"Gone" but not Forgotten

Finally the long overdue review for the effect Gone created by Ryan Lowe. Overall I think this effect is strong considering it is a vanish, and with proper practice can look like real witchcraft! With some thought, I realized that this effect is practical because you can borrow a coin from the spectators. If you haven't seen the video of me doing the effect its HERE, and for those too lazy to click I embedded the actual DVD trailer :


On to the review:

Gone by Ryan Lowe

Effect: Obtain a coin, from your own collection or from a spectators and proceed to vanish it with a simple wave of the hand. This effect has been taught in detail by creator Ryan Lowe, with tips as well as other handling options.

First Thoughts: Before buying this effect, I was thinking of really elaborate methods to vanish the coin. I thought this was too good to be true, and completely dumbfounded when both sides of the hand were shown in the trailer. How could something just vanish into the air with a simple wave of the hand, and then you clearly show both sides of your hand with all fingers extended? Awesomeness.

DVD and Teaching: I thought the DVD quality was great and on par with those of Ellusionist, well not that on par but close. I thought Lowe explained the information well and taught clearly enough for me to understand. The DVD seemed short for me, as I wish he would have gotten more in detail but with the information provided you won't be clueless at all. You are also taught several variations of the trick with the same core principles as you move along. Being able to vanish from the side, the front, with hands far apart as you do a semi dance move like in the trailer.

Method: The method to this effect is absolutely gutsy in my opinion and that's what me me love it. For me at least, this method was a little out of the box because I never thought I could used certain tools in this manner. The gimmick, which you have to make yourself, will last you anywhere from 30-40 performances if handled with care or even longer. I won't go into detail about how easy the gimmicks are to find or all that extra bullshit, that people use to find out how the effect is done.

Final Thoughts: This effect is one that you can use as an opener and is definitely a nice way to get spectators "hooked." I learned from the method and teaching that you need to rethink how everything works. Meaning that whatever you accomplish with a certain object can be used to accomplish something different. I have looked through many things at home and tried to find different uses for them, and I have found two or three things that I think will help me create new effects. I hope you guys found this review helpful and thanks for stopping by. Take Care. Peace. - Magizzy

Something stinks...

Hey guys hows it going? I haven't been on here for a while and I apologize for that. The main reason I didn't update as much this week was due to the increase in school work, and tests. Well Check out the videos, first I posted a Video on stuff I have coming up for the site and then next is my thoughts on a very interesting story, so definitely check it out.


Now on to some interesting news, Oh btw I did a double check and the kid didn't get suspension either! Check out the Vid leave some comments and tell me what you think about it. Take Care. Peace! Student Suspended for Farting

Gone, in 10 seconds :P

Hey world, I've just finished up a video that I think you guys will enjoy a lot. I babble a lot in the beginning of the video so I give you a warning to leave if you want :P , or to just forward :). So basically I talk about coats to sickness to coins and the number 10! The finale is the trick Gone created by Ryan Lowe, which I will be reviewing either tomorrow or over the weekend. I'm going to show you my version first, and hopefully you'll enjoy it and get a kick out of it as much as I did making it. I'll catch ya guys later, thanks for the support. Take Care. Peace. - Magizzy

Ahoy Matees!!!?

Hey everyone, still recovering since last Wednesday. Thats one nasty cough wouldn't ya say? I've been going to school lately and just wondering about what I'm going to do with this site. I guess things have been really slow during these past couple days due to my sickness, and I hope to get things moving again. I'm thinking about getting a netbook for about 300 buckaroos so that way I'll be able to update more frequently.
Today I read something in the news that scared the crappers out of me, mainly because I've never seen anything like it before. In Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia there was a Huge Sandstorm that looked like it ate up the city! The pictures on the site look amazingly cool but at the same time you feel bad for all the people that were choking. Imagine for hours and hours your just coughing your ass off, what a horrible way to die. Thank god they had an awareness program going, so there were no incidents.Check out the photos and tell me what you guys think! I'll hopefully have a new magic video up tomorrow so keep an eye out for that. Oh btw the rights to this paper go to dailymail.com, so check out that site too if you guys want some interesting news!
Take Care. Peace. - Magizzy

Coin magic is contagious!

Jeez la weez I don't know what I caught or from whom (I'll get you later), but I have been bed ridden for the past 3 days. I'm trying to recover and lets see how long that takes me, wish me luck world! So today I caught a glimpse of the special edition of 20/20 with Siegfried and Roy who did a 10 minute act after about 5 and 1/2 years. Roy had gotten in a terrible accident about 5.5( yea im switching it up 5 point 5) years ago with one of the tigers who bit him in the neck. Blood splattered over Siegfried and the show ended ubruptly and Roy became paralyzed on one side of his body. After about 5+ years he is now recovering against all odds and is able to speak and walk slowly with his long time partner and best friend Siegfried by his side. They perfomed one last time and the 12 million dollars they made for that 10 minute show all went to the brain center. It was really inspirational to see Roy and Siegfried up after what felt like centuries to many, and to see them do the tiger and human transpo like nothing ever happened was just amazing. Well I recorded this video at the beginning of this post the same day of the welcome video, just as a back up if I didn't feel well and I'm gonna use it. I did some edits on it and tell me what you guys think. It's a coin trick that I put together, basically by combining elements from Justin Miller and David Stone, you get this baby... Take Care. Peace. - Magizzy

Sicktastic!

Hey world, today I didn't post any content because I was and still am sick. I think I caught something from someone at school yesterday. I hope I get better by tomorrow, because I have a new video to show you guys. Take Care and Until next post. Peace - Magizzy

Thoughts are unlimited but my brain is limiting me from reaching there...

Hey there world, I hope that you've noticed the new welcome video thats to the right of my blog postings. Check that out for now, I'm thinking about turning that section into video of the week. Or I might just make a new section for videos all together that I will post once or a twice a week. I hope you enjoyed that video but I do want to change it into a better Introduction video and explain what the site has to offer as the days go by and I hopefully build more content. I'm going to try and put some more effort into this blog, because as some of you know the first stages are the hardest. I'll try to upload some interesting videos, you can expect them to be random at times because I'm random at times :P I'm basically looking around and trying to figure out what types of gadgets and accessories will be of use to you guys. Until Next Post. Take Care. Peace. - Magizzy