Fudodo Thread

They say the old fakirs in India used thread to tell the fortunes of people. They would break the thread into several pieces and if it came back together there was good fortunes coming. If it stayed broken, well, the meaning was pretty obvious. Whether or not you believe in fortune telling and 'magic thread' is up to you, but this piece of magic is beautiful in my mind. My handling is nothing unusual, but in Japan there is a small notion called 赤い糸(Aki Ito) or red thread. They say that there is a fine red thread that binds best friends (and lovers) together forever. No matter where they end up in life, they will always have each other through that special connection. So here I am, an American, doing an old Indian magic trick with Japanese imagery. Enjoy, The Hindu Thread.

Fudodo-Sponge Balls

Sponge Balls are great. They are such a sweet, straight forward piece of magic. I've been doing this routine for many years now, mostly in my close-up magic work. The student in this clip was a great volunteer. Her name is Yoshi. Enjoy.

Fudodo Show - NewsPaper

The torn and restored newspaper is one of the classics of stage magic. I love the visual rawness of it. Its very easy to understand that he is tearing the paper, and then puts it back together. No goofy looking props, no strange moves, whats not to like? The version of the Newspaper that I do takes it two interesting steps beyond the traditional effect. First, I ask the guest to select any page from the paper he wants to. Second, He SIGNS the paper. Thanks to the modern wizard, Richard Osterlind for developing these improvements on the old classic. Enjoy.

A Familiar Show

I was recently asked to come back to one of the schools which I taught at for 3 years and give a performance. It was my fourth year in a row performing for this school. In the past, I normally juggled for this show, but this time I chose to do magic. It was nice to see the students and teachers again. This video is of a routine that I'm still working on a little. Enjoy.