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Andru Luvisi

Hi all, I'm trying to find a copy of the bottom dealing VHS video that Jerry Camaro released in the early '90s, NOT the A1 bottom dealing video that was released in 2001 on VHS and in 2008 on DVD by Meir Yedid. Does anyone here happen to have a copy they would be willing to part with? Thanks! Andru

Andru Luvisi

From page 72 of Scams & Fantasies with Cards, "Any good seamstress should be able to do this. When they ask you why, just tell them you're a magician. (I find that answer works to justify all manner of strange behavior.)"

Andru Luvisi

Many thanks to both Richard and Dennis. You've both been very helpful and I really appreciate it.

I forgot to mention that I do have the original course and I do check it. I was only struggling to date things that were added in the books.

Thanks!

Andru

Andru Luvisi

Hi all, Does anyone know how much the Tarbell course was changed by D. Robbins & Co. Inc. when it was purchased from Tannen? Or if it was changed at all? I'm trying to figure out how to put a date on references to the Tarbell course. For example, my copy of Tarbell 3 is copyright 1943 by Louis T...

Andru Luvisi

Wow, thank you all so much for the leads! Gences, I've sent Eddy Wade a message and I'll see what he says. erdnasephile, I've already contacted Byron Walker. He's got everything but volume Four. Yes, I'm as shocked as you are that there's something Byron doesn't have! Thank you for the lead on John ...

Andru Luvisi

Thank you, Gences!

Alas, I don't see volume 4 there, only 1, 2, 3, and Finale. Do you have volume 4, but just don't happen to have it listed?

Thanks!

Andru

Andru Luvisi

If you happen to have a copy of Card Cavalcade 4 with which you're willing to part, please drop me a line.

Thanks!

Andru
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Andru Luvisi

Hi all,

I'm looking for "Three Card Monte Fully Exposed" by Richard Turner.

I'm also looking for the Stewart Judah manuscript from which Daryl got the hipe based Judah routine on his "Daryl Does The Full Monte" DVD.

Thanks,
Andru

Andru Luvisi

This sounds vaguely related to the "Telepathic Deck of Cards" described on page 245-246 of Tarbell 4.

Andru Luvisi

Ah. Thank you for the information.

Andru

Andru Luvisi

Does anyone here know if/how I could get in contact with Fred Lowe?

Thanks,
Andru

Andru Luvisi

Originally posted by 0pus: Originally posted by Matthew Field: [b] Clay -- If Max's contention in the book (the so-called "Secret") were revealed publicly, those of us who earn a living from magic might find ourselves destitute. Do you have an explanation or support for this comment? If s...

Andru Luvisi

Originally posted by DustinStinett: Relax pierredan. Everything Bob Farmer does is fake. In fact, all posts that include his name are fake including this one. So assuming that you're telling the truth, since you say that the post is fake, that means you aren't telling the truth. Wait. Assuming that...

Andru Luvisi

When you say "important", what do you mean? Popularity? (used in lots of tricks/by lots of magicians) Deceptiveness? (made some move or trick a lot more deceptive) Scope? (made new effects possible) Something else? There's also the question of what you mean by "invented". There a...

Andru Luvisi

Steven Youell has some good work on this idea (known card, unknown position) in his Weapons of Mass Destruction lecture notes.

Andru

Andru Luvisi

I've found that according to Marlo (in M.I.N.T.) it is described in one of Ireland's "Year Books". Does anyone here own these? Could I trouble you to check and see which one it's described in?

Andru Luvisi

Could I trouble one of you who know to tell me where the Ireland Drop Cover Pass is described? Preferably where it was first described?

Thanks,
Andru

Andru Luvisi

Matthew 20:1-16 might also be apt, for those who are into that sort of thing. Personally, I hope that those who use this material do it justice. Some of it's been in my working set for years, and I would hate to see it butchered. I also hope that those lucky enough to get this material will not skip...

Andru Luvisi

Heh. Steven posted his reply while I was writing mine. Sorry for any duplication.

Andru

Andru Luvisi

I agree entirely. Steven has put together ideas from several people (Vernon, Marlo, Elliot, Braue, Thompson ... and he gives full credit!) in a well "engineered" (to borrow a phrase from Steven) manner. I'm really glad that he put out videos on this. I've known Steven for many years, and b...

Andru Luvisi

One concern comes to mind immediately. It obviously uses a gimmick. Is it going to wear out? If so, is it something that the purchaser can rebuild themselves, or will another $99 investment be required?

Andru

Andru Luvisi

Relax the fingers and pretend you're pulling the card straight through the fingers. The card will bend up a little, and the fingers will straighten out a little under the pressure of the card, but they'll snap back faster than they would if you tried to voluntarily open and close them. Beveling the ...

Andru Luvisi

Originally posted by Ian Kendall: Get hold of the Magic magazine from a couple of months ago when Michael Close reviewed the ETM cards 7,8 and 9 (How did I know this?). It's pretty much summed up there. Take care, Ian Cool. So now I know where to find why Michael Close thinks they're a bad idea. Wh...

Andru Luvisi

It was mentioned on the SECOND DEAL thread that there is a current trend of packaging up a bunch of tricks of type X and selling them at once, rather than making a newcomer do the grunt work of finding the classics for themselves. I've heard mention of this before, and I've heard people criticize it...

Andru Luvisi

Just for fun, if you want to get into any memorized setup from a random order, try upjogging the following sequence. First, upjog and strip to the back the cards whose positions in your stack are: 2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,28,30,32,34,36,38,40,42,44,46,48,50,52 Then: 1,4,5,8,9,12,13,16,17,2...

Andru Luvisi

Oh yeah, and for why you might want a variation that ends up starting in the same place as the Ortiz sequence, check out Steven Youell's free download at http://www.cardguy.net/products.htm

Andru Luvisi

The Chinese Shuffle is a radix sort with a radix of two. A very good description of the radix sort can be found in volume 3 of The Art of Computer Programming by Donald Knuth. It was invented by Hollerith, the guy who invented the punched card for tabulating census data, before computers were invent...

Andru Luvisi

Originally posted by Steven Youell:
...your assumptions...
...you presume...

It's funny, you now. The art of deception is, at one level, the study of bad assumptions. Yet even those who study and exploit bad assumptions in others still fall prey to them from time to time...

Andru

Andru Luvisi

People frequently ask to see my half dollar, just because it is something they haven't seen very often. I know they are not wondering if it is a gaffed or "magic" coin since I usually haven't done any tricks with it! Sometimes I do a coin roll when I'm bored or feel like having somebody as...

Andru Luvisi

What do you do when they pick the wrong card?

It's never happened to me, butI hedge my bets as I describe above.

Andru
http://www.practicenotincluded.com/

Andru Luvisi

I think it is more effective to have the spectator pick once at the very end, since it creates more of a "gaming" atmosphere, but I don't like the idea of insulting them or risking them pointing to the wrong card. What I do is to glance up at the audience briefly while I am moving just the...

Andru Luvisi

There are folks tossing Monte in San Francisco now? Whereabouts?

My how things change,
Andru
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Andru Luvisi

It seems awfully easy to reinvent something that already exists. I know I've done it more times than I care to remember. I recall being so pleased with myself when I came up with the idea of unhooking my left forefinger from around the outter left corner of the deck in the Erdnase bottom deal, only ...

Andru Luvisi

Pete: FYI in issue #131 of The Phoenix, Paul Curry mentions the "one ahead" gag with subway turnstiles.

Andru
http://www.practicenotincluded.com/

Andru Luvisi

In "Why You Can't Win", John Scarne's book on Three Card Monte, he gives a method that involves one way backs with the money card being reversed. As always, you toss the cards around and the reversed card is now a loser...

Andru
Practice Not Included

Andru Luvisi

Hiya Steven, good to see you! One idea I had to keep people from choosing the nine was to put all the others in proper allignment and orientation and have the nine slightly crooked. The important thing was to pay close attention to placing all of the other cards in just the right spot so they know t...

Andru Luvisi

Leipzig's Opener. Short, simple, right between the eyes.

Andru
http://www.practicenotincluded.com/

Andru Luvisi

I just skimmed through "Here's My Card" a few times and it didn't jump out at me. Could I trouble you for the name of the section it is in or the page number?

Andru http://www.practicenotincluded.com/

Andru Luvisi

In that case, I'm quite impressed. I didn't post my idea on how to duplicate it since I didn't want to give your work away if I was correct. Seeing as I'm wrong, would you like me to post my thoughts? Andru <a class="postlink" href="http://www.practicenotincluded.com/">http://www.practicen...

Andru Luvisi

Two questions. Am I correct in thinking: ...the underground change only happens once, as you turn the Ace of Clubs face down? ...a get ready is needed that requires counting, such as a thumb or pinkie count? Thanks, Andru <a class="postlink" href="http://www.practicenotincluded.com/">http:...

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