#2 - The Monkeys' Journal

And here we are again! Here is the second newsletter of the Monkeys’ Journal! We hope you enjoyed the first email!

Good news, Florian’s plane landed without too much trouble at Charles de Gaulle and he is indeed back on Auvergne soil! Well, let’s be honest, he’s still fighting jet lag! By the way, if any of you are tempted to take a trip to Peru, don’t hesitate to ask him for advice. (info@3monkeys-publishing.com). But don’t worry, we won’t spam you with endless emails! We know very well that receiving 15 emails a day advertising the latest revolutionary gimmick is quite annoying! In this newsletter, nothing like that. It will only contain news about the Monkeys’ lives and nothing more! By the way, if you want us to cover specific topics in these emails (our working methods, how we create our books, how we select our projects ...), feel free to share your ideas and wishes by email: info@3monkeys-publishing.com  

Oh yes! Have we told you about Camille? Our designer? He is also back in France! Camille works for Airbus and he was on a business trip in Germany for the past two weeks. Don’t worry, he didn’t spend all his time drinking beers (ah, how we love Germany for that…!). Despite his busy schedule, he worked hard and finished all the designs for our project that will launch at the end of October. And I must say, they are truly magnificent. We can’t wait to share this project with you!

Speaking of which, we need to talk about our latest idea: The NEXT PROJECT! You have certainly received a newsletter explaining in detail what this project means. In summary, it allows you to purchase our projects in advance at a preferential rate (-20% off the final sale price). On our side, it allows us to finance part of the project before its release and you benefit by acquiring it at a reduced price. Everyone wins! The only catch: you do not know the author or the content of the project, only its general theme and the nationality of the artist. Let us know what you think of this idea by replying to this email. To get back on track, the NEXT PROJECT for the project that will be released in October is available! End of ad. 

Between preparing the upcoming Private Magic Days, which are fast approaching, and the next project planned for the end of September, Thomas still found time to come up with new ideas with his cards. We all know the Invisible Palm trick. There is a version where the original 4 cards change value at the end of the effect. For example, if you do your demonstration with kings, they turn into aces. This effect lacks logic and spectators might wonder: “but where did the kings go?”  

Thomas therefore had the following idea: start with an appearance of the four kings, continue with an invisible palm routine that transforms the kings into aces, and finish by revealing that the four kings are now face up in the middle of the deck. And here is a video to illustrate this very small but rather interesting idea!  

On 07/30/2022, Markobi became the world champion of Card Magic! A feat worthy of the name for this Alsatian magician! We remember it well, we met Markobi at the FFAP congress in Mandelieu in 2018 and spent a well-lubricated evening in his company! From his very first seconds on the stage of the convention center dressed in a bathrobe, we immediately knew that this gentleman was going to become important in the history of card magic. A style all his own that finally paid off at the World Championships in QUEBEC. On 09/07/2022, we were able to discover the video of his FISM performance. 

We’ll let you enjoy this sweet blend of Lennart Green, Dani Da Ortiz, and Chad Long! Congratulations again to you Marko for this feat! We are proud to have been there for your first moments in the championship and wish you the best for the rest of your career, which promises to be long! And you, what did you think of his act?

To end this newsletter, no black cat came to disrupt our next project which will see the light of day at the end of September. We promised you a unique adventure and it will be! Unless this newsletter brings us bad luck, everything should go smoothly by then!

We say “see you next time,” hoping Florian has recovered from his jet lag!