The Big Blind Friday Ep. 82

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

Hey Owen,

Last day of Spring!!! What are you doing to celebrate the coming of Summer this weekend? How is weather on your side of the world? Let us know by replying to this email.

This week we dropped "Modular Card Magic", Tobias Hudson's new hardbound book. Biz sat down with him and talked about it, how the effects were created, Tobi's come up in magic and many more shenanigans.

10 THINGS ABOUT MAGIC w/ TOM

First, we got a short article from the one and only Tom Dobrowolski, who made a short list of 10 things he has learned about magic from his 50 years of experience in the craft.

What are some of the things you have learned? Reply with a comment to the blog post above and we'll select 3 people to receive a FREE download on us!

Note: You can find all Big Blind Friday episodes here.

🎮 1. Eminem x David Blaine

The first thing on the list this week is a collaboration you don't see every day.

As a way of promoting his new single "Houdini", Eminem teamed up with David Blaine for a marketing stunt.

This reminds me of the time Blaine collaborated with Zach King (which is still my favourite collab he has ever done).

What do you think of the video?

🪄 2. Jack Rhodes killing it on BGT

If you don't know who Jack Rhodes is, you will remember him after watching his performances on Britain's Got Talent.

Here is his first, the semi-final and the final's video. Each one is worth your time. This guy is witty, clever and good. A deadly combo.

Bumped out he didn't win BGT (got 2nd place).

📚 3. Level 1 to 100 Magic Tricks Anyone Can Do

I like it when big name Youtubers bring a magician to teach a few tricks and the production quality is top notch. Makes people more attracted to magic.

Then, if the magician also does his at selecting some good tricks (that he can actually perform well) then we got a winner.

Check the video out

🃏 4. The Flourish II by Biz

As you all know, Biz always keeps busy and he has recently released a new magazine for playing card enthusiasts, filled with interesting interviews, giveaways, puzzles and more.

He's giving all BBM family a 40% discount coupon to use for their purchase!

Use code : BBM40

💻 5. Podcast Spotlight: SHEZAM

Professional magician Kayla Drescher attempts to finally answer the question, “What is it like to be a woman in magic?” And Kayla isn’t doing it alone-episodes will feature a range of guests and guest hosts, from (mainly) magicians to comedians, directors, TV Hosts, and much more.

Check out all 100 episodes here

🎙️ WE WANT YOUR STORY! 🎙️

We're want to launch a new series called: "Life As A Magician" where we feature the life stories of magicians from around the world.

If you would like to be featured, reply to this email and Biz will come in contact with you for a short interview. As a thank you for participating, we'll give you a magic download as a gift!

🤫 Did you join our Top Secret Magic Academy ?

A few months ago, we launched a FREE Magic Academy just for our Newsletter subscribers. If you want to receive 1 tutorial every two weeks from us just click the button below.

At this point, people have gone through more than 20 episodes of the Academy and are still in it for 6 more (the Academy runs for a whole year!).

🦖 Magical Thoughts From A Dinosaur 🦖

(advice after 50 years of doing magic, with Jay Ungar)

“I only hit my Classic Force forty percent of the time!” “No matter how hard I try, I can’t get the timing right for a Top-Change!” “My Retention Vanish is lousy!”

Well, here’s some counter-intuitive advice - “Don’t worry about it!”; “Leave it alone (for now)!”; “It’s time to get your macho back!”

It happens to all of us. We get stuck! The good news is, sooner or later, we get unstuck! For a while, consider working on something else.”

Excerpt From

"Magical Thoughts From A Dinosaur"

In case you missed it...

Angels and Demons - Out Of This World Deck

Dead Rebel Magic is back with a new and dark take on the classic Out Of This World!

Simon teaches you the classic 'Out of This World' card effect, where a spectator deals a deck into piles and somehow separates the reds from the blacks... but things are a bit different.

Angels and Demons includes a specially printed, full pack of picture cards - 26 heavenly angels, and 26 demonic devils.

The art is spectacular, the cards great quality, and the storage tin (with a clever ambigram that reads 'Angels and Demons' either way up) make it a practical piece of bizarre magic / mentalism.

The cards can also be used most (if not all) variations of Out Of This World, and other routines will occur too - perhaps a 'cutting the Aces' where the spectator chooses the only four Angels from a packet of Devils, or an Oil and Water where the Angels 'Rise Above' and the Demons are 'Down Below'...

Only available in very limited numbers

£19.99

Buy Now

Connect with us

Bigblindmedia | Email | Website