The Big Blind Friday Ep. 66

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

Hey Owen,

We've come to the end of our interview with George McBride and in this episode he's going to teach you two card effects: an Ace Assembly and a Triumph effect, that you can immediately add into your repertoire.

Besides this, we've got your weekly dose of interesting news from around the world. So, let's get it started!

Learn an Ace Assembly and a Triumph from George McBride

🎙️ 1. Penn Jillette as 'Jimmy Borges'

Pen made an appeareance as a drug dealer and electronics distributor in an episode of "Miami Vice" a long long time ago.

Still, it's nice to see that Pen's acting has always been on point.

What do you think of Pen's acting?

🎮 2. The Fallout From The 2020 Reckoning At The Magic Castle

Addressing sexism at the Magic Castle, allowing men to wear skirts and women suits, giving more power to women and more on these last 2 parts of this article that we shared with you in previous episodes of the newsletter.

Read part 3 about making the club a more open place

Listen to part 4 about the future of the Magic Castle

🪄 3. Magician Spotlight: Scott Humston

"‘The story of Nashville's Black magician, who played for segregated schools, troops"

To celebrate Black History Month, find out more about Fetaque Sanders, a prominent magician of the 1930s, 40s, and 50s.

We like shinning light on some lesser known magicians that have done a lot for audiences and for magic as an art.

Watch or Read more about Scott

📚 4. Card Trick Fails During NFL on ESPN

Here is a prime example of what happens when a network doesn't have the patience to watch a trick till the very end.

One could also argue that the acting of the magician was also maybe a bit "too convincing", which also made the audience think he really DID fail.

What's your take on the performance?

🃏 5. The Greatest Scam Ever Written

"How a Montreal copywriter swindled victims out of $200 million by pretending to be a legendary psychic."

Thought I'd switch it up a bit and share with you a story of a conman. I fell in love with con stories after reading Blaine's "Misterious Stranger".

Read the whole bit here

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In case you missed it...

The Spin Routined Bundle by Cameron Francis

Cameron Francis takes two of his absolute favourite tricks and routines them together to create a multi-phased mindblower!

First up is Cameron's new take on his popular ‘Ace Thang’ plot where the magician loses the four aces in the deck and then instantly discovers them in all sorts of impossible places. This lean, mean, totally impromptu stunner is how Cameron opens every close up set.

Next up is ‘Spin Cycle’, a multi-phased, totally fresh take on the Hofsinzer Ace Problem. Four aces are shown and turned face down. With a click of the fingers, a selected ace magically turns face up. The face down packet is cut into the deck. The entire deck is given a twist and the aces all turn face up in the middle… except one; the selected ace.

For the grand finale, the selected ace is then given a push through the hand and it instantly transforms into a previously selected card. That's a whole lot of magic for very little effort!

Learn a professional mini-set that will leave your spectators reeling! Everything flows together, it only uses normal cards, and it kicks some magical ass!

Running Time 21 min

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