Archive for September 24th, 2007

Quick Review – Jim Steinmeyer’s Bunko

by: Intensely Magic September 24, 2007

From the web site: BUNKO Jim’s new shortchange effect is a remarkable close-up routine. The effect is tremendous, writes Richard Kaufman. Bunko is a perfect example of close up magic theater. An intriguing story draws the spectators in and then wallops them with magic. Twenty dollars in change (five singles, three fives) changes to [...]

Confession – I’m a hobbyist magician

by: Intensely Magic September 24, 2007

Cover your children’s eyes and ears. I’m coming out of the closet. I am a hobbyist and unabashedly proud of it. This week I was working on John Kennedy’s excellent Translocation. I have the lecture notes and put John Mendoza’s DVD in the player to watch his variation on it. While this DVD set is [...]