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by Paco Nagata
March 17th, 2024, 4:27 am
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: Sanada Gimmick resources
Replies: 10
Views: 565

Re: Sanada Gimmick resources

Thanks Jim!
Let me give you a little piece of advise when it comes to research... use Google Translator to look for what you want in different languages. You would expand the search resources. You may not find it in English but always would help.
by Paco Nagata
March 16th, 2024, 2:31 pm
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: Sanada Gimmick resources
Replies: 10
Views: 565

Re: Sanada Gimmick resources

katterfelt0 wrote:
Richard Kaufman wrote:Have you searched YouTube for videos? I believe there are quite a few, including a demo by Sanada himself.

A YouTube search yields a bunch of demos but I couldn't find a tutorial.

I found a tutorial here, Jim.
I hope it is helpful.
Regards!
https://youtu.be/GRnu7MdAWd0?si=OD0WCq0xnOjNcUCg
by Paco Nagata
December 27th, 2023, 1:54 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, et al.
Replies: 6
Views: 1741

Re: Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, et al.

I'm back to Madrid after spending a few days in my homeland, Cádiz, with my family. As usual, someone threw me a deck of cards during the Christmas Eve family party, following the words: "do something"... and I did something... the Star was The Professor, as I performed "Twisting the ...
by Paco Nagata
November 4th, 2023, 1:38 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Karl Fulves has died
Replies: 16
Views: 4893

Re: Karl Fulves has died

I've learnt so much trough some of his Book Gems...
His name will be forever connected with my happy days learning magic.
by Paco Nagata
October 15th, 2023, 9:22 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Darwin Ortiz R.I.P
Replies: 27
Views: 8574

Re: Darwin Ortiz R.I.P

Not only one of the greatest performer and creator card magicians, but a great magic thinker in general. Some of my favourite gems by him are : Strong Magic (1994) CardShark (1995) Scams and Fantasies with Cards (2002) Designing Miracles (2007) Darwin Ortiz Lessons in Card Mastery (2012) Rest in Pea...
by Paco Nagata
September 28th, 2023, 10:49 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: RIP Bruno Hennig - Joro
Replies: 14
Views: 3385

Re: RIP Bruno Hennig - Joro

You're very Welcome, Krenz! ^_^
by Paco Nagata
September 27th, 2023, 6:11 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: RIP Bruno Hennig - Joro
Replies: 14
Views: 3385

Re: RIP Bruno Hennig - Joro

Looking for information about him, I found this interesting interview on YouTube. It's in German, but I found out that in YouTube settings you can get subtitles in English. During the interview he talks about interesting things like how he took up Magic... https://youtu.be/51YXoO-kV6c?si=7FYCs8QZ1ju...
by Paco Nagata
June 12th, 2023, 1:40 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Visiting Tokyo - suggestions on Magic Bars?
Replies: 19
Views: 5687

Re: Visiting Tokyo - suggestions on Magic Bars?

Someone in "The Magician's Forum" started a thread asking the same question on March 12th.
May be useful...

https://www.themagiciansforum.com/post/ ... l-12581421
by Paco Nagata
May 23rd, 2023, 11:25 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Vernon's Three Secrets - Letters From Juan Vol. 1
Replies: 1
Views: 644

Re: Vernon's Three Secrets - Letters From Juan Vol. 1

Thanks lot for this piece of information and the link, Joe! I don't know much about those Tamariz's letter, since, curiously, they are being published firstly in English, instead of Spanish. Spanish version are coming right after. I will share this information in a thread about Tamariz's letters in ...
by Paco Nagata
May 20th, 2023, 9:10 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Magic in the park!
Replies: 16
Views: 1802

Re: Magic in the park!

Alfred, I had no idea this routine was first published by Annemann. I'm very happy to know that... and being less ignorant about the history of Card Magic. This card magic plot is very versatile: 1° Card selected and lost. 2° Magician gets a wrong card. 3° Wrong card is put aside face down. 4° Showm...
by Paco Nagata
May 18th, 2023, 3:25 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Magic in the park!
Replies: 16
Views: 1802

Re: Magic in the park!

I've just watched the video, Mark! Great! Simple, effective, casual, natural, entertaining, funny and magical. Just great! That's the kind of card magic and the way I like to do. Nothing to do with magic, but my 9 years old son likes skating, and I take him almost every Saturday to a skate park.... ...
by Paco Nagata
April 7th, 2023, 7:06 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Harry Lorayne
Replies: 36
Views: 5566

Re: Harry Lorayne

His magic will be forever in ANY borrowed deck of cards.
Good bless him.
by Paco Nagata
March 28th, 2023, 11:28 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: A salvaged tutorial
Replies: 11
Views: 2596

Re: A salvaged tutorial

"Tamariz Rabbits" routine is basically another presentation about Elmsley's "The Four Card Trick."
A perfect example of showing different magic by the same procedure.

Wonderful tutorials, Mr. Stone.
Thanks a lot for sharing them!
by Paco Nagata
January 9th, 2023, 9:10 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Juan Tamariz in NY Times
Replies: 21
Views: 2229

Re: Juan Tamariz in NY Times

Juan is the King, and he can do any damn thing he wants. "It's good to be the King." I would have loved to write myself this very thing in this thread, but being just me I was afraid of being considered a simple blind fan of Tamariz. However, these words have been written by Mr. Richard K...
by Paco Nagata
January 8th, 2023, 12:18 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Juan Tamariz in NY Times
Replies: 21
Views: 2229

Re: Juan Tamariz in NY Times

Tarotist wrote:What trick did he expose?

Me too, Mark. I don't get anything Peter Ross wrote in his post.

By the way, here you can see the original 1973 FISM act of Tamariz.

To me, one of the best original card/coin magic performance ever.

https://youtu.be/IW5WqjLl0cM
by Paco Nagata
January 2nd, 2023, 5:07 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Juan Tamariz in NY Times
Replies: 21
Views: 2229

Re: Juan Tamariz in NY Times

Don't miss this one :-)

"The reason you can’t find your keys minutes after you set them down is part of what can make a magic trick impossible to reconstruct."
by Paco Nagata
January 2nd, 2023, 4:40 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Juan Tamariz in NY Times
Replies: 21
Views: 2229

Re: Juan Tamariz in NY Times

katterfelt0 wrote:Here is an alternate source for that article with no need to create an account.

Thank you very much for the link, Jim!

Alfred, your feedback highlighting those details is the part I like most too and I would choose :-)
by Paco Nagata
January 2nd, 2023, 12:29 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Juan Tamariz in NY Times
Replies: 21
Views: 2229

Re: Juan Tamariz in NY Times

He turned 80 last 18th of October, and he perform as eagerly and passionately as his first performance ^_^
by Paco Nagata
December 30th, 2022, 5:45 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Genii
Replies: 3
Views: 731

Re: Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Genii

Thank you very much, Mr. Kaufman! I spent Christmas Eve with my family in a friend's house. Thinking about what (card) magic to do there, I had the proper idea of performing a great Max Maven card trick: "Picasso Aces." One of my favourites non-impromptu card tricks. When I finished I say:...
by Paco Nagata
December 30th, 2022, 5:05 am
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: Dani DaOrtiz You Tube exposure!
Replies: 53
Views: 4896

Re: Dani DaOrtiz You Tube exposure!

My question is: If I NEVER EVER explained this trick to anybody (which is the case), but just performing it once and again for the enjoyment of my relatives and friends, and giving references of Juan Tamariz every single time I performed it FOR FREE (absolutely no economic benefit for myself), am I...
by Paco Nagata
December 22nd, 2022, 6:28 am
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: Dani DaOrtiz You Tube exposure!
Replies: 53
Views: 4896

Re: Dani DaOrtiz You Tube exposure!

I understand what you mean, Jonathan. I really would like to get your personal opinion about the following experience I had long time ago: It was in 1992. I was 16 years old. Do you know the card magic routine "Total Coincidence" by Tamariz? I watched it for the first time on a Spanish TV ...
by Paco Nagata
December 21st, 2022, 7:38 pm
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: Dani DaOrtiz You Tube exposure!
Replies: 53
Views: 4896

Re: Dani DaOrtiz You Tube exposure!

That's not what you wrote about earlier.   This is about someone's performance on TV. No, it's not. It's about secrets exposure. Read the title of the thread. Performing someone's trick because you get to know how it is done is not copying as long as you show your respect to the author by giving re...
by Paco Nagata
December 21st, 2022, 10:46 am
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: Dani DaOrtiz You Tube exposure!
Replies: 53
Views: 4896

Re: Dani DaOrtiz You Tube exposure!

Wereas, if the purpose is to keep the secret for yourself, and then trying to perform it as a magician, it would be quite ok. So explaining a trick is "wrong" but copying someone else's trick is okay? As Alfred explained very well, I didn't say "copying," I said "performing...
by Paco Nagata
December 20th, 2022, 11:00 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: RIP Yuji Yamamoto
Replies: 3
Views: 796

Re: RIP Yuji Yamamoto

You can watch a few of his performances in this Youtube channel. The only one a could find videos about him performing.

https://youtu.be/AvHiXHTpG7I
by Paco Nagata
December 20th, 2022, 1:02 am
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: Dani DaOrtiz You Tube exposure!
Replies: 53
Views: 4896

Re: Dani DaOrtiz You Tube exposure!

Only (and unfortunately), any magic secret can be discovered by anyone who rack one's brain about it for any purpose. If the purpose is just for fun, then exposing it openly would be a malicious and intolerable purpose. Wereas, if the purpose is to keep the secret for yourself, and then trying to pe...
by Paco Nagata
December 19th, 2022, 11:08 pm
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: Dani DaOrtiz You Tube exposure!
Replies: 53
Views: 4896

Re: Dani DaOrtiz You Tube exposure!

MagicbyAlfred wrote:But then without the secret, there is nothing.

Absolutely Alfred!
by Paco Nagata
December 19th, 2022, 12:06 pm
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: Dani DaOrtiz You Tube exposure!
Replies: 53
Views: 4896

Re: Dani DaOrtiz You Tube exposure!

The exposer "forgot" to expose the most important thing: how to get Dani's talent! Oh, wait, he didn't forgot. The thing is he has no idea how to get Dani's talet. Nobody is a magician for knowing how to do that. Knowing a secret is nothing but the basis. The rest is everything in magic: y...
by Paco Nagata
December 14th, 2022, 1:38 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Columbo's Magic
Replies: 18
Views: 1805

Re: Columbo's Magic

The murder can read minds. Columbo discovered how does he do it and proves it by doing it himself exactly the same way:. In fact, it's not Columbo who find the solution but the kid in the magic shop who show him the Ambitious Card trick (with a trick deck, what a shame!). Ha, ha! It's true. That ki...
by Paco Nagata
December 13th, 2022, 5:59 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Columbo's Magic
Replies: 18
Views: 1805

Re: Columbo's Magic

John Signa wrote:
Paco Nagata wrote:I have no idea the tittle of that chapter, so, unfortunately I couldn't find information about it on Internet.

You described part of the plot of the second one listed by Dustin, “ Columbo Goes to the Guillotine.”

Ups!

Thanks! ^_^'
by Paco Nagata
December 13th, 2022, 12:26 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Columbo's Magic
Replies: 18
Views: 1805

Re: Columbo's Magic

There's another one. The murder can read minds. Columbo discovered how does he do it and proves it by doing it himself exactly the same way: Three guys drive to any place of the city. Then, drawed a picture about what they are looking at. The mentalist in another place far away draws a sumilar pictu...
by Paco Nagata
November 19th, 2022, 12:54 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Dani DaOrtiz
Replies: 132
Views: 82543

Re: Dani DaOrtiz

Alfred, I love your criticism about everything in magic (and no magic). I think your criticism are intelligent, constructive and very positive :-) I wish I had more free time to enjoy so many good points and advises about magic in this Forum from so many wise magicians. I love Bill Malone; his style...
by Paco Nagata
November 18th, 2022, 5:46 am
Forum: General
Topic: Dani DaOrtiz
Replies: 132
Views: 82543

Re: Dani DaOrtiz

It is just a conversational expression. It is a way of speaking when expressing an opinion based on personal experiences, specially in casual conversations like this one. "99% of the people say..." Translations: "Most of the people I've heard about say..." "I reckon, accordi...
by Paco Nagata
November 17th, 2022, 12:51 am
Forum: General
Topic: Dani DaOrtiz
Replies: 132
Views: 82543

Re: Dani DaOrtiz

I wonder what "confusing" exactly mean? Is confusing not to say before-hand what are you going to do? Is confusing to put 4 cards on the table just like that and continue doing something apparently not related with those 4 cards? Is confusing "perverse magic", "fishing"...
by Paco Nagata
November 17th, 2022, 12:39 am
Forum: General
Topic: Dani DaOrtiz
Replies: 132
Views: 82543

Re: Dani DaOrtiz

Jack Shalom wrote:Dani is a master of making things look like they are being improvised, but there is much less improvisation than meets the eye in his performances.

That routine is originally based on a improvised one.
by Paco Nagata
November 8th, 2022, 11:45 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Dani DaOrtiz
Replies: 132
Views: 82543

Re: Dani DaOrtiz

You posted this in the right moment for me, Maigret! Yesterday 8th (Spanish time) was my son's nineth birthday, and I didn't plan any card magic show for the party this time. Recently I've been in low spirits, but after watching DaOrtiz's show I cheered up and told myself "come on, do something...
by Paco Nagata
November 7th, 2022, 4:56 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Scriptwriting for Magicians
Replies: 228
Views: 697413

Re: Scriptwriting for Magicians

I love story-tellings during a magic show, and this Alfred's statement is the principal premiss to me for proceeding with it. Instead of focusing your effort on just trying to make spectators believe you just did magic, try sometimes to focus your effort on communicating funny, thrilling, touching,...
by Paco Nagata
November 6th, 2022, 5:58 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Scriptwriting for Magicians
Replies: 228
Views: 697413

Re: Scriptwriting for Magicians

I find that presenting magic in a story format relaxes spectators, significantly blunts the challenge aspect of the trick, and removes or mitigates the defensiveness that many people have to being "fooled." I love story-tellings during a magic show, and this Alfred's statement is the prin...
by Paco Nagata
November 4th, 2022, 5:24 pm
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: Most Unbelievable 4 Ace Production Ever?
Replies: 8
Views: 1053

Re: Most Unbelievable 4 Ace Production Ever?

I would like to ask Jason where or how the hell he discovered John Scarne's secret... ^_^

(Just joking)
by Paco Nagata
November 3rd, 2022, 8:02 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: RIP Max Maven
Replies: 69
Views: 11233

Re: RIP Max Maven

"Picasso Aces" has been one of my very favourites card routines in my repertoire. My people always enjoyed its magical effect. God bless you Mr. Maven. I've read all the posts in this thread, and being one of the few members that never meet him I would like to join the sorrow of his friend...
by Paco Nagata
November 1st, 2022, 3:37 pm
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: Variations of Jim Steinmeyer's "Nine Card Problem"
Replies: 40
Views: 5118

Re: Variations of Jim Steinmeyer's "Nine Card Problem"

A wonderful version!
Not only a great spelling routine, but a truely unexpected kind of transposition of the selected card.
Thank you for sharing it!

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