Part One of Two today: The Backslip Force.

Add The Royal Road to Card Magic to your Holiday Wish List, or buy it for yourself! You deserve it.

Today, on a special holiday edition of Go Magic Go (apologies on the slight echo):

Jay Sankey has issued a partial retraction/apology.

Brendon's tip for Pyro Perception.

"madmonsterparty" wonders: Weren't Penn and Teller supposed to walk on water?

Ray's quick review of MINDvention 2005.

Tom shares his thoughts on Mindfreak's UK debut on E4.

"Habachi Cecil Cornwallace" asks if it is appropriate for a 14-year old to perform at restaurants. Also, what tricks are appropriate for restaurant work?

Tim's childhood horror story.

We'd like to wish all of our US listeners a very Happy Thanksgiving!

Another solo lesson from Andrew. This week it's all about creativity. Inspiring, uplifting, and Keith-less.

For those just joining, our text is The Royal Road to Card Magic.

And the winners of the Go Magic Go International Psychic of the Millenium contest are... announced in this episode! Winners, we will need your names and mailing addresses. Thanks again to Banachek and Scott Wells of Magic Inspirations for our prizes.

We also discuss:

Penn and Teller's latest special just aired, and we want to know what you thought of it.

We review Pyro Perception by Brent Walske, and Andrew divulges his handling for the effect.

More about getting "the shakes" while performing.

Jay Sankey vs. Penguin Magic - We're not sure what to think yet. HERE is a link to a thread that reprints Jay's e-mail, and HERE is a link to Penguin Magic's official response. If you'd like to weigh in, contact us or use the comments link on our site.

Want to actually do something with all those old magic periodicals you have stored away? We'd like to see some of the weird, funny, or otherwise interesting ads from your old magazines. If you have access to a scanner (or can take a digital picture of them), send them to us at gmgpodcast@gmail.com and we'll put them up on the website. Let's see ads for the Super Force Glasses of yesteryear!

Lesson 10 is on Palming. For those of you just joining us, our text is The Royal Road to Card Magic. Keep on practicing, you're doing great!

Also, Gareth sent in a video of his routine based on Designed For Laughter. CLICK HERE to see it. Gareth's a tad strange...

The Banachek Interview!

Andrew and Keith interview the man who fooled the scientists, Banachek. And we asked him YOUR questions.

Banachek and Scott Wells of Magic Inspirations have sent us three prizes for GMG's first contest:

You can become the Go Magic Go International Psychic of the Millenium by correctly guessing (or divining) the number Andrew is thinking of.

Rules:

-Andrew is thinking of a number from 1 to 20.

-One entry per person.

-Enter by sending your guess in an e-mail to gmgpodcast@gmail.com. The word "Contest" MUST be in the subject.

-Entries must be received by 11:00PM EST on Tuesday, 15 November 2005.

-Everyone who guesses the correct number will be entered into a random drawing. Three winners will be chosen and contacted via e-mail.

PRIZES:

-One copy of Banachek's Psychokinetic Silverware

-One Psychokinetic Pen

-One Psychokinetic Sharpie

Good luck (like you need it, you psychic, you).

Be sure to add yourself to the ever-growing GMG Listener Map.

Plus, your feedback, and Andrew gets corrected.

Keith set up a map for GMG listeners. Add yourself by clicking here!

We are pleased to announce our new voice mail line for UK listeners! Our new friend Neil at DiscountMagic.co.uk was able to do the ground work for us, and for that, we thank him.

(08700) 635 424

Phone us any time!

Some exciting developments this week! We discuss:

We will be interviewing Banachek next week, and we'd love for you to send us your questions for him.

We have a new voicemail line for our UK listeners:

(08700) 635 424

(Special thanks to Neil at DiscountMagic.co.uk for setting this up.)

Mecki wants to know who Harry Anderson is. If you haven't seen it, get a hold of Hello, Sucker!

Is the m5 different from the Raven? How so? Let us know.

All that plus more feedback from around the globe. See you next week!

Lesson Number Nine is here. The show notes, however, are not. They'll be up tomorrow, if we're lucky.

Today on Your Magic Podcast:

Penn and Teller have a new two-hour NBC special set to air November 13.

Criss Angel News Network:

Criss was named Magician of the Year by the Academy of Magical Arts.

He will be appearing at It's Magic.

His episode of Las Vegas will air November 14.

Zach sent us a list of questions we all should answer for ourselves. This is a great list.

Gareth sends in another review-- this time it's the Hip Pocket Mullica Wallet. (UKers can click here.)

Lots of your feedback via the Comments links and e-mail, including:

GMG Contests?

Gareth asked for advice on the Pass. Andrew and Keith recommend Peter Cassford's Pass With Care. NOTE: Andrew and Keith were consultants on this DVD, but receive no kickbacks from purchases.

ETHICS: How much skill can you have before it's no longer "magic"? How much is too much?

Be sure to vote for us at Yahoo's new Podcast site! Thanks to all those who have already voted!

We have a few exciting things in the works for everyone. Keep listening, and to quote Gareth, "Keep magic real!"

Andrew does another solo lesson. Today he discusses The Glimpse.

Today we discuss: Copperfield plans to impregnate a woman onstage. Is this news?

Apple released another new version of iTunes.

Go Magic Go is on the new beta version of Yahoo! Podcasts. Be sure to vote for us!

UK Gareth reviews Revolutionary Coin Magic by Jay Sankey. (Click here to order in Europe.)

We continue our ethics discussion: Should we portray ourselves as real?

Plus, as always, your feedback. We listen! At the bottom of this entry is a Comments link. Let us know your thoughts on today's show!

Coming Up: more interviews, including a big one we can't discuss yet. Stay tuned...

...in which Andrew discusses the Glide.

Also, we have a comment from magician Peter Cassford.

It's about time! Sorry. Like Andrew said, we had some problems getting this episode delivered to you, the faithful GMG listeners. Show notes to come...

Hey everyone. Sorry we're late with the new episode. While it has already been recorded, we experienced some good old fashioned technical difficulties with a horrible hotel internet service. Keith will be posting the show late tonight. Thanks for hangin' with us. We're really interested in your feedback on the new episode. -Andrew

Lesson 6 deals with flourishes.

Text is (still) The Royal Road to Card Magic.

Good luck!

We understand that certain users are experiencing problems. They are unable to download or listen to shows. (Keith is one of these users.) It appears that some internet companies are fighting. This is effecting Time Warner and Earthlink customers, and possibly more. If you are on either Time Warner or Earthlink (Keith is on both-- lucky him), please contact them to resolve the issue. We're doing everything we can on this end.

Here's Episode 11.

We're having some technical issues right now. Show info will be up later. Thanks for your patience.

The long wait is finally over! GOMAGICGO.COM has gone live.

We're still working on it, though. Let us know if you find anything broken, and we'll shift the blame to Web Guy Ron.

Lesson 5 is here. Keith's mic was acting up, so we had to do some extensive editing to the sound file. This one should work.

Text is The Royal Road to Card Magic.

Keep practicing!

It's our tenth episode!

In honor of this momentous occasion, we bring you a double-episode featuring an in-depth interview with Kenton Knepper!

Kenton discusses Kolossal Killer, Wonder Words, Mind Reading, Risk Assessment 1, his upcoming TV project with Keith Barry, and more.

Plus, a ton of feedback.

We'd like to welcome all our new listeners. Feel free to drop us a line at gmgpodcast@gmail.com, or call 206.350.8727 and leave a voicemail. We're glad you're here!

For those of you just joining us, our current text is The Royal Road to Card Magic.

It's time to perform! Oh, and learn your riffle shuffle, too.

This week:

-News: There are other Andrew Paynes and Keith Barbers out there. Don't assume that we're those guys.
-Ethics: How to Behave at a Magic Show
-Product Review: Joe Porper Card Clip (HERE is another link. They're all over.)
-Feedback: David thinks we giggle too much.
And lots more, including John's tip for Heirloom!

See you soon!

Time for some tricks with Lesson 3! Still working from The Royal Road to Card Magic.

Send questions to gmgpodcast@gmail.com or call 206.350.8727.

Today on the big show:

-News: Andre Kole in MAGIC Magazine. Little late?
-News: Copperfield making the moon disappear?
-Ethics: How to Behave Toward Magicians in Your Audience
-Product Review: Ghost Deck by Ellusionist
-Keith teaches a mind-reading effect
-Update on Andrew's Show
-Feedback regarding the issue of pirating

Enjoy!

[Sorry about the odd filename.]

Here's Lesson 2. Once again, our text is The Royal Road to Card Magic.

See you Thursday!

On today's episode:

-iTunes 5 just came out, and it's screwing up your podcast subscriptions.
-Ethics: Dealing with Local Crews
-Product Review: The Original Kolossal Killer by Kenton Knepper
-Andrew gives away his version of Kolossal Killer
-Feedback:
--More suggestions for Luke
Jonathan suggested Ghost Bills by Andrew Mayne (you may have to scroll down a bit)
Cary suggested the classic Color Monte
--Michael discusses Mindfreak, cheating, and the role of the producers

As always, let us know what YOU think by e-mailing gmgpodcast@gmail.com or call 206.350.8727. See you soon!

Andrew brings us Lesson 1. Our text is The Royal Road to Card Magic.

If you don't already own a copy, you can CLICK HERE to order the paperback version. Or, CLICK HERE for the hardcover.

We'll be back Thursday with another episode of Go Magic Go: Your Magic Podcast.

We're back, and this week we're even on time! Who needs sleep anyway?

This week on the show:

-We're announcing a special series of shows just for beginners! Watch this space for more information. The first episode will be released later this week, and The Royal Road to Card Magic will be our first textbook.
-Ethics: Pirating
Is it okay to make copies of our instructional DVDs and tapes to show our friends? What about letting others borrow your magic DVDs?
-Update on Andrew's show
-Product Review: GMG listener Richard reviews The Only Three Ways to Book Your Show by David Ginn
-Your Feedback

Keep checking back this week for our new beginner magic podcast, and we'll see you next Thursday with another "regular" episode.

Sorry it's late, but here's Episode 5. My internet service was down all day. I've been playing catch-up ever since. This week:

-News: Roy returns to the Mirage.
-Ethics:Magic Shop Morals
What should we expect from magic dealers, and what should they expect from us?
-Update on Andrew's show
-Product Review: Banachek's PSI Series DVDs
-Your Feedback

UK Brendon is asking the GMG listeners for marketing tips:

"How can I go about marketing effects, what's my best bet for somehow getting [them] released, and what do I have to know/worry about in doing so?"

You can send your thoughts on this (or anything else) to us at gmgpodcast@gmail.com or by calling 206.350.8727.

Go Magic Go is Your Magic Podcast, so we'd like to hear from you. Send us your audio or text reviews, and we'll use as many as possible on future episodes.

Thanks again for listening, and especially for all of the wonderful feedback. We will answer everyone, but keep in mind there are only two of us (and hundreds more of you each week!), and we're not the fastest typists.

Next week's episode should be posted on time, and will include a review of Andrew's new show, and much more.

Hey everybody. Just a quick note to tell you that this week's episode has been recorded, but it will probably be up a little late. Sorry for the incovenience! The show should be online before midnight tonight (if all goes well).

On this episode:

-Keith watched a little Mindfreak.
-We discuss a recent article about Derren Brown.
-Keith is looking for free stuff.
-Cheating for television: Where do you draw the line?
-Andrew updates us on his new show's progress.
-Product Review: Swami Mantra by Sam Dalal
NOTE: Go Magic Go: Your Magic Podcast would like to make it clear that this book is only for adults over 21.
-Keith's technical horror story.
-Listener Feedback: Brendon tells us how he practices new routines, and Drew wants to know how to overcome accidents during a performance.

Next week we plan to review Banachek's PSI Series DVDs.

Thanks again for listening! Send feedback to gmgpodcast@gmail.com, or call our voicemail line at 206.350.8727.

On This Week's Episode of the podcast formerly known as The Trap Door:

Some Quick News: Andrew might be changing his name.

We discuss Andrew's new bizarre show. (Specifically, pre-production checklists, etc.)

Exposure: When are we as magicians ready to perform?

Product Review: Super Force Glass


Keep sending those magic horror stories! You can choose to remain anonymous if you'd like.

Thanks for listening! The new website should be up soon. We'll put a link here when it's ready.

This episode features an interview with world-famous creator/performer Andre Kole! We called him to discuss his recent involvement in a special for the BBC.

Show details:

"Update" on Criss Angel

Interview with Andre Kole.
Andre was recently filmed walking on water for a crew from the BBC.

Click here
for an exclusive picture of the event! Looks great, doesn't he?

Andre's tour schedule can be found by clicking here. Tell him we sent you!

Review: The Jerry O'Connell Himber Wallet

Update on our Geneva Prediction Watch review

Andrew's new late-night show plans

Finally, we need to mention that we are changing our show's name! Steve Beam (a class act all the way) already had a publication titled The Trapdoor, so we decided to rename the show. Next week we will become Go Magic Go: Your Magic Podcast. Some of you won't like the new name; others will love it (we're psychic). Details will keep coming throughout the week, so check back soon!

Wow! We just discovered a link to our show on the Houston Magic site. Thanks a bunch.

If anyone else sees any links to our show, let us know.

Quick show note: Right now, expect shows weekly, although we may do more. Our second episode should be up either late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning. (Keep those fingers crossed.)

Also, please note that this site is still being constructed. We had no idea that we'd actually have an audience so soon! We're working on it as quickly as possible.

Good news!

We are now listed in the iTunes Music Store's "Podcast" section. If you use iTunes, you can listen to The Trap Door (and get the new episodes automatically) by simply clicking right here, or use the "Subscribe with iTunes" button on the left of this page. Don't worry, it's totally free of charge.

If you're having problems with the link, then just fire up iTunes, go to the Music Store's new "Podcast" section, and search for "Trap Door." You'll find us there, along with some wrestling show...

Just a quick note to tell everyone that we changed our e-mail address. We can now be reached at:

gmgpodcast@gmail.com

Please update your address books.

Our very first episode!

We discuss:
Exposure
Who we are
Criss Angel's Mindfreak show
Ethics in magic
Product review: Geneva Prediction Watch

Next time: A Discussion about our current project...

Please send us your thoughts/suggestions/opinions by calling our voice mail line: 206.350.TRAP, or e-mail thetrapdoor@earthlink.net (We can only improve with your help!)

Thanks for checking us out!