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The Ultimate Workers Vol 1 DVD


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 The Ultimate Workers Vol 1 DVD
Michael Close

  • The Invisible Deck - You know the effect of this classic trick:
    Michael has produced a streamlined handling which uses an ordinary deck of cards. Magicians around the world have speculated about this trick. Now you'll learn all the work.
  • The Smiling Mule - A classic by Roy Walton. Michael has eliminated the one bad "moment" in the trick, and the results are staggering.
  • The Ooh-Ah Bird - Give your fingers a rest. Here's the perfect trick if you have to perform for children in a restaurant.
  • The Pothole Trick - This is the big one! One of the most talked about tricks in magic, and one of the most baffling.
  • Dr. Strangetrick - This handling for Card Warp may well be the most amazing and convincing yet created.
  • The Judah Shoelace Routine - A great penetration effect resurrected.
  • A Trick for O'Brien - George Orwell would have loved this.
  • The Imagination Tester - A weird origami effect in which a paperfold of a belt buckle becomes real.
  • Myopia - This is very close to real mindreading. Two spectators think of cards. The magician asks one question and can immediately name the cards.
  • The Birthday Book - A spectator selects a playing card. A date book is shown; next to each date is a playing card. The card written next to the spectator's birthday is shown. He has selected the exact same card.
The Ultimate Workers


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 The Ultimate Workers Vol 2 DVD
Michael Close

  • Pink Floyd - The backs of four jokers change from blue to red to blue again. The perfect opening routine, and it resets immediately!
  • Renaldo the Great - A routine for the venerable Chinese Prayer Vase that will fool your magic buddies and the smart-aleck kid at the restaurant.
  • The El Cheepo Magic Club - Based on Paul Harris' Flash Fold, this is a great routine for kids, and it leaves your business card with the parents.
  • Coda Chrome - An unbelievable three way coincidence that will completely baffle magicians and laymen. Based on a trick by Stewart James,
  • Chicken Teriyaki - A beautifully routined Copper- Silver transposition which rings in the gaff in a way that will fly by anybody. Perfect for walk-around conditions, and the magic happens in the spectator's hands
  • You Hue - A Wild Card routine using the spectator's name and a freely selected color marker.
  • Red Blue Mama Fooler - This trick has a strange name, but the effect is killer. The audience decides on the name of any card. A red-backed deck is spread; there is one blue-backed card in the deck. It is the named card. For a kicker, a blue-backed deck is spread. There is only one red-backed card in it. It is also the named card.
  • The Wishing Trick - This is the trick Michael Close developed to help him become comfortable using a memorized deck.
  • The Haunted Deck - Anyone names any card. Without any overt manipulation, the deck cuts itself at the named card.
  • Reverse Logic - Here's the perfect card routine for the strolling performer: a series of baffling card reversals. Because the routine is modular, you can stop at any point and still have a strong ending.
The Ultimate Workers


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 The Ultimate Workers Vol 3 DVD
Michael Close

  • Erma la Fource - This method for the classic "Oscar" trick fools magicians and laymen alike.
  • Tamariz Rabbits - Michael Close's routine for Juan Tamariz' very commercial packet trick.
  • Close's Clones - A restaurant routine that provides enormous laughs with minimum work. .
  • Down for the Count - Here's another funny routine that is simple to do. The magician proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that someone at the table is a vampire.
  • The Card, the Forehead, and the Saltshaker - One of Michael Close's favorite routines, and a masterpiece of audience management, this is the first time that all the work has been explained on video.
  • Too Ahead - This three-phase coin routine is a fine example of diabolical routining. Done standing, it is perfect for table hopping.
  • Four-Card Reiteration - Dan Garrett's marvelous routine provides a lesson in expert card handling. Included is a discussion on palming, and Michael's utility move, The Last Card Push.
  • The Lie Detector - The most commercial version of this classic effect. Three kickers, and the spectators get your business card!
The Ultimate Workers Vol 4 DVD


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 The Ultimate Workers Vol 4 DVD
Michael Close

  • The Big Surprise - The perfect way to open and close your show. A funny and seamless handling of the classic Card in Box effect.
  • A Visit from Rocco - A charming presentation for a great Larry West trick. Using giant bills, the magician gives Rocco and the audience a lesson in arithmetic.
  • Rocco Returns - Rocco's back, with a lesson in Find the Lady. This routine for Ton Onosaka's Lucky Lady provides valuable information concerning the motivated handling of props..
  • Ring Fright - Michael synthesizes ideas from Gaetan Bloom and Terri Rogers to produce a remarkable two object transposition.
  • Take a Letter - A weird effect using common stationery items. Never have so many magical principles been used in the cause of such a strange routine.
  • Butte Ox? Two Butte Ox! - Michael's handling for the classic Johnny Paul Cheek to Cheek effect.
  • Rubik's Dollar Bill - A penetration effect using a dollar bill, a playing card, and a toothpick.
  • Bonus routine!- Michael performs (but does not explain) Stupid Travelers. Never has masterful card technique and maniacal behavior been combined in such a silly way. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll phone the authorities.