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silking Loyal user 213 Posts 
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I was just wondering if any one still uses the Stamp Album anymore?
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Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts
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I make them every once in awhile, but not with stamps. Typically with photographs.
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Mary Mowder Inner circle Sacramento / Elk Grove, CA 3662 Posts
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Have an old one somewhere, never used it. I don't know anyone who collects stamps.
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Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts
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D. Robbins stamp album is a great trick and very magical. I love the theme and it goes over well with the kids. The stamp album offers many patter possiblilities as well. The prop is well made and will stand up to many uses over it liftime, the stamps are well printed on sheets you have to cut apart yourself. It comes with a heavy plastic envelope to carry and show the stamps.
The newer model E-Z Magic/Robbins is selling takes away the old paper cone vanish that use to be with their original model way back in the 1970. I it is now self-contained within the book itself. I think it is also a good choice for replacement tricks for repeat engagements, in place of the Coloring Book routine. Bottom end it is the best "Bang for your Buck" you could ask for these days at only $10.00 get at http://www.stoners.com . |
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silking Loyal user 213 Posts
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I want to THANK YOU everyone for the posts.
Silking |
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Mary Mowder Inner circle Sacramento / Elk Grove, CA 3662 Posts
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I forgot, I did use it once for a season of Library shows many years ago. It went over well.
I think Michael Baker's suggestion of Photos is a great one. Especially for someone who would rather not do the Coloring book for whatever reason. Scrap-booking is very popular now and even little kids have heard of it. Many of the Scrap Books are built around them and their exploits. You could include drawings, hand prints and such for a varietal fun look. As long as the 3D effects are mostly printed and lay flat I think it would be good. Time to bring your my inner Martha Stewart. - Mary Mowder |
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R Don Regular user West Coast 197 Posts
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Mel Mellers has a version called mass hypnosis on one of his dvds. Done for adults.
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cafeinst Elite user 489 Posts
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I use Stamp Album. I have the volunteer put the stamps in the album and it changes from no stamps to all stamps. I tell them that the stamps self-organize. I don't use the blank pages. The trick goes over well. It's amazing to me that adults get fooled.
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charliecheckers Inner circle 1969 Posts
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I really like the idea of scrapbooking - it is more contemporary. If I were to use a stamp book, it would be presented as something from my grandfather's attic or such. I never made a book based on this concept,, but it probably is worth considering. Thanks for the reminder.
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charliecheckers Inner circle 1969 Posts
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On 2010-07-09 02:26, Mary Mowder wrote: I think this could be rather easily achieved. The more I think of the opportunity for comedy from the pictures that I would include, the more I really like it. |
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jimgerrish Inner circle East Orange, NJ 3209 Posts
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The modern equivalent of the old stamp book is a sticker book that kids fill in with color stickers. Spellbinder used a variation with a single sticker sheet that fills itself up from a page of pop-out stickers, in The Wizards' Journal #19 - "Tricky Stickies", and then repeated himself for a Halloween and Christmas version in The Wizards' Journal #24 - "Skeleton Sticker Magic."
Jim Gerrish
magicnook@yahoo.com https://www.magicnook.com Home of The Wizards' Journals: https://magicnook.com/wizardsTOC.htm |
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charliecheckers Inner circle 1969 Posts
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On 2013-12-02 00:46, jimgerrish wrote: While this is true, I believe a custom made scrapbook would provide a greater opportunity to personalize the presentation for comedy, or other emotional connections. |
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Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts
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On 2013-12-02 08:39, charliecheckers wrote: These are both great ideas. I'd be tempted to use the sticker idea in schools and such, where personalization can take a back seat to the more generic approach that any kid could easily understand. Any good storyline could accompany a book filled with stickers. The scrapbook idea would be excellent for any show where you might want to customize it. Imagine this as an add-on feature to a birthday party... Well ahead of time, you get the mom to email you images and ideas that apply to the kid. Then use these to make a custom prop which is used in the show, PLUS an ungimmicked duplicate which you give out to the kid after the show! Just of note... I recently purchased a 1940s era magic estate. Among the lot was an original stamp album in remarkably good condition, including the loose stamps and the original newspaper cone.
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charliecheckers Inner circle 1969 Posts
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On 2013-12-02 12:16, Michael Baker wrote: Now that's cool! Also, I like the idea of having both forms of the book. My thought of a personalized scrapbook was to have it be one that was presented as my scrapbook from when I was their age, and include some ridiculous photos that had obviously been altered. Now seeing Michael's idea, it works well in a whole different way. I think it would be easy to construct, because the pages could include a lot of generic background images with only one or two actual photos per page. I wonder if someone creative is reading these posts thinking of producing such a product for those of us less creative to purchase as a download. This would be one heck of a Birthday Show effect. |
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Brian Tanner Loyal user Ohio 297 Posts
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Mel Mellers has a wonderful comedy idea using the Stamp Album on his Tickling The Mind Vol 1 DVD. I can't wait to put it in my show.
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Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts
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Mel Mellers does not have routines as such, he does "under his breath" insults humor. Most of the tricks he does are pretty standard handling. I almost bought all his DVDs until I watched all his trailers for his DVDs and it was very apparent, only he can do his presentations.
I thought he was very funny, but what he says has nothing to do with the magic trick he is showing. So if you want to watch some very funny acts, I recommend his DVDs, but you will not get any working material out from them. |
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snowpuppy Veteran user Juneau,Alaska 325 Posts
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I use mine for Library Shows.Kids love it...
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brody Inner circle Omaha 1313 Posts
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Bill Hegbli:
I love Mel Mellers material. I do a slightly different version of his Confabulation routine, and did do his Ring and Rope routine for a year or so. His stuff is doable if your other material matches his. But that can be said about any performer. And I think he DOES do routines. His confabulation/RASH is brilliant. His "While you were sleeping" is nice. His HouseNumber routine is very clever. No new methods, but very usable springboards for plotlines. |
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Brian Tanner Loyal user Ohio 297 Posts
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On 2013-12-08 20:17, Bill Hegbli wrote: My, aren't we a breath of spring? I have his Tickling The Mind DVDs and there is plenty of working material to be had from them. As a matter of fact I'm currently working on 3 effects from the DVDs and applying MY OWN presentations to them to suit me. As for his insult humor, that works well for his character and he can get away with it. I'm very well aware of the fact that would never work for me, nor would I ever try to make it so. I have my own character and persona and I know what will and won't work for me. |
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TrickyRicky Inner circle TrickyRicky 1653 Posts
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For many years the Stamp Album trick was a feature in my magic show. As the years rolls on I noticed that the children hardly knew what they is anymore. I had to reinvent the trick and called it a sticker album. The one I presently use was bought from David Ginn and I think it's called The World Stamp Album. This album starts out as a blank note book and then it turns into a stamp album. I change the note book to a Book With No Pictures or Words.
I show the blank pages and tell them I would make up a story which gets funnier from page to page. The book change into a sticker album The stamps (stickers) are in a zip-lock bag, after some funny bits and pieces the stickers they disappear and end up in the album. Ricky |
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