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Sir Richard Special user 650 Posts |
I have a question, seriously, how many of you consider "crazyman's handcuffs" a good close-up trick to do for a paid gig? I showed it to my wife for the 1st time the other day & she laughed and told me that I reminded her of when she and her friends back in elementary school used to do that trick. Is the method of doing this very well known?
Sir Richard.
"In the land of Murphy there is but ONE law!"
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Father Photius Grammar Host El Paso, TX (Formerly Amarillo) 17161 Posts |
No it is not all that well known, and still a good trick. I know a lot of working pros who use it. As with any magic effect it is in how you present and play it.
"Now here's the man with the 25 cent hands, that two bit magician..."
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts |
I use it all the time in paid gigs.
I even did it once for the surgical team as they were prepping me for throat surgery. Believe me, you haven't lived till you've been lying on your back, staring up at the bright lights on the ceiling, with the happy juice being pumped into your arm, trying to rub two rubber bands together to get them to melt through each other. Here's to muscle memory! |
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Hansel Inner circle Puerto Rico 2492 Posts |
YES I use it and never get the reaction of your wife! Give it a try for public and you will see they like it...actually I'm using a Cooperfield thru the wall of china patter that add a touch to the effect!
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joseph Eternal Order Please ignore my 17407 Posts |
Or you can try some variations, like Link ...
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Alex Palombo Regular user Abington, Pennislyvania 105 Posts |
I agree
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Sir Richard Special user 650 Posts |
Thanks to all who responded; it's just that I seem to remember seeing that trick in a library book on magic, but then, I also learned "Rope Through Body" that way & I've been "killing" with that one as well!
Sir Richard.
"In the land of Murphy there is but ONE law!"
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puggo Inner circle 2022 Posts |
I have watched a magician friend perform excellent renditions of McDonalds Aces, Chop cup etc, and then watched the crowd ask him to "do the one with the elastic bands again" several times!
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vinsmagic Eternal Order sleeping with the fishes... 10957 Posts |
Crazy mans handcuffs has its place but the most visual band effect todate is liquid band
check out vinnymarini.com and see for your self vinny |
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Yellowcustard Inner circle New Zealand 1334 Posts |
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On 2009-12-29 00:50, S2000magician wrote: That just made me laugh top work. I carr CMH with Alan Wong Stargazer gimmick in my wallet all the time. It is in some basic magic book and yes some pockets of pepole know it but on a whole it kicks every time.
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Corbett Inner circle Indiana 1161 Posts |
I use CMH all the time, and it seems to be the thing people remember the most. If it's good enough for Michael Ammar to perform, it's good enough for me.
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Mediocre the Great Inner circle Rich Hurley 1062 Posts |
It's all about the presentation. CMH can be presented as school boy trick or memorable magical experience worthy of being included in your professional repertoire.
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Psychosis New user 78 Posts |
I use CMH all the time, NOT JUST for paid gigs, but to GET PAID gigs!
As a matter of fact, I was at a wedding last weekend (as a guest for a change) and doing some magic in the bar area for some friends/family when the DJ walked by while on a break. She stopped to watch and asked me to do something. So, I broke out the CMH routine and she was floored. She asked if I do this professionally and I gave her my card. She called me this week and wants me to audition for a new client (wedding) of hers next week. That being said, you need to ROUTINE the CMH trick. By itself without any framework it's just a trick. My followup to the first unlink is causing the band to pass through the other while the stationary band is held in the spectator's hand. I've had people come up to me afterward and say they saw that trick on the internet (damn internet) but had no idea after seeing it performed in someone else's hand. Same move, different presentation. I'll then follow that up with a "this is how I do that" phase which is a variation of Missing Link (Kenner). I just purchased Joe Rindfleish's Jumper, which may become my ultimate finally if it lives up to the description! (Just kidding Joe, you always deliver as promised!). -= Mike |
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts |
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On 2009-12-30 08:24, Yellowcustard wrote: They'd wheeled me into the operating room on a gurney, put me on the table, and hooked up the IV when the chief nurse asked, "Why do you have rubber bands on your wrist?" "I'm a magician; I do magic with rubber bands." "Show us!" I couldn't because they'd put the IV in a vein in the back of my hand, so I couldn't remove the rubber bands. I told them so. "That's OK. I'll go find some rubber bands." And she did. After the surgery they wheeled me into the recovery room in a wheelchair. One of the surgical nurses told one of the recovery nurses that I'd shown them a great magic trick with rubber bands in the OR. Naturally, the recovery nurses wanted to see it as well. Groggily, I did it for them. Sigh. |
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rick727 Regular user Houston, TX, USA 188 Posts |
I use CMH all the time in paid gigs. You have to do more than that though. I follow up with linking bands, band through thumb, broken/restored band, etc.
Remember, it is not about the trick but the entertainment. If you can entertain with a set of rubberbands, then it is good magic. If you just do CMH and move onto to something else like cards or coins, then you are just doing tricks.
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Scott F. Guinn Inner circle "Great Scott!" aka "Palms of Putty" & "Poof Daddy G" 6586 Posts |
Hi Sir Richard,
I don't think CMH is a "school kid trick". The rubber band trick some of the kids knew when I was in school was the jumping rubber band effect, where you put the band over your first two fingers, close your hand into a fist and then open it again, revealing the band has jumped to the other two fingers. I wonder if your wife doesn't "mis-remember" CMH as that effect. There is also the golden oldie with the corks that resembles CMH, but it is more of a bar stunt than a magic trick. At any rate, I don't agree that CMH can't stand on its own. I do it, without all the multiple repeats and follow up effects. I have a funny little patter line for it, along with a couple of sight gags, and it always goes over well. Typically, I perform it after doing a trick with a deck of cards and a rubber band--kind of a segue effect. But yes, many pros perform it for paying gigs, including the ones who have said as much in this topic. It can be a very strong and entertaining routine.
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts |
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On 2009-12-30 20:34, Scott F. Guinn wrote: It's funny that you should mention this. Frequently, if I'm performing for a family with younger children, and one of the children wants to learn "a magic trick", I'll teach them this very effect. I always have mom or dad follow the explanation carefully - to help with the inevitable remedial instruction at home - and I always give them one of my rubber bands as a souvenir / prop. |
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vinsmagic Eternal Order sleeping with the fishes... 10957 Posts |
How many remember the indstructable band ?/
a palying card is folded in half the a RUBBEER BAND IS DRAPED AROUND THE CREASE OF THE FOLDED CARD The card and band are cut together and when the card drops the band is un harmed |
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Sir Richard Special user 650 Posts |
Quote: Ya see, this is what got me in trouble to begin with. I was doing this club show & this young lad who reminded me of myself at that age asked if I could teach him a magic trick, so, old softe me showed him CMH and gave him a couple of rubber-bands. While driving home I mentioned it to my coach & mentor who lightly chastised me for giving away secrets that put food on the table of our fellow club members. He said I should have taught him that "Jumping rubber band trick" Scott mentions 2 posts back. Oh, & it WAS CMH that my wife had done as a child. She's my best & worst critic when I'm working on a new trick. She can figure it all out, sees me when I flash on C & B, etc.. Very logical person. Myself, I would be unimpressed if a magician showed me that as a trick during a paid gig. As a matter of fact, When Michael Ammar did his workshop at our club he started out with this trick...I was dissapointed to say the least; but got some good stuff on other tricks. Maybe I'm just too picky. What can I say, the 60's were bad to me...but then the 60's were bad to everybody.
On 2009-12-30 21:24, S2000magician wrote: Sir Richard.
"In the land of Murphy there is but ONE law!"
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts |
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On 2009-12-30 22:05, Sir Richard wrote: Did you merely show him CMH, or did you teach him CMH? I'm pretty sure that teaching the jumping rubber band doesn't take food out of the mouths of starving magicians, so I'd advocate that you switch to that one. |
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