Random I-Tunes Song of The Moment: Something To Believe In by Poison

Full Disclosure:

Jay and I are close friends. We've known each other for nearly a decade now. Over the years, I've consulted for him on several projects (including this one), and he's consulted for me on a few projects. You may believe that this will taint my review. I'm certainly not perfect, but I do try really hard to not let that influence my review. In fact one of the great things about our relationship is that we respect each other too much to NOT tell the truth. Believe me, we've our share of telling the other that an idea, method, effect, etc. was crap. I tell you this now because I want to make it clear that I'm giving this product a good review based on the actual product and not my relationship with Jay.

On to the review:

This is a great effect. First of all for only $25.00 bucks you get two gimmicks and an instructional DVD. There are several different handling ideas on this DVD. Plus you get a little insight into the way Jay thinks about magic and how this effect came to be. You get some insight into sandwich effects and what makes them so commercial. As is typical with a SM product, it's full of various ideas that will fit various different performance styles and venues.

For my money, the best effect is the two card transpo. The effect is that you show the audience that you found three cards in your deck that were uncut and still stuck together. The Ace, Two and Three of Diamonds. You then give the audience the three stuck together cards (comes with the DVD) and you then show a card, say a 10 of clubs. Make a magic move, then suddenly you have the 2 of diamonds in your hand, and the spectator turns over the three stuck together cards to show that the 10 of clubs is now stuck uncut between the Ace and Three.

This is a killer way of doing a 2 card transpo. Also, some of the other handling ideas are excellent follow up effects to a sandwich effect. There are handling ideas for the transpo, for causing the cards to fuse together, and more. If you do close up, this is a Gem for sure, and for $25.00 bucks it's worth the risk to find out for yourself.

Final Verdict:
4.5 Stars with a Stone Status of GEM.