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jazzmagician New user Sonoma, California 7 Posts 
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Hi Everyone,
I am just wondering what everyones favorite card trick is when the very first step is the spectator is asked to shuffle the cards. This would eliminate stacked decks, false shuffles, ect... |
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Stanyon Inner circle Landrum, S.C. by way of Chicago 3433 Posts
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Your deck + Breather Crimp = Limitless possibilities.
Stanyon
aka Steve Taylor "Every move a move!" "If you've enjoyed my performance half as much as I've enjoyed performing for you, then you've enjoyed it twice as much as me!" |
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Irfaan Kahan Veteran user 346 Posts
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Hello Jazz
I perform this one occasionally (only for family and friends!!). Have them shuffle the deck. When they're done, make a comment about the back design so that they'll lift the deck up to see. Glimpse the bottom card . . . Finish whatever effect you create without ever touching the cards!! It's a strong moment. Sometimes (rarely) I can't get a peek, though . . .
I'm a Magician playing the part of an Actor
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Loopback Veteran user Lincoln, Nebraska 359 Posts
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My all time favorite would be Frank Garcia's Quadruple Coincidence.
You can find it on his Stars of Magic DVD. |
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Ed_Millis Inner circle Yuma, AZ 2292 Posts
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I got NU WAY OOTW from Hank Lee for 2 bucks. Great routine! Got a couple of counting routines that also work well, and I never touch the deck.
Ed |
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Michael Peterson Inner circle is where I'm trapped, because of my 4071 Posts
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On 2009-08-20 09:07, Stanyon wrote: Add a peek & you can rule the world! :) Mike |
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ChristopherM Special user UK 844 Posts
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Hi Jazz,
If you're still looking for suggestions, a great and technically undemanding trick which can begin with a legitimate shuffly by a spectator is Gemini Twins (Karl Fulves). All the best with your magic! Chris |
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slyhand Inner circle Good ole Virginia 1908 Posts
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On 2009-08-20 11:35, Loopback wrote: Quote:
On 2009-08-20 17:49, ChristopherM wrote: Both of these are excellent suggestions. I also suggest "Spectator Does A Trick" in Card College Lighter by Giobbi.
I am getting so tired of slitting the throats of people who say that I am a violent psychopath.
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spycrapper Loyal user Indonesia 295 Posts
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Aaah my first post after a long time break from Café..
actually there are so many effects that allow the deck be shuffled by spectator (as the first step). One that I read recently is Harry Lorayne's excellent STOP! trick.. you don't even have to touch the cards at all! I love it.. |
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jazzmagician New user Sonoma, California 7 Posts
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I want to extend my thanks to all of you your help. I have been playing to a tough audience (my family). They busted me once on the Chicago opener and now they ask to shuffle the cards every time. They also throughly inspect them before they shuffle. I figure I will do a few of these tricks first and then maybe they will get tired of shuffling all the time..
Thanks Again! Jazz |
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Harry Lorayne 1926 - 2023 New York City 8558 Posts
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Hey, my Stop! trick is fine, but it's one item from one of my books, and I've written many books JUST FOR YOU! harry l.
[email]harrylorayne@earthlink.net[/email]
http://www.harrylorayne.com http://www.harryloraynemagic.com |
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jazzmagician New user Sonoma, California 7 Posts
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Hi Harry,
Yes if you could point me in the right direction - perhaps a specific book or DVD that has the trick Stop! I would really appreciate it. Thank you, Jazz |
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Dougini Inner circle The Beautiful State Of Maine 7130 Posts
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If you are new to magic, and want to do cards, in my opinion there is no better source than Harry. We've used the phrase "Living Legend" once or twice in the Café, but Harry is a true Legend in the magic world!
One would do well by studying this man's work! Doug |
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Mind New user Bedfordshire, UK 76 Posts
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KENT by Kenton Knepper is a good mind reading effect, the spectator can shuffle the cards as much as they like.
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TomasB Inner circle Sweden 1144 Posts
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There's an overlooked trick in The Encyclopedia of Card Tricks under
"2. Abbott's Version. The Certain Card Trick" which has a very good method. The effect is this: Spectator shuffles and cuts the deck, lifts off a portion to peek at a card then cuts the deck again a few times. The spectator deals the deck in six piles and tells you which pile his card is in. The magician now knows which card the spectator peeked at. At no time does the magician touch the cards. The better you get the fewer piles you can have the spectator deal. If you omit having the spectator cut the deck after he has peeked a card, you have the same method as "Stop!". /Tomas |
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BCaldwell Special user is really regretting his 524 Posts
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I currently perform "Intro-Verted" by John Guastaferro, published in the March 2009 issue of Magic Magazine, in Joshua Jay's "Talk about Tricks" column. Instead of having four participants "pick a card, any card" I hand out the deck and have them select any card they want. The cards are returned to the deck and then revealed one at a time, each revelation using the previous card(s) to reveal the next. Excellent.
"...that's just my opinion. I could be wrong." Dennis Miller
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spycrapper Loyal user Indonesia 295 Posts
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On 2009-08-23 10:21, jazzmagician wrote: It's on Close Up Card Magic.. And its updated version is in Classic Collection vol 1 which I'm dying to get one! |
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Michael Peterson Inner circle is where I'm trapped, because of my 4071 Posts
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Devestation by Geoff Williams is a killer! The Spectator does all the work.
Mike |
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DWRackley Inner circle Chattanooga, TN 1909 Posts
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Good stuff here (taking notes!)
I'd have to add "You Do As I Do" with two (red & blue) decks.
...what if I could read your mind?
Chattanooga's Premier Mentalist Donatelli and Company at ChattanoogaPerformers.com also on FaceBook |
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guitarmagic Elite user Southern Louisiana 425 Posts
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What a great trick of Harry Lorayne's, the "Stop Trick!" Outstanding . . .
Why is it that on one side of the world a person looks at a picture of the Grand Canyon and says, "it looks so real." At the same time on the other side of the world a person looks at the Grand Canyon and says, "it looks like a picture."
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