An Interview with James George - Find out how he invented the ITR and his favorite ITR routine! This is Magic recently sat down with James George to ascertain if we could find out what makes him tick. We asked him various questions about how magic has effected his life and just how he got to where he's today. We wanted to understand how he invented the invisible thread reel (ITR) and perfected its design and why his ITRs are seen as the best in the magic industry and utilized by professional magicians all over the world.
What is his favorite ITR routine? Favorite magician? What may be the one tip he purports to all ITR users?
To discover answers to these questions and many more, read the full interview below.
A job interview With James George
This really is Magic: First of all James, thank you for taking the time out of your hectic agenda to sit down with us for this interview and give us some insight regarding how you got into magic and inventing the ITR and in which you see magic pointed in the future.
James George: Well everything started when I was 5 years old and my father did a
card trick for me personally, it was the one in which you look at the bottom card and
put it on top of the card you simply had the spectator memorize. Then it had been only
a matter of choosing the card next to the credit card you just looked at, simple
but this really intrigued me. My cousin also were built with a Magic Trick Set and would perform
such things as the ball vase for me personally, I really loved this tricked and located the
mechanical workings beyond intriguing which really got my imagination
going. Then my parents bought us a Magic Set after i was eight years of age, it was
the one the advertised on television back in the early seventies. It was the
Marshall Brodien TV Magic Set, it was a great set and prompted me to go in the
talent show inside my elementary school and after performing the cups and balls for
a sizable crowd, I was hooked for a lifetime. Seems that Magic continues to be the area of
my entire life where I still receive positive feedback, this positive
reinforcement has kept me opting for years.
This is Magic: Ok, to begin with, how long have you’ve been doing magic and what inspired you to definitely get into magic, was it a magician that you simply admired?
James George: I've been performing Magic for 35 years, wow that is an
amazing figure too me... The years have flown by… I really was intrigued with Mark
Wilson; I did previously watch some of his TV programs and really loved it. I had been
fascinated with the Zig Zag Girl and tried very difficult to figure this out. I
remember obtaining a copy of Magic Magazine, (It was not the one by Stan
Allen, however the one that was released for awhile throughout the 70’s.) And also
reading articles about Mark Wilson’s son Greg, he'd mentioned how he'd
escaped from some bully’s using a disappearing act that his father taught him,
i could not figure out and thought they have to know some secret towards the
Universe that I didn’t understand yet, but was going to figure out.
This is Magic: Now, everyone knows that you invented one of the biggest things to hit the special moment industry, that being the ITR. How have you come up with this and excellent it?
James George: After i was in High School I was captivated by ESP and
Investigation from the Paranormal, I would hold séances with my buddies after school
sometimes, I obviously was responsible for all from the supposed ghost's being
manifested. But soon learned this may be something you do not want to fool
with too much…
I'd quite the reputation in Senior high school as I was always testing my class
mates for ESP ability, Used to do run into a few individuals who have been very capable
of reading my mind also it was not a trick. To this very day I am still fascinated
with this particular and listen to CoasttoCoastam.com (Art Bell and George Noorey)
everyday, I do not miss a single episode. So so how exactly does this connect to the ITR?
Well it's simple; my goal ended up being to come up with an easy method to make a
realistic paranormal levitation. I had the thought of a reeling device for
invisible thread. But unfortunately I had been not able to find an elastic that will
work as the properties weren't correct, I was 14 years of age at the time.
I type of put the concept at the back of my head until we opened our Magic
Shop in Sacramento, we'd ordered in a trick by David Britland that included
a very special bit of elastic that had properties I'd not seen before,
these components was the material necessary to build the first ITR. I soon
discovered what these components was, and then I acquired to thinking about my reel idea.
So with $15.00 during my pocket and a visit to tap plastics for many tubing,
Sorcery Manufacturing and also the first ITR were born, the entire year was 1992. Another
missing ingredient was invisible thread which was more durable then what had
been now available, I was fortunate to stumble across this inside a fabric
shop,( it was of course prior to the New thread we use now, that is far
superior.)
Once the very first ITR’s came out, we stripped each thread out manually,
this was a very tedious process, we later created a machine to get this task
done more efficiently, it really is the bigger invention behind the ITR, this
machine is really a mechanical wonder too, thousands and thousands of hours went
in to the research and growth and development of this machine. Well I finally built the
first one also it worked great, I still contain it today and it still works after
14 years, I took it towards the Magic Club to show to any or all the Magicians
their, these were all fascinated with this and wanted one. I started selling them
within our shop and couldn't build them fast enough, we knew then that people had a
huge hit on our hands; we'd sell one to just about everyone who saw it. Then
we started selling it towards the other distributors and they'd order
thousands at any given time, I literally went from working at UPS part-time making $8.00
and hour to creating over $30,000.00 monthly overnight!
I also must provide a lot of credit towards the Anthony Robbins 30 day program, this
is exactly what lit the fire under my behind and also got me in a massive action state of
mind. That program really gets you going so long as you don't start telling
your bunch of stuff that keeps you against having to do what he asks,
such as this will never work etc. You need to have the attitude which i adopted and
that's I am going to do precisely what he says without questioning some of it,
and just see what are the results are. I highly recommend this to anyone; this
is another huge area of study during my life, philosophy and self-help. I study
the job of Ayn Rand (Atlas Shrugged, soon to be a film!) extensively and
consider myself a specialist on the subject of her work.
For that life of me I'd the most difficult time making my entire life work and was
lost inside a maze of subjectivism.
I had been only 26 years of age at the time and this was better results then my
maturity level could unfortunately handle. It created some serious problems
for me, like family jealousy issues etc, and that i thought I was better i quickly
really was, the success really visited my head.
Believe me, it is not what it is cracked as much as be, but I do say this to
hopefully inspire the following group of Magicians approaching today to go after another
success in Magic, I simply hope you are better prepared with this level of
success i quickly was. Be careful that which you ask for, you might just have it!
This is Magic: What makes your ITR much better than the other ITRs that are currently available on the market?
James George: The retraction distance and tension is correct on ours, we
design ours specifically to help you float a bill up started and have it
work smooth and silent, and also the pirates do not even consider some of this in their
design. They are crap, to tell the truth, even some of the nicer ones that you might
find, the thread isn't invisible like ours, and also the thread in ours is really a flat
black, not really a shiny black. Our thread can also be very invisible under fluorescent
lighting and also the pirate ITR’s absolutely aren't.
This is Magic: Are there intends to make your ITR even better or different soon, not that it needs it?
James George: Ought to be fact yes, we're working on a new model right
now, we're not ready to reveal it yet, however it looks like a great concept, I
happen to be working with another Magician on its development and it'll be out
for Christmas. It is going to be on the high end expense wise, it will likely be for the
working pro.
This really is Magic: What type of thread would you recommend to use whenever using one of your ITRs and why?
James George: The reels we're manufacturing now are made to be used
with our Kevlar Invisible Thread, the Boss Reel utilizes a much finer thread and it is
designed for this finer thread, the significant pro’s like the boss reel very
much as this thread is extremely invisible, the boss reel also offers
adjustable tension along with a new internal design that creates an even greater retraction
distance then the early attempts only at that product, we are getting 10’
of retraction distance using this reel now. When we first released this, we
were lucky to obtain 5’.
This is Magic: If you'd to pick one routine using the ITR, what would be your favorite to do or which one gets the finest reactions?
James George: The floating finger ring routine, the spectator’s flip when
you make the ring to float into their hand and also you walk away leaving
nothing hooked for their ring and you don’t touch it or inflict funny moves, this
is pure magic!
Also, the floating bill routine using the hoop pass as performed about the
Volume 2 ITR video; this process gets a great reaction for any stand-up routine. The
pencil and ring routine can also be still one of my top picks to perform, but it doesn’t need an ITR.
This really is Magic: What type of effect has magic has already established on your life generally?
James George: Magic has already established as much impact on my entire life as anything could
have, it's been a huge blessing, I can’t complain whatsoever, and nobody would
listen basically did! : )
It has been perfect! Just what the doctor ordered…
I have lived the imagine hitting that gold mine… I had been a millionaire by the
chronilogical age of 30, one of my goals, and also the only thing I regret is the fact that I do not get
to do as much as I would enjoy too, Sorcery keeps me busy most
days as much as 15 - 18 hours daily, I do like staying busy, keeps me out of
trouble. I additionally know for a fact that happiness and self confidence can only come
in the accomplishment of Goals, not buying of things because the culture
would make you believe. So many people on medication for depression when
the actual problem is they are not setting goals and pursuing their dreams,
amaze when they tell you they are depressed!
The company end of Magic continues to be difficult, mainly because I had been unaware
that I had an irrational philosophy which i was living my entire life by, it was one
which was installed default through the system, most people are not really aware they
possess a philosophy or even what it really is? but the easiest method to explain it
is always to say that it is the software that you employ in your brain to investigate
reality, you are making use of your philosophy right now to attempt to determine if what I
am saying holds true or not, for most people it's a smorgasbord type of
philosophy which has them picking and selecting what feels good right now.
The default philosophy isn't designed to lead you to success, but it's
really stacked against you, which is designed to absolve you associated with a personal
responsibility, and educate you on to be a victim or the body or of your life, your
boss, and also to blame everyone and everything except yourself. This is the reason why the
drug companies will still be a good investment.
Here are the guidelines I have discovered that I live my entire life by now and my entire life
has improved 1000 fold after i adopted this as my basic philosophy. Before
i was lost inside a world of subjectivism. The reason I share the reason being
of the huge positive impact it's had on my life, before i thought if
I possibly could be a doormat for everyone, they'd all love me.
1. Reality exists being an objective absolute-facts are facts, separate from
man's feelings, wishes, hopes or fears.
2. Reason (the faculty which identifies and integrates the fabric provided
by man's senses) is man's only way of perceiving reality, his only source
of data, his only help guide to action, and his basic way of survival.
3. Man-every man-is a finish in himself, not the way to the ends of others.
He or she must exist for his own sake, neither sacrificing himself to others nor
sacrificing others to himself. The quest for his own rational self-interest
as well as his own happiness may be the highest moral reason for his life.
4. The perfect political-economic system is laissez-faire capitalism. It is a
system where men cope with one another, not as victims and executioners, nor
as masters and slaves, but as traders, by free, voluntary exchange to mutual
benefit. It's a system where no man may obtain any values from others by
relying on physical force, with no man may initiate using physical force
against others. The federal government acts only like a policeman that protects man's
rights; it uses physical force only in retaliation in support of against those who
initiate its use, for example criminals or foreign invaders. Inside a system of full
capitalism, there must be (but, historically, hasn't yet been) an entire
separation of state and economics, in the same manner and for the same reasons as
the separation of state and church.
Unfortunately our current culture is relocating a direction that's
diametrically opposed to these basic concepts. Mystical beliefs are expanding as well as an
ever increasing rate, really scary stuff, considering where this leads
to... THE DARK AGES!!
This really is Magic: Where do you see magic pointed in the next few years. Do you see any groundbreaking magic approaching or do you have anything within the works to shock the special moment community that we could anticipate or do you think we’ve seen everything?
James George: Magic has historically done perfectly during times of strife and war; it
provides for us a break from this tension.
New technology can make some incredible ideas possible soon.
Consider a piece of plastic nano tech rod which has the same refractive index
as our atmosphere, quite simply invisible. Nano Tech Thread inside a new ITR
that can lift 25 lbs or even more and the thread tend to be more invisible then what we should
are putting on the reels now.
Some really incredible stuff is simply around the corner. We are barely
scratching the top, but the fundamentals won't ever change, magic is much more up
to the performer then its for a new cool invention. Honestly sleight of
hand perfected inside a masters hands is mind boggling, the performer and also the work
he or she is prepared to put in, will always be more essential then some new
invention. Keep in mind that being a Magician is much more of being an actor who's
playing the part of the Magician. Speaking of the a NEW Movie is originating out
called the Illusionist, it's based on the life of an earlier Magician.
This is Magic: What is the favorite type of magic? Is it card tricks, levitation, coin, or big production stage magic or simply walk around street magic?
James George: I love stuff that is very edgy like David Blaine, items that
borders on the paranormal and makes people wonder whether it was real. Uri Geller
was my personal favorite Magician for some time. That’s things i don’t think Magicians
understand about David Blaine his character isn't a Magician but much more of a
Messiah type, he's an artist in the truest sense, and that he seeks to bring a larger
message and communicates his Ideas through his art.
This really is Magic: If there is one tip you can provide to all the ITR users available, what would it be?
James George: Should you don’t give up, you will end up to know the
thread perfectly, you will learn how much tension try on some it without it
breaking, become familiar with this feel, however it will only come in some time and with
constant work with several months. Once you know this, you won't ever break the
thread again. Additionally, you will master all the approaches for getting the
thread out easily, like sucking air with the hole. I can always obtain the thread
out that way, I know that baffles many people, but you can learn how to
do this, tap it about the counter, although this is most effective with the Original
Models.
This really is Magic: Ok, simply to wrap this up this will let you little fun with ya, listed here are few rapid fire questions for you personally that our readers want to know, ready?
James George: Sure, go ahead…
This really is Magic: Favorite Magician?
James George: Robert Houdin - He would be a Mechanical Genius in addition to a great
Magician.
This really is Magic: Favorite Movie?
James George: Big Movie Fan here!! Lord from the Rings Trilogy and Hitch
Hikers Help guide to the Galaxy, I'm able to watch it again and again and I love the
characters, and love the political satire.
This really is Magic: Chocolate or Vanilla?
James George: Chocolate.
This really is Magic: Favorite TV Show?
James George: Star Trek - Although I haven't watched TV in over 5 years
now. It has been proven in research that TV may cause brain
atrophy, unlike reading or hearing the radio, which motivates using your
imagination.
This really is Magic: Favorite Band/Singer?
James George: Pink Floyd - Our other clients are Laser Light shows -
Helioslasers.com Frank Zappa - Way in front of his time. Enjoy Jazz, the
Mahavishnu Orchestra, Chick Corea, Ozric Tentacles rocks !!
This is Magic: Ok, will make you alone now, thank you for playing along and giving us a look to the mind of James George. We look forward in anticipation to seeing what James George will need to offer to the magic world.
James George: Thanks, it has been a lot of fun and thanks most of
all Magicians of every age group, without you I would be a UPS driver… : )
How you can Impress Girls Using Get Artist Magic Tricks
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Witchcraft And Magic Tricks
Magic is probably the oldest of the performing arts and it has probably existed nearly so long as civilization itself. Originally, magic was performed by religious leaders included in worship rites that showed the strength of both a particular god as well as the priest who served him. Early magicians needed to create each magic trick and also the method of performing the secret themselves. There wasn't an area magic shop and also the secrets were carefully guarded and handed down only to chosen apprentices.
Magicians were known as sorcerers or witches and also the illusions they performed weren't recognized as magic tricks. Reginald Scott published a magazine called “The Discoverie of Witchcraft” in 1584, which provided a reason of the way that many a magic trick was performed. Sleight of hand wasn't used only by sorcerers and witches; it had been also employed by street thieves who does use misdirection as part of their technique to steal purses.
Within the 1700s, Jacob Philadelphia and John Eugene Robert-Houdin brought magic in to the theater. Houdin designed and built each complex magic trick himself. There wasn't any magic shop by which to purchase illusions. Each magic trick was made by the individual magician. In the 1800s magic became a well known entertainment and magicians appeared in theaters and traveling shows. People who committed to creating illusions for these magicians started to make an appearance and also the first magic shops were born.
Inevitably, increasing numbers of people learned the way in which a magic trick was performed. The great magician, Harry Houdini, while protecting the strategies of his own illusions, exposed the tricks utilized by mediums to fool their clients. Séances were also popular throughout the 1800s and most from the so-called mediums or spiritualists used standard magic ideas to fool their customers. As a magician, Houdini knew the way the tricks worked and exposed them to be able to debunk the mediums.
Magic stayed popular during the Twentieth century. Most early variety shows on tv would include a magic act. The wide exposure of the medium created much more of a demand for new illusions. It also made a demand among non-professional magicians. The magic shop became fairly commonplace and several amateur magicians would buy ideas to wow their family and friends. Children were often one of the bestcustomers at magic shops.
Magic remains a well known form of entertainment, in live shows and on television. As the general public has become savvier about the way magic work, newer magic tricks have grown to be more and more sophisticated. Many magicians still design their very own illusions and protect their secrets closely. Many others, like Penn and Teller, have grown to be noted for exposing the way in which certain magic tricks are carried out.
It's possible for most people to buy standard illusions at a magic shop. There are a variety of books available that describe how popular illusions are carried out. The disappearing woman, the rabbit from the hat and most card tricks are popular illusions that may be learned by most amateurs. If you need to learn how to do a magic trick, go to a magic shop or purchase one of the many books on magic and illusions.
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