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If you've thinking of buying the Thing, but can't quite afford it, then buy Bill Abbott's DVD Stand-Up Magic for Kids. It contains three effects, and all the tips and instructions you need to make them, including how to make The Thing.

It's a brilliant DVD. I'm sure I reviewed it on here when I bought it. I'll dig out the review for you all.

OH MY GOD!!!! why does it have to be christmas time and why is it that all my family are poor not being ablke to get this for me.

i got the dvd in the end and have not been diapointed.

Has anyone gotten the dvd and had success in making the gimmick?

yes......oh you wanted a more expansive comment well here goes..

first bit was easy and i custom sized it.
second bit was done by my mum, had to send it to portugal, as she's better at ...... than i am.

Hey,I'm having problems locating "the thing" on both the web site and the link...where is it?

Edit:cancel that order.I didn't notice the tricks were in ABC order.

wow its great to finally read such great reviews. i do have one question. Will i be able to perform The thing without the box it comes with>? i plan on purchasing this item based on this. it looks great!

you don't have to use the box but its a good starting point.

Magic_Drummer wrote:Has anyone gotten the dvd and had success in making the gimmick?

I bought Bill Abott's stand up magic for kids ages ago and intended building the gimmick - but never found the time. It doesn't look too difficult.
I then bought the Thing - as in the stand alone product and I'm impressed with what you get. It comes with music that you can use as well - but not what I was hoping for - but still - it's a very nice effect.

I bought the Thing, and just settled down to start learning.

Unfortunately, the DVD won't play in my player - it just gets spat out as unreadable.

My PC loads the disc, but freezes 45 seconds into the explanation. I even tried ripping the footage to reburn the disc, but the content just seems to be unreadable.

The retailer doesn't have another copy, as far as I know, so I'm pretty much stuck.

Does Abbott's Stand Up for Kids DVD give full instructions on the techniques?

Pete

Well, the benefit of having to work with so many computers is that I can always find one to do the job.

I got me a working copy of the explanation DVD, so I no longer need to rely on Bill Abbott's workout poster.

I've ordered the stand-up magic for kids DVD anyway, as well as the close-up one - although I'm disappointed to see so many card tricks on that one. Do children respond so well to card tricks?!

A lot of people say that kids don't respond well to card tricks. However, I bought Mark Leveridge's Kids Magic DVD this week and he explains how he takes adult-based close up effects and covnerts them with a child's presentation.

Using Mark's philosophy, and the fact the Bill Abbott's Stand-up DVD is awesome, I'd say that cards and kids probably would work. I suppose it's a case of not using the cards with regard to their value, as that may be the bit that some children don't understand, but vanishes, transpositions and productions would definitely work. Substitute pictures instead of signatures on cards maybe.

There are no bad tricks, only bad magicians.

Oh - a review of the kid's close-up DVD would be great if you get the time...

Just a little question concerning The Thing.
Those of you who have performed it in front of an audience, is it an effect that adults enjoy and respond to or is it purely a kids show item?

I own the tthing and I think that it is a brilliant new twist on some older methods. You need to put lots of practice into it though. It's relatively easy expose the secret so practice, practice, practice!!!!