Columnist: Karrell Fox This could also be called “Time Out For Lunch”, because that’s what I used the prop for, originally. In the middle of my kid show, I would casually glance at my watch and say, “Good Gosh! It’s time for me to have my lunch. Pardon me.” I would then remove a child’s […]
Columnist: Karrell Fox Karrell Fox column Here are more great items from Karrell Fox. These have been excerpted from his “Korn-fidentially Yours” book, published by Magic Inc., and reprinted here with permission. FUNNY BUNNY WHERE’S THE BUNNY? Producing a bunny from a hat has been a trademark associated with magicians for years. However, very few […]
Columnist: Karrell Fox VANGLASS EFFECT: We’re at the close-up table. The magician has been doing a series of tricks with a borrowed pocket handkerchief. For a finale he picks up one of the spectators glasses, containing a drink. He covers the glass with the handkerchief and holds it about one foot above the table. He […]
Columnist: Karrell Fox Without a doubt, one of the most clever guys in the magic business is my good friend, JACK CHANIN. His books, marketed effects and ideas, are always first class. Several years ago the prolific Mr. Chanin showed me a delightful method of vanishing a paper napkin. Jack’s idea triggered the wheels in […]
Columnist: Karrell Fox KARRELL FOX “PEEK-A-BRAIN PEEK-A-BRAIN What could be better magic than to do a “gag” prediction such as the one you just read and the laughs AND THEN to repeat the trick (or at least a similar trick) and to have it be 100% CORRECT! Intrigued? O.K., read on. EFFECT This time, you […]
Columnist: Karrell Fox Columnist Karrell Fox Editor’s Note: Karrell has been on the road recently performing at the I.B.M. convention in Oakland. However, despite his busy schedule, he wanted to share this with you. It’s a rare tidbit from one of his first books, printed in 1954 and still a fooler today. The book is […]
Columnist: Karrell Fox My dentist DR.BOB PINNEY of Detroit, Michigan, in addition to being an excellent dentist (he doesn’t hurt much) is also a good magician. BOB and his wife MARGE are regulars at the annual get-together at ABBOTTS. I was in his office one day on a professional visit and we were discussing the […]
Columnist: Karrell Fox Quite a few years ago, the Abbott Magic Co. of Colon, Michigan, marketed a trick called Abbotts’ Daring Spring Trap. Matter of fact, they still do. In my opinion, it’s an excellent prop. It has novelty, mystery and an air of danger. (Practically all stage illusions are based on this last premise. […]
Columnist: Karrell Fox KARRELL FOX COLUMN Here’s some oldies that always get laughs from one of magic worlds icons–KARRELL FOX– KARRELL’S – KOMICAL- KURRENCY – KOLLECTION – For several years in my “FOX-TALES” Column in “TOPS” magazine, I ran a series of gags with dollar bills under the title of Karrell’s Korny Bill Collection”. These […]
Columnist: Karrell Fox Effect: A wrist watch is borrowed and wrapped in a pocket handkerchief. Performer asks if the watch is unbreakable. Before the spectator can answer, the magi starts POUNDING THE WRAPPED WATCH ON THE TABLE. Broken parts are heard to clang around. The magi pleads temporary insanity, and offers to restore the watch. […]
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