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Josh the Superfluous Inner circle The man of 1881 Posts |
A few years ago I questioned my sanity. I had been practicing a CLASSIC concealment of a half dollar throughout my entire work week. Including situations which would have been embarrassing if a large coin fell out of my hand. After posting my concerns over my mental state, I discovered that although crazy, I was not alone.
Now, how about this: Over the past few weeks I've been going around concealing a billiard ball, all day - every day. I have arthritis, so that was going to be my reason for holding it, should someone ask. Oddly no one has. I must be doing it well. I was holding it during a family outing. Late in the day my son was restless so I let him play with it. To my surprise, my very observant wife asked "Where did that come from?". Has anyone done this? Is this part of a natural progression? Have I reached the end? Or will I move on to bigger, stranger things? Flaming torches? Goldfish bowls?
What do you want in a site? "Honesty, integrity and decency." -Mike Doogan
"I hate it, I hate my ironic lovechild. I didn't even have anything to do with it" Josh #2 |
kregg Inner circle 1950 Posts |
You have morphed into Josh The Superficial.
In honesty, I did this when I first started manipulating. I was not concerned about getting busted, but, in how to make it feel natural so I didn't feel like I was holding a glowing ember when I was doing a show.
POOF!
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Donal Chayce Inner circle 1770 Posts |
I still do stuff like that. For instance, when I go to the company kitchen for a snack, I'll walk out edge palming a stack of Oreos or Ritz cracker or a large, hard pretzel--you get the idea. I even change hands from time to time so that I don't develop a sense memory that favors one hand over the other for such dirty work.
Thus far none of the secretaries or assistants has ever called out, "Hey, what are you doing with all of those cookies in your hand" as I've walked past their desks on the way to my office. Of course, it could be that they're just being polite...or that I'm scaring them. |
daffydoug Eternal Order Look mom! I've got 14077 Posts |
Josh, I've done the coin, and ceramic eggs (That look like the real thing, that I purchased at Cracker Barrell)
But I haven't done the billiard ball yet. My question for you concerns angles. The palm looks fine from front view, but have you had anybody sneak up from behind you and see the load? And what if you need to use actually use the dirty hand? (For example someone reaches out to shake your hand!) It would be hard to do ANYTHING with that billiard ball in your palm!
The difficult must become easy, the easy beautiful and the beautiful magical.
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Leland Stone Inner circle 1204 Posts |
Josh:
Just remember, the truly insane never question their sanity I do the same thing when practising sleights, and for the same reasons, and also with TT's. After it serves its purpose of making me comfortable and natural with the move or what have you, it morphs into a sort of sociological experiment: How much can I get away with right under someone's nose? Like Donal, I have no way of assessing the data. I mean, ASKING people about my Classic Palm or TT...that would just be NUTS. |
evolve629 Inner circle A stack of 3838 Posts |
The ability to ask and question if one's insane suggests that you are merely stressed. The question posed has been questioned throughout human kind, even King Lear!
One hundred percent of the shots you don't take don't go in - Wayne Gretzky
My favorite part is putting the gaffs in the spectators hands...it gives you that warm fuzzy feeling inside! - Bob Kohler |
daffydoug Eternal Order Look mom! I've got 14077 Posts |
And long live good ol' Josh! (even though we all know he's a little off.)
The difficult must become easy, the easy beautiful and the beautiful magical.
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