Shazam!!

[piousoul]

OK, the trick with this was that you put a silver ring in a box and made it vanish by turning the box over so the ring was hidden under a false bottom.
All set, I turned the box over, said

"SHAZAM!!!"

Do you often hear a magician use "shazam!" or "presto" or what else?
Second, how would you utter shazam?

THANKS.

[Ouisch]

Originally Posted by piousoul

OK, the trick with this was that you put a silver ring in a box and made it vanish by turning the box over so the ring was hidden under a false bottom.
All set, I turned the box over, said

"SHAZAM!!!"

Do you often hear a magician use "shazam!" or "presto" or what else?
Second, how would you utter shazam?

THANKS.

Shazam, presto, presto-change-o, and abra-cadabra are all common terms used by amateur magicians. (Professionals don't usually bother with such corny phrases.)

If you go to this page:
EARchives WAV File Database -- Query Results.
and scroll down, you can click on "Shazam!" and hear it pronounced.

[piousoul]

Originally Posted by Ouisch

Shazam, presto, presto-change-o, and abra-cadabra are all common terms used by amateur magicians. (Professionals don't usually bother with such corny phrases.)

If you go to this page:
EARchives WAV File Database -- Query Results.
and scroll down, you can click on "Shazam!" and hear it pronounced.

I really appreciate your kindness and extra info. Thanks, Ouisch.