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Michael P. Lair

Michael P. Lair

#1 Coins, Chips & Buttons author

(Greenville, S. Carolina: 12 Nov 1959 - )

Learned at age 6 from father Robert L. Lair, a magician. Senior applications programmer/analyst with Timken Roller Bearing Company. Part-time pro close-up magician since 1981, billed as "Michael the Magician". Specialties: coin, cane, and fire magic. Wrote several booklets: Silver (1985), Silver 2 (1986), Candles (1988), Act I (1992, 31pp), Stage Cool (1998), Standup! (2002). Also videos, DVDs, and various product creations. A 1982 Linking Ring "One Man Parade" and creativity award for Shrink Drink.

website: www.lairmagic.com

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Michael P. Lair
Stage Cool by Michael P. Lair

A collection of cool magic effects to heat up your stage performance.

  • Dedication
  • Purple / Green Santa
  • Author
  • Sparkle Matches: Matches are produced lit in your magic act, with electrical sparks showering off them. The sparks accentuate the lit match productions.
  • Confetti Packets: Produce a burst of shiny mylar confetti at any time during your magic act.
  • Throw Streamer Packet: A colorful burst of throw streamers appears at any point in your act. This setup makes them easy to steal from any pocket, table, scarf, or any place you wish.
  • Funbrella: At the end of a scarf routine, an umbrella...
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Michael P. Lair
Candles by Michael P. Lair

Effects with Fantasio's vanishing and appearing candles.

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Fantasio’s vanishing and appearing candles are in every serious magician’s bag of tricks. Lit candles add suspense and romance to an evening of magic. Audiences love fire!

Candles is dedicated to Fantasio, and everyone who has enjoyed his magical products over the past few decades. It is also dedicated to the new generation of magicians who are just getting acquainted with the Fantasio line. The best days of magic are ahead of you! May books like Candles, and other books on Fantasio magic, inspire...

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Michael P. Lair
This Spud's For You by Michael P. Lair

A card stab is performed using Mr. Potato Head, and his sombrero is the knife. Mr. Potato Head then doubles as the infamous mindreader, Idaho the Great. The magician is enraged when Idaho fails to name the selected card, so the magician retaliates by mashing him into the selected card. A most unusual card revelation.

You will need:

  • two Mr. Potato Heads (available at most toy stores in the Preschool Section)
  • two boxes of mashed potato flakes (16-oz. size)
  • a razor blade
  • knife
  • a jumbo (5" X 7") Five of Clubs
  • a regular deck of cards
  • rubber cement
  • a handheld potato masher
  • a hand towel ...
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Michael P. Lair
Invisiblair by Michael P. Lair

Invisiblair is a coin holdout with improvements. It is made of a synthetic material that is invisible even closeup. You will receive instructions on how to make this holdout, not the holdout itself. The hookup and basics of making a coin appear and vanish are described but no larger routines. For effects and routines with Invisiblair see Michael's other publications.

1st edition 1985, PDF 2 pages.

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Michael P. Lair
Silver 2 by Michael P. Lair

The coin rolls on.

Tired of those sissified Coins Through the Table routines? Do you get an itchy trigger finger when someone says: "Would you like to see my unique handling of Matrix"? Have you sat through a Coins Across presentation that was so complex that even the magician got lost? Are we not men? Then what we need is Silver II. Packed with the bizarre. The common stuff got weeded out in the first edit.

Contents

  • Dedication
  • Introduction
  • PEZ-AZZ
  • LEFTOVERS
  • SIDESWITCH
  • CSI
  • PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
  • SQUARING OFF
  • CROSS SLEEVE
  • FIRST APPEARANCES
  • TIE SCORE
  • REEL MAN
  • SWITCHREEL
  • FLASHTRAY ...
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Michael P. Lair
Silver by Michael P. Lair

A collection of 25 coin effects.

Coin effects have always been my niche in the world of magic. Since I was a boy, watching a coin vanish or appear has fascinated me. The effects use:

  • Invisiblair: A holdout (a gambling device that has been used for nearly 100 years) that I have modified specifically for coins.
  • Folding Half: A gimmicked coin that can be produced under the most improbable of circumstances.
  • Double Stick Tape: Providing an inexpensive means to vanish a coin from either hand impromptu and without a trace.

Contents

  • Dedication
  • Introduction
  • Section I: Invisiblair ...
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