{"product_id":"magicmag_2015_12","title":"Magic Magazine \"Héctor Mancha\" December 2015 - Book","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDECEMBER 2015\u003cbr\u003eVOLUME 25\u003cbr\u003eNUMBER 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHéctor Mancha - This Year, The Work Paid Off\u003cbr\u003eBy Jaq Greenspon\u003cbr\u003eHe's a Spanish close-up magician who does a pickpocket act. So how did Héctor Mancha win the top prize in Manipulation and the Grand Prix at FISM this year? By inventing new techniques for working with cards and bills.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDoug Henning's World of Magic\u003cbr\u003eBy Tod Gerard\u003cbr\u003eDoug Henning had become a star on Broadway, but relatively few people had seen him work. That all changed - as did the future of stage conjuring - on December 26, 1975, when \u003ci\u003eThe World of Magic\u003c\/i\u003e was broadcast live to millions of people across the US.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetter Magic Through Chemistry\u003cbr\u003eBy Jaq Greenspon\u003cbr\u003e\"What could be interesting in bubbles?\" That's what Marco Zoppi wondered, but the magician from Italy combined conjuring and his college chemistry studies to create a bubble act that is getting standing ovations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLynn Miner's Santa Magic\u003cbr\u003eBy Alan Howard\u003cbr\u003eAfter working as a semipro magician during a long academic career, Lynn Miner reversed roles, turning to magic full time. For his stage persona, he adapted a character he already resembled - Santa Claus - and now he performs with that theme year round.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlus Updates on...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Los Angeles Conference on Magic History. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCasey Wong's larger-than-life statue of Houdini. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eEncore!\u003c\/i\u003e Anthony Reed's new show in Guam. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 2015 MINDvention. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Magic \u0026amp; Meaning Conference's tenth anniversary. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRafael celebrates thirty years onstage. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ninth Shanghai International Magic Festival \u0026amp; Competition. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Comings \u0026amp; Goings\" notes on the Hollywood Christmas Parade, an exhibit celebrating Jewish magicians, a Houdini séance, magic at sea, a Bullet Catch documentary, and an animated David Copperfield.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eBonus Content for the December Issue...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA 33-minute interview with Doug Henning talking about his first TV special, conducted on video by David Charvet. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll eighteen of the products reviewed in the December issue, plus 522 reviews from previous issues, are all now available at the fully searchable \"Marketplace\" section of M360.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarketplace\u003c\/b\u003eEighteen products are reviewed this month by Peter Duffie, Gabe Fajuri, Jared Kopf, Francis Menotti, Peter Pitchford, John Wilson:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaster Course: Cups and Balls Vol. 1 and 2\u003c\/i\u003e by Daryl\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDistance\u003c\/i\u003e by SansMinds Creative Lab\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoker Trick (Along for the Ride)\u003c\/i\u003e by Peter Nardi\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSharpie BUG Writer\u003c\/i\u003e by Vernet\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eZero Set\u003c\/i\u003e by Limin\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eInspirations: Performing Magic with Excellence\u003c\/i\u003e by Lawrence Hass\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHole 2.0\u003c\/i\u003e by Mickael Chatelain\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhantom\u003c\/i\u003e by Peter Eggink\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Oriental Magic of the Bambergs\u003c\/i\u003e by Robert Albo\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUltimatum Deck\u003c\/i\u003e by Steve Brownley\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThick Card Project\u003c\/i\u003e by Liam Montier\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Magic of Math\u003c\/i\u003e by Arthur Benjamin\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlutter\u003c\/i\u003e by Rizki Nanda\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Thought Well Stolen\u003c\/i\u003e by Ben Harris\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eImpale\u003c\/i\u003e by Jason Yu and Nicholas Lawrence\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eName Tag\u003c\/i\u003e by Agus Tjiu\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSenti-Mentalism\u003c\/i\u003e by Luca Volpe\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThree Way Force Bag\u003c\/i\u003e by Eran Blizovsky\u003cbr\u003e- plus, our reviewers each pick one item they found especially impressive this year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst Look: Implausibilities\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHudson Taylor\u003cbr\u003eHudson Taylor is a close-up magician from New York City, specializing in mathematical principles in card magic. Introduced to magic by his grandfather, Hudson developed a love of magic and math, which allowed him to create impossible effects and seemingly moveless magic. While there are many beautiful Any Card at Any Number routines, Implausiblities solves the method problem that most versions have - that the name of the card and its intended position in the deck must be known by the magician. Such conditions are unnecessary in Implausiblities. The Dropshift move is excerpted and adapted from Taylor's forthcoming \u003ci\u003eImplausibilities\u003c\/i\u003e DVD.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLoving Mentalism: Additional Thoughts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIan Rowland\u003cbr\u003eThis month's article is all about how to read someone's mind without using any of the usual methods: no glimpses, impressions, or preshow; nothing written down, no force as we usually use that term, and no need to write anything in after the facts are known. An unusual aspect of the method is that you can tweak it to suit yourself: you can either have a 100-percent certain, surefire outcome, or you can adjust things slightly and leave yourself in the position where you know \u003ci\u003eroughly\u003c\/i\u003e what the spectator is thinking, but you need a bit of intuition and intelligent guesswork - in other words, \u003ci\u003ereal\u003c\/i\u003e mindreading - to conclude the routine!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBent on Deception: Santa's Wild Ride!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMike Bent\u003cbr\u003eFor the family entertainer, this time of year means Christmas and holiday shows. These can be fun and profitable, but they can also be chaotic, and an almost a perfect show can be ruined by the big guy himself - Santa, who is rarely on time. Sometimes, he's early, but usually Mr. Claus is late. Rather than introducing him, then stand there feeling like an idiot for what seems like an eternity, I came up with a quick filler piece that fits the moment and can stretch or shrink to fit the situation. I call it Santa's GPS. Based on Val Evans' Optegramma effect, later popularized by Milbourne Christopher's road sign presentation, it's a simple, fun routine that I can grab and do in an instant if the situation presents itself. It takes up no space in my case and yet it plays very big.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Monk's Way: Toys to Tools\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSteve Reynolds\u003cbr\u003eThere are a lot of toys being hocked all around - moves, sleights, and flourishes of interest (for a month or so), until the next toys are sent up with the rest of the hoopla. But toys are not \u003ci\u003etools\u003c\/i\u003e. Tools are designed to be integrated and used within working repertoires, within actual tricks performed when the going gets tough. I'm sharing two possible tools with you this month. The full details of how they function within a particular trick will be provided in next month's installment of \"The Monk's Way,\" when you'll get the full scoop on Wilder Pocket Interchange. Until then, consider the next two items fun toys to play around with. That is, until they evolve in your hands into the tools they were designed to be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eClassic Correspondence: Dick Ritson to Edwin Dearn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMike Caveney\u003cbr\u003eEdwin A. Dearn was born on October 27, 1892, in Birmingham, England. At age fifteen he took up magic, but a year later he had given up the dark arts to become a ventriloquist. At 22 he moved to China, where his interest in magic was rekindled. Besides performing in and around Shanghai, Dearn also started collecting magic books and related ephemera. Dick Ritson, the author of this letter, was born on September 1, 1896, in Sheffield, England. After witnessing a performance by Chung Ling Soo, Ritson developed his own \"Asian\" magic act, appearing as Wu Ling the Magical Mandarin. When Okito toured Britain's provincial theaters, he and Ritson became friends, and Dick was fortunate to acquire one of Okito's original floating balls. Ritson eventually developed into a serious collector of magic memorabilia and, after reading reports of Edwin Dearn's fabulous collection in Shanghai, China, he sought to develop a friendship with him through the post.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor What It's Worth: When the Party's Over\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark Kornhauser\u003cbr\u003eA magician friend called me the other day and wanted to talk about some new material he was developing. Based on his description, it was difficult for me to be encouraging. He went on to explain that he didn't feel comfortable with the new piece but thought maybe it was simply the natural fear of breaking in something new. And then he explained that, after many years in the business, he had developed a keen intuition about what was good for him and what was not. He then decided not to do the piece. The psychological pressure of breaking in a new piece is, for many, genuinely debilitating. So I can't imagine a better 2016 New Year's Resolution than this: I will create at least one new original piece of magic and take it to performance level.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalkabout Soup: The Institute of Layman Studies Part 2: The Blind Narration\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimon Coronel\u003cbr\u003eAfter using last month's column to introduce The Institute of Layman Studies - ILS, my half-serious\/half-facetious term for designing magic based on actual detailed feedback from laypeople - I thought it might be worth going into more detail about a specific ILS technique I now call \"The Blind Narration.\" It works best with visual routines that you can perform slowly with minimal dialogue. When it works, it can provide a good approximation of real-time mindreading of what's happening in someone's head as they watch your routine. It works like this. Pick a layperson to be your subject. Ask another person to be \"the listener.\" Ask the listener to turn their back so that they can't watch what you're doing. Explain to the subject that you're going to perform something, and they are to describe what's happening so that the listener can follow along.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Murphy's Magic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31701455634528,"sku":"MAGICMAG_2015_12","price":6.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0971\/5398\/products\/56209-full.png?v=1595549736","url":"https:\/\/www.gotmagic.com\/products\/magicmag_2015_12","provider":"Got Magic?","version":"1.0","type":"link"}