It is interesting to note that in magic like music, there were the creators who were popular at one time and then you know longer hear about them. It is as if they had all their creativity in one burst and released it over a short period of time. One of my favorites was Wayne Houchin. Wayne Houchin released several effects and then faded into the background. I personally liked Wayne’s style which was a relaxed, storytelling magic performance. His down-home personality shown through his performances and he was an instantly likable guy. Wayne created an odd mix of releases, some card stuff mixed in with some geek magic. I would recommend looking into some of his work if you never had seen it.
The one effect I would talk about here is a trick called Indecent. It is an odd name for a trick that is not indecent at all. The performer takes out a deck of cards and shows it to be an ordinary deck. The spectators can shuffle it themselves for as long as they would like. A card is chosen, signed and lost in the deck. The performer decides to reveal the card in an unusual manner. He places a zip-lock bag on the floor or table, whichever is handy, and dribbles the cards face up over the zip-lock bag. He waits a moment for the magic to happen. The magic moment occurs and the performer pulls the baggie from under the pile of cards and inside the sealed zip-lock is the spectators signed card. The baggie is opened and the card is handed to the spectator.
During my Wayne Houchin phase, I had performed this one numerous times and it does elicit a great reaction. The handling is basic and although you have to be aware of extreme angles it is very easy to perform. In fact it is so easy I recently thought to myself, why did I ever stop showing it? When you purchase Indecent, you will just receive a DVD (or download) the deck and baggie are ordinary and requires no gimmicking at all. The illusion is totally within the handling of the props.
Along with Indecent, Wayne is known for effects such as Thread, Single Needle, Control 2.0, Stigmata, Counterfeit Hollingsworth, Sinful and French Kiss. If you like Indecent and want to study more of Wayne’s effects, you may have to search a bit since all are not available on every magic vendor’s site. You may also have to scour sites like Theory 11 and Ellusionist.
To watch a trailer about Indecent click the link below:
https://www.ellusionist.com/indecent-by-wayne-houchin.html