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Pop Haydn and Chef Anton perform at the Magic Castle, Jan 2, 3 and 4th
Pop Haydn (Photo by Billy Baque)
Pop Haydn and Chef Anton will be performing on Jan 2nd (Founders Day) and Jan 3rd and 4th in the Peller Theater of the world-famous Magic Castle in Hollywood.
Pop Haydn will be performing magic and explaining his Original Magnetized Water from California.
Chef Anton is a magician, as well as two-time National Trick Shot Champion at Pool. He is Pop Haydn’s partner in the School for Scoundrels (www.scoundrelsstore.com) and will be doing his best to charm and con everyone in the room.
The Peller Theater is a 45 minute show in an intimate theater.
Highlights of School for Scoundrels
Pop Haydn, Bob Sheets and Chef Anton teach the 19th annual School for Scoundrels at the world-famous Magic Castle in Hollywood.
The class teaches the history, psychology, moves and ruses, and application to magic of the classic street swindles Three-Card Monte, the Shell Game and Fast and Loose.
Here are some highlights of the class:
Pop Haydn at Penguin LIVE: Sunday September 28th
Pop Haydn
Pop Haydn will be appearing at Penguin Live on the Web September 28th, 7:00 pm Eastern time. The lecture will go long.
“Haydn has a very different and engaging manner of talking–it is infectious and the audiences loved it. He also performs his magic superbly.” ~Dai Vernon (the “Professor”) Genii – The International Conjuror’s Monthly
“You aren’t just a magician, you are a great actor!” ~Alan Alda
“Haydn is one of the best close-up magicians I have ever seen…” ~Merv Griffin
“In my opinion, Pop is one of the few magician’s left along with Darwin Ortiz who really understands magic as a craft and as a theatrical experience. Pop, along with Darwin are two people in magic whose opinion about my work really matters to me.” ~Michael Vincent
Close-Up:
- Chicago Surprise: Pop’s version of the Chicago Opener/Red Hot Mama which contains an extra piece of magic, plus an absolutely killer ending.
- Impromptu Card Code/Routine for the Blind: An impromptu ESP routine in which a blind person acts as psychic.
- ESP Survey: A Street Scam that can make money for street performers when it is too cold to work.
- Fast and Loose: Pop’s routine for the Endless Chain is recognized as one of the best ever.
- Intricate Web of Distraction: Pop’s routine for the color-changing knives will make you dig yours out and start performing with them again.
Standup and Stage:
- 24″ Color Changing Handkerchief: Pop’s handling, using much larger handkerchiefs, is direct, funny, and amazing.
- Six Card Repeat: Pop’s new routine for this old classic is a beautiful mixture of solid, comedic timing and subtle sleight-of-hand.
- Multiple Peeked Card to Pockets: Pop has a couple of people simply peek at cards and both appear in separate pockets… then reappear AND switch pockets… then another card repeatedly jumps to his pocket… and finally, the whole deck. It’s a fantastic sleight-of-hand routine, not for the faint of heart.
- Mongolian Pop Knot: Pop teaches everyone how to tie this infamous knot which makes two pieces of rope restore back into one… or does he?
- Four Ring Routine: Yes, this is Pop’s routine for the linking rings, and you’ll love how much entertainment he is able to wring from this classic of classics!
More Info Here:
Pop Haydn’s “Chicago Surprise” now available as download!
This is ALL NEW–the first video description of this classic routine!
This video is more than an hour of detailed instruction from Pop Haydn on the handling and performance of this routine. It includes two live performances at the Magic Castle. The Chicago Surprise is one of the strongest card tricks you can perform.
“If I only get one shot at an important client, director or CEO, this is the trick I would do for them.”–Pop Haydn
This download includes the complete .pdf file of The Chicago Surprise, as well as this high quality .mp4 teaching video (589 megs).
This routine is one of the most powerful opening effects in close-up magic.
“The Chicago Surprise meets all my criteria for what a superior magic product should be: 1) an audience-tested, professional-caliber routine, 2) well written, 3) both handling and theoretical information (in other words, the how and the why) are included. Many professionals use Whit’s routine. I’m sure you’re going to want to as well.”–Michael Close, MAGIC Magazine
“This entire manuscript is a marvelous piece of work, and if it does not cause you much thought about magic, then something is terribly wrong.”–Jamy Ian Swiss, Genii Magazine
PopsMagic.com site has been upgraded!
Pop Haydn in the W. C. Fields Bar ~ Billy Baque
PopsMagic.com has been upgraded!
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