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- February 27th, 2021, 3:43 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: The Danger With inpromptu Magic is The Performer Won't Know When To Stop
- Replies: 4
- Views: 440
Re: The Danger With inpromptu Magic is The Performer Won't Know When To Stop
I think that a good way to know when to start for sure is by means of being a demanded magician, instead of a demanding magician. So, if some people ask you for some of your card magic, it would be quite ok to start. Just be careful they don't want actually to make fun of you, and the situation is s...
- February 27th, 2021, 2:59 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Gender Neutral Playing Cards, A Controversy?, Or Just A Natural Progression In Today's Political Climate?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1189
Re: Gender Neutral Playing Cards, A Controversy?, Or Just A Natural Progression In Today's Political Climate?
Zig Zagger wrote:Wow, quite an idea... Maybe a solution for a problem that does not exist in this very specific context?![]()
Solutions for problems that does not exist is the way to sell new things the most fashionable, noyadays

- February 3rd, 2021, 9:21 am
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Opinions on most audience hitting Aronson tricks?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 941
Re: Opinions on most audience hitting Aronson tricks?
I love "This Side Up" (a.k.a. "Side Swiped").
- January 25th, 2021, 10:49 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: It's Contest time again!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1918
Re: It's Contest time again!
Finally I could finish reading that wonderful entry, Alfred, Jack! I read it feeling as if I were you, Alfred! ^_^ Lovely magical memories! I may understand why the "Magic Milk Pitcher" became so important for you: I guess you wished to be able to do that magic when you was a child, so tha...
- January 7th, 2021, 9:23 am
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Happy Hindu Shuffle!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1659
Re: Happy Hindu Shuffle!
(...) (I'm a lonely guy) (...) I used to be... for quite a long time. But it was precisely the most creative moment/tme of my amateur card magic life :-) Nowadays I will not have so much free time until I retire, I guess, but fortunately I can enjoy so many great ideas, notions and subtleties that ...
- January 2nd, 2021, 5:00 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Happy Hindu Shuffle!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1659
Re: Happy Hindu Shuffle!
There is not a better way for a card magician to start a New Year than by a witty, easy and useful idea, Alfred! Thank you! As you do it you can say: "We have a well mixed up deck of card.... please say stop whenever you want..." So that you give a reason why you show the cards face up; to...
- December 26th, 2020, 5:14 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from All of Us at Genii
- Replies: 3
- Views: 862
Re: Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from All of Us at Genii
¡Feliz Navidad y Felices Fiestas a cada uno!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone!
From the Old World.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone!
From the Old World.
- December 23rd, 2020, 7:38 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: "A Christmas Carol Card Trick".
- Replies: 9
- Views: 942
Re: "A Christmas Carol Card Trick".
Thank you very much for your kind words, Jan!
Feliz Navidad to you too!
^_^
Feliz Navidad to you too!
^_^
- December 22nd, 2020, 5:15 am
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: "A Christmas Carol Card Trick".
- Replies: 9
- Views: 942
Re: "A Christmas Carol Card Trick".
Done! I've improved the explanation of the trick. I have added some points that I took for granted that were understood. I hope it is ok for everyone that want to read (and understand) it :-) Thanks a lot for letting me know the points difficult to understand, Joe! I appreciate it! By the way, I hav...
- December 21st, 2020, 6:01 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: "A Christmas Carol Card Trick".
- Replies: 9
- Views: 942
Re: "A Christmas Carol Card Trick".
Paco, I wanted to do a little follow-up on my earlier comment. I think you've hit upon the essence of commercial card magic with your adaptation. Dickens' story was so popular that the first edition was sold out before Christmas, 1843, the year it was published. It has never been out of print since...
- December 21st, 2020, 3:00 am
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: "A Christmas Carol Card Trick".
- Replies: 9
- Views: 942
Re: "A Christmas Carol Card Trick".
Paco Nagata, email me at mystre71@aol.com I tried to reply to your PM, but it seems something it wrong with the PM on this site. I keep getting a msg saying I'm trying to send too many PMs. Ok! I'll do it. Anyway, tomorrow morning (in Spain) I'll try to add pictures to the text of the card trick an...
- December 20th, 2020, 4:43 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: A question about card magic
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1146
Re: A question about card magic
I think that the "latest finding" is ANY great card routine you create by using a great combination of old ideas and subtleties. Paco, that is an insightful and well-articulated point. Thank you very much, Alfred ^_^ "So what do you think are the new techniques, new methods that coul...
- December 19th, 2020, 6:46 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: A question about card magic
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1146
Re: A question about card magic
Taking into account that Card Magic may be at least 300 or 400 years old, I have thought that (maybe) everything that can be invented about card magic sleights and subtleties, has been already invented as nowadays it is etremely difficult "to get a latest findings." I mean that every NEW t...
- December 17th, 2020, 9:06 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Free Xmas gift for my fellow magicians
- Replies: 3
- Views: 731
Re: Free Xmas gift for my fellow magicians
CalvinSze wrote:...Let me know if you like it.
I love it! Thank you very much!
My son has a couple of handicrafts works to do in the school for Christmas, maybe after finishing them we try this one ^_^
- December 16th, 2020, 2:32 am
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: "A Christmas Carol Card Trick".
- Replies: 9
- Views: 942
Re: "A Christmas Carol Card Trick".
Thank you so much for this beautiful post, Alfred! I love this novel. Curiously it was the first novel I tried to read in English when I was teenager. Last Christmas I watched Robert Zemeckis' animation movie about the book, with my family, so my son already knows about the story and enjoyed the car...
- December 15th, 2020, 1:24 am
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: "A Christmas Carol Card Trick".
- Replies: 9
- Views: 942
"A Christmas Carol Card Trick".
I only wanted to share a new card magic routine I devised recently. I called it "A Christmas Carol Card Trick." I've performed it twices. The first one on November 8th, in the 7 birthday party of my son, and the second one on this December 6th. for a few friends. Well, my friends liked it,...
- November 27th, 2020, 2:33 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Happy Thanksgiving from Us to You
- Replies: 3
- Views: 497
Re: Happy Thanksgiving from Us to You
First Thanksgiving Day during COVID-19 ...
I wish a well and quick recovery in United States from this terrible year, as we are doing here in Europe...
I wish a well and quick recovery in United States from this terrible year, as we are doing here in Europe...
- November 23rd, 2020, 11:42 pm
- Forum: Mentalism & Mental Magic
- Topic: Dai Vernon’s “Mental Die”
- Replies: 36
- Views: 2874
Re: Dai Vernon’s “Mental Die”
This wonderful card magic trick reached Spain through Karl Fulves' books translated into Spanish. It was translated as "La única carta roja" (the only one red card), so it has been considered here as Martin Gardner's idea. Lots of information here as I had not idea about Vernon's reference...
- November 8th, 2020, 5:47 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Perverse Magic -Cards Across – Another Version
- Replies: 6
- Views: 906
Re: Perverse Magic -Cards Across – Another Version
Thanks, Alfred! Do you know what? Today was the 7th birthday of my son, and I wanted to do some funny card trick I have never done yet... But what?... Yes! I performed Mr. Deutsch's Perverse Card Across! People enjoyed it a lot! It was very funny! Needless to say that I mentioned Mr. Deutsch's name ...
- November 5th, 2020, 8:42 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Perverse Magic -Cards Across – Another Version
- Replies: 6
- Views: 906
Re: Perverse Magic -Cards Across – Another Version
...I got the wording messed up ("perverse grammar"?). .. :lol: I love your witty humour, Alfred! This card trick made me recall a little magic gag I have been performing in some of my shows: The magician is blindfolded in front of 20 playing cards from a deck; 10 red and 10 black. Spectat...
- November 1st, 2020, 9:17 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Happy Halloween Everyone!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 657
Re: Happy Halloween Everyone!
In my son's school there was a boy disguised as COVID-19!!
My son leart yesterday in the English language class the expresion "trick or treat"
Happy Halloween to all!

MagicbyAlfred wrote:May all your tricks be a treat.
My son leart yesterday in the English language class the expresion "trick or treat"

Happy Halloween to all!
- October 27th, 2020, 12:55 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: R.I.P. Paul Cummins
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2299
- October 25th, 2020, 11:38 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: RIP Ken Klosterman
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1073
Re: RIP Ken Klosterman
It is always a specially sad situation to get to hear about someone through his passing. Thank you Mr. Mullins for the info. Thank you Mr. Rhomberg for letting us know about the charisma and greatness of Mr. Klosterman. It's a pleasure to read the "Aladin" article about him and to be less ...
- October 24th, 2020, 2:01 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: RIP Amazing Randi
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2904
Re: RIP Amazing Randi
I’m not saying it’s a good thing - but Geller won. Everybody knows that Geller does NOT have psychic powers (as nobody has). So, he didn't win at all. He can't win, because it's impossible. Do you think he has psychic powers? Did he say in his lecture he has psychic powers? Did he proved it in his ...
- October 23rd, 2020, 4:35 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: RIP Amazing Randi
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2904
Re: RIP Amazing Randi
"Now he gets to investigate a whole new world." "God bless him!" "Amen to that, and may he rest in peace in magic's biggest wonderland!" "A belief in a god is one of the most damaging things that infests humanity at this particular moment in history." - James...
- October 23rd, 2020, 4:32 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: RIP Amazing Randi
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2904
Re: RIP Amazing Randi
Brad Henderson wrote:URI geller gave the best magic lecture I’ve ever seen.
Period.
Indeed, a magic lecture about how to fool yourself must be a really good one.
- October 22nd, 2020, 1:46 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: RIP Amazing Randi
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2904
Re: RIP Amazing Randi
Alfred, following Chetday's words, your entire post is very touching and informative! Thank you! I have been a great fan of him since I knew about him around 2001. Not only a great magican, but a really brave one to face magicians who deviated from the true concept of magic as entertainment. I like ...
- September 26th, 2020, 9:04 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Kind of negative, but here it is.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2480
Re: Kind of negative, but here it is.
Joe Mckay wrote:"The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time" - Bertrand Russell
I would like to follow this quote with this one:
"If you're not having fun, you're doing something wrong."
Groucho Marx
- September 24th, 2020, 9:11 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Kind of negative, but here it is.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2480
Re: Kind of negative, but here it is.
That was a touching and wonderful post, Joe. And the Russell's quote is great! When I took up card magic being a child I used to ask myself if I would become a professional one day or perform on TV like my idol Tamariz. Well, more than 30 years after that I'm still a family amateur. My fault? Not re...
- September 16th, 2020, 8:16 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: How Do You Organize and Store Your Magic?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1299
Re: How Do You Organize and Store Your Magic?
After 6 decades of using magic props, Alfred, the only thing one may say is: it was about time! ^_^! Well, I guess you've never deserved something more than that, and you girlfriend hit the nail on the head. Regarding me. It has been very easy for me to keep my magic props as I have been mainly only...
- September 7th, 2020, 10:21 am
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Thoughts On the Concept of Time in Magic
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1563
Re: Thoughts On the Concept of Time in Magic
Regarding the Walton/Freeman "Time Trick." Check out the Nov. 2000 Michael Skinner issue in Genii Magazine. On page 25 you will find "Skinner's Time Trick Finesse" where the concept of the extended pause is mentioned, along with other presentational considerations such as how Sk...
- September 7th, 2020, 10:11 am
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Thoughts On the Concept of Time in Magic
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1563
Re: Thoughts On the Concept of Time in Magic
That's a beautiful idea, Joe. I didn't know about it, so thanks a lot for let us know about it.
I would like to perform it sometime along with the name of Peter Duffie.
A very nice use of the Gilbreath principle!
I would like to perform it sometime along with the name of Peter Duffie.
A very nice use of the Gilbreath principle!
- September 6th, 2020, 9:06 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Thoughts On the Concept of Time in Magic
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1563
Re: Thoughts On the Concept of Time in Magic
In the summer of 2010 (quite a long time ago), I was living in Osaka, studying Japanese and working half-time in a Spanish bar-restaurant. One night at the end of my dutty, my girlfriend (now my wife) came to pick me up. As I was tidying up we started to talk. She said once in a tone of resignation:...
- August 31st, 2020, 11:06 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Ditching whilst pulling pen or lighter from pocket - history?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1395
Re: Ditching whilst pulling pen or lighter from pocket - history?
Just to add something to this interesting thread. Pockets on clothes, as we know them today, appeared in the 13th century in Europe. So, one century before the deck of cards itself. Alfred, your ideas and thoughts are very interesting! Thanks for sharing them. I usually use this stratageme simply to...
- August 30th, 2020, 3:20 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: RIP/QEPD Gabi Pareras
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1730
- August 29th, 2020, 8:55 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: RIP/QEPD Gabi Pareras
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1730
Re: RIP/QEPD Gabi Pareras
Another premature terrible lost between Spanish magicians, like Jose Carroll and Arturo de Ascanio. Gabi Pareras was a talented magician highly regarded and known in Spain. He left us some immortal legacy: "Ascanio: La depuración constante de lo mismo." A book about Arturo de Ascanio. &quo...
- August 20th, 2020, 1:09 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Dove Pan Card Tricks
- Replies: 5
- Views: 605
Re: Dove Pan Card Tricks
The Piano Card Trick. You've got to get the scripting right, and if you do, it's very deceptive and impressive to an audience. Everytime I have performed "The Piano Card Trick" people have amazed because of being incapable of figuring out how does it work! However, another good example of...
- August 9th, 2020, 4:03 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Best Trick With A Duplicate Card
- Replies: 37
- Views: 2068
Re: Best Trick With A Duplicate Card
Definitely, "Red Hot Mama" by Al Leech and "Between Your Palms" by Alex Elmsley are amongst the best "duplicate" card tricks ideas. "The Expert Card Technique" has a lot of interesting ideas like "The Torn and Restored Card" as Jonathan pointed out, ...
- August 7th, 2020, 3:38 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: RIP Ger Copper
- Replies: 9
- Views: 819
Re: RIP Ger Copper
Grand Prix winner in FISM 1979.
A great Magician.
I got the sad news by e-mail from my friend Danny Crauwels from Belgium.
My condolence to his family and friends and to the Art of Magic.
A great Magician.
I got the sad news by e-mail from my friend Danny Crauwels from Belgium.
My condolence to his family and friends and to the Art of Magic.
- August 2nd, 2020, 2:17 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Vernon St. Louis Lecture July 1987
- Replies: 4
- Views: 681
Re: Vernon St. Louis Lecture July 1987
This is pure gold, Bob!
Specially because I'm a great fan of Vernon's works.
A million thanks!
I will copy and paste it on my computer...
Specially because I'm a great fan of Vernon's works.
A million thanks!
I will copy and paste it on my computer...