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gberard
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Book that this trick is in

Postby gberard » April 15th, 2008, 6:23 pm

There was a three card monte routine that I did several years back where the Joker (or odd card) turned into a selected card at the end. It involved double stick tape and the optical monte move. I thouhgt that it was by Michael Weber and in his Lifesavers book, but a quick check there did not turn anything up. If someone knows what book this is in please let me know.

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Gary

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Re: Book that this trick is in

Postby Frank Yuen » April 15th, 2008, 9:38 pm

It's on Michael Weber's Stevens video.

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Re: Book that this trick is in

Postby Ed Oschmann » April 15th, 2008, 11:34 pm

There's a nice version of this trick in Chris Kenner's book. 5-Speed I think it's called(?)

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Re: Book that this trick is in

Postby gberard » April 16th, 2008, 1:51 pm

Thanks Guys,

In my mind I really have this tied to Michael Weber, so maybe it's in some lecture notes of his that I have. I'll check there.

Ed - Which Kenner book is 5-Speed in?

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Gary

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Re: Book that this trick is in

Postby Ian Richards » April 16th, 2008, 3:34 pm

Mark Mason also has what seems to be a very similar trick called "Stuck Up Monte". It is on his "Real World Magic" DVD set and also in his recent lecture notes.

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Re: Book that this trick is in

Postby Frank Yuen » April 16th, 2008, 11:11 pm

Gary, Weber's effect is definitely on his Steven's tape. The Kenner version is in his book, Out of Controland is essentially the same effect.

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Re: Book that this trick is in

Postby gberard » April 17th, 2008, 12:21 pm

Thanks, Frank

I'll check out the version in Kenner's book. I don't own the Steven's tape so that's not where I originally saw the routine.

-Gary

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Re: Book that this trick is in

Postby Randy DiMarco » April 18th, 2008, 12:47 pm

The "version" in the Kenner book is Michael Weber's. If you read the introduction to the trick you will get the gist of what went on.

Michael performed this, but did not explain it, at an 8 hour lecture he gave in Niagara on the Lake in the early 80's. It was not in print at that time but may have made it into some later lecture notes.


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