Wayne's Magic & Illusion Blog June 2007 Archive

A solid stage effect with lots of potential, "Endless Rose" allows you to pick a full-sized red rose from a half-dozen roses; continually pluck the flower from the stem and ... Read More

Here's a list of the tricks that I have reviewed and now use regularly in my strolling and stand-up sets. As you’ll see, I tend to adapt more close-up and ... Read More

Steve Draun has a reputation as a card man. While I enjoyed his approach to commercial magic in his Volume 1 DVD, Volume 2 is for those who want to ... Read More

This is another great DVD in L&L’s "World's Greatest Magic" series that compiles lessons from noted magicians and their earlier videos. As the name implies, "Stand-Up Magic - Volume 2" ... Read More

A promotion for her new Vegas magic show with Hans Klok, "The Beauty of Magic," Pamela Anderson appeared on NBC's Today Show to talk about "falling in love" with Klok, ... Read More

Here’s a fresh, shocking and stunning effect. You bring the crowd in close, open a small pocket knife, pierce a fingertip and then squeeze out a single drop of blood. ... Read More

Prior to reviewing this DVD, I was unfamiliar with Canadian magician, public speaker, and lecturer David Peck. After watching the material on this two-DVD set, I’m impressed. Peck offers superb ... Read More

Prior to reviewing this DVD, I was not familiar with Patrick McCullagh, but I can tell that he is a worker who has developed routines for real-world strolling. There’s some ... Read More

Another great DVD in the L&L’s “World's Greatest Magic” series that compiles lessons from noted magicians and their earlier videos, "Stand-Up Magic - Volume 1" presents a variety of effects ... Read More

I greatly admire the creativity and ingenuity of Bavarian magician Alexander de Cova. In this third of a three volume set that was originally sold on video and is being ... Read More

A clever transformation that provides a fitting finale to a solid coins across routine, Ice Coins offers four clear plastic gimmicks that are the same size as standard coins (various ... Read More

According to a recent news release, Lance Burton was named "Most Generous Las Vegan" by the 2007 Las Vegas Review-Journal's 26th "Annual Best of Las Vegas Poll." "No matter ... Read More

A writer has some praise for the story-telling in Han Klok’s new show, but that’s about it for the positive comments. He’s not sure about Klok’s hair and the tendency ... Read More

In a one-hour episode that launches the third season of his MINDFREAK series on A&E, Criss Angel levitates himself some 500 feet above ground over the intense vertical light beam ... Read More

On the Covert Magic DVD, Iain Moran offers a series of excellent close-up card effects and a single coin routine. I like the way that Moran mixes accomplished sleight-of-hand with ... Read More

A classic card routine that a majority of close-up magicians, particularly pros, regularly perform, Ambitious Card offers a plot where a chosen card is placed anywhere in a deck of ... Read More

Criss Angel's third season of MINDFREAK will begin with a large-scale, promotional launch. Angel will be encased in a cement block and lifted 40 feet above the ground in New ... Read More

Combine four easy magic tricks with a central theme and prop, and you end up with an entire routine-a four-phase magic trick. All you need are three rubber bands and ... Read More