The Genii Forum

I've watched the Steve Forte demonstration on this DVD. I thin kit's awsome, of course. HOwever, I am not sure that STeve is really doing a genuine center deal...looks like a bottom deal to me...he seems to do some sort of pass before dealing. any comments?

carlo

Originally posted by Pete McCabe: Not to intrude on this wonderful thread with magic, but you can do a number of rope tricks with pasta. You could try the Professor's Carbonara, and your script would just be to read the entire recipe, while you showed three pieces of pasta, different, same, differe...

Originally posted by Daniel Vertucci:
I believe Magic Inc in Chicago still has copies for $30.00 . Magicinc.net

how did you find it? my search did not return any results....

carlo

Originally posted by Carlo Morpurgo: Then you can try to toss the yolks in the pasta and toss the whole thing around quickly, as opposed to toss the pasta in the yolk bowl. etc. Carlo [/QB] i meant : toss the pasta in the pan, then the yolks in the pan and toss the whole thing quickly, as opposed t...

Originally posted by Rafael Benatar: Franco Marenghi, director of the magazine "L'Accademia Italiana della Cucina" does use butter and cream (Tuttopasta, 1990, Ed. Mondadori). I suppose there are more versions of Carbonara than towns in Italy. Rafael, the only way is to actually try all t...

Originally posted by Star: I am very sorry, but you mast Love Pasta Carbonara to be able to cook it. In Italy we dont use Cream amd Butter. Just in the resturant for turist. Is like in Close up. We do normal think only for american... The ONLY way to cook is: 4 pp. two handful of pasta salt (the bi...

Just got my March issue in the mail (WOW) I normally would not post something like this, but...since it was an article in the magazine, I hope that the editor would not mind.... The article is funny, but being Italian I can't help providing several corrections (for better results) 1. a silver dollar...

Originally posted by Herman Koster: Something that might cause the battery compartment tightening, is when you twist the pen back in. Because the pen twists right, and the battery part as well, it gets stuck real fast. So when putting the pen in, make sure you hold the ring instead of the cap. This...

oops i take back what i took back...now I am confused....but who cares...carlo

oops i got it...it's expert impromptu, not just impromptu...sorry....can't read the printing, but i trust you....carlo

Check this one out <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://alakazam.co.uk/acatalog/Alakazam_Magic_Videos_25_59.html">http://alakazam.co.uk/acatalog/Alakazam ... 25_59.html</a><!-- m --> it seems to be A1, with the correct spelling. Certainly i did not mean to make a big deal out of it...but since...

Actually the mullica's tapes I found online all seem to have the correct spelling. I am assuming that what I see is the box.

carlo

I am not sure you are serious or not...
when i got it it was already stuck not even einstein's brain could have done it. the new one i got is ok, and i can now use the primate part of brain when i screw it back together, to prevent it from being too tight.

carlo

I was just looking at Martin Gardner's encyclopedia...Am I reading correctly "Impromtu"?
Was that deliberate?

Carlo

It's nice, but what gives it away is the initial movement with the right hand, against the top side (between 6 and 8 seconds from the beginning of the clip). Also, during the bend you can see pressure on the left thumb, which needs to be counterbalanced....

carlo

Well, that shows that they have manufactured many defective products...I can assure you there was no other way to open the darn thing as either the cap was really tightly closed, or else it was stuck somehow. That coupled with the cheap plastic leads to disaster. It's nont a question of taking care ...

This book does not seem to cover for example any card production routines, however....this is the first thing I associate with "card manipulation"

Carlo

I believe that Silvan from Italy is (still) a better card manipulator than McBride, although
perhaps not as widely known. His style is
more classic of course, but in terms of grace of movement i find no comparison.
I am actually curious to heae someone else's opinion on Silvan's skills.

Carlo

I got this pen, and I should say that the plastic
is pretty cheap...In fact the cap was quite tight when I got it, so it broke as I was trying to open it to insert the battery. Luckily the store replaced it.

Carlo

Yes....same experience with me. After several threats I got what I ordered after a long time.
Check you google groups for threads on this.
You can ask refund from your credit card company.
Carlo

I was wondering, is there a version of the three card monte which uses second deal? (one handed push-off)

carlo

Hello - who were the pioneers of invisible elastic thread? I know Finn Jon, who else. What is the history behind IET? Who made them originally?

Thanks, Carlo

Originally posted by harry potter: What is the best way to eliminate Knuckle flash on a strike bottom deal. I know its possible as Steve forte and Darwin ortiz dont seem to have any. Thanks :help: Also, as far as I remember, I think that in the protection series video, the camera was high enough so...

Originally posted by harry potter: What is the best way to eliminate Knuckle flash on a strike bottom deal. I know its possible as Steve forte and Darwin ortiz dont seem to have any. Thanks :help: Hi - Do it slowly in front of a mirror. Instead of lowering the knuckles extend the fingers, so that t...