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IanB

Originally posted by Lance Pierce: The difference with Pharoah's (from other standard outjogging versions of the Convincing Control) is that he outjogs the card before the deck is lowered, and you apparently see the same outjogged card after. By golly, you're right Lance - I knew I was missing some...

IanB

Well, it looks like it's slightly unfair to say this is a complete reinvention. It mimics a standard convincing control where the card above the selection is outjogged in its place - but instead seems to use a different card for the fake outjog. As a result it looks (to me anyway) like the outjogged...

IanB

(a highly timely response........)

Isn't the original Maven's The Spirit is Willing (to Write) from the Blue Book in 76.

Ian

IanB

Originally posted by Quentin Reynolds:
There are only three things that impress magicians at conventions or competitions:

1) You fool them.
2) You do something they know, but do it really well.
3) You use material they can steal.

Ouch! I don't know whether to laugh or cry at that one!

Ian

IanB

Hmmm, I've had three distinct entry points into magic. The first in the mid-late 70's - seeing a magic programme on TV in the Uk with Messrs Seabrooke & Daniels. Cue dodgy magic sets and eventually (thank god) finding a copy of Harry Lorayne's Magic book in our local small-town library. But then...

IanB

David, The piece of scatalogical vitriol you refer to is reserved for the Final Thoughts section - long after Mr Brown has seduced you into an appreciation of his unusual literary style. And if that has failed, his nice assistants, with outdated clipboards in hand, will beat into you a definition of...

IanB

Arrived in the UK today.

Ian

IanB

Apologies jiggy - I'm thinking of a different ESP effect. I believe DB has (on TV) done a version of Hen Fetsch's Symbologic where all 5 cards selected by the participant are predicted by the performer. Apparently he does a very clean version. This is obviously different - which goes to prove your p...

IanB

Steve, I am puzzled by your comments. Unless I've been asleep for the last couple of decades here in the UK, Paul Daniels has NOT had a long running talk show, and it certainly did not catapult his success and credibility - in fact I would say the reverse. Paul rose to prominence through magic - and...

IanB

Perhaps Chan Canasta making a comeback? Now he really could control your mind.

To be fair to this guy, there's only so much you can do on the ESP Match-Up front - it's hardly surprising in looked like the one Brown does.

Ian

IanB

Regarding League Backed Bike's, I inquired about them to USPCC a while back and got the following replies: First message regarding the origin of the "League Back" name: Regarding the history of the name "League Back" for our Bicycle cards, this was just a name that our marketing ...

IanB

Regarding the "suspicious" use of clipboards; I've copied the following text from a non-magic Derren Brown fan group board on Yahoo. It may be a wind up, but maybe not.... From: trentretro Date: Sun Mar 23, 2003 6:09 pm Subject: setting up people before the show kind of (stevenage) okay, h...

IanB

No arguments Pete. I think there is some good stuff in Wonderwords too (although it seems rather overhyped to me). But just like any magic publication, there's some wheat and same chaff. Sorting one from 'tother is always the challenge - and especially so in the case of "influence techniques&qu...

IanB

Thanks for the link Raphael. It looks like the most recent research has backed up the original Acadamy of Science work. I like the distinction highlighting that NLP is a philosophy rather than a science (in that it doesn't proceed by empirical testing, etc.). My conclusion is that either there is a ...

IanB

Dave - I don't think it's just the PC who should avoid Sadowitz. I'm not PC at all, but do find his humour over the top for my tastes. Some very funny bits - but too much deliberately offensive stuff for me. I don't consider it PC to not find someone pretending (I hope to god he's pretending!!) to b...

IanB

I seem to remember from David Berglas' biography/book that he was offered a show like this in the 1960's and, of course, turned it down. Instead he proposed (and delivered) a show where he "exposed" a number of his completely orginal illusions (and then of course, fooled them again by doin...

IanB

Super - I'm going to bid for them now.

Rgds,

Ian

IanB

Not wanting to be picky Mike, but I don't think a "free Xerox copy" of the Yellow book is a bonus - more of a "don't touch with a barge pole" (unless you have permission for the copy from Mr Goldstein - who may in fact read and reply to this himself).

Ian

IanB

Amir, One of the advantages of mentalism is that you can hold a big crowd without needing big props. It's the fascination, personality and stage skills of the entertainer, the involvement of spectators and the sheer interest level of the topic that do it. So projectors are certainly not necessary. I...

IanB

At the risk of becomming flame-fodder for NLP fans... NLP seems (to me) to operate at two different levels: As a collection of tools & techniques to improve human interactions it has some merits. Unfortunately, it is by no means clear which of "NLP's tools" really work, and which don't...

IanB

Martin Breese ( www.martinbreese.com or www.abracadabra.co.uk for those of us in the UK) has a Fred Kaps lecture on CD. It's his 1965 lecture from the Magic Circle. I believe it also comes with a transcript.

Look in the Exclusives section on the US website.

Rgds,

Ian

IanB

I did indeed thanks to The Seabrooke Book!

ian

IanB

Oh heavens. Is there any address or way to get a Get Well Soon card or something to him (assuming he would appreciate one). Seeing Terry on UK TV was my first big magical inspiration.

Ian

IanB

Thanks for the info on The Twins vs Gemini Twins. Strange that The Twins is the one with the Gemini Count!

Rgds,

Ian

IanB

Originally posted by Pete McCabe: Gemini Twins. From "More Self-Working Card Tricks" by Fulves. What could be simpler? And the spectator does all the work. Pete, This Gemini Twins seems very different to the Gemini Twins I know from Bro John Hamman - certainly not self working. Is this a ...

IanB

An observation: A number of people have used the reactions of the audience or the volunteer (either positive or negative) almost as a touchstone by which to judge the "rightness" or ethics of the performance. I don't believe this is necessarily a valid thing to do. Upsetting, annoying or a...

IanB

Scott, (Late reply) - I was referring to the restriction of choice patter in Killer Conceptions, not the actual effect. The verbal force itself isn't guaranteed to force a single card (which was the original question). Of course, combined with multiple outs as in KC, you always "win" - but...

IanB

I never really find magic jokes funny - either about magicians, or for those "in the know". With the exception of this one.... Magi 1: Have you seen the latest Alex Elmsley Video Series? Magi 2: Well, I haven't seen the third one, but I've seen the first one twice. Always makes me smile. Ian

IanB

A lot of the Camirand videos were the same - an accompaniment to the book with just the sleights performed- e.g. the companion video to Ouelett's Pass Book. I thought it was a good concept - but since each sleight was only performed once, the "companion" bit only amounted to < 5 mins of ta...

IanB

It looks like these have been pulled prematurely from ebay without any being sold - so hopefully no further problems for Veronique. It does, however, bring up questions about the legal and ethical status of "home movie" type footage. I'm assuming that these get into circulation by being pa...

IanB

I'm sure Tania is the CS Manager - she was very helpful with some of my email questions. Regarding the L&L audience, I wonder if they hire them out for use by other magicians at gigs? Seeding the audience with John, Dave et al to raise the reaction level when we're struggling with a tough audien...

IanB

Marc Paul seems (to me) to be the authority on this. I thought his version on Parkinson in the UK before Christmas was excellent. He markets a version called "Affected by Berglas" through Kaymar which "simulates" the effect. It's not quite as clean as "name any card, any num...

IanB

I have a feeling that if some enterprising individual was monitoring this thread we could pretty soon see a series of infomercials for the "passerciser (TM)". Chuck Norris and Cindy Crawford show you the latest technology to get a "full-finger workout" for use in magic (or other ...

IanB

Oh come on Dean, keep the silly topics going. Had me chuckling to myself on numerous occasions.

Ian

PS I do hope "chuckling" isn't Australian slang for something rude.

IanB

The ones that immediately come to mind are the "restriction of choice/hinting" methods of Derren Brown (in pure Effect) and Kenton Knepper (in Killer Conceptions). Of course, they're not guaranteed to work - but it all depends on what you're trying to achieve, whether you have multiple out...

IanB

I built myself two "pass decks" a while ago which helped me a lot (although I've still got far to go with my overall technique). The first was simply to make an 80 card deck. The second was to make two 26-card packets by cutting out the insides (the "Angel" section on Bicycles) o...

IanB

Thanks for the suggestions guys. Any recommendations of purchasable tapes - e.g. some of the Stevens library - rather than borrowing TV recordings. Being UK based I doubt I'll be able to get copies of the US shows (could be wrong, of course) - and I must admit to not having recorded the Paul Daniels...

IanB

Carter beats the Devil!

Carter (5,730,0000) vs The Devil (5,110,000)

The obvious one....

Vernon (2,620,000) beats Marlo (108,000)

Ian

IanB

Now that's unlucky - twice in a few years.

Hopefully nothing of sentimental/historic value lost.

Ian

IanB

Hi, I'm interested in studying close-up performance videos to look at "the masters" in terms of personality and character, timing, audience interaction, etc. And I guess, just for enjoyment too. Are there any videos anyone could recommend? I'm thinking here of world-class performers in the...

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