Here's a double dare for you based on a Eugene Burger idea. Go through your junk drawer and look through the props you've got that wouldn't be caught dead performing with, and turn it into a strong magic routine.

It's actually the basis for a contest I'm running on my blog (read more about it here) and the prize is a Carney on Ramsay DVD. If you know anything about the Cylinder and Coins you know that one of the key aspects is a prop that doesn't get a whole lot of respect, so the inspiration for this contest is the spirit of Ramsay's ability to use that same prop as the basis for a minor miracle. I'll cover shipping and everything -- all you have to do is warm up your webcam.

The specific submission details are on the blog itself. The deadline is June 30th, 2007.

Just a quick update. There's a month left on the contest and at the moment I have just one entry. Come on... John Carney DVD? Free shipping? Performance-only? No exposure of your devious idea? How can you go wrong?

http://erlandish.blogspot.com/2007/05/fo......ate.html

Count me in . . .

Just wanted to let anybody who's interested know... there are five days left in the contest, and only two entries.

Five days! Free John Carney DVD! Shipped at my expense!