What happens when you pack the wrong stuff in your bowling bag?
Wacko Magic is a new magic manufacturing/distribution company that makes what it sells.
http://www.wack-o-magic.com
I'm mostly a one man show. I sculpt, mold, sew and otherwise assemble most of the props that are sold by the company.
I try very hard not to outsource beyond my neighborhood... which is a LITTLE easier because I live in Los Angeles. As many parts as I can get are made in the USA!
Lots of care goes into each prop, but you get what you pay for.
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Sunday, September 2, 2012
We'll have Bowling Pins Shortly!!!
The should be available around the middle of November.. hopefully earlier!
Reserve one now.. I'm only having a few hundred made.. and when they're gone, they're gone. The retail price will be about 80 bucks.. give or take.. and worth every amazing penny!
Monday, July 30, 2012
Custom Work! Tables for the San Francisco Magic Parlour
Walt Anthony is opening up his magic parlour show in San Francisco https://www.facebook.com/SanFranciscoMagicParlor
and asked Wack-o-Magic to build the centerpiece and side tables for the show.
The requirement.. other than the elegant design, was that they pack absolutely flat. The hotel wouldn't give him much space to store his show that runs Thurs-Sunday and during the week it has to pack into a TINY space. This includes the STAGE, Props AND the tables..
So.. we came up with this design.. and they do pack absolutely flat.. and set up easily and sturdily.
and asked Wack-o-Magic to build the centerpiece and side tables for the show.
The requirement.. other than the elegant design, was that they pack absolutely flat. The hotel wouldn't give him much space to store his show that runs Thurs-Sunday and during the week it has to pack into a TINY space. This includes the STAGE, Props AND the tables..
So.. we came up with this design.. and they do pack absolutely flat.. and set up easily and sturdily.
Monday, July 9, 2012
Back from Vacation and going full steam ahead!
Wack-o-Magic is gearing up for a busy end of summer and spring..
Things I'm working on:
The NEW Bowling Pins will be arriving in a couple of months. They're super shiny, super smooth, seamless, and SOFT... Think of a bowling pin version of a Neilsen Bottle!!
A Dovepan birthday cake the likes of which you've NEVER seen!! It's going to look like a REAL birthday cake.. not a piece of foam.
A Vanishing Bandana Bandana that's MADE for the routine.. It's a bandana that's plastic lined for easy cleaning... and it's made a bit bigger to hold a banana. I'll also be offering an option of including one of my rubber bananas with it for those that can't get banana's and need an emergency backup. The routine is always funnier with a real Banana...
And that's just the tip of the iceberg! The rest of 2012 is going to be exciting here at Wack-o-Magic!!
Things I'm working on:
The NEW Bowling Pins will be arriving in a couple of months. They're super shiny, super smooth, seamless, and SOFT... Think of a bowling pin version of a Neilsen Bottle!!
A Dovepan birthday cake the likes of which you've NEVER seen!! It's going to look like a REAL birthday cake.. not a piece of foam.
A Vanishing Bandana Bandana that's MADE for the routine.. It's a bandana that's plastic lined for easy cleaning... and it's made a bit bigger to hold a banana. I'll also be offering an option of including one of my rubber bananas with it for those that can't get banana's and need an emergency backup. The routine is always funnier with a real Banana...
And that's just the tip of the iceberg! The rest of 2012 is going to be exciting here at Wack-o-Magic!!
Friday, May 25, 2012
Thanks to Jeff McBride and the rest of the attendees at the IMX Convention in Las Vegas
Thanks to Jeff McBride for saying some VERY nice things about Wack-o-Magic and buying a Grymoire and a GIANT Devil's Handkerchief at the booth!
His exact phrase about the Devil's Handkerchief "What a GREAT utllity item, I've never seen one made this big before."...
Yigel Mesika and Bill Abbott both loved my Topsy Turvey Bottles.. (All the weirder because Yigel is the invisible thread guy!!) Bill Abbott's quote was "The best Tricky Bottles I've ever seen."... even if he didn't get the name right.. we all know what he meant!! I'm humbled.
Raymond Crowe said some GREAT things about the Ultimate Dancing cane and gave me permission to add some of his dancing cane moves to my directions... as long as he gets the credit where it's due.. and OF COURSE I will.. he's a super nice guy, and a genius performer!
I have to say the reaction to Wack-o-Magic was exceptionally positive at the IMX convention... People RAVED about the Grymoire and the Tiny Tricky Trashcan... and of course the Topsy Turvey Soda Bottles and the Dancing Cane was a big hit.. and sold out... but it seemed that people REALLY like the stuff that I build and that Walt Anthony writes the routines for.. We make a spectacular team...
His exact phrase about the Devil's Handkerchief "What a GREAT utllity item, I've never seen one made this big before."...
Yigel Mesika and Bill Abbott both loved my Topsy Turvey Bottles.. (All the weirder because Yigel is the invisible thread guy!!) Bill Abbott's quote was "The best Tricky Bottles I've ever seen."... even if he didn't get the name right.. we all know what he meant!! I'm humbled.
Raymond Crowe said some GREAT things about the Ultimate Dancing cane and gave me permission to add some of his dancing cane moves to my directions... as long as he gets the credit where it's due.. and OF COURSE I will.. he's a super nice guy, and a genius performer!
I have to say the reaction to Wack-o-Magic was exceptionally positive at the IMX convention... People RAVED about the Grymoire and the Tiny Tricky Trashcan... and of course the Topsy Turvey Soda Bottles and the Dancing Cane was a big hit.. and sold out... but it seemed that people REALLY like the stuff that I build and that Walt Anthony writes the routines for.. We make a spectacular team...
Friday, May 11, 2012
WHEW! Sometimes it's hard keeping a secret... actually it's ALWAYS hard to keep a secret... but I think I've done a good job with this one.
I have RUBBER BOWLING PINS!! THEY ARE CAST FROM A VINTAGE LANE PIN FROM A LANE THAT WENT OUT OF BUSINESS IN PENNSYLVANIA...
I've painted them.. and added something that I don't think has EVER been added to a rubber production item... a SEALED FLEXIBLE DECAL!! The "bowling supplies" decal won't crack, or come off... it's sealed onto the latex in the gloss coating...
The price is not cheap... but they're not cheap to make. They're thick so that they keep their shape, and The cost of latex recently went up 25%... and that's on top of a price increase 50% from about 10 years ago.. Blame it on rubber gloves being made for a rising medical system overseas.
At any rate.. they're good for productions.. or for the old bottle in the paper bag routine.. or whatever your imagination can come up with!!
I have RUBBER BOWLING PINS!! THEY ARE CAST FROM A VINTAGE LANE PIN FROM A LANE THAT WENT OUT OF BUSINESS IN PENNSYLVANIA...
I've painted them.. and added something that I don't think has EVER been added to a rubber production item... a SEALED FLEXIBLE DECAL!! The "bowling supplies" decal won't crack, or come off... it's sealed onto the latex in the gloss coating...
The price is not cheap... but they're not cheap to make. They're thick so that they keep their shape, and The cost of latex recently went up 25%... and that's on top of a price increase 50% from about 10 years ago.. Blame it on rubber gloves being made for a rising medical system overseas.
At any rate.. they're good for productions.. or for the old bottle in the paper bag routine.. or whatever your imagination can come up with!!
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