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Video of Gary Ouellet Performing "The Miracle of Life"

Posted: October 3rd, 2009, 1:23 pm
by David Acer
Courtesy of Guy Camirand and The Camirand Academy, here's a video clip of Gary Ouellet performing his and Gilles Couture's handling for Bob Farmer's extremely odd trick, "The Miracle of Life." You can find it in the September, 1992 issue of Genii magazine, or in Gary's first Fulminations book.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wugyjUN4Wy0

Re: Video of Gary Ouellet Performing "The Miracle of Life"

Posted: October 4th, 2009, 5:32 am
by Matthew Field
Love the scream!

Matt Field

Re: Video of Gary Ouellet Performing "The Miracle of Life"

Posted: October 4th, 2009, 12:28 pm
by Bob Farmer
I only invent the really classy stuff.

Re: Video of Gary Ouellet Performing "The Miracle of Life"

Posted: October 4th, 2009, 3:04 pm
by AMCabral
David Acer wrote:You can find it in the September, 1992 issue of Genii magazine, or in Gary's first Fulminations book.


I believe it's also in Magic For Dummies. Bob: you stay classy.

-T

Re: Video of Gary Ouellet Performing "The Miracle of Life"

Posted: October 4th, 2009, 7:06 pm
by Bob Farmer
It's also in Magic For Idiots, Magic For Complete Morons and Hobbies For The Homeless.

Re: Video of Gary Ouellet Performing "The Miracle of Life"

Posted: October 4th, 2009, 9:01 pm
by erdnasephile
If disembodied limbs bother you (and if they don't, why in the world don't they? :grin:), John Carney has published a methodologically-related effect in Carney Knowledge. (It also appears in his wonderful The Master Sessions DVD's).

Re: Video of Gary Ouellet Performing "The Miracle of Life"

Posted: October 4th, 2009, 10:14 pm
by Tom Stone
David Acer wrote:You can find it in the September, 1992 issue of Genii magazine, or in Gary's first Fulminations book.

It's also in The New York Magic Symposium Collection 3 (1984), under the title "Hands Off".

Re: Video of Gary Ouellet Performing "The Miracle of Life"

Posted: October 5th, 2009, 10:37 am
by Russell Davis
In 1995 a version of it appeared in John Riggs' book "The Man With $1.98 Hands". It was called 'Mr. Jimmy' and included cute, horrific, and intimate variations using tiny feet and other props.

Re: Video of Gary Ouellet Performing "The Miracle of Life"

Posted: October 5th, 2009, 11:43 am
by Dick Christian
Love it! First saw this performed by Carl "Brother Shadow" Herron at a gathering of the P.E.A. in the 1990's. Had no idea of it's origins.