The Genii Forum

Thank you Jim! So is that where the name of the move came from, or is it just a coincidence?

Hi guys, I'm writing up a routine that uses the Jinx Switch and I'm wondering what I should put as a reference for it. It's mentioned in the Art of Astonishment books but I understand that it goes back a lot further than that. any help would be most appreciated. thank you in advance, Oliver

Tom, thanks for your kind words and for taking time to write a thorough review.

All the best,

Oliver

Excellent thread, Joe.

I seem to recall a passage in Strong Magic as well listing assumptions that spectators would make if you removed a deck from its case and placed it on the table (all cards different, deck made of card, table solid, etc.)

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Thanks for taking the time to review the ebook. I'm glad you liked it!

Thank you for your kind words and thorough review!

Thanks for updating my review post, Richard.

Well, you learn something new every day. Cheers Richard - I'll write you a replacement post.

Thanks, O

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Just realised that he's on these boards so not to worry - I'll PM him.

Hi all,

I recently finished reading Pete McCabe's Scripting Magic. I thoroughly enjoyed it and want to send him a thank you email -

does anyone have a current email address for him?

Thanks,

Oliver

Thanks for the in-depth review, Tom! I appreciate you taking the time to go through it and I'm really pleased that you enjoyed it. Jeff - another alternative to using a rubber band which I mention in the book (and use myself) is Greg Wilson's leather business card wallet called The Stockholder. If a...

Great! Thank you Joe. You do a fine line in referencing!

hey guys,

I'm trying to track down a ref for a routine with a one of those red plasic fortune fish that appeared in a magazine (either Genii or Magic) in the last year or so.

anyone on the net up for a bit of trawling?

thanks in advance.

definitely!

It was my first time, but will be the first of many.

thanks for the clarification.

thanks for the references guys.

swift and insightful as ever!

hi all, first off, thank you to everyone who's helped me with references so far. I'm able to find most references using my personal library but whenever I get stuck you guys never fail to find the answers. anyway, the reference I'm currently struggling with is the Torn Corner Switch. it's such a cla...

wow! amazingly in-depth referencing David. thank you. it's always interesting to see how ideas spread. for the purposse of the book, I need to summarise the origins in a few lines. do you guys think the following would be accurate: According to "The Purloined Letter" by Al Mann, the centre...

thank you kindly for the sleight-sleuthing, guys. great stuff!

PS it's freeeezing cold today in Londinium.

great stuff. cheers Frank!

hi all, I'm trying to track down the origins of the centre tear for a book. I'd love to be able to cite: Title, Author, Publisher, Year, and Page Number...but any help would be most appreciated. thanks, Oliver ps apologies if this has already been answered but it didn't come up when I searched.

hi all, I'm trying to find a reference to a Paul Gertner trick where he adds a pip-shaped sticker to a wrong card to make it resemble the right card, then it really becomes the right card. I know it's mentioned in Strong Magic but I was wondering if it's written up fully anywhere? thanks in advance ...

Fabulous. Thank you. You guys are both swift and sage!

Hi all, I'm hoping someone can help me track down an elusive reference. I don't know the name of the trick I'm looking for which is hindering me! It's the one where a spectator turns cards face up and face down and then you reveal that you have correctly predicted: a) the number of face up cards b) ...