Archive for January, 2007

“The Smoothini Hour” @ Carlsbad California

Posted by Editor on January 23rd, 2007

by Ryan Ramtin

Smoothini
On Tuesday Jan 9, I had the pleasure of being a guest at Hennessy’s Smoothini hour. This event of course was hosted by none other then Smoothini the Ghetto Houdini himself, Tomas De La Cruz. I arrived at 7:45 p.m. and ordered one of the “Giant” burgers that were a key feature on the menu which turned out to be the best burger I have had west of the Mississippi and on Tues. they are two for one. In no time I found myself sitting down on the Porch of this Beach town diner, curling up to the brick lain fireplace with all sorts of local students and tourist. As a long time Go magic Go listener I felt that it might be appropriate to take the initiative of seeing a prominent local magic act while I was visiting San Diego, Ca and reviewing it for the benefit of the GMG family. I met a lot of passionate people who worked hard and played harder. That’s Where Smoothini the Ghetto Houdini came in…

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Ghost Vision

Posted by Editor on January 4th, 2007

Ghost Vision
4.5 out of 5

Andrew Mayne brings paranormal phenomena, and more specifically, spiritual photography, to the modern day. By simply borrowing a camera cell phone, the magician can take pictures that reveal strange ghostly images and premonitions that seemingly come from beyond. This is really cool.

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-Wayne N. Kawamoto (About.com)

MSRP: (US) $14.95 www.shockmagic.com

Dealers can purchase from Murphy’s Magic Supplies, Inc.

Hovercard by Dan Harlan reviewed by Andrew Mayne

Posted by Editor on January 4th, 2007

I haven’t seen the new Ellusionist release of Dan Harlan’s Hovercard, but I’m a big fan of the original and can only expect that the re-release with the bonus DVD is going to add value to an already cool effect. I use the effect and like it a lot. It’s in my own personal video demo (I like it that much). The method is great and super-easy to set up. At $19.95 it’s a great deal. You can keep everything you need in your card case ready to go. At the right moment it’s a killer illusion that looks superior to over-exposed card-on-a-string methods. The motion is great and the levitation is spooky and adds a dimension not seen in other close-up levitations. It will be available from Ellusionist in February. http://www.ellusionist.com

Andrew Mayne