I’m taking the first step to completing one of my resolutions by finally posting the inventory I took of my magic shelf. It’s right below this post, and there’s a link to it on the right hand side, right above the “Sites of Interest” category for when this gets buried.

So, I’ll let you know how this is going to work, along with some things to keep in mind about the list:

1. As of right now, things are not organized in any particular way, except for separation of books and videos.

2. This list only has things that are actually on my shelf at this moment. For example, I own Swami/Mantra but I don’t know where it is. Since it’s not on the shelf, it’s not on the list. Until I find it again.

3. I’m not planning to write reviews in any particular order, so if there’s something you want to know about, comment or email and I’ll bump it to the top.

4. This shelf contains stuff I’ve been collecting since I started in magic oh, so long ago. So don’t make fun!

Well, I think that’s it. Let’s hope for the best and see how this thing works out.

Andster

Books and Magazines
Sankey Unleashed - Jay Sankey
The Magic Show - Mark Setteducati and Anne Benkovitz
The Art of Astonishment vol 1 - Paul Harris
The Art of Astonishment vol 2 - Paul Harris
The Art of Astonishment vol 3 - Paul Harris
Mark Wilson’s Complete Course in Magic - Mark Wilson
Hollywood Illusion: Magic Castle - Milt Larson
Street Magic - Paul Zenon
Penn and Teller’s Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends - Penn and Teller
The Magician and the Cardsharp - Karl Johnson
Thirteen Steps to Mentalism - Corinda
The Royal Road to Card Magic - Hugard and Braue
Modern Coin Magic - J.B. Bobo
Sleight of Hand - Sachs
Expert Card Technique - Hugard and Braue
Mastering Magic - Walter B. Gibson
Strong Magic - Darwin Ortiz
Strong Magic (sealed) - Darwin Ortiz
The Secret Art of Magic - Eric Evans and Nowlin Craver
Tricks - David Ben
The Complete Idiots Guide to Street Magic - Tom Ogden
Mysterious Stranger - David Blaine
Workers vol 1 - Michael Close
Workers vol 2 - Michael Close
Workers vol 3 - Michael Close
Workers vol 4 - Michael Close
Workers vol 5 - Michael Close
The Art of Escape vol 1 - John Novak
The Art of Escape vol 2 - John Novak
The Art of Escape vol 3 - John Novak
The Art of Escape vol 4 - John Novak
The Art of Escape vol 5 - John Novak
THe Art of Escape vol 6 - John Novak
The Art of Escape vol 7 - John Novak
The Art of Escape vol 8 - John Novak
Street Magic - Edward Claflin and Jeff Sheridan
Making Magic - Fay Presto
Third Eye - Andrew Mayne
Body Morphin’ - Andrew Mayne
Shock Magic - Andrew Mayne
The Blindfolded Car Drive - Devin Knight
Gris Gris - Ryan Matney
X Rated - Sean Fields
Some More Tricks - Anthony Owen
Crossroads - Ben Harris
Quarks and Quirks - Ben Harris
Hole in the Head - Ben Harris
Magician Magazine - Blacks Magic
Magic Tricks - Usborne Hotshots
Modern Day Houdini - Bill Shirk and Dick Wolfsie
Fun, Inc. catalogue 54 - Fun Inc.
US Toy Magic Catalogue - US Toy
Pick a Card, Any Card?: Forcing Techniques and Uses - Royal Magic
Impossible Card in Bottle - Gerard Kirchner
Cups and Balls - Royal Magic
The Pinned Card - Damien Vappereau and Jean Mark Sainclaire
101 Thumbtip Tricks - Gary Darwin
125 Magic Tricks With a Regular Deck of Cards - Royal Magic
The Amazing Jonathan’s Every Trick in the Book - The Amazing Jonathan
Method Impossible - Jason Messina
Wi - Jason Messina
Hockmann the Great Exposes Himself - Milt Larson
The Restaurant Worker’s Handbook - Jim Pace and Jerry MacGregor
Tricks With Your Head - Mac King and Mark Levy
Explicit Content - Sean Fields
Sure-Fire Magic - David Ginn
Bisection - Andrew Mayne
Healed and Sealed - Anders Moden
Armbuster - Andrew Mayne
Facelifter - Andrew Mayne
Black Art - Magic, Inc.
Touching Sky - Andrew Mayne
Lake Tahoe Card Magic - Louis Falanga
Dreamweaver - The Enchantment
The $1000 Secret Seance - Docc Hilford
Some Tricks - Anthony Owen
The Secret Illusion Show - Andrew Mayne
The Klutz Book of Magic - John Cassidy and Michael Stroud
Backyard Magic - Todd Karr
Close Up: The Real Secrets of Magic - David Stone
The Glass Box Revisited and Other Predictions - Devin Knight & the late Al Mann
Magic Magazine: Andrew Mayne -
More Magical Science - Eric Ladizinsky
Maximum Entertainment - Ken Weber
The Art of Krowd Keeping - Gazzo
100 Ways to Win a Ten-Spot - Paul Zenon
Swami/Mantra - Sam Dalal

Videos
Frozen - Adam Grace
Stigmata - Wayne Houchin
Cradle to Grave - De’vo
Kard Klub - Ellusionist
Ninja 2 - Ellusionist
Revolution - Ellusionist
Inside Magic - Ellusionist
Glass - Adam Grace
Mindbender - Anthony Billan Ko
Indecent - Wayne Houchin
Liquid Metal - Morgan Strebler
Spun - Morgan Strebler
Extreme Burn - Richard Sanders
Fiber Optics Extended - Richard Sanders
The Richard Sanders Show vol 1 - Richard Sanders
The Richard Sanders Show vol 2 - Richard Sanders
The Richard Sanders Show vol 3 - Richard Sanders
Escapology with Dixie Dooley vol 1 - Dixie Dooley
Excapology with Dixie Dooley vol 2 - Dixie Dooley
Escapology With Dixie Dooley vol 3 - Dixie Dooley
Escapology With Dixie Dooley vol 4 - Dixie Dooley
Sinful - Wayne Houchin and Criss Angel
The Exchange - David Goring
Stuck! - Greg Rostami
Street Theater - Peter Shatalow
Impossibilia - John Bannon
Knock ‘Em Dead - R. Paul Wilson
Twists of Fate - R. Paul WIlson
Loops - Finn John nd Yigail Mesika
Ultimate Card Through Window - Expert Magic
The Dungeon DVD - Anthony Owen
Real Secrets of Magic vol 1 - David Stone
Real Secrets of Magic vol 2 - David Stone
Mindfreak Season 1 - Criss Angel
Mindfreak Season 2 - Criss Angel
Mindfreak Season 3 - Criss Angel
The Siegfried and Roy Collection - Sigfried and Roy
How to do Street Magic - Ellusionist
The Art of Hopping Tables - Mark Leveridge
Learn to Levitate - A-1 Multimedia
Tear Down - Andrew Mayne
Focal Point - Andrew Mayne
Chain Reaction - Andrew Mayne
Ghost Bills - Andrew Mayne
Gut Buster - Andrew Mayne
Phoneomenon - Doug McKenzie
The Daniel Garcia Project vol 1 - Daniel Garcia
The Daniel Garcia Project vol 2 - Daniel Garcia
The Daniel Garcia Project vol 3 - Daniel Garcia
Torn - Daniel Garcia
Fraud - Daniel Garcia
Saw - Sean Fields
Warp One - David Ren Jenkins
Shade - Daniel Garcia
Symphony - Daniel Garcia
Prime Cut and Phone - Paul Vigil
Geek Magic - Tomas Medina

Fortunately, I didn’t make any resolutions last year that I have to come here and own up to breaking. I probably got sick of making the resolution, promptly forgetting about it, and then having to show up with my tail between my legs afterwards. I’m going to try again this year, but I’m going to set more attainable goals.

Towards the end of last year, we did some remodeling and I got a built in bookshelf that I’m using for my magic books and DVDs. I made a list of everything I’ve got on that shelf, and one of my resolutions is to post my magic shelf and review everything on it.

I’ve made this resolution before, but I’m going to do it again. I’m in the process of talking to a couple different places, so another resolution is to get a regular, paying gig at a restaurant or coffee shop.

That’s probably good enough for now. Especially considering one of those probably won’t happen, and the other one has a 50/50 shot of getting abandoned halfway through. I suck. But I’m gonna try.

Happy new year, everybody.

Andster