The Big Blind Friday Ep. 55

Your weekly dose of magic from around the world, from BBM

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And, as every Friday, we have a bunch of news from around the world, so let's get right into them!

🎙️ 1. RIP David Berglas

Another legend of card magic has passed away this month - the phenomenal David Berglas.

It's been quite a few tough weeks with so many great names passing, but it gives us the opportunity to reflect on life and appreciate the beautiful work that these people have put into magic.

The BBC write about Berglas passing away

🎮 2. DISCOVER: Damoo Dhotre

The indian daredevil and circus phenomena.

A very interesting read about the only Indian to be inducted in the International Circus Hall of Fame due to his amazing ability to control multiple wild animals at the same time. I mean, just take a look at the picture on the right!

A great great read

🎙️ 3. The Creations of Steve Sheraton

If you've got an iPhone and are also performing magic with it, then you have to look into the magic apps made by Steven Sheraton. He's the mind behind the worldwide famous iBeer made in 2009 who was downloaded more than 120 MILLION times.

Discover his magic apps

📚 4. Pen and Teller Don't Mind Being Fooled

“On one level, the show really isn’t about fooling us,” Jillette said. “The show is really a showcase for magicians.”

How did magician's favourite show end up having 10 seasons? And why is appearing on this show more important than FISM?

A great read for anyone interested in finding out more about just what happens behind the scenes of the show.

Read the NY Times Article

🃏 5. Ricky Jay-Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women

Based on Ricky Jay's book of the same title, this special was made up of a combination of magic, juggling, amazing feats, stunts, and performances, including a musical performance on wine glasses, a human calculator who could determine cube-routes of numbers in her head, and an antique acrobatic clockwork doll.

Steve Martin has an incredible magic act at 28:17 minute. Just watch that if you want to skip everything else.

Watch it fully on YouTube

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In case you missed it...

Colour Heckler by Toby Hudson

There are no knucklebusting sleights involved. These routines are able to be done by each and every one of you without hours of practice.

And the best thing about it is the price. $5.50? Are you kidding me? It’s way too cheap. Buy this before Big Blind wakes up and realize what a huge mistake they have made. Obviously, recommended. The Magic Portal

Colour Heckler is that rarity amongst card magic effects - a genuinely funny trick! It’s super engaging, has lots of phases and is the perfect ‘gather round and check this out’ type of routine! You offer to demonstrate a ‘classic’ of magic, and remove three red cards and three black cards from the deck. Yet when you re-count them out it seems an extra black card was accidentally added. You chuck it away. But when you recount this time an extra red card shows.

Arghhh! Then it keeps happening. Multiple times. And then things get REALLY crazy! Watch Toby perform this fun routine and you’ll see what we mean! Like the classic street hustle ‘Six Card Repeat’ this routine builds and builds with the increasingly impossible appearance of extra cards in each phase.

£4.99

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