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TStone
V.I.P.
Stockholm, Sweden
293 Posts
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Posted: Aug 27, 2004 10:37pm
I've recently published a new routine for Dai Vernon's "Cone and Ball", which might be interesting. Reviews can be found here
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Dave V
Inner circle
Las Vegas, NV
4192 Posts
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Posted: Aug 29, 2004 1:59pm
I bought this as soon as I heard it was out. For me, the Ball and Cone was the motivation, and you'll find some fresh new thinking about an old Vernon routine.
What you get is a well formatted 21 page color PDF that prints out nicely. The "landscape" format is a bit odd for printing but works well on screen. For me, I typically read on screen anyway and only print the chapters I really like. He's made this quite neat for printing by starting each routine at the top of it's own page. The illustrations are large and very clear. There is one discrepancy in one of the illustrations but as soon as I received this I started getting emails from Tom explaining this. (Actually, looking again it's not really a discrepancy but an "ambiguity" and Tom wanted to be sure I understood the illustration fully) I'm not sure, but by the time you read this it's likely to have been corrected. That's the beauty of electronic publishing. You don't have to live with your mistakes or wait for the first batch to sell before making changes.
The routines include a book test, a variation of the Christ Force, some reworking of a Bro. John Hamman signed card routine, a little Deja vu quickie with a pen, and the aforementioned Ball and Cone work. The Ball and Cone isn't exactly a "routine" as much as it is a look at some alternate handlings and a collection of ideas for you to build your own. For anyone who doesn't have the props, take a look at the thread in the "Ever so Sleightly" forum. There you will find sources for the cone as well as the balls required.
I've been "burned" by PDF sales before where the routines don't come anywhere close to the hype. Not in this case. I'm not a card worker, so half the material doesn't suit me, but for an average performer looking for some fresh ideas would be quite happy with this. I'm happy, even if I use only one part of it!
"Master technique, then forget about it and be natural."
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Turk
Inner circle
Portland, OR
2941 Posts
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Posted: Aug 29, 2004 10:23pm
I went to the site and could not find this item as a single e-book. Is it in one of his booklets, and, if so, which one?
Thanks for the info.
Mike
Magic is a vanishing Art.
This must not be Kansas anymore, Toto.
Eschew obfuscation.
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TStone
V.I.P.
Stockholm, Sweden
293 Posts
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Posted: Sep 2, 2004 5:41am
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On 2004-08-29 22:23, Turk wrote:
Is it in one of his booklets, and, if so, which one?
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The manuscript is called "Deserting the Legion", and more info can be found here:
http://home5.swipnet.se/~w-52256/warpsmith.html
(It's the fourth item down on the page)
Reviews by Peter Duffie, Matthew Field, David Regal etc. can be found at the Genii forum:
http://geniimagazine.com/forum/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=000180;p=1
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Kozmo
Inner circle
2784 Posts
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Posted: Sep 2, 2004 10:12am
Is that the thing where you roll up a paper and drop the ball in and it vanishes?
koz
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rnaviaux
Regular user
174 Posts
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Posted: Sep 2, 2004 12:00pm
Okay - I want (no I need) a copy of Tracking Mr. Fogg. I have been working on various versions of the Travellers for over a year. Just from the reviews it sounds like Mr. Stone figured it out. Where can I beg, buy or borrow a copy from????
Randy
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JohanStahl
New user
Sweden, Uppsala
43 Posts
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Posted: Sep 2, 2004 4:34pm
I haven´t bought his latest publication,
but I did see his version of the classic Cone & ball... and it fooled, and amazed me!
I still haven´t got a clue what, or how he did it.
-Johan Ståhl-
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Bernard Sim
Inner circle
Singapore
1044 Posts
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Posted: Sep 2, 2004 9:07pm
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On 2004-09-02 10:12, tedb wrote:
Is that the thing where you roll up a paper and drop the ball in and it vanishes?
koz
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I think you're refering to Jerry Andrus' Zone Zero.
Bernard Sim
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Kozmo
Inner circle
2784 Posts
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Posted: Sep 2, 2004 9:14pm
I'm referring to coneacopia...which is a joe karson/slydini routine involving a cone and a ball...and the ball is dropped into the cone and vanishes.....ala loop ball
koz
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TStone
V.I.P.
Stockholm, Sweden
293 Posts
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Posted: Sep 3, 2004 6:57pm
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On 2004-09-02 12:00, rnaviaux wrote:
Okay - I want (no I need) a copy of Tracking Mr. Fogg. I have been working on various versions of the Travellers for over a year. Just from the reviews it sounds like Mr. Stone figured it out. Where can I beg, buy or borrow a copy from????
Randy
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I'm sorry Randy, but that ebook is "out of print".
Likewise, "Deserting the Legion" (the manuscript that includes the Ball & Cone routine ) will be taken down within 4-5 days.
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TStone
V.I.P.
Stockholm, Sweden
293 Posts
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Posted: Sep 6, 2004 10:15pm
Tomorrow evening, the manuscript will become unavailable. Need to focus my attention elsewhere.
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runawayjag
Inner circle
1015 Posts
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Posted: Sep 7, 2004 11:03pm
I just bought it. The "quick read" was excellent and the service outstanding (I had it literally seconds after transmitting my payment.) I will give theitems the in-depth study they deserve later. Highly recommended.
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magicmatt
New user
69 Posts
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Posted: Aug 13, 2009 3:35pm
I'm a big fan of Dai Vernon's Ball and Cone. I will be purchasing this shortly.
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ponchito
New user
67 Posts
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Posted: Aug 14, 2009 2:30pm
Watch himself
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il2bRThIGOs&feature=related
Enjoy
Ponch
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wally
Special user
681 Posts
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Posted: Oct 2, 2009 4:53am
I would like any notes / dvds on the cone and ball, please pm me.
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