The Big Blind Friday Ep. 74

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

Hey Owen,

Another week, another Friday! And we're already 74 episodes in. When did time fly by so quick, right?

We get emails from people asking us where can they find all of the episodes of The Big Blind Friday. We have heard your call and we have answered. You can now check out all the episodes of the show over here. We will also make this into a permanent post in this newsletter so you can always quickly jump right to it.

In other news, a magician's assistant died and was buried in the most creative coffin I have seen, a magic show in Washington gets a really wholesome review and I somehow stumble upon an article discussing C.S.Lewis' idea of 'materialistic magicians'.

🎮 1. Markobi on Fool Us: Does he take the trophy?

Markobi, the FISM Winner from last edition, performed his routine on Fool Us and Pen actually changed the card at the climax. I think everyone wanted him to actually do that ha!

Markobi also give Dani DaOrtiz a very wholesome shoutout during his performance.

Watch the whole routine

🪄 2. How Ricky Jay Tells A Story

Such a beautiful video essay about why Ricky Jay mistified audiences. I didn't realise it until now, but really, a lot of why this happened is due to the words he chose to use in his patter.

There's too few of these types of videos on the internet. Hope to keep discovering more.

The 3 strengths Ricky Jay had

📚 3. Act Highlight: Morgan And West Lie Detector

This is the first time I see a Morgan and West show (please don't shoot me) and I'm so happy this act got to be the first one.

It's such a great blend of sleight of hand and comedy. Also, that chop cup that looks like a tea cup is simply sensational!

Pull back the curtains

🃏 4. Should you watch the Magic Prank Show?

Compared to the more good-natured Magic for Humans, comedian/magician Justin Willman’s previous Netflix show, The Magic Prank Show has more of a mean streak.

Super happy to see honest reviews pop up of Justin's new TV Show on Netflix. His shows are always so so so good. Hope he gets the recognition he deserves.

Read the whole review

Watch clips from the new show

💻 5. Book Highlight: The Magician by Blexbolex

"An exploration of the magic and difficulty of childhood, the wonders of the imagination, and the unique properties of books themselves."

This thrilling adventure about 3 magicians is also an extraordinarily well-written allegory about the control of free creation for the benefit of an authoritarian global order.

Check it out on Amazon

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In case you missed it...

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