the.magicbuzz

18/12/2023

CHRISTMAS PAST 2….

15/12/2023

CHRISTMAS PAST…

11/12/2023

09/12/2023

about ThE SHOW: wonderstruck! Picture this: Upon arrival you are given a mysterious package that may become an integral part of the show! Further to that, you'll experience an intimate & interactive 75 minute magic and mentalism show with feats you never thought were possible; you don't just watch t...

09/12/2023

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09/12/2023

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I can't quite believe it but Monster Magic has been going for 1 year already.
I couldn't have done it without your support, so to celebrate and say thank you, there is 10% Off EVERYTHING this weekend.
Just use the discount code BIRTHDAY10 at the checkout.

08/12/2023

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06/12/2023

Who else but a would find a moon coin…

02/12/2023

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30/11/2023

ALIEN ABDUCTION!

(Joseph B sandwich)

27/11/2023

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26/11/2023

Me and George taking a stab at it🔪

26/11/2023

My band routine closer based on Danny Urbanus Crazy Man’s Penetrations and Joe Rindfleische’s band vanish…

24/11/2023

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23/11/2023

My American friends….never surrender. 🤜🏼❤️‍🔥🤛🏼

20/11/2023

Monster Magic gives it the 💚 light!

REVIEW: Nemesis Deck by Nick Locapo
It is very easy to be immediately disappointed with the Nemesis deck. I certainly was, not least because I was fooled by the name rather than the trick.

The effect is along the lines of a ‘Do as I Do” routine, the magician selects a card and writes it down on a piece of paper. The spectator does the same. The magician cuts to a card and places it on the spectator’s piece of paper and the participant does the same placing the card on the magician’s paper. The cards are turned over and you have found each other’s card.

What you have here, is a very well known deck which was first patented in 1909, so it is nothing new, but the routine is. This really should be called the Nemesis Effect, for clarity. However, the routine is terrific and certainly belongs in a book somewhere, does it deserve a stand-alone release? I genuinely think it does.

My reasoning is helped by the in-depth tutorial, given by Nick Locapo who much like Joan Collins seems to get younger with every passing year. The deck in question, is usually used for self-working effects and cannot be examined. To get around this, the Nemesis effect incorporates a move, and it is a move that makes a lot of people nervous.

Much of the tutorial is spent giving various versions and ideas of how to carry out this action, naturally and/or hidden. It covers both sitting and standing variations, everything in great detail. Nick will give you the confidence to perform this routine, because it isn’t hard by any means especially if you use the old back turn ploy which makes this simple and fool-proof. The rest of the trick is self-working and you can enjoy having fun with the presentation.

As in I wrote in a previous post, starting clean is the best. You can perform other tricks with the cards first and have them handled and shuffled, leaving no doubt in the participants minds they are above board. Nick does however teach some clean up moves too should you want to fool someone at your magic club.

I love the ‘test conditions’ presentation which emphasises the fairness of the selection process and the classic ‘Do as I do’ plot has been a favourite amongst magicians since the 30’s.

There is a bonus routine which is similar to the traditional effects for this deck, but it is a nice inclusion. There are also some false shuffles which you can choose to add in should you wish but aren’t necessary.

If it was in a book I’d be super excited, as a stand-alone trick I like it a lot.

The Nemesis Effect is brilliant. It is fun, very strong magic and easy to do. The teaching is incredible. I’m just irritated by the name.

The Nemesis Deck (Effect) is only £24.99 and can be found here:
https://monstermagic.co.uk/products/nemesis-deck-by-nick-locapo

19/11/2023

NEW SHOW UP!
NEW JOKER REVEAL….

New Joker reveal and my take on the ring and spring puzzle/trick. Announcement of upcoming month and .Madison's ...

13/11/2023

IBalance

12/11/2023

11/11/2023

07/11/2023

Magician off his meds show….link in my stories and bio.

07/11/2023

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"It's one of the greatest discoveries in the last two hundred years. The only problem is: what will call this holiday?"

Does anybody have any ideas?

Joe Saddler in between.

06/11/2023

MAGIC CHIT-CHAT: https://www.youtube.com/live/2v5EIPElFRY?si=43bf8u6wO5D3xDJN

05/11/2023

lol!

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05/11/2023

Up now, phantom tapping and heartbeat as well as my version of The Holy Grail! https://youtu.be/zvbMH5Xkg2I?si=XO_TRXUnZ1oY9fJ-

05/11/2023

R.I.P. 97 years….❤️‍🔥♠️♣️♦️

03/11/2023

31/10/2023

A LITTLE CARD AND BAND MAGIC FOR

29/10/2023

Almost Hallows Eve….