Magic, Mischief & MayhemMagic, Mischief & Mayhemhttp://www.andrewmayne.com/blog/2010-06-09T16:56:28ZSquarespaceWeird Things Live: Hunting the Night Creeperhttp://www.andrewmayne.com/blog/2010/6/9/weird-things-live-hunting-the-night-creeper.htmlAndrew Mayne2010-06-09T16:53:36Z2010-06-09T16:53:36Z

Weird Things Live: Hunting the Night Creeper from Andrew Mayne on Vimeo.

Last Monday night in front of a live internet audience we set out to solve the mystery of the Night Creeper. Ghost? Frogman? Or something else? Although we're pretty sure we figured it out, we haven't definitively proved our theory. The mystery continues... Running time 55 minutes.

Check out our photos of the scene on Flickr.

 

]]>WeirdThings.TVhttp://www.andrewmayne.com/blog/2010/5/20/weirdthingstv.htmlAndrew Mayne2010-05-20T21:39:05Z2010-05-20T21:39:05ZWe're trying something new in conjunction with WeirdThings.com.  WeirdThings.TV, all the weird you can handle 3 times a week.

 

]]>Hookhttp://www.andrewmayne.com/blog/2010/4/19/hook.htmlAndrew Mayne2010-04-19T19:55:37Z2010-04-19T19:55:37Z

Andrew Mayne presents an evil twist on a classic shock magic effect:

Phase 1:  Demonstrate your ability to control pain by piercing a fish hook through your skin.

Phase 2:  Display your uncanny ability to control your blood flow by moving the hook around without a single drop of blood.

Phase 3:  Rip the fish hook from you flesh and appear to heal instantaneously in a supernatural manner. 

…All of this takes place while the spectator holds on to one end of the hook.

Hook is Andrew Mayne's devious update to the classic needle through arm effect.  Shove an unprepared fish hook through your arm while a spectator holds on to one end of it at all time.  For a disturbing finale, you rip the fish hook straight out of your arm completely unharmed.

Includes step-by-step instructions and special handling instructions.

DVD running time 30 minutes

Price only $14.95 (free shipping)

 

]]>Ghost Vision Viewerhttp://www.andrewmayne.com/blog/2010/4/17/ghost-vision-viewer.htmlAndrew Mayne2010-04-17T16:19:41Z2010-04-17T16:19:41Z

Available in the iTunes App Store for just $.99

Use the Ghost Vision Viewer to find out if there's paranormal or supernatural activity going on:

Radar: Maps out points in space and tells you if a highly improbable and potentially paranormal event is taking place.

Imager:  Creates an image from random "noise".  

Word generator:  Find out what messages are being sent to you via this randomizer.

PK Detector:  Is there a physical entity near you?  Use the PK detector to find out.  It used the accelerometer and touch screen to map out any unusual forces.

Arrow:  Use the arrow as a paranormal compass to point towards high weirdness.

Yes/No:  Think there's something that wants to make contact?  Use the Yes/No function to ask questions.

The Ghost Vision Viewer is based upon the same kind of random systems parapsychology labs use to detect paranormal events.  Unlike EMF and EVP detectors, it's not as prone towards false positives and user interference.

Currently there's no credible scientific evidence for the paranormal.  But maybe you can be the first to find it!

 

]]>One week only: Andrew Mayne Live at the Magic Castle!http://www.andrewmayne.com/blog/2010/4/16/one-week-only-andrew-mayne-live-at-the-magic-castle.htmlAndrew Mayne2010-04-16T22:26:16Z2010-04-16T22:26:16ZApril 26th - May 2nd 2010

HOLLYWOOD, CA - Magician, illusionist and paranormalist Andrew Mayne will be bringing his Magic, Mischief & Mayhem to the Magic Castle close-up parlor as part of Rudy Coby's Magic vs. Science take-over of the Castle.

One of magic's most sought after thinkers, Mayne is know for his unique approach to combining magic, pop-culture and technology; inspired equally by Harry Houdini and Marvel Comics. 

For the first time ever he'll be bringing his stage show into the intimate close-up theatre so people can witness up close some of his signature effects as well as some new surprises just for Castle audiences.

Seating is limited to just 22 people per show

For admission availability, contact: broman@magiccastle.com


]]>Getting ready for the Castlehttp://www.andrewmayne.com/blog/2010/4/16/getting-ready-for-the-castle.htmlAndrew Mayne2010-04-16T22:03:37Z2010-04-16T22:03:37ZSo Rudy Coby, calls me up and asks me if I want to perform at the Castle during his week there. "Sure", I respond without really thinking it through. After I hang up I realize I haven't done a straight up magic show in the last million years that didn't involve explaining how oxytocin receptors can be manipulated to encourage confabulation or how long dead Scottish philosphers deeply understood modern neuroeconomic principles. No problem…

Ever since I stopped touring most of my performing has been at conferences on economics and science. It's a very fun venue and has allowed me to meet some very cool people. I've learned a lot from those folks and my show has evolved considerably from the experience. The problem is that my show evolved into a lecture. Great for those conferences, not so much for general audiences. While I think lay people would be interested in the same stuff I am, just not in that venue.

So now I find myself starting over from square one. Only this time I plan on using some of what I've learned in the structure of the show. I've actually called on one of my super genius science friends to help me with a stunt that I'll be doing unless it actually kills me first.

In ten days I'll get to perform this new hybrid of a show that evolved from the lecture that evolved from my original show. I've got some cool stuff planned and I hope it all works out right. We've already tested some of the stuff (Like Puppet Prestige) and called in a favor or two for a special guest appearance…

If you're in town and want to check it out, rumor has it that there may be day passes available here: broman@magiccastle.com

I'll also be posting on Twitter when I have guest slots available.

Hope to see you there...

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]]>How to Levitate print editionhttp://www.andrewmayne.com/blog/2010/4/15/how-to-levitate-print-edition.htmlAndrew Mayne2010-04-15T04:30:00Z2010-04-15T04:30:00Z 

Print edition 

Andrew Mayne presents his most practical levitations for the stage and the street.  Combining updated material from Touching Sky and step-by-step instructions from Levitator (DVD).

Learn how to levitate on the street, in your living room or on stage.

11 different ways to perform the most incredible illusion in magic!
  • The Street Levitation
  • Anti-Gravity Machine
  • Broom Flight
  • Levitator 
  • Impromptu Levitator
  • Floating on the Edge
  • Flight 
  • Up 
  • Suspension of Disbelief
  • Mid-Air 
  • The Ultimate Levitation
Includes step-by-step photo instructions.

32 pages full-sized 8.5" by 11"

Only $14.95 includes free shipping! 

]]>New apphttp://www.andrewmayne.com/blog/2010/4/13/new-app.htmlAndrew Mayne2010-04-13T07:05:31Z2010-04-13T07:05:31Z]]>Observations on my iPadhttp://www.andrewmayne.com/blog/2010/4/4/observations-on-my-ipad.htmlAndrew Mayne2010-04-04T17:50:20Z2010-04-04T17:50:20Z1. I woke up and checked email, managed some website stuff, read my rss feeds and surfed the web very quickly while still in bed. I was then left with that "What do I do with my day now?" feeling. That means I was more productive then usual. That's a good thing.

2. Surfing the web really is awesome on the iPad. It's everything great about using iPhone touch interaction with a full size screen. Things just look better.

3. The book store is great. Besides the fact that I have a couple titles in there, it's awesome to see free Project Gutenberg titles in there too like Darwin, Hume and Franklin.

4. So far, email is my favorite experience of all. Which sounds very unsexy. But they really thought through how we interact with email. It's much more efficient for me.

5. The keyboard is much better than I thought it would be. I don't think twice about using it. I've never gone to my Mac to answer an longer email like I would do with my iPhone (or any other handheld device).

Things to look forward to:I hope SquareSpace and Tumblr come out with iPad optimized apps. I'd also like to see Flickr do the same.

Andrew Mayne //Web andrewmayne.com//Twitter @AndrewMayne

Sent from my iPad

]]>New on Monetize This! 7 rules to making millions as an Internet talking headhttp://www.andrewmayne.com/blog/2010/3/24/new-on-monetize-this-7-rules-to-making-millions-as-an-intern.htmlAndrew Mayne2010-03-24T19:58:44Z2010-03-24T19:58:44ZHere's the link to my latest article on Monetize This!

 

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