{"id":39599,"date":"2023-06-20T19:07:51","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T12:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magicstore102.one\/?post_type=product&p=39599"},"modified":"2024-01-07T14:21:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-07T07:21:16","slug":"dushecks-5-close-up-magic-by-steve-dusheck","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/magicstore102.one\/?product=dushecks-5-close-up-magic-by-steve-dusheck","title":{"rendered":"Dusheck\u2019s (#5) Close-up Magic by Steve Dusheck."},"content":{"rendered":"

36 original tricks from the brilliant mind of Steve Dusheck. Here is your chance to learn and perform some really different close-up magic. For his first effect, Steve explains how to tell a person\u2019s fortune using numerology. When a spirit message successfully appears on your business card, people will want to keep your card. Steve has other great close-up magic with thread, dollar bills, ashes, keys, dice, straws, match packs and much more. For the first time in print he reveals his Universal Gimmick. This is a book full of material you will use. It\u2019s great. 166 pages; Hardbound. Other books in this series can be seen\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Contents:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dedication: to Hank Lee
\nForeword: by Tony Baronio, 31 July 1994
\nIntroduction<\/p>\n

1 No Apologies: a fortune is told with a business card and a presentation based on numerology (uses Out to Lunch principle)
\n8 Burnt and Restored Thread: a thread is burnt with a match, and then is restored
\n11 Pushover: a paper is torn up by a spectator, placed on the end of a pushpin, and restored
\n16 Collapse-A-Pill Cup: a clever approach to a portable Chop Cup
\n21 Gremlin: a variation of Glorpy \u2013 an object beneath a handkerchief comes alive!
\n27 Gone: a silk is pushed into a cylinder with the aid of a pen. When the cylinder is opened, the silk has vanished.
\n30 Snapola: a \u201cdot\u201d is smacked with a playing card and penetrates a small box
\n33 Don Qhiholey: a hole in a business card moves to different locations on the card
\n37 Rubik\u2019s Miracle: a key-chain sized Rubik\u2019s cube instantly solves itself
\n41 Chipstick: three Bingo chips cling from the magician\u2019s hand, but don\u2019t once they are in the hands of the spectator.
\n44 Pierced: a knife is pushed through a folded dollar bill but the bill remains unharmed
\n49 Patrick\u2019s Paddle: Paddle trick. Shamrock turns into a leprechaun, then the paddle is unfolded into a fan!
\n52 Disco Deception: a sort of three card Monte with three circles
\n57 Teariffic: The corner is torn from a dollar and the pieces shown in two separate hands, then the dollar is restored
\n64 Fruited Plain: a quick sponge ball trick with the sponge balls acting as cherries
\n66 Unpredictable: a comedy mentalism bit plays fun on one of the spectators (choose wisely)
\n68 Dice-O-Matic: A large die turns into many miniature ones
\n72 Pezazz: a lighter turns into a Pez dispenser
\n74 Universal Gimmick: a clever tool to use where you might use a Pull, Reel, etc.
\n87 Curtain Time: a quicky \u2013 borrowed finger ring on pen
\n90 Rattle Cans: a great variation of the Rattle Bars that can fool those in the know
\n94 Ring Pull: making a practical ring pull for the Ring Flight routine; in this one the ring ends up in a seashell
\n100 Ashes to Ashes: Ashes turn into a number or symbol on your business card
\n103 Keys and Cash: a dollar vanishes from a clear plastic case held by the spectator under a handkerchief and appears somewhere else
\n107 Silence is Golden: a gold nugget is shaken in a case and makes a racket. When the spectator shakes it, however, it is silent.
\n109 Dice Force: Several ideas on using a dice force
\n114 Cut, Restored & Examined: a dollar bill is cut with scissors and appears in two pieces, then is restored
\n121 The Pretzel: rubber band off pencil
\n124 Beady: great idea! Performer instantly solves \u201cball in the hole puzzles\u201d behind his back and beats the spectator
\n128 Bugged: as part of a mental effect a spectator holds the stem taken from a piece of fruit, but ends up holding a rubber bug
\n131 Quite Quiet: a dollar bill tossed on the ground moves by itself
\n136 Rat Pack: a gag. A lighter held in front of someone who needs their cigarette lit turns out not to be a lighter
\n139 Very Close: Even though a pin penetrates two dollar bills, one of the bill can be moved about without tearing or other harm
\n146 Poor George: George Washington on the dollar bill gets a nose that lights up red on command
\n151 Last Straw: spectator always gets the short straw
\n153 Two Tricks at Once: ring off shoelace and shoelace changes color!
\n156 Close-Up Magic (Questions and Answers): Steve answers questions about Close-Up magic such as comparing it to other forms, the use of gimmicks, carrying your show, and more
\n167 About the Author: short bio with picture of Steve Dusheck
\n168 About the Editor\/Publisher: short bio of Jim Klein w\/o photo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

36 original tricks from the brilliant mind of Steve Dusheck. Here is your chance to learn and perform some really different close-up magic. For his first effect, Steve explains how to tell a person\u2019s fortune using numerology. When a spirit message successfully appears on your business card, people will want to keep your card. Steve […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":39600,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[56,59],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-39599","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-ebook","product_cat-exclusive","first","instock","downloadable","virtual","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/magicstore102.one\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/39599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/magicstore102.one\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/magicstore102.one\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magicstore102.one\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39599"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magicstore102.one\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/39600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/magicstore102.one\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magicstore102.one\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=39599"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magicstore102.one\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=39599"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magicstore102.one\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=39599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}