tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207888192010-08-30T19:51:40.584-07:00The inside scoop on all things Penguin: what we're excited about, what we're working on, and more.Maxwell Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16810454459896854192noreply@blogger.comBlogger330125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788819.post-64303224264616916082010-08-27T10:54:00.001-07:002010-08-27T10:59:38.547-07:00

We all know that you are born to perform, but what about being born to be great? What is the dividing line between somebody who is a good performer and a great one?An example of a good performer is somebody who can do good tricks, do the sleights well, and get a good reaction. But a GREAT performer is somebody who can do all the tricks well, the sleights, and get good reactions, but also

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329970919299499420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788819.post-82627442980083958292010-08-20T09:22:00.001-07:002010-08-20T17:17:27.950-07:00

Swam around today. Ate some fish. Ok not really, but you know what really melts my glacier? Un-justified magic. Magic is a craft, an artform, a way of life to some of us. Magic is for entertainment and for fun. But when performing professional magic, you need to ask yourself "why am I doing this? Why should the audience CARE abut me or what I have to show them?" An artist doesn't paint a picture

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Everyone knows that magic with a good presentation is a great way to brighten up someones day......but what if your spectator can't hear?Enter Josh Janousky, who faced exactly this at a recent event he was booked to perform at. Josh was recently asked to perform for the Long Island Disabilities Association. He spent a long time preparing material and getting the show ready, until the day of the

Chris Beasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17389019840178703143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788819.post-15524384593009370652010-08-16T23:12:00.000-07:002010-08-16T23:17:15.505-07:00

Thanks for being one of the most giving people on the planet. You fascinate. You inspire. You uplift. You share.We're proud to be a small part of your team.

Maxwell Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16810454459896854192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788819.post-57031194581499626572010-08-04T11:31:00.000-07:002010-08-04T11:37:13.250-07:00

College of Magic is one of the coolest organization on earth. It's the only place of its kind. What I don't understand, is why there isn't one of these in every town?

Maxwell Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16810454459896854192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788819.post-29433185756473689272010-07-29T13:09:00.000-07:002010-07-30T11:24:28.022-07:00

At Penguin, we LOVE our supporters' feedback. Thanks to our brand new Live Help feature on the site, the feedback has been coming in like CRAZY! Here's what people have to say about Penguin:"YES!! thank you! Penguin Magic is always the best!!""I need this. I plan to order this tonight. Do you get a commission for helping me? You were a HUGE help!"And THIS is what one of our customers has to say.

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I remember watching his infomercials when I was a kid.My Dad almost ordered them one time, but he didn't pull the trigger. Money was tight, and my Dad was always very careful with money. I remember him saying, "If Tony was really that good at making money, he'd be doing something else... not just selling people a course on how to make money." Fair enough.But Tony didn't just make a quick buck

Maxwell Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16810454459896854192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788819.post-33838972358866321192010-07-26T11:10:00.000-07:002010-07-27T08:04:54.655-07:00

This is a great product from Jay Sankey and something I use on a daily basis. I never felt that it got the recognition it deserved when it was released, and so here I perform a handling and explain how cool it is. http://www.penguinmagic.com/product.php?ID=S10266

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I've been meaning to post this for a while. It's from an email I received from Sir Richard. Sir Richard is a heck of a smart guy. He's one of those people you could talk to on the phone all day long cause he just knows so much. Anyway, he read some product reviews that were blasting some really great items, and he wrote this:People seem to think that the trick makes the magician. In fact,

Maxwell Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16810454459896854192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788819.post-59446787063826337202010-07-08T11:31:00.000-07:002010-07-08T11:47:42.054-07:00

When we named our new beginner magic course "The Greatest Beginner Magic DVD Ever [We think so.]" we knew it was risky.It's generally a very bad idea for us to set expectations too high because people will REAM us in the product reviews if we promise a mango and deliver a hedgeeapple. But, we thought the title was funny (and we really did think we were making the best). So we went for it.We

Maxwell Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16810454459896854192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788819.post-56142219430572253452010-06-27T19:52:00.000-07:002010-06-27T19:53:10.046-07:00

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I just received an email like this:From: penguinmagic.com support Date: Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 8:59 PMSubject: penguinmagic.com account notificationTo: acar@penguinmagic.comDear Customer,This e-mail was send by penguinmagic.com to notify you that we have temporanly prevented access to your account.We have reasons to beleive that your account may have been accessed by someone else. Please run

Acarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350862252730590541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788819.post-88628300789310446222010-06-04T17:02:00.001-07:002010-06-04T17:11:28.427-07:00

Great show from Tony. Casual and funny, you can tell the crowd liked him!

Acarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350862252730590541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788819.post-69365075629258708082010-04-24T10:19:00.000-07:002010-04-24T10:25:01.474-07:00

1. Alvo Stockman made a weird song.2. On our YouTube channel he offered a $100 prize to the magician with the coolest video for it.3. And in the end, "keepit" won the race. Here's his video!

Acarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350862252730590541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788819.post-83336115162827406352010-04-16T07:57:00.000-07:002010-04-16T08:16:24.550-07:00

Acarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350862252730590541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788819.post-32997338290090074072010-04-03T08:05:00.000-07:002010-04-03T08:28:47.964-07:00

We're doing a FREE Online Training starting this Tuesday (April 6th) at 6PM PSTmezlive.tvIf you've ever wanted to learn about hypnosis and how it cangreatly improve your performances, then watch this video. And we'll see you Tuesday night!If you haven't already signed up for THE MEZ, click here.Best,Jay NoblezadamagicmezDownload: FLVMP43GP

NOBLEZADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17309910304337623896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788819.post-29505416140997719362010-03-15T17:08:00.000-07:002010-03-15T17:10:16.601-07:00

Got this email from Troy and wanted to pass it on. A great opportunity for any young talented go-getters ;)TRIKSTERS MAGIC GROUP ( TMG ) is assembling a band of magicians called TRIKSTERS. The group will live and work in Tokyo for a year following a month long audition process in August, 2010. In the first twelve months the group will be groomed and packaged to hit the world stage.

Acarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350862252730590541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788819.post-51200169783625377992010-02-19T13:46:00.000-08:002010-02-19T13:49:31.112-08:00

Josh Hall sent this in - some of team Penguin - cool :)

Acarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350862252730590541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788819.post-23393772475564475402010-02-16T12:06:00.000-08:002010-02-16T12:08:35.750-08:00

Congratulations to vi3tl30i, the WINNER of the $100 Alvo Stockman Brain Washer Contest. Very clean handling, and a great overall routine. Bravo.

Alvo Stockmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416838747301698018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788819.post-32843279092668787742010-01-05T02:58:00.000-08:002010-01-05T03:03:50.252-08:00

I don't know what a "Sister Store" is exactly, but I have a sister and she has a store...She's a designer who makes fancy collars and leashes for dogs and cats. I helped her make this video to promote her products. I think it turned out pretty fun. Check it out if you're in the mood for some cute puppies.Here's a link to her site if you know anyone looking for some rhinestone dog collars :-)

Maxwell Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16810454459896854192noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788819.post-24210880501460225462009-12-24T22:28:00.000-08:002009-12-24T22:45:51.146-08:00

Here is Penguin Magic's top 10 magic tricks of 2009 (based on gross sales).Tarantula by Yigal MesikaTrue Astonishment by Paul HarrisChoose Five by Penguin MagicGecko by Jim RosenbaumElectric Touch by Yigal MesikaZap by Hon Wong and Gordon Fang-WongParaLies by Joshua QuinnPressure by Daniel Garcia and Dan WhiteIn the Beginning There Were Coins Starring Jay NoblezadaSymphony by Daniel

Maxwell Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16810454459896854192noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788819.post-40344454459033921072009-12-23T22:35:00.000-08:002009-12-23T22:38:55.236-08:00

Here's a quick interview I did with Paul Harris about Titan's finger, and his upcoming release, Little Man. A TON of hype around this trick, so I wanted to get the word from the source. Check it out here:

Alvo Stockmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416838747301698018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788819.post-38507784636050538492009-12-22T02:30:00.001-08:002009-12-22T03:07:17.709-08:00

I sat down to do a video interview with Oz Pearlman the other day. Oz talked openly about his life and his magic. It was a great conversation and I think you'll enjoy it.Part 1:Part 2:Part 3:Part 4: For all of Oz Pearlman's products visit the Oz Pearlman Store at Penguin Magic.

Maxwell Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16810454459896854192noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788819.post-68912518810414523512009-12-05T17:23:00.000-08:002009-12-05T17:34:51.023-08:00

If John (who weighs 136 pounds) buys 144 GUM DVDs, and Sally (who weighs 121 pounds) buys 320 GUM DVDs and together they get on a camel with a useful load capacity of only 300 pounds, who would have to throw away more DVDs given that John and Sally decided that the fairest way to handle the situation is by bringing their individual weights down to 150 pounds each?Note: Each GUM DVD was bought

Acarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350862252730590541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788819.post-17748563217172162822009-11-24T02:14:00.000-08:002009-11-24T02:26:09.564-08:00

Hey Everyone,Have you decided what YOU WANT for NEW YEARS?I know it's way too early for that, but I believe that if you plan it out early enough, 2010 will be MAJOR for you!If you've ever thought about coming out to Las Vegas and attending The Noblezada Experience, now is the perfect time to register and secure your spot.http://www.penguinmagic.com/product.php?ID=1750Every year we do it Bigger

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