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UT alumnus shares secrets behind magic tricks on YouTube channel..

UT alumnus shares secrets behind magic tricks on YouTube channel..

UT alumnus Brian Brushwood closes his eyes, leans his head back and lowers a flaming metal skewer down his throat. A few seconds later, he pulls it out, ready for his next trick.

Brushwood is an entertainer known for his “punk-rock-blood-and-guts magic show” in which viewers watch him eat fire, hammer nails into his nose, read minds and stick skewers through his tongue.

“Some of [my stunts] are totally real, and some are totally fake,” Brushwood said. “But my favorite part is that middle ground when you’re not really sure what’s what. I want people constantly guessing what’s real.”

Until 2014, Brushwood toured colleges across the country with his magic show and has since settled down in Austin, producing three podcasts, running a YouTube series and occasionally performing live. Last month he starred in “Dance Showdown,” a YouTube spin-off of “Dancing With The Stars.”

“I did it because it terrified me,” Brushwood said. “There is something great about the abject terror of stepping outside your comfort zone.”  Read more..

http://www.dailytexanonline.com/2015/10/19/ut-alumnus-shares-secrets-behind-magic-tricks-on-youtube-channel

A New Magic Roadshow – Journal of Magic.. Free to Read

A New Magic Roadshow – Journal of Magic.. Free to Read

Magic Roadshow 171

IN THIS ISSUE:

  • Paul Lelekis brings his ‘A’ game with ‘The Three Ace Trick’. You’ll love it..
  • ‘Double Vision –  An Impromptu Effect’ has re-emerged from the depths of our Archives..
  • Werner Miller’s Trick#9 in ‘Tricks Without Names’ is maybe my most favorite..
  • I’ve reviewed Solari’s Miser Miracle, my favorite version of Misers Dream
  • I’ve compiled every episode, on video, of Penn & Teller’s ‘Fool Us’.. season Two.  
  • Enjoy Prof. L.A. Harraden’s Complete Mail Course of Twenty Illustrated Lessons in Hypnotism.
  • Watch David London’s ‘Magic Outside The Box’ – Full Show – August 16, 2013  
  • David Britland’s ‘Simply Stebbins –  A Good Guess.. An Effect’ is classic..
  • Christopher T. Magician Presents three video tutorials for children performers.
  • A Cardini Special –  Card in the Hat..  a magic standard from Werner Dornfield
  • Make Matches Disappear – Video tutorial courtesy of Jay Sankey
  • Jay Sankey’s ‘Strike Three’ – Video Tutorial for the Coin guys among us.
  • How to Train Playing Cards to Attack –  one more Video Tutorial from Jay..
  • Simple Sandwich Card Trick Tutorial – a Video from 52Kards
  • 17 Easy Magic Tricks That Will Blow Your Kids Mind.. –  Video Tutorials
  • ‘Touch of Modern’ for the discriminating magician..
  • https://magicroadshow.com/171.php 
Perform Awesome Card Illusions With A Homemade Magic Trick Deck..

Perform Awesome Card Illusions With A Homemade Magic Trick Deck..

No matter what anyone says about performing magic tricks, everyone’s jaws drop when they see an amazing illusion. Here’s how you can turn a regular deck of cards into a custom deck that makes doing magic tricks easy.

Over at Make, Gareth Branwyn has a guide — based on a how-to in Mark Frauenfelder’s ebook Trick Decks— for turning a standard deck of cards into what’s known as a “stripper deck.” The cards in this kind of deck are tapered so that even beginner magicians can quickly pull certain cards from the deck with ease. You can see an example of a stripper deck trick in this video from Mark Frauenfelder’s YouTube channel.

To make your own, you just need a way to trim each of the cards accurately. Branwyn uses an office paper trimmer with a jig setup that ensures each card gets cut the exact same way. Once you’ve cut the cards properly, your deck is ready to perform several illusions you can find in various magic books or online. Check out the complete guide at the link below for more tips and places to find magic tricks.

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2015/10/perform-awesome-card-illusions-with-a-homemade-magic-trick-deck/