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Jamie D. Grant V.I.P. as seen in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Twice! 2413 Posts |
What The Audience Sees:
”Yo, you want to know what I saw, right? Yeah? You sure? Because I saw the devil, man! Or maybe not! Maybe he’s a miracle worker! Who the %#^# knows what the heck Jamie is! He probably doesn’t even know!!! Check it- he puts a deck of cards on the table, right. He NEVER touches them again; I swear to you it’s true. He doesn’t touch the things. Instead he has me and Big Ted come up with a card. We chose the 2 of Clubs. BOOM! It’s gone, he says. We count the cards. There’s only 51. Big Ted starts to giggle. I start to get nervous. He tells us to turn the cards face up and find the 2 of Clubs. Well, guess what? Yeah, I know you know! The 2 of Clubs isn’t in the deck and the %^$^^$%^^$ pulls it out of his shoe! I couldn’t believe it! Big Ted started doing jumping jacks! Me? I just got the heck out of there before the Seven Horsemen showed up. It was awesome!!!" How It Went: I’ve reviewed a Ben Harris effect in the past and gave it a great Rating (Enlightenment) and I’m about to do it again. You know, the thing I liked about Enlightenment was that it was something that I wouldn’t use all the time- it’s something unique that I can break out on special occasions. The Crossroads deck, however, doesn’t fall into that category because I will be using this all the time. I mean, it was almost made for Magic Friday- self working and instantly resettable = awesome. Everyone loved it, as well. The thing that makes this so impossible is the fact that I never touched the cards. It’s just so surreal. And I didn’t play it like, “I knew you were going to pick the [card]”. Instead, I played it like, “Voila. I just made your card vanish from the deck.” And it killed. Over and over again. Best Lines: ”AIGGAHHIIGAH! It’s gone, it’s gone!!” -This was only after they had counted to 51, lol. They didn’t even know that the card had vanished for sure yet. ”%#^#. That’s a good trick.” -Angry Bob. Angry Bob Rating: For those of you reading this article for the first time, Angry Bob is a co-worker who has an understanding of some magic because his uncle was a magician. Angry Bob knows that TT’s exist, for example, but he has no desire to become a magician himself. He also has an anger management problem that can be experienced first hand if he can’t figure out how a trick is done. A high rating means he has no idea. See above. 5/5. My Rating: What can I say? I love it. The only downside I can think of is that a table is ideal- But, nah, I did it a few times on Friday with someone counting the cards onto the hands of another, so a table isn’t even really necessary. I don’t know if there are any drawbacks. I mean, any time I can do an effect where I don’t have to actually do anything is going to score pretty high, lol. How about 9.5/10. Ah, the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer. It was actually the easiest Magic Friday I can remember in a long time. The JDG Tip: Read It Here! Closing Thoughts: Keep in mind that this is a deck. Well, actually, it’s a manuscript. But it’s something extra that you’ll carry with you. And I want to convey that that shouldn’t be a negative. The fact that it can be repeated immediately is priceless and should help you with your purchase decision if you’re wary about adding another deck to your repertoire- I’ve already bumped another deck from my Working Case and replaced it with the Crossroads. Great work Ben! Have a great week, everyone! Jamie D. Grant http://www.whatizit.net This Magic Friday was kindly sponsored by Murphy’s Magic. note- sponsorship in no way affects reviews.
TRICK OF THE YEAR: Industrial Revelation, BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Approach, The AIP Bottle, and my new book Scenic 52, can all be found over here: SendWonder.com
Kindness takes practice. My TEDx talk |
Jamie D. Grant V.I.P. as seen in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Twice! 2413 Posts |
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New Video added: Here. Thanks so much for taking the time to watch! jamie Other Magic Friday Reviews 357 by Tom Lauten 3D Realization by Mark Southwork ACAAN by Barrie Richardson Atomic 2.0 by Michael Paul Be Honest, What Is It by Eddie Fechter Black Envelope by Bob Kohler Blackout by Platt Boomerang Band by Al Angelo Branded by Tim Trono Card On Head by Matthew Johnson Cash Cabaret by Peter Nardi Chameleon Knives by Joe Mogar Christmas Carol Book Test by Josh Zandman Crazy Man's Handcuffs by Arthur Setterington Crossroads by Ben Harris Cut & Restored String by Charles Townsend Cutting Tens by David Solomon Deck Dropper by Trevor Duffy Deep 3 by Bro Gilbert Diplopia from Paul Vigil Directors Cut by Jay Sankey Double Jointed Card by Jeff Pierce Dough by Jay Sankey Dr. Daley's Last Trick by Dr. Daley Dragon Thread by Mike Wong Eight Card Brainwave by Nick Trost Encased by David Forrest Enlightenment by Ben Harris Entourage by Gordon Beam Extension Of Credit by David Ben Fan Mail by Jay Sankey Fantasy Phone Experiment by Jack Galloway Fiber Optics by Richard Sanders Flow by Dan Hauss Four, Five, Six Packet Trick by Sal Piacente Future Zone by Mark Mason Gum by Jeff Prace Homing Card by Francis Carlyle Hopping Halves by Roy Kueppers Hundy 500 by Gregory Wilson Impossible Knot by Barrie Richardson Impromtu Penetration by Russell Leeds Intuition by Hondo & David Leon Invisible Deck by Eddie Fields Key Accessory by Andrew Gerard Kolossal Killer by Kenton Knepper Linking Ring Through String by Fantasma Lit by Dan Hauss & Dan White Magic Lock Box by Pocket Magic Matchbox Penetration by Anonymous Metamorphisis by Wayne Dobson Micro Chop Chup by James Riser & Dennis Loomis Mind Control by Bill Abbott Miracle Chip by Mark Mason Multi Dimensional by Craig Fillicetti Multiple Selection by Mark James Newspaper Tear by Paul Potassy NFW by Gary Freed Observation Test by Nick Trost Passe Passe Salt by Dr. HarlanTarbell Pinnacle by Russ Niedzwieki Pointless by Gregory Wilson Positive/Negative by Max Maven Power Of Poker by John Bannon Powerball 60 by Bill Abbott & Richard Sanders Precious Metal by John Zander Prohibition by Charlie Miller Prophesy In Numbers by Robert Nelson Proximity by Craig Fillicetti Rebate by David Williamson Revealation by Wayne Dobson Ring Thing by Garrett Thomas Ringer by Steve Duschek Rising Ring On Rubberband by Martin Gardner Satisfaction Guranteed by Daniel Garcia Search and Destroy by Aaron Fisher Shirt Happens by Angelo Carbone Shoe't by Mark Southworth & Mark Mason Signed Torn & Restored Post-It Note by Richard Osterlind Silk Vanish Into A TT by Anonynous Sponge Bomb by Jamie D. Grant Stargazer by Alan Wong Strange Travellers by David Blaine & Paul Harris Sweeter and Lower by Richard Osterlind Tagged by Richard Sanders Test of Strength by Bill Malone Three Card Monte by Whit Haydn Chef Anton Three Quarters Across by Gregory Wilson Torched and Restored by Brent Braun Torn & Restored Transpo by David Williamson Travelling Expenses by Jay Jankey Triumph by Dai Vernon Two Card Monte by Don Driver Two Cards In Pocket by Richard Osterlind Ultimate Jump by Joe Rindfleisch Ultimate Three Card Monte by Michael Skinner Untouchable by Jeremy Hanrahan Unwritten by Oliver Meech Vanishing Ketchup Bottle by Norm Nielsen Warning by Kostya Kimlat White Star by Jim Critchlow Wow by Masuda
TRICK OF THE YEAR: Industrial Revelation, BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Approach, The AIP Bottle, and my new book Scenic 52, can all be found over here: SendWonder.com
Kindness takes practice. My TEDx talk |
Jamie D. Grant V.I.P. as seen in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Twice! 2413 Posts |
TRICK OF THE YEAR: Industrial Revelation, BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Approach, The AIP Bottle, and my new book Scenic 52, can all be found over here: SendWonder.com
Kindness takes practice. My TEDx talk |
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