Bubble Gum Magic by James Coats and Nicholas Byrd - Volume 1 & 2

Byrd and Coats are known for their unique forms of magic. This magic duo has teamed up with Wrigley Jr. Co. to bring you one of the most unique forms of magic, BUBBLE GUM MAGIC. This DVD will teach you step-by-step how to perform hard hitting illusions with bubble gum.

VOLUME ONE:
Gum Through Window – A spectator chooses a pack of gum, then multiple packs of gum are thrown at a window. The spectator’s chosen gum pack penetrates the window and ends up stuck to the other side.

Straight from the Factory – A spectator chooses a card from a deck and chooses a pack of gum from a sealed multi-pack. The spectator’s card ends up in the un-opened, sealed pack of gum inside the sealed multi-pack.

Gum Through Window Combo – A combination of Gum through Window and Straight from the Factory.

Real Sticky Situation – A chewed piece of gum is taken from the magician’s mouth, he shakes the chewed gum and it turns back into a new, un-wrapped stick of gum. Then the magician shakes the gum a final time to reveal a fully wrapped piece of gum that can be handed out and chewed.

Hot Pack – A pack of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit is shown and with the flick of the wrist, the pack turns into a pack of Wrigley’s Big Red.

Sign Gum Transposition – A spectator and the magician sign separate packs of gum then both hold them tightly in their hands. When both the spectator and magician open their hands they find the signed packs have switched places.

Chewing Gum Change – The front and back of an old chewing gum wrapper are shown to a spectator. The wrapper is then folded and un-folded to reveal that is has changed into another type of gum. The magician rubs the gum wrapper and turns it into a new pack of gum which can be handed out.

Running Time Approximately 79min

VOLUME TWO:
Mercury Gum Box – A spectator’s signed, chosen card ends up at the bottom of a gum display pack. A very easy method inspired by John Kennedy.

Shrinking Bubble Gum – The magician shows a piece of Wrigley’s Hubba Bubba chewing gum, waves a pack of gum over the piece in his hand and opens his hand to reveal a shrunken piece of gum.

Hubba Bubba Huh – The magician wraps a piece of chewed gum around his finger, shakes his finger and the gum disappears. Another shake of his finger and the gum reappears.

Bubble Gum Matrix – Four pieces of gum vanish and reappear at the magician’s will during a show of skill and cardmanship.

Blow it – A chewed piece of gum is taken from the magician’s mouth and put in his hand. The magician opens his hand to reveal that the gum has vanished from his hand and reappeared in his mouth. This trick was inspired by Tom Mullica and his fantastic mouth manipulations.

Eclipse – Spectators are asked to remove a few pieces of gum from a pack of Wrigley’s Eclipse gum. With a spin of the wrist, the magician makes the gum reappear in the now un-opened pack.

Eclipse Card – A spectator’s freely selected signed card ends up in a brand new pack of Wrigley’s Eclipse chewing gum. A perfect combination of “Eclipse” and card magic.

Plus 20 minutes of special features.

Running Time Approximately 72min

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REVIEW BY UNCLE BOB & NING of THE LITTLE MAGIC SHOP

Bubble Gum Magic by James Coats and Nicholas Byrd - Volume 1 & 2

Uncle Bob's Review:

It’s all about bubble gum or chewing gum magic. You can do these effects either stand-up or walk around. Every effect is a killer and it is easy to handle if you know the basic of simple coin sleights and of course some practice.

These DVDs contain a wealth of knowledge on how to make your gimmick gum and ideas. I really love the selected gum through the window effect. If you are a trade show magician, their ideas can practically be incorporated in other products you are handling. It’s too good to give a miss on this one.

Nicholas Byrd and James Coats teamed up with the manufacturer of bubble gum, Wrigley Jr. Co to bring you the most unique offerings of Bubble Gum magic. Hightlights of these video, include: Gum Through Window, Hot Pack, Shrinking Bubble Gum, Straight From The Factory and much much more. You will never regret getting this one..

Ning's Note:

This is something certainly novel to perform in Singapore, since it is rare (only pharmacies sell gum locally and even so, they are not colorful… read- BORING!) and gives an unusual spin to things :) There are several good ideas featured and there are some practical ones that would be performable in real life settings without too much hassle.

Don’t be misled to think that it is ‘illegal’ to perform this in Singapore just because the sale of gum is banned here *grin* It’s totally ok, just don’t set up a stall selling Wrigley’s ;)

My personal faves in this entertaining 2 DVD set are Gum Through Window (why do the typical CTW effect when you can a GTW?!) and the Shrinking Bubble Gum effect. Really worth a check out!

CHEERS!
Ning ^_^

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