Maxello Magic

This gem of an idea now lies buried on page 76 of Edwin's Magic Vol 2. since Edwin (Hooper) and his Supreme Magic Co. are no more.

It has all the ingredients of the best of Magic effects, it is extremely simple and fool proof to perform, very effective for any audience with the appropriate presentation, and highly versatile, allowing the performer to use it for almost any type of show, from Children's Birthday Party Shows. to Comedy effects, or Mental effects.

As Edwin says, I had great fun in working out this little effect. I believe it is the most commercial Just Chance trick that I ever sold as a dealer.

There are three clear tumblers covered by three different colored covers in a row. Two spectators select two of the tumblers freely (absolutely no force, and they can change their minds as often as they wish), leaving you with the third. They get empty tumblers - you get one filled with currency bills or the Jackpot.

Or for a Birthday party, three kids compete, and the birthday kid gets the chocolate bar, while the other two get empty tumblers. Once you are familiar with the working, you will discover several presentations, since you can have a tumbler full or empty entirely under your control. You can even turn the tables, and have two kids discover candy bags with congratulatory messages in their tumblers, while you get a consolation note!

We supply you the three gimmicked velvet bags in three different colors, responsible for the effect. In addition you will require three ordinary clear glass or plastic tumblers that will fit under the bags - (most common ones will serve the purpose). Supplied with the special bags, and instructions.

Excellent! Just excellent!!!! Very clever and I can only imagine the impact it must have on an audience. Completely flabbergasting to them, an effect like that would have to be. Great job. -Reed McClintock

A Breathtaking Transposition of a Signed Card and a Signed Bill...

You display a deck of cards and allow a spectator the choice any card they like (no force). The spectator then signs the card and it's returned to the pack and lost. The deck is placed on the table. A bill is then borrowed as well which the spectator also signs their name on.

The bill is displayed on both sides and you slowly start to fold it into eighths. With the folded bill at your fingertips, you slowly wave it over the deck of cards and, as you do so, the bill visibly canges into a folded playing card! When the card is opened up, there is the spectator's signature!

Next, the spectator cuts the deck himself and finds a folded bill right where they've cut. The spectator himself unfolds the bill to again find their signature!

The magician borrows a bill from a spectator who signs it for later identification. He places the bill in an envelope and removes a cigarette box from his pocket. The spectator chooses any cigarette and their initials are written on it. The cigarette is also placed inside the envelope. The envelope is then set on fire, completely burning it and the enclosed bill and cigarette to ashes.

The magician picks up the marker, removes its lid and shows that the signed cigarette has mysteriously appeared inside! He breaks the cigarette in half and shows that there is a rolled-up bill inside! The spectator himself removes the bill, unrolls it and finds his initials!

Comes complete with marker, all the necessary gimmicks and detailed, fully-illustrated instructions.

A breathtaking NEW CONCEPT from the minds of Larry Becker and Lee Earle.

A different type of telephone book routine. Two years in development and worth the wait!

What would make the perfect telephone routine?
Since the vast majority of your mentalism presentations are for corporations or at the very least for people who work - everyone is familiar with business cards. And, everyone has seen multi-page business card organizers in office supply stores. Chances are you have one on your desk right now! It's the perfect solution for keeping all of your contacts in one neat, organized area. Now, it's the perfect solution for the perfect telephone routine that kills audiences and eliminates any and all suspicion. In a nut shell, Caller I.D. sets you apart from anything else out there! Don't be like every other mentalist who pulls out a phone book from the hotel room. Been there, done that! They've all seen that one. Toss out a collection of business cards and use anyone's phone? Now that's different! Want to be unique? Get Caller I.D.

Start with a deluxe, zippered, personal planner and binder - the DayRunner type that has pages retained with snap-open rings. Inside are a dozen clear vinyl pages, each holding six business cards in 3 packets, back to back, for a total of 72 cards. Every card is unique - no two have similar businesses, names, images, logos, addresses, etc.

Hand the binder to a participant who is encouraged to browse through the impressive variety of top quality business cards. You don't touch the binder again until the routine is over. Then, out of your view and from anywhere in the binder, the spectator removes two cards. After verifying they represent different companies, cities, and phone numbers, they hand one of them to a person close by. The binder is tossed to a third, completely random person of their choice.

That individual opens the binder, again - while you cannot possibly see, takes out any full page, removes all six business cards from the page and looks them over to satisfy him/herself that each one is unique - no duplicate information. Then, they discard all but two, using their own, unannounced criteria. Perhaps they prefer color printing over black and white; maybe they don't like round corners; it could be they are attracted to double-sided cards. You truly have no clue about their process of elimination; you don't even know which cards they hold.

To avoid dead time as they are narrowing their selection, you turn to work with the first two persons, each of who holds a single, freely and randomly selected card that has been kept hidden the entire time. One of them concentrates on their card's telephone number, digit by digit, including are code. You openly write numbers on a drawing pad and then ask him to read aloud the phone number on that card. The audience can clearly see that you have successfully identified all ten digits!

Turning to a fresh page in your drawing pad, you request the second helper to visualize the graphic elements on their card - colors, shapes, photos, etc. - while you doodle on your pad. Then they tell everyone what's printed on the card and your sketch matches their description of the cards they hold - inexplicit detail!

Finally you ask anyone with a cell phone to dial the number on either business card that the third spectator has randomly selected - their choice. They are to repeat whatever the individual on the other end of the call says. As the connection is being made on his own cell phone, you write furiously on your pad - turning the pages like a whirling dervish as you fill up each sheet with words, sketches and numbers. When the call is answered - the participant repeats everything he hears from the other end of the connection.

Simultaneously, you show page after page of your pad - detailing an almost word for word precognition of names, replies, comments...and even if the call is automatically answered you can still reveal info from that number's voice mail announcement!

• Every piece of information seen on every card, by anyone who wants to look, is different.
• The selection process is open, fair and uncomplicated.
• Each business card is different; information, papers, colors, fonts, graphics, sophistication of design, and even business and industries are in area codes across the country.
• This one-man routine is so easy you can focus on entertaining your audience; no mental gymnastics.
• There are multiple revelations with no pumping, peeking, or procrastinating.
• The finish is kick-ass and perfect in every way; and it's different if repeated an hour later.

Caller I.D. comes with a quality Day-runner-style zippered binder, the pages to hold more than six dozen professionally designed and printed business cards, pen, calculator,full DVD instructions and awesome 'secret something' that makes it possible.

You supply the pad and audience - they supply the standing ovation!

NOTE: Because Caller I.D. uses U.S. phone technology; this product is not recommended for use outside of the U.S. and Canada.