The Tokyo Tables is an interesting download/ebook. As you read the book you are referred to certain sections of a downloadable video for reference. The ebook is very clear and simple to read, the video is set to music with subtitles and illustrations to clearly demonstrate each method. I found the teaching style to be extremely clear. You must be able to see both the video and ebook in order to learn the magic completely.
Floating Cigarette: This is a nearly impromptu version of Steve Fearson’s “Floating Cigarette”. You will still need a specific gimmick, made popular by Yigal Mesika. Many magicians carry these with them constantly. The actual set up seems simple enough that I’d doubt this is completely original. It resets instantly and can be gotten into on the fly amongst a bigger cigarette routine. This is a worker for sure.
Ring in Ear: After making a ring vanish and reappear a few times a Sharpie is pulled out of the ring. The sharpie vanishes and appears in the ear followed by the ring vanishing and appearing in the same place. I enjoyed the ring magic but I felt like the ring appearing in the ear was a little strange and I’ve never been able to pull off sticking a Sharpie behind my ear. Which is what this trick calls for.
Bill Change: With a wave of the hand one bill changes into another. This is a bare bones version of the bill change. With very little as far as gimmicks go you can perform a very visual change. He uses 2 bills of different size for this and I feel like that would make it slightly easier. Neither cut, torn or glued either which is always a plus with bill magic. The thing that really pushes this over the edge is that the bill can be handed out afterwards with a very simple clean up that you can do in full view.
Introduce Yourself: This is an interesting opener for tables. You light a piece of tissue paper and it turns into a name tag. With a large shaking action the name tag turns into a deck of cards. This is a very straightforward effect and I don’t feel like it was presented in the cleanest way. The large shaking action looks kind of sloppy compared to the cleanliness of the rest of the magic in this product.
Double Vision: This is a very cool version of do as I do with a single deck of cards. A spectator selects a card and you find it, the magician selects a card and the spectator finds it. This is something that will probably fry your magic buddies. It is reliant on a little known mathematical principle that could prove to be very powerful. I think I may start using this in place of the classic do as I do when I only have one deck of cards. Plus it’s always fun to fool magicians with seemingly classic tricks. He gave reference to a kind of questionable site here for reference, I’d recommend not following the link.
Think of a Card: Popoularized by the likes of David Berglas and Dai Vernon this is Golo’s take on this classic. Basically a spread is made and the spectator thinks of a card. This card is then revealed in many creative ways. This is nice but I don’t feel like it is incredibly subtle. It isn’t 100% and I feel like you may be suspected. Outs are discussed should it not go as planned.
Prediction on Arm: After a card is selected a sticker is found on the spectators arm to match the card. Having the prediction appear on someone’s body isn’t new in magic and magic that invades a participant’s personal space is always powerful. For those reasons I’m sure this is powerful, I just don’t see any justification of the sticker. Interesting thoughts are shared on a way to use this as a kicker for a selected card as well.
Deck Switcher: This is a device that you can make that facilitates a deck switch. Really as it is it it doesn’t look like much and it is really more of a holdout device that allows you to introduce a deck rather than switch it out.
Holder Gimmick: This is an idea for storing gimmicked cards during a walk around gig. This is interesting and I see the problem that it solves as valid. I will not be using this but I am curious to hear if any magicians do use this.
Bonus Idea: Ear Hook-up: This is a new hook up for the Spider Pen. It is clever and takes advantage of the properties of the spider pen but you cannot perform this levitation without the pen.
Overall this is a solid buy for $10. If you like the trailer you won’t be disappointed. Golo has a clean clear way of performing magic that I think more people should aspire to.
Floating Cigarette: This is a nearly impromptu version of Steve Fearson’s “Floating Cigarette”. You will still need a specific gimmick, made popular by Yigal Mesika. Many magicians carry these with them constantly. The actual set up seems simple enough that I’d doubt this is completely original. It resets instantly and can be gotten into on the fly amongst a bigger cigarette routine. This is a worker for sure.
Ring in Ear: After making a ring vanish and reappear a few times a Sharpie is pulled out of the ring. The sharpie vanishes and appears in the ear followed by the ring vanishing and appearing in the same place. I enjoyed the ring magic but I felt like the ring appearing in the ear was a little strange and I’ve never been able to pull off sticking a Sharpie behind my ear. Which is what this trick calls for.
Bill Change: With a wave of the hand one bill changes into another. This is a bare bones version of the bill change. With very little as far as gimmicks go you can perform a very visual change. He uses 2 bills of different size for this and I feel like that would make it slightly easier. Neither cut, torn or glued either which is always a plus with bill magic. The thing that really pushes this over the edge is that the bill can be handed out afterwards with a very simple clean up that you can do in full view.
Introduce Yourself: This is an interesting opener for tables. You light a piece of tissue paper and it turns into a name tag. With a large shaking action the name tag turns into a deck of cards. This is a very straightforward effect and I don’t feel like it was presented in the cleanest way. The large shaking action looks kind of sloppy compared to the cleanliness of the rest of the magic in this product.
Double Vision: This is a very cool version of do as I do with a single deck of cards. A spectator selects a card and you find it, the magician selects a card and the spectator finds it. This is something that will probably fry your magic buddies. It is reliant on a little known mathematical principle that could prove to be very powerful. I think I may start using this in place of the classic do as I do when I only have one deck of cards. Plus it’s always fun to fool magicians with seemingly classic tricks. He gave reference to a kind of questionable site here for reference, I’d recommend not following the link.
Think of a Card: Popoularized by the likes of David Berglas and Dai Vernon this is Golo’s take on this classic. Basically a spread is made and the spectator thinks of a card. This card is then revealed in many creative ways. This is nice but I don’t feel like it is incredibly subtle. It isn’t 100% and I feel like you may be suspected. Outs are discussed should it not go as planned.
Prediction on Arm: After a card is selected a sticker is found on the spectators arm to match the card. Having the prediction appear on someone’s body isn’t new in magic and magic that invades a participant’s personal space is always powerful. For those reasons I’m sure this is powerful, I just don’t see any justification of the sticker. Interesting thoughts are shared on a way to use this as a kicker for a selected card as well.
Deck Switcher: This is a device that you can make that facilitates a deck switch. Really as it is it it doesn’t look like much and it is really more of a holdout device that allows you to introduce a deck rather than switch it out.
Holder Gimmick: This is an idea for storing gimmicked cards during a walk around gig. This is interesting and I see the problem that it solves as valid. I will not be using this but I am curious to hear if any magicians do use this.
Bonus Idea: Ear Hook-up: This is a new hook up for the Spider Pen. It is clever and takes advantage of the properties of the spider pen but you cannot perform this levitation without the pen.
Overall this is a solid buy for $10. If you like the trailer you won’t be disappointed. Golo has a clean clear way of performing magic that I think more people should aspire to.