Modify This!

I recently read a review about a new product called "The
Modifier" which enables you to easily transform any
standard wallet into a Card to Wallet. It comes from
Anthony Miller. When I was able to grab a copy on sale at
Hocus Pocus last week, I jumped at the chance.

It just arrived today, and I have to say I am quite
intrigued. It can stand alone as a smaller leather pocket
wallet - say for photos - or with the addition of a magnet,
become a money clip.

Ideally, it is meant to be attached via velcro to a normal
hip wallet. It looks like a leather envelope with a snap
enclosure. It opens to a clear pocket window where the
selected card would appear.

I played with it and it works quite smoothly. I am quite
pleased. I love the smell of leather, and this ones smells
great.

If you are in the market for a quality card to wallet but
don't want to spend the money on one, this might be a low
cost solution. It can easily be affixed to a breast wallet,
too. It's quite well made, and the ideas in the accompanying
booklet are also very good -- very commercial and easy to
do.

I also wanted to keep you updated on my experiment to
recreate the old Frame Fastastique effect where you make
four coins reappear in a covered coin display frame.

I've come up with a solution and just need to purchase some
black cloth for the slide and I think I am done. My daughter
watched me work it out last night during the fourth quarter
of the Super Bowl (neither of us could care less about
football).

Anyway, the total cost of raw goods was about $30.00 and
this one is all wood instead of the lucite frame originally
provided. I have to say this will be a nice looking prop
when done. If any of you are interested in what I'm doing
with this, drop me an email, and I'll shoot some photos or
videos for you to see when it is completed by end of week.

John Calvert is coming to town Thursday night and my family
will join me in the lecture. I am totally psyched about
seeing him again and getting him to sign my copy of his
life story.

That's all for now.

All my best,

Steven

P.S.: Do you have a friend whose magic web site totally
sucks? Help him and help me, and introduce us to each
other. 10% goes to you if he buys my services.