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TheGreatNancini Veteran user Ohio 373 Posts |
I would have to say that we have many silk routines that we like for different reasons , but Silk to Egg, 20th Century, and THIS are our 3 favorites. Oh and of course we use streamers of some type in all of our different shows.
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Regan Inner circle U.S.A. 5726 Posts |
Wow...too many to name! I love the Silk Fountain, and many, many Blendo effects, among so many others. Some of favorite things to do with silks are simply productions.
Mister Mystery
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markofmagic Elite user 480 Posts |
Blendo's keep getting such great responses that I rarely do a show without one.
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Dougini Inner circle The Beautiful State Of Maine 7130 Posts |
Right now I have three six inch silks. A red, a yellow and a blue. Although they came with the plastic tube that is The Color Changing Silk by Adams (?), I use the Simplex Tube by Rice. All three fit nicely, and the effect works smoothly.
I still have my Palmo, and two TT's (My Jumbo Vernet is the best), but need to get some new larger silks. I have Rice, Sanders & Hughes to choose from, and there just ain't any better! Doug |
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magicians Inner circle Teacher and Legend 2898 Posts |
My Flagtastick blendo
rwb silks to flag. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD1RnkICvQY Four stars in Genii older demo during lecture in 83' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M87hjfjcqEE&feature=related Can be done with any colors also, blendo tie: (not around since the 80's) also 4 stars in genii. http://magicians.podbean.com/blendo-tie/
Illusionist, Illusionist consulting, product development, stage consultant, seasoned performer for over 35 years. Specializing in original effects. Highly opinionated, usually correct, and not afraid of jealous critics. I've been a puppet, a pirate, a pawn and a King. Free lance gynecologist.
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Regan Inner circle U.S.A. 5726 Posts |
I have Ian's Flagtastick, and it is great! I already mentioned blendos as a favorite silk effect, but the Flagtastick is a rather unique type, so I'll add it to my list.
Mister Mystery
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btedeski Veteran user Pittsburgh PA 322 Posts |
Duane Laflin's Eli The Elephant....
I wonder if Duane will have a set with him at Kidabra1 this weekend, mine is starting to show it's age. |
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Harry Murphy Inner circle Maryland 5445 Posts |
My favorite silk routine? Whew there are too many to list. I’ve done literately hundreds of different silk tricks built into routines over the past decades.
To try to answer the question I’d have to refrain it to “what is the silk trick I use most often now?” Self-unknotting silks paired with the Sympathetic Silks would be tied (no pun intended) with Silk to Egg for most often performed. As a silk trick/routine I’d say that it is what I use most often. A trick that I have ended several shows with over the past year is Ian’s Flagastick blendo. It is a great trick especially in this day an age of hyper-patriotism. It never hurts to end with a flag production. I love Dukes Dye Version but find I don’t do it that much anymore. There was a time when I included it as the penultimate routine in every show. It is a killer and stage filling trick. If I ever score a large platform gig I'd include it in an eyeblink! I also love the Color Changing silk (both the half-dyed and the comedy versions) but again don’t seem to perform it much anymore. Like RJE2 above, I do use the Square Circle a fair amount but don’t see that as a silk trick. I produce more than silks from my Square Circle (bottles, candles, canes, a gold-fish in a bowl of water, flowers. flags, Etc.). I really like colorful silk productions and have the old Rice “Haunted Chimneys”. Again I haven’t performed it in a decade. I need to brush it off and put it into an act.
The artist formally known as Mumblepeas!
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Jimmy Joza Special user New York City 760 Posts |
I will have to add another one to the list I posted a couple of months ago. It is an effect that I recently acquired....... El Duco's The Flying Silks. I have already performed it twice and it has received great reactions.
"Those who simply walk in others' tracks leave no footprints."
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malaki Elite user 490 Posts |
Old thread, but I just found it-
My favorite effects with silk? Hyrum with a different silk than the one provided (best reactions of ANY! People have literally run away, screaming!) Impossible Knot Instant Knot in Air (Drove the sales staff at Montgomery Wards crazy) Ring on Rope (under silk) 12th (20th) Century Silks Coin Thru Silk Crystal Tube Wine Bottle Production Goblet Production Silk from Cup Ball Thru Silk Square & Circle Phantom Tube I could go on, this is only off the top of my head... Silks are one of my favorite media! Both beauty and class. |
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Levi Bennett Inner circle 1778 Posts |
Favorite is a tough one. I like silk to egg, TT and silk, 20th century...
I guess my "favorite" would be my silk fountain routine. Although I don't do it very often, because of the set up involved, it is a nice visual spectacle that gets lots of gasps and oohs and ahhs.
Performing magic unprofessionally since 2008!
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malaki Elite user 490 Posts |
Hey, Theodore, it is good to see that I am not the only one who digs through the older posts!
If you don't mind me asking, what is a good reference for making a silk fountain? I have been performing magic for 40 years and have never done this effect, mainly because I fear the cost of buying a pile of identical silks of various colors. |
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Mark Boody Illusionist Inner circle 1367 Posts |
Malaki
Here is a great source for all your silk fountain questions https://davidandteesha.com/product/the-silk-fountain-dvd/ Best of luck Mark
Only he who can see the invisible can do the impossible. Frank L. Gaines
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malaki Elite user 490 Posts |
Thanks!
I may end up adding the silk fountain to my show after all! I have always thought that it would be a great way to end a show - or at least a series of silk effects. |
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Levi Bennett Inner circle 1778 Posts |
Hi Malaki!
Mark beat me to it! But I would have steered you towards the Laflins as well. Good people and that resource should be a great help. Silk fountain is a fun trick to perform! You can have fun creating your story and deciding how you want to end it. Enjoy! BTW- Good to see you again Mark!
Performing magic unprofessionally since 2008!
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malaki Elite user 490 Posts |
I already have ideas forming about the transformative abilities of the silk worm...
Thanks again for the information. I look forward to getting the Laflin's DVD! |
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Vogler Special user Greece 710 Posts |
Silk through deck of cards, using the silk through phone gimmick.
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Alan Munro Inner circle Kentwood, Michigan, USA 5952 Posts |
I love Slydini Silks! I have my own version of the routine, and it really packs a punch. It was worth all those years of research to make the routine the way I want it. I don't use nylon scarves - just silk.
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