https://geniimagazine.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Magicians&feedformat=atomMagicpedia - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T15:57:52ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.25.5https://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Jeff_McBride&diff=1875Jeff McBride2007-11-08T11:49:25Z<p>Magicians: </p>
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<div>[[Category:Biographies|McBride,Jeff]]<br />
The early years: Jeff McBride, Born 1959, started his magical interests in Sullivan County, New York. The mystical aspect of Jeff McBride has always been hinted at. Jeff once said, that he was walking a back road of his home town and saw a playing card in the road. He picked up that card and it was blank. This singular event so intrigued the young McBride, that he sought out anything he could about cards. A voracious reader, he absorbed the local libraries magical content and developed his skills at a very early age. Jeff McBride was influenced by reading The Golden Book of Magic by The Great Merlini. His fascination for magical history led him to discover the older great magicians, especially the great Cardini. He even befriended Swann Cardini (Cardini's wife) getting stories and information on the master. Jeff has Cardini's original Linking Rings. Jeff had emulated the techniques of that great master of cards, all from reading books (the only media at the time). <br />
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In 1973, he made his national television debut as a guest on the quiz show What's My Line performing a small Flying Carpet illusion. In 1975, he was booked on a tour of Japan as the opening act for the "Fania All Stars". Jeff also performed at birthday parties and civic events in his teen years, and was featured at the Orange County Fair in Middletown, New York at age 12 (his brother Clayton eventually took over that show). McBride also performed street magic and "busked" in Miami, Orlando, and New York with a friend and partner Abe Steier "Abatar". The act was a combination of magic, juggling, and fire-eating. It was during those years he developed his "commando" style of magic, being able to bring hours of magical entertainment with a small backpack of simple props.<br />
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Jeff co-founded the local S.A.M Cardini assembly #147 in Middletown, N.Y. along with Magic-Ian, and won his first of three Magicians of the year contests in that groups annual function.</div>Magicianshttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Jeff_McBride&diff=1801Jeff McBride2007-11-05T19:02:01Z<p>Magicians: </p>
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<div>[[Category:Biographies|McBride,Jeff]]<br />
The early years: Jeff McBride started his magical interests in Sullivan County, New York. The mystical aspect of Jeff McBride has always been hinted at. Jeff once said, that he was walking a back road of his home town and saw a playing card in the road. He picked up that card and it was blank. This singular event so intrigued the young McBride, that he sought out anything he could about cards. A voracious reader, he absorbed the local libraries magical content and developed his skills at a very early age. His fascination for magical history led him to discover the older great magicians, especially the great Cardini. He even befriended Swann Cardini (Cardini's wife) getting stories and information on the master. Jeff has Cardini's original Linking Rings. Jeff had emulated the techniques of that great master of cards, all from reading books (the only media at the time). <br />
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Jeff appeared on the TV show "What's My Line" at age eleven, performing a small Flying Carpet illusion. Jeff also performed at birthday parties and civic events in his teen years, and was featured at the Orange County Fair in Middletown, New York at age 16 (his brother Clayton eventually took over that show). McBride also performed street magic and "busked" in Miami, Orlando, and New York with a friend and partner Abe Steier "Abatar". The act was a combination of magic, juggling, and fire-eating. It was during those years he developed his "commando" style of magic, being able to bring hours of magical entertainment with a small backpack of simple props.<br />
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Jeff co-founded the local S.A.M Cardini assembly #147 in Middletown, N.Y. along with Magic-Ian, and won his first of three Magicians of the year contests in that groups annual function.<br />
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Later years he went to Europe and Japan as an opening act for the "Fania All Stars". Jeff was and is a magician's magician, lecturing and sharing his techniques at magic venues all over the world.</div>Magicianshttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Jeff_McBride&diff=1800Jeff McBride2007-11-05T18:56:15Z<p>Magicians: McBride The early years: excerpt from Bio by Magic Ian</p>
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<div>[[Category:Biographies|McBride,Jeff]]<br />
The early years: Jeff McBride started his magical interests in Sullivan County, New York. The mystical aspect of Jeff McBride has always been hinted at. Jeff once said, that he was walking a back road of his home town and saw a playing card in the road. He picked up that card and it was blank. This singular event so intrigued the young McBride, that he sought out anything he could about cards. A voracious reader, he absorbed the local libraries magical content and developed his skills at a very early age. His fascination for magical history led him to discover the older great magicians, especially the great Cardini. He even befriended Swann Cardini (Cardini's wife) getting stories and information on the master. Jeff has Cardini's original Linking Rings. Jeff had emulated the techniques of that great master of cards, all from reading books (the only media at the time). <br />
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Jeff appeared on the TV show "What's My Line" at age eleven, performing a small Flying Carpet illusion. Jeff also performed at birthday parties and civic events in his teen years, and was featured at the Orange County Fair in Middletown, New York at age 16 (his brother Clayton eventually took over that show). McBride also performed street magic and "busked" in Miami, Orlando, and New York with a friend and partner Abe Steier "Abatar". The act was a combination of magic, juggling, and fire-eating. It was during those years he developed his "commando" style of magic, being able to bring hours of magical entertainment with a small backpack of simple props.<br />
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Jeff co-founded the local S.A.M Cardini assembly #147 in Middletown, N.Y. and won his first of three Magicians of the year contests in that groups annual function.<br />
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Later years he went to Europe and Japan as an opening act for the "Fania All Stars". Jeff was and is a magician's magician, lecturing and sharing his techniques at magic venues all over the world.</div>Magicianshttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Coin_balloon-acy&diff=1799Coin balloon-acy2007-11-05T18:28:35Z<p>Magicians: Coin Penetration Through a Clear Balloon</p>
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<div>Coin Balloon-acy is a product invented and produced by Magic Ian aka Ian Sutz. Created in 1978 and marketed in a booklet called Best Dam Tricks copyright library of congress 1980, and as a separate effect packaged with 6 clear balloons. It was distributed by Show Biz services, D. Robbins, and Tannens Magic. The effect received a four star review from Ed Mishel on behalf of Genii magazine. The actual name was by Ed Mishel upon seeing this effect at a Bob Little one-day Funday in Hatboro, PA.<br />
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The effect: A clear #11 balloon is blown up and tied off. A marked, borrowed coin is then placed against the side of the balloon and visibly penetrates the balloon. The coin swirls around and comes to rest inside the base of the balloon. The ballon is then popped and the coin falls to the table or floor where the spectator picks it up to verify the date and observe that the mark on the coin is theirs.<br />
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In 1983, this item was advertise in Tannens Topics, featured in Tannens catalog for 5 years, and also in the Tannens ads in Genii magazine.<br />
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Inventors comment: This effect is a hybrid effect combining two known methods of coin handling with an easy coin sleight and lots of misdirection.</div>Magicians