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cablerock
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Posted: Dec 30, 2011 12:42pm
I saw the "Expert at the Card Table" play with Guy Hollingworth, and he made the use of this phrase very hilarious, because it was incredibly obvious to the spectators that he was not actually being fair. I think it has its place, but can be easily misused, like anything else.
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MaxfieldsMagic
Inner circle
Instead of practicing, I made
1964 Posts
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Posted: Feb 7, 2012 10:21am
I use this phrase sometimes, but only when I'm doing something that is, in fact, completely fair, such as the shuffle sequences in Out of This Universe. Wouldn't use it for anything with a discrepancy or that couldn't stand up to the strictest scrutiny. Particularly for effects with several procedures, where you are intending to do a summary of the sequences before the reveal (such as OOTU), I don't see where it hurts to lay down "checkpoints" as you go along, and gain agreement from the spectator that each sequence appears to be fair on its own, as the effect progresses.
I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
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WillStagner
New user
15 Posts
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Posted: Apr 15, 2012 3:04am
Richard Osterlind seems to use this phrase constantly, and it works well for him. I don't see why it's so bad.
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Brainbu$ter
Regular user
Indianapolis, IN
118 Posts
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Posted: May 1, 2012 2:21am
I was just about to bring up Osterlind. I think this phrase does not help him.
Maybe it suggests that the performer always has skeptics accusing him of chicanery...that's the justification for the line.
On the other side of the covers, one of the things I like about Marc Spelmann is that he seems to explain a "weakness" in an effect by making it seem like a way to make everything more challenging. For example, in his drawing duplication on the 1st volume of Chapters, he's one behind so he can't show the audience the first drawing. He tells the participant on stage to be sure she doesn't let anyone in the audience see, because some people think he gets a signal from someone in the audience. That subterfuge isn't original with Spelmann, but that's the way to convince the audience that all is fair.
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Philip Busk
Regular user
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Posted: Sep 1, 2012 10:04am
Great topic. I found at one time watching video of my performance I was using several "cue" words that I wouldn't use if I was really doing magic. Someone performing miricles wouldn't say is it fair.
but, there are time I think it works. Depends on the performer and the situation. Moderation.
If I feel I need to make a point of the current situation at hand I tend to lean toward a quick re-cap of what has happend. "you shuffled the deck," "you thought of a card and then you held the deck", etc.
Philip Busk
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arizona
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87 Posts
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Posted: Nov 30, 2012 6:42pm
It doesn't hurt CA's pockets one bit.
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