipment, why he selected the equipment he used, methods used by street magicians to attract a crowd, crowd control, dealing with hecklers (he stated that one heckler threw his cup into the ocean - he discussed how he had to pay the piper to get it back) and best of all, getting PAID!

I also own Michael Ammar's "The Complete Cups and Balls, volume 1. Gazzo's routine will show you how to use comedy to extend a 2 minute cup and ball routine into a 15 to 20 minute routine in order to get you paid. On the other hand, I find that Ammar's DVD covers much more detail and more routines for cups and balls routines for beginners to experienced magicians. To reiterate: Ammar's DVD will help you learn Cups and Balls and win magic contests; Gazzo's DVD and book will help you get noticed and paid. They are both very good products.

I really learned a lot from Gazzo's tips in both his book and DVD. Gazzo is a terrific performer and an excellent magician.