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daffydoug Eternal Order Look mom! I've got 14077 Posts |
Yeah, I'm a sicko!! I'm going to touch that which is sacrosanct. I'm actually thinking about performing a little (ahem) experiment with John Bannon's " Twisted Sisters". (Insert maniacal laugh here.)
But before I proceed, I just thought I'd see if any one else has tried this and what their results were. The experiment would be to substitute blank cards for jokers, and see if the stark contrast between the blanks and the queens would be efficacious in eliciting stronger reactions than the traditional ending. I'm not one to re-invent the wheel, or to mess with success, but I am truly curious if it would work. So has anybody here tried blank cards in the ending? And if you did, I'm interested in hearing about your results.
The difficult must become easy, the easy beautiful and the beautiful magical.
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Paul Inner circle A good lecturer at your service! 4409 Posts |
The jumbo version used blank cards rather than jokers. It does give a better contrast. Whether the reaction is any stronger I wouldn't know, it just looks visually more pleasing I think. I preferred it. John also used blanks in his later approach to the effect "Duplicity".
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daffydoug Eternal Order Look mom! I've got 14077 Posts |
Ya' know, you're right! I purchased "Duplicity", but never really got around to working with the effect, however, you are correct. He did use blanks, and I had totally forgotten about that.
So while we're on the subject. which do you prefer...duplicity or twisted sisters?
The difficult must become easy, the easy beautiful and the beautiful magical.
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Paul Inner circle A good lecturer at your service! 4409 Posts |
Jumbo Twisted Sister for stand up. Duplicity for close up. So it depends on the sort of gig:)
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daffydoug Eternal Order Look mom! I've got 14077 Posts |
Who carries twisted sisters in the jumbo version?
The difficult must become easy, the easy beautiful and the beautiful magical.
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John Bannon V.I.P. 152 Posts |
Hi Daffydoug,
Here is why I purposely used jokers in Twisted sisters and blanks in Duplicity (Jumbo Twisted Sisters is more of a stand-up routine where ordinarily the cards would not be examinable (and, I seem to recall, blank Jumbo's were less expensive than printed Jumbos). For what it's worth: from Duplicity (reprinted in High Caliber (2013) at page 16): “Instead of blank cards, you can use Jokers or red spot cards. While in ‘Twisted Sisters,’ I preferred Jokers, I actually prefer blanks in this routine. Here’s why. Blank cards are not ‘ordinary’ cards. As such, they attract attention and civilians want to see and examine them. So in tricks like ‘Twisted Sisters’ where some of the cards can’t be examined, I opt for Jokers which are ‘ordinary’ and don’t provoke any undue curiosity. Where the cards can be examined, why not use blanks to add an unusual aspect to the proceedings?” John
"And although this art is so wonderful, still it is held in no honor . . . The reasons are various, it seems to me; first, the art is concerned with useless matters; second, it is practiced by men of low degree."
G. Cardano on card tricks, De Subtilitate, 1554 www.johnbannonmagic.com |
John Bannon V.I.P. 152 Posts |
Hi Daffydoug,
Here is why I purposely used jokers in Twisted sisters and blanks in Duplicity (Jumbo Twisted Sisters is more of a stand-up routine where ordinarily the cards would not be examinable (and, I seem to recall, blank Jumbo's were less expensive than printed Jumbos). For what it's worth: from Duplicity (reprinted in High Caliber (2013) at page 16): “Instead of blank cards, you can use Jokers or red spot cards. While in ‘Twisted Sisters,’ I preferred Jokers, I actually prefer blanks in this routine. Here’s why. Blank cards are not ‘ordinary’ cards. As such, they attract attention and civilians want to see and examine them. So in tricks like ‘Twisted Sisters’ where some of the cards can’t be examined, I opt for Jokers which are ‘ordinary’ and don’t provoke any undue curiosity. Where the cards can be examined, why not use blanks to add an unusual aspect to the proceedings?” John
"And although this art is so wonderful, still it is held in no honor . . . The reasons are various, it seems to me; first, the art is concerned with useless matters; second, it is practiced by men of low degree."
G. Cardano on card tricks, De Subtilitate, 1554 www.johnbannonmagic.com |
fonda57 Inner circle chicago 3078 Posts |
Speaking of High Caliber--love that book. Lots of great magic.
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daffydoug Eternal Order Look mom! I've got 14077 Posts |
John,
Thanks for the insight! Either way, I'm in love with your sisters, man. Or is it lust? Oh well. Who cares, either way, as long as the pleasure is there.
The difficult must become easy, the easy beautiful and the beautiful magical.
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inigmntoya Inner circle DC area native, now in Atlanta 2350 Posts |
Mr. Bannon,
First let me say I'm a big fan/admirer of your work. Since I'm fairly certain you have a reason for each step (as with the jokers vs blanks explained here), I'm curious as to why the initial display of the face down queens uses an Elmsley count modified to place the last card on the bottom, vs changing the initial setup slightly and performing a Jordan count that would automatically have things ready for the next phase? I find that setup (moving the card that's normally 3rd from the top to the bottom) also lets me add an extra subtlety/convincer by allowing almost all of the backs to be casually flashed as the cards are removed from the wallet. Would you mind sharing your thoughts on this? Best Regards, Steve |
daffydoug Eternal Order Look mom! I've got 14077 Posts |
Excellent question!
The difficult must become easy, the easy beautiful and the beautiful magical.
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