America's premier female Illusionist, Lyn Dillies, adds another DIMENSION to her sparkling career: YOUR VOTE IS MAGIC!, the book based on the groundbreaking illusion she conjured up to deliver a powerful message to get out the vote. At a rally in New Bedford, Massachusetts before the 2008 Presidential election, Lyn produced a live elephant and a live donkey, (the two party mascots) "out of thin air!" The illusion impressively delivered the non-partisan message that YOUR VOTE IS MAGIC! and prompted a large voter registration.<br><br>In the book that TELLS ALL (Almost) . . . Lyn REVEALS just how important your vote really is! <br><br>On a personal basis, Lyn describes HOW and WHY she created the illusion, overcoming seemingly daunting obstacles.<br>Challenges are nothing new to Lyn. She is well known for imaginative, unique programs and illlusions. The book, YOUR VOTE IS MAGIC! emphasizes Lyn's personal philosophy: With enough determination, anything is possible.<br><br>YOUR VOTE IS MAGIC! contains many visuals that enrich the story, including photos of the animal "stars" and the preparations for the illusion. There are provocative quotes about voting from famous folk; whimsical political cartoons; and an absorbing review of the successful woman's suffrage movement.<br><br>As the title implies, it's truly a MAGICAL COMBINATION of illusion and reality and delivers a colorful, persuasive message to first-time voters. This book will be happily passed along to NEW GENERATIONS of voters as they begin their journey to responsible citizenship.
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Lyn Inc. Dillies. Your Vote Is Magic!
Introduction
CHAPTER 1. The Early Years
CHAPTER 2. A Love Of Performing
CHAPTER 3. Family And Friends
CHAPTER 4 “Magic At The Symphony”
CHAPTER 5. Follow Your Dream
CHAPTER 6. An Absolute Brainstorm
CHAPTER 7. Why A Donkey And An Elephant?
CHAPTER 8. Let’s Have A Voter Rally
CHAPTER 9. Oh, To Be Politically Correct
CHAPTER 10. Forging Ahead
CHAPTER 11. Promoting The Idea
CHAPTER 12. Lots To Do
CHAPTER 13. Your Vote Counts... And Recounts
CHAPTER 14. What It Took
CHAPTER 15. Abner’s Escapades
CHAPTER 16. Details, Details..
CHAPTER 17. An Afternoon Learning How Voting Impacts Us
CHAPTER 18. How We Vote
CHAPTER 19. Countdown
CHAPTER 20. Our Very First Rehearsal
CHAPTER 21. This Is Really It
CHAPTER 22. The Illusion Is Reality
Endnotes
Research Sources
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I don’t claim to be an expert on voting or even an eloquent writer. I’m a professional Illusionist who set out to perform an amazing, original illusion with a message. This book is written purely from my heart to tell my story about that illusion, called Your Vote Is Magic! One of my goals through this endeavor has always been to help educate, motivate and inspire as many students as possible about voting. I hope my book will navigate a way through their high-tech world and instill in them the importance of their future vote. Your Vote Is Magic! has been written through the eyes of an average citizen. As you will see, I was compelled to present a really grand, unique illusion for the 2008 presidential election. Through my father’s beliefs I knew early on just how important voting is. That’s what I hope to pass along. As I ventured through my journey, it was an eye-opener for me to realize just how much voting really affects our everyday lives. And so it became more than a book—it became an exciting adventure.
Your Vote Is Magic! will engage the reader from the conception of the illusion, as it follows the process of creating one of the most elaborate illusions ever performed in the world of magic. Although there will still be a large element of mystery (that’s guaranteed!), I’ll actually reveal what it took to make it happen, in its many fascinating, sometimes very stressful, and often funny details.
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Incidentally, “Metamorphosis” has become a signature illusion in my show, and it is actually the grand finale. Since the original trunk my father revamped, I have had a few trunks professionally built. “Metamorphosis” is an illusion Harry Houdini made famous. I discovered it when the late illusionist Doug Henning featured it in “The Magic Show” on Broadway and later in his touring show.
In my presentation, a wooden crate is shown empty. My assistant, Marc Leblanc, climbs inside the box and I place shackles and padlocks on his wrists. Next, he steps into a cloth sack and I tie it at the top with a rope. With Marc inside, I place the lid on the crate and padlock all four sides. There is a cloth hoop which fits around the outside of the crate. I jump onto the crate and quickly bring the curtained hoop up to my shoulder height. This takes approximately two seconds. I toss the hoop in the air and it barely clears my head. Within a millisecond I have vanished and Marc has caught the hoop. It happens instantaneously and looks like trick photography. Marc jumps off the box, unlocks all the padlocks, opens up the box and I am now in the cloth sack, which is still tied. When Marc unties the sack, the locked shackles are on my wrists and I have completely changed my costume. Marc quickly unlocks the handcuffs, and after he lifts me out of the box, we do a final pose and there are colored confetti explosions that match my costume change which has been red, white and blue since 9/11.
