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mbkorn New user Jupiter, FL 66 Posts |
I am looking to incorporate a dynamic magazine memory routine into my act.
Any suggestions as to sources, presentations and audience responses? Thanks, in advance. Michael |
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seanadl New user London UK 100 Posts |
Osterlind has one on his DVDs that I am currently going to work into a routine. I believe it is in the first of the series of DVDs.
Basic outline of effect: magazine is shown, and page is selected by spectator. He holds it out of sight and circles any word on the magazine. It's brought forward (untouched by the mentalist), and they decide which word has been circled. If they are unsure or more than one word has been circled they can name both. The outcome of which has been predicted already via blackboard, paper in envelope (or which ever you prefer). The outcome is very flexible and I believe this is an extremely powerful effect full of potential with the correct presentation! |
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Scott Cram Inner circle 2678 Posts |
There's a basic description at the Total Recall site (other pages on the site teach you the basics of the feats on this page).
You can also find a good description of the feat in "The Saturday Evening Post Feat", from The Secret Ways of Al Baker. One of the most detailed descriptions of how to learn and perform this feat is on Tony Andruzzi's Magazine Memory Act. He goes into great detail on the method (his phonetic alphabet differs from the most standard ones used today), and talks about different ways to present and perform it. My favorite section is when he discusses one gentleman who uses this effect at trade shows. This gentleman memorizes the client's catalog before the show. When actually at the trade show, he hands out copies of the catalog to everyone at the booth, and asks them to call out page numbers, and he recalls and describes all the products on that page. Not only is the audience amazed, but the client has to love the effect you're performing, because you're selling all the way through it! |
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Suffolk Veteran user 400 Posts |
Banachek published a great routine, nay act, using only a magazine and a pen in Center Tear.
I'd recommend it whole heartedly. Doug |
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mbkorn New user Jupiter, FL 66 Posts |
Hey, Doug
Where can I find this? Thanks! Scott, Thank you, for your help. Michael |
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Kenguru Loyal user Hungary & Israel 273 Posts |
In Barrie Richardson's Theater of The Mind book there is a great magazine test. I don't have the book with me right now (I'm at the office) so I can't tell you the name of the effect.
I have checked and it is called "An Experiment in Remote Viewing" |
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mbkorn New user Jupiter, FL 66 Posts |
Scott,
Thank you, for your help. Michael |
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pcamel New user 51 Posts |
You can find method of memorizing a magazine in any Harry Lorayne memory book. The uses of his memory system (originated by Bruno Furst) can be used for any number of effects. As far as the magazine effect, the rest should be fairly easy.
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Gregg Tobo New user Denver 64 Posts |
Michael,
Routined properly, the Magazine Memory test can be an absolute showstopper. You'll need to find the right balance between breadth and depth. Breadth being the number of pages you are able to identify. And depth been the amount of detail you can reveal on any given page (I read the magazine from cover to cover so that I can discuss the nuances of each article in depth if necessary). I might cover half a dozen pages very quickly, but then describe the next page in great detail, followed by another half dozen quickies. Breadth demonstrates that you do indeed know the contents of the entire magazine, and insures that you involve as many people as possible (I tear the magazine in half and distribute the pages throughout the audience). Depth impresses people by demonstrating your understanding and the photographic nature of your memory. Humor is vital to presenting this test. Being able to make brief topical quips and jokes adds immensely to the entertainment value. Being able to recall quickly is a must, otherwise the demonstration (although still impressive) tends to bog down. Ending the demonstration is tricky. To end strongly, I try to provide an overwhelming amount of detail on a single page. Gregg Tobo |
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Harry Lorayne 1926 - 2023 New York City 8558 Posts |
PCamel: Bruno Furst originated nothing. He was a hypnotist in Austria and couldn't put people to sleep. He came to America, started to teach memory - then he put people to sleep! Seriously, do some research. David Roth contributed, Zufall contributed, Furst really didn't. Scott - I memorized the facts of products for U.S. Steel, General Electric, Boeing, plus so many other top corporations, way back when I was doing trade shows in the sixties. HARRY LORAYNE. (Just curious; where was memorizing a magazine taught before I did? I really would like to know. I started doing it late in 1949 [before you were born, I would imagine], and taught it in my first book in 1956.)
[email]harrylorayne@earthlink.net[/email]
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Daffyd New user Llandewi Breffi 87 Posts |
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On 2006-04-27 12:35, Harry Lorayne wrote: I remember seeing it taught in a book which was dated around the 1930s
"The layman is such an idiot." salsa_dancer
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Tate Loyal user NC 211 Posts |
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On 2006-04-27 12:35, Harry Lorayne wrote: Harry, I love your memory stuff. I have a lot of what you've put out over the years. Many years ago, a friend and I tried out your memory game. The part with the photos and names drove us crazy, we couldn't memorize them before the sand ran out on the timer. Later we read the directions (duh) and found out that the time limit was THREE turns of the timer! At first we felt stupid, but then we felt better because we had done pretty well considering we'd used only one third the time allotted. On to the magazine test. You asked when this started. I have the Furst course which includes memorizing a magazine. It's dated 1965, but says it was first published in 1948. And my Roth course, from 1918, doesn't mention magazines, but it does teach learning the books of the bible. Tate Elliott |
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benrl Regular user 127 Posts |
Barry Richardson did a terrific Magazine Memory Act at the last Mindvention. I don't remember whether it's in one of his two books.
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Scott Cram Inner circle 2678 Posts |
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On 2006-04-27 12:35, Harry Lorayne wrote: Zufall's Memory Trix, vol. 1, (author: Bernard Zufall) is solely about the Magazine Memory Act, and was published in 1940. |
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stanalger Special user St. Louis, MO 998 Posts |
Tony Andruzzi's Magazine Memory Act came up in this discussion.
I've been told (by a knowledgeable and trustworthy source) that Andruzzi DIDN'T perform this bit. Perhaps someone who knew Tony better than I knew Tony can confirm or deny this claim. The story I heard: Someone performed the Magazine Memory Act at one of the Invocationals back in the 80's. (Was is Tommy Tucker????) The Act wowed those in attendance. So Tony put together a package telling one how to go about doing such an act. But as for actually performing the bit.....????? I'd like to know: Did Andruzzi ever perform the act? Was it Tommy Tucker who DID perform this feat at an Invocational? |
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
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On 2006-04-27 17:49, benrl wrote: It's in his "Act Two."
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
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On 2006-04-27 17:49, benrl wrote: It's in his "Act Two."
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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Harry Lorayne 1926 - 2023 New York City 8558 Posts |
Scott is absolutely correct. I checked. Took some time, 'cause I have catons of stuff put away in my basement (my 4-story house is tilting!). Zufall and I knew each other. He was a gentle man and a gentleman. When I started doing the magazine thing in 1948 or 49 we'd not met. When I found the pamphlet, I also found is autograph, dated 1955. I won't quote what he said about me doing the magazine thing. Re: anyone doing the magazine thing in the eighties - what has that to do with this discussion? HARRY LORAYNE.
[email]harrylorayne@earthlink.net[/email]
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Gianni Special user WILMINGTON, DE 993 Posts |
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On 2006-04-27 23:39, LobowolfXXX wrote: If it is, then my version must be a misprint because it is not in my version. All that my version contains is some tips on doing the effect. Gianni |
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stanalger Special user St. Louis, MO 998 Posts |
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On 2006-04-28 10:35, Harry Lorayne wrote: Well....this discussion started with mbkorn's question: "Any suggestions as to sources, presentations and audience responses?" Scott Cram recommended Tony Andruzzi's Magazine Memory Act package and provided a link to a Brian Flora website. I was simply reminding all that we magicians have a tendency to hype, exaggerate, and downright lie. After my earlier post to this thread, I received a couple of PMs confirming that it was Tommy Tucker who performed the Magazine Memory feat at one of Andruzzi's Invocationals. However, one PMer took issue with my statement that Tucker "wowed" those in attendance with his performance of the bit. So even my post contained some hype. (This same person provided me with a list of other Invocationals guests from the year Tucker did the MM bit. Looking at the list made me realize that I[/] attended Invocational the year Tucker did MM!!! Yes, "wowed" was an exaggeration; I was there but I don't remember Tucker's performance!!) While it may now have been a "wow" performance (Tucker gave it a "soft sell"), it [b]did generate a lot of interest 'cuz so few of the attendees had ever seen such an act performed. But one question remains. Did Tony Andruzzi perform this bit himself? According to the Flora website, MM was once Tony's "bread and butter" act. I've been told otherwise. I've been told that Tucker's performance generated interest in the effect and Andruzzi slapped an instructional package (booklet and tape) together after realizing that there was a market for this information. Stan |
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