Puff, the Magic Dragon older Jackie Paper. The tune was used in the promotional LP "Push the Magic Button" for the track with the same name by Versatec, a computer printer company In the mid 1970s an American Jewish band named Ruach created a parody version of the song entitled "Puff the Kosher Dragon". In the course of the song, Kosher Puff eats kosher food, has a Bar Mitzvah, fights anti-semites and finally marries and brings up his children as loyal members of the faith. The Ruach song has been noted as one of the first examples of a modern Jewish band using a
Piff the Magic Dragon as Piff the Magic Dragon at The Flamingo's Bugsy's Cabaret venue. He is assisted by showgirl Jade Simone, and "Francis the Squire". Van der Put has been magic consultant to Penn and Teller, Heston Blumenthal and his restaurant "the Fat Duck", and company Theatre-Rites for their production "Mojo", which played at The Barbican Theatre, the Salzburg Festival, and New York's New Victory Theatre. Van der Put won the 2008 British Ring "Close-up Magician of the Year", while The Magic Circle awarded him their 2011 "Close-up Magician of the Year", 2012 "Stage Magician of the Year" (as Piff), and 2013 "Carlton