> I personally know of only 2 children's magicians that are getting
> work related to Harry Potter themed parties...with the advent of the
> Harry Potter craze, I'm surprised that I haven't seen any magic
> literature/books about wizard related magic tricks other than Andrew
> Mayne's wizard school videos.
>
> For shits and giggles I thought of how to gimmick a broomstick in case
> someday there was a trick that called for it.
>
> If I was going to gimmick a broomstick or do a trick with it:
>
> *Andrew Mayne has the broom stick levitation deal with the towel to
> hide your other leg as a verticle support. Since those skate shoes
> are en vouge, that hidden other leg would also be perfect as a rolling/
> flying broomstick levitation. I emailed andrew about that but
> admitted he thought about that too but for liability purposes said not
> to include that.
>
> *Rising broom effect #1: In the movie, Harry Potter puts his hand out
> perpindicular (parallel to the floor) over the broomstick. The
> broomstick levitates off the ground up to his hand (while maintain
> parallel to the floor). I guess I imagine a loop of strong fishing
> thread on each end of the broom. The loop would wrap around your back
> over your arm around your finger tips. when you straighten your arm
> out the broom would come up in the same fashion.
>
> *Rising Broom effect #2: You hold the broom at the top of the
> handle. The broom levitates upwards with your hand ending at the
> bottom of the broom handle. There is a gimmick rising wand where the
> wand is hollowed out and a band of elastic runs through it with beads
> on each end. When you pull the bead up to the other end and relax your
> hand the elastic pulls the whole wand upwards. (I don't know if I'm
> discribing this right, clear as mud?)
>
> *Appearing broom effect: Think appearing wand or candle gimmick, but
> with a broom (the sweeping part) at the end.
>
> *dancing cane gimmick: Other than Copperfield, has any else ever made
> this look good?
>
> *Zombie/PK effect: Shimming the broom and have it float on your
> fingers with a PK ring on each hand.
>
> What do you guys think? any ay else you can gimmick a broom stick?
>
> -A