Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Ghost Shelf

I am consistently amazed at what magic dealers will sell. If you go to Hank Lee's Magic Factory you will find a product called "Ghost Shelf," for the whopping amount of 24.95. Well, I confess I spend probably too much time surfing the internet but some time ago the Ghost Shelf, or Floating Book shelf, had been available at no charge on the Internet. There are several versions of it out. One is found at metacafe, here's movie below. I must note that in the ad at the Magic Factory that it states it can be mounted on glass. The how to video below probably would be hard pressed to drill through the glass. My issue is why pay for something that is legitimately free? Seems a no brainer to me.


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Thursday, November 1, 2007

Master Magician Channing Pollock

For years people had heard of a suave magician and a film of him that was terribly hard to obtain. Those who had witnessed his magic were stunned. Everything was slow, deliberate and uncannily mystifying. The film was European nights and the magician was Channing Pollock. He set the standard for magicians at that time. Suddenly everyone was wearing full tails evening dress and turning into Pollock clones. But no one every succeeded in being Pollock but Pollock. That film, until now, was difficult to obtain. You can find it on Amazon.com or some other sites for purchase. But for now, enjoy the clip below.