Dustings #134
/In my ongoing attempt to find the perfect product to add some tackiness to my hands when performing sleight-of-hand magic, I gave this product a shot.
And it actually does a really good job of giving your hands that little extra grip you need for sleights, without being greasy or wet in any way. So I recommend it…
… just so long as your performance character is, like, a fun magical corpse.
Silly me for thinking something called Chalkless might not make it look like your hands were covered in chalk.
Supporter Zachary A. sent along his simple but intriguing display for the Princesses of Darkness effect.
This sort of thing works beautifully as a way to hook visitors to your home and get them to ask about the item on display, leading into any effect you have with a haunted or demonic premise.
Magic tricks are always stronger when the other person initiates the moment. And a hook like this makes it almost automatic.
You don’t even necessarily have to perform the trick on display. You can put it off, to build tension. Or say, “Oh, that? I like to collect items with strange histories. I don’t mess with that one much. But I did just get something in the mail you might find interesting...”
This Week in Unfortunate Truncating
Oooookay. Uhm, look, I guess there are some fringe elements of society that are okay with this sort of thing, but I think even they wouldn’t suggest putting this information in your marketing emails.
This one references Josh Jay’s customization of his own Real Doll where he “moved the face” completely off and installed a second asshole in the head. “I’m tryin’ to nut here, not gaze in some bitch’s eyes. Sheeeeeit,” he told me.