This is my annual posting of my Thanksgiving magic trick:
I think this trick is a good example of theming an existing trick to a holiday.
-Louie
Category: Video
The Appearing Aquarium!
When I was in Billings, MT I visited the magic club and someone had an Appearing Aquarium. Here’s what I looks like:
@louiefoxx There are only two magic tricks in history that are worse than this one! #magictrick #magic #magician #fishtank #aquarium ♬ som original – 𝑷𝒆𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒔🎵
It seems that the one I saw was a knockoff of a trick called Pisces.
It’s a fun trick to do, but it’s not a great trick. When I posted the video, I thought the title “The 3rd Worst Magic Trick Ever” was a funny title. Now thinking about that, it could be a fun hook for a routine in the show. I liked the idea for that as a hook, and I ended up buying the one that I saw at the magic club.
I think it needs an ending of some sort. Maybe producing a fish bowl, or even something like a gold fish production into a wine glass.
-Louie
Wavy Arm Guy Magic Trick Video
Yesterday I wrote about working on a trick with a wavy arm guy. I don’t have a routine written yet, I’m just seeing if it works.
Here’s a practice video.
One of the things is the explanation with the mic stand. While it shouldn’t be necessary, I’ve been in the audience where similar penetration tricks are performed and they fall flat because not everyone is really spatially aware.
A good example of this is Andrew Mayne’s Razorwire. Here’s the effect:
Unless you show the audience that you can’t simply walk around the barrier, the trick isn’t going to land. Not everyone will understand that you can’t just by looking.
With my trick, it works, the next step will be writing for it.
-Louie
Magic Special from 1978!
Growing up in magic in the 1990’s there wasn’t a lot of ways to watch performances of magicians. You either had to go to a show, or catch one on a TV show when it aired. That really limited me to watching modern performers, or older performers who were past their prime at a magic convention.
This is a great video from 1978 of many performers who I had read about while they are still in their prime!
This was a lot of fun to watch and I’m glad I stumbled across it!
-Louie
Magic TV Appearance
A couple of weeks ago I was on a local TV show to promote National Magic Week. It was a fairly quick appearance and I did one trick which was a card trick, and you can see it below:
The trick uses The Fortune Teller prop for a routine that’s in my 2025 lecture notes. What I like about this prop is that people react positively when it’s introduced, and it’s got a nice three-hit punch at the end of the trick!
When doing TV appearances, I try to do one trick with big impact over multiple tricks. It makes the appearance cleaner. I also did have other stuff in my pockets if I needed to fill time!
-Louie
Tutorial for the Ace, Two, Three, Four to Four Aces Trick
Here’s a tutorial for the card trick I posted about yesterday where the ace, two, three, and four turn into four aces. You can watch it here:
-Louie
Ace, Two, Three, Four to Four Aces Trick
Recently, I posted a trick where four aces turn into an ace, two, three, and four. That trick felt like it needed some sort of kicker ending, like the cards having a different colored back or something. Well, I tried making the cards work backwards, going from an ace, two, three, and four into four aces and that fixed the problem. The trick feels complete at the end.
Here’s a demo of the trick:
There’s only one move in the trick, which is an Ascenio Spread. That move is repeated, so it’s not very hard.
This is the better version of the trick.
-Louie
Dan Harlan’s The Scoop
Awhile ago I picked up The Scoop by Dan Harlan for a show that I’m going to be doing in the spring/summer of 2026. It’s been sitting in my office and on Halloween I had an idea, here’s what it was:
@louiefoxx Magic trick for the trick or treaters! #magictrick #halloween #icecream @Tillamook @TWIX ♬ original sound – Louie Foxx
I really like the idea as a quick thing to do for trick or treaters, as it’s not really a long trick, it’s more situational magic.
Well, just now when I went to get a link for the trick, I noticed that Dan had the same idea for Halloween!
It’s a great prop, and I’m glad I had it laying around as was able to do this for Halloween!
-Louie
Aces to Ace, Two, Three and Four
A while ago I described a four ace trick where and Ace, Two, Three and Four turn into four aces. You can read about how it works here:
https://www.magicshow.tips/magic-show-tips/the-1-2-3-4-ace-trick/
I also just made a video demo and tutorial of the trick that you can watch here:
What I like about this is that there’s really nothing to it, just an Ascenio Spread and an open displacement of two cards.
-Louie
The Fortune Teller on TV (again)
On a TV appearance last week I did The Fortune Teller trick from my 2025 lecture notes. You can watch the appearance here:
What I like about this trick is that the moment you bring out the prop, the audience gets a hit of nostalgia. That makes it a trick that instantly connects with the audience.
Then my card routine with it has a three-reveal punch. The card routine I did in this TV spot is different from my stage routine, which wouldn’t work with this setup, with the host standing next to me.
-Louie
PS, if you like the routine, you can learn more about it at:
https://www.magicshow.tips/lecture-notes-2025/