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Musical odes to magic

People are inspired to write songs by all sorts of things. Love and relationships, automobiles, locations... but a magic trick?

After finishing our show "Short Guys With Glasses" this past Saturday, Tomas was approached by a man who had seen him before. About 10 years ago, in fact, where Tomas performed The Tic Tac Trick - wherein Tomas shoves 3 Tic Tacs into different facial orifaces and procedes to cough them up (you can find the method to this madness on Tomas' Geek Magic DVD).

Anyway, this incident 10 years ago inspired the man, who was part of a band at the time, to pen a ditty about Tomas' performance.

So here it is, ladies and gentlemen: Download The Tic Tac Trick mp3.

This tune opens the door for all sorts of songs about magic tricks. I can hear it now..."it's the egg bag trick...it's the egg bag trick"...

Spin Out!

Our friends at The Magic Apple have released a new DVD project: Spin Out.

Let's hit the basics: the material is solid, the video quality is top-notch, and the teaching is clear and concise. But I happen to think that this video is very funny. It a witty commentary on the state of some magic DVDs you see on the market these days.

Below is the official pitch:

A card is chosen then placed back in the deck. The deck is placed into the EMPTY card box. The box is tossed in to the air…then the magic happens! The deck is removed from the box and spread to reveal ONE card with a TWISTED, SPUN OUT image! The chosen card’s face and back have actually been twisted 720 degrees! There are NO DUPLICATE cards seen in the deck. The Spin Out card can be examined! Even given as a souvenir. This is just one of the FOUR DIFFERENT VERSIONS of Spin Out! Not only will you lean these great effects, but the tools needed to perform them are described in great detail!

Card + Spin = Spin Out.

"Wow!..I wish I'd thought of it!" - Daryl, The Magician's Magician

"Could be the greatest card revolution ever" - Bob Postelnik, creator of Devil's Doorway

"...it is so Unique." Tony Clark

"This is one VERY creative and EXTREMELY visual card trick" - Shoot Ogawa

Michael Caine's "Is Anybody There?"

For those of you who saw the cover of this month's Genii, Michael Caine stars in a new movie about an aging magician. I was able to catch the film this past weekend, and recommend it highly. If you expect to go and geek out on magic, don't; there's precious little magic in it. Instead, you should go because it's a well-crafted story and beautifully acted by Caine and his 10-year-old co-star, Bill Millner.

Back on the wagon!

Well, that was a long 19 days between posts. And what a busy time it's been! I've been working hard cranking out a lot of custom magic and working on some new DVD projects. It's been so hectic, I forgot to blog!

Oh, I also managed to pull down two first place wins at Michigan Magic Day, for both stage and close-up. < /bragging >

Anyway, we've done a revamp of the Double Discount page that I wanted everyone to know about. The catch is, you can only view the page if you're logged in as a regular FunInc.com customer (dealers only)!

Happenings at FUN

Last week we introduced the world to Card Magic Essentials. In keeping with the spirit of magic for the beginners, we're going to being shooting today on a new project. The Amazing Tomas will star - but that's all the hints I'm giving!

Also around the company, we're going to be revamping our Double Discount program beginning on Friday. Those of you with login accounts for FunInc.com will be able to view the bargains. Sorry consumers - dealers only!

And third, yours truly has been put in charge of our Customization Division! So anybody who needs a logo imprinted on Three Card Montes, Tel-A-Vision Boxes, or the like, you can talk to me!

CME is here!

FUN Inc is proud to announce the release of our newest DVD project: Card Magic Essentials!

Tomas teaches 30+ of the most commonly used card sleights and moves. This DVD is designed for the beginner, teaching everything from how to grip the deck to a few routines using the sleights taught on the disc.

I wrote and directed the project, and I'm very pleased with the final product. Any card magic newbie is sure to get their money's worth from this DVD!

Check it out from your favorite dealer!