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Aside from the pizza, and the hot and spicy (and the burritos. ask Tim....). CHICAGO Is Home of Magic Inc and Midwest Magic two of my FAVORITE magic shops for different reasons. I usually take turns visiting them and lecturing every couple of years. Well this year its time to pay a visit to MIDWEST MAGIC.
Tim Felix my good friend and all around awesome dude, magician, comedian and historian will be hosting my lecture.
If I were you I would get there at LEAST 2 hours early so you can check out all the kick ass magic books and effects that Tim has in stock. Its amazing! Or even better you can look NOW and then make your list so you can show up prepared!!!! : )
U.F. Grant's Tru Test was released over 80 years ago and inspired many modern day Magazine and Book Tests such as FLASHBACK by Larry Becker and Lee Earl, THE MASTER KEY by Terry Rogers, and probably the most infamous of them all The Mother Of All Book Tests, by Ted Karmilovich and many more. The TRU TEST is the cleanest test ever created. Why? Because they get to look at a page FULL OF WORDS and think of ANY word. Then you tell them! Many book tests try to duplicate the original TRU TEST but fail. Here are the instructions to the original TRU Test. I have changed very little, even using the majority of the original text. The only changes I have made are the fact that it is now a TIME or NEWSWEEK magazine rather than a Reader's Digest as was used originally. I have also updated the words and tried to make them more interesting. Other than that....it's still the original brilliant idea from Johnnie Murray by U.F. Grant. - Kranzo
HERE IS JUST ONE OF SEVERAL POSSIBLE PRESENTATIONS.
Several pages are torn out of a current TIME magazine. A random page is chosen and handed to a volunteer. From then on you never handle the page. You ask the volunteer to TEAR the page in half and discard a piece dropping it to the floor. They continue to tear and discard pieces of the page until only a small piece remains. They can even CHANGE THEIR MIND AND exchange their final piece for ANY piece on the ground. The volunteer can now look at either side of the piece and and just THINK of a word. You can be blindfolded or across the room and tell them the word with 100% accuracy.
This is the real work on the magazine test. Period.
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NATHAN KRANZO IS BACK with an ALL NEW STUFF LECTURE! Kranzo is now one of the top magical entertainers in the country. His original magic creations have been published in national and worldwide publications like Magic Magazine, Genii Magazine, The Penumbra, Antinomy, Channel One, and The Linking Ring Magazine. Nathan has performed and lectured all over the United States as well as Canada, Mexico, France, England, Holland, and Japan. Most recently Nathan was a consultant for Penn and Teller’s NBC special “Off The Deep End”. He is the other half of the TWO PROS TALKING web series AND of the "Mad, Magic & Mental" Stage production with Kieth Fields. Kranzo has also been a columnist for MUM Magazine for the last few years.
DON"T YOU MISS THE FUN: CHECK OUT WHAT HE's GOING TO TRY TO STUFF INTO THIS LECTURE!
NO SMOKING ZONE
This is Kranzo's newest release and has created quite a buzz around the world. JUST when they hell at you to not light your cigarette....it turns into a lollipop, or a stick of gum!!! Watch it here: http://kranzomagic.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/no-smoking-zone
PSYCHOMATIC DECK
Another brand new release from Kranzo. Kranzo will teach you how to use this old gem. A person cuts to a card and peeks at it while you are across the room and you then read their mind and tell the the card with NO pumping. Watch Kranzo perform it here: http://vimeo.com/29878462
EZ CANASTA
This is the card routine form KRANZO's new hit DVD from Ellusionist BOONDOCK MENTAL. This effect is based on a famous card prediction effect that Chan Canasta performed on television. People have called this one of the best card effectst of 2011.
THE MEAN COIN ROUTINE
This is a routine that Kranzo uses as an opener for small groups. It combines visual magic with comedy and Kranzo uses to talk about the psychology of social dynamics. Kranzo teaches this routine as well as other choice selection from his Stand Up Coin Magic DVD. http://kranzomagic.myshopify.com/products/stand-up-coin-magic-dvd
Grant's Magazine Test Updates
Take any Time or Newsweek and perform a MIRACLE. Think about if you could perform the Mother Of ALL Book Tests with a page from a MAGAZINE.
Comedy Thought Of Card Revelation
A card called out by an audience member is predicted with no palming. Self working and NO index in your pants LOL! This always brings down the house. Kranzo also teaches versions with your pocket, and even an envelope.
Mene Tekel Miracles
Nathan with share with you some of his favorite effects with the Mene Tekel Deck from his DVD Mene Tekel Miracles. http://kranzomagic.myshopify.com/products/mene-tekel-miracles-dvd
The Gift
I'll share with you my handling of a Steve Mayhew idea that I've used for over 10 years to approach people and groups that always works.
Plus Kranzo's work with comedy and gags, how to APPROACH PEOPLE WHEN PERFORMING.....Kranzo's finesse of The Haunted Pack.......All this and much MORE!!! See more and watch clips at www.KranzoMagic.com
Top Five Optical Illusion Artists in Recent History
Magic can exist anywhere, even in art. Throughout history, there have been a few talented artists who have possessed the capacity to create images that trick the mind and the eye. Whether it is a three dimensional illusion image, the illusion of movement or the blending of two images into one, optical illusion artwork never ceases to amaze. Listed below are the top five most popular optical illusion artists inrecent history.
1. Julian Beever: Since the mid-1990’s, English chalk artist Julian Beever has been creating amazing sidewalk art that appears to be 3D. When viewed from the right angle, the images trick your mind into thinking it is viewing a three dimensional scene. Often, viewers can strategically position themselves in the scene and look as though they are a part of the drawing.
Figure 1 Sidewalk chalk drawing by Julian Beever.
2. 3D Joe and Max: This English artist duo also specializes in three dimensional chalk art. Just recently, 3D Joe and Max were commissioned by Reebok to complete the world’s largest and longest 3D street artwork to date (a Guinness World Record. The theme of the artwork was part of a marketing movement for Reebok’s CrossFit campaign.
Figure 2 Sidewalk chalk drawing by 3D Joe and Max.
3. M.C. Escher: This early 20th century Dutch graphic artist is known for creating mathematical images through woodcuts, lithographs and mezzotints. His work often depicts what is often called “impossible realities.” His interest in mathematics also inspired him to create several works that show dimension through interlocking shapes.
Figure 3 Magic Mirror, lithograph by M.C. Escher.
4. Sandro Del Prete: Like Escher, Del Prete creates images that could not exist in reality. However, Del Prete does not use mathematical precision in his work. Much of his art requires you to look closer, because there is often two images in one. Born in Switzerland in 1937, Del Prete began studying art and painting when he was twenty three years old at the Florence Academy of Art in Italy.
Figure 4 Work by Sandro Del Prete.
5. Victor Vasarely: Vasarely was a 19th century artist. Born in Budapest in 1906, he abandoned his medical studies to become a painter of op-art. His work “Zebra” is believed to be one of the earliest examples of optical illusion art, and he is believed to be an op-art pioneer.
Figure 5 Work by Victor Vasarely.
Carrie Oakley is editor and writer for http://www.onlinecolleges.org
Figure 2 Sidewalk chalk drawing by 3D Joe and Max.
3. M.C. Escher: This early 20th century Dutch graphic artist is known for creating mathematical images through woodcuts, lithographs and mezzotints. His work often depicts what is often called “impossible realities.” His interest in mathematics also inspired him to create several works that show dimension through interlocking shapes.
Figure 3 Magic Mirror, lithograph by M.C. Escher.
4. Sandro Del Prete: Like Escher, Del Prete creates images that could not exist in reality. However, Del Prete does not use mathematical precision in his work. Much of his art requires you to look closer, because there is often two images in one. Born in Switzerland in 1937, Del Prete began studying art and painting when he was twenty three years old at the Florence Academy of Art in Italy.
Figure 4 Work by Sandro Del Prete.
5. Victor Vasarely: Vasarely was a 19th century artist. Born in Budapest in 1906, he abandoned his medical studies to become a painter of op-art. His work “Zebra” is believed to be one of the earliest examples of optical illusion art, and he is believed to be an op-art pioneer.
Figure 5 Work by Victor Vasarely.
Carrie Oakley is editor and writer for Online Universities She likes to write articles about many topics of interest, including education and career planning.
