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Harry Lorayne 1926 - 2023 New York City 8558 Posts |
Oh, and neglected to say that you'll be able to do some great magic without having to carry anything with you.
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djurmann Inner circle thinks time to practice and stop writing 1481 Posts |
Harry,
How much of it is in the hands (ie no table required)? Many thanks, Danny |
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Harry Lorayne 1926 - 2023 New York City 8558 Posts |
Don't know - some of each I'd imagine. Many that are taught for a table can always be changed to hands only.
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Harry Lorayne 1926 - 2023 New York City 8558 Posts |
Or, can be changed to use a spectator's hands instead of the tabletop.
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djurmann Inner circle thinks time to practice and stop writing 1481 Posts |
Thanks Harry.
Best wishes, Danny |
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GrendelWT New user Sanremo, Italy 5 Posts |
Ok, I hate you guys!
I started this thread talking about gimmicks (firmly stating "Excluding card magic"!) and I found myself with a deck in my hand trying to learn some sleight! I'm working on palming, shuffling and cut techniques (like "Cardini change" or another one where you hold the deck on the left, cover it with the right, pushing the first card away a bit, grabbing the second with the palm pulling it back etc -i dunno the name of it!-), one hand, triple and quadruple cut etc. Not working still on card tricks 'cause I'd like to be fast and precise with a deck in my hand. Once confident with cards, I'll start working on the "magic" part. Am I doing right? Do you have any fundamental palming or soh techniques to improve my finger skills? Then, when I'll be good at manipulating cards, I'll start with coins! Thank you all! |
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LaurensMalter Regular user Belgium 131 Posts |
If you won't want to spend a lot of time learning and practicing magic, go with easy and strong tricks.
A trick I like and that seems to amaze the brightest minds (my chimp-like neighbour kid for instance..) is a coffee mug, porr water in it, turn the cup upside down and an ice sube falls out, you can basically do this everywhere, it requires no training, no preparation and you don't even need to carry it with you.. I'm not sure revealing small tricks like this is aloud here, but I'm not gonna risk it. Tricks like this, pack small and play large (as Jeff McBride would say it, haha) |
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PAUL K Special user Massachusetts 547 Posts |
The Little Hand By Mike Ammar.
Watch This. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs4Z8TPv2jY A TT.So much you can do with it. Hopping Half by Jonson. Two Card Monte One To Five Dollar Hotrod Pen through bill |
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Megan New user London 20 Posts |
The only things I tend to carry on me are ordinary coins and playing cards. When you've got a pack of cards and a marker pen there's potential for some great tricks. When I was younger I used to have a Pen Through £5 Note that was so, so easy but had fantastic reactions - just really basic sleight of hand. Gimmicked cards are also great for easy but strong stuff too. I'm a real beginner, trying to get better, but this stuff's had awesome reactions despite lack of experience. Dunno if that's helpful.
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NexusMagicShop Elite user Sunny California 434 Posts |
I carry Loops almost everywhere I go, simply because you can do so many effects with them. Loops are very versatile, and inexpensive if you base it on impact, and the astonishment created.
My pockets always include the following |Loops always loaded |Back pocket: Kaps on Fire wallet inside the wallet a carry the optic wallet & Loop Refills just in case - Right front Jean pocket I carry a Quarter & Half Dollar, (vanishes and Transpo's) above that in the small jean pocket I have a TT, Left front pocket if I am not wearing a jacket I carry a deck protector & cards below the deck protector and cards I carry a few identical rubber bands for such routines as Crazy mans handcuff's etc. etc. Left Rear I carry a Jumbo Silver Half dollar. That's my basic strolling set-up I do change it up from time to time, depends really on the time of year. Warmer times of the year this is my typical set-up, when I wear a jacket it's different. I live in California so that's only about 4 months out of the year.
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Magic Midnight New user 29 Posts |
I always have a $5 and $1 bill switch in my wallet. A TT is easy to carry and will allow you to perform multiple effects.
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SmithMagicMan Regular user 179 Posts |
Booktests are really good for mentalism, which really fries, but it is hard to get a book in your pocket.
Fortunately, Craig Petty has the answer, with his and Russell Leeds' Love Cards. I carry this round with me everywhere, because it fits in your wallet, but would easily fit inside a pocket. And this absolutely kills laypeople. Love Cards: http://www.worldmagicstore.com/love-card......qbtnjaj3 Also, if you want something that can be done without taking any pocket space, something with just a (borrowed) finger ring, and kills: David Jay's Ringmaster :- http://www.worldmagicstore.com/ring-mast......qbtnjaj3 |
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Lefebure Loyal user Lille, France 202 Posts |
Pointless by Greg Wilson !!!
You can also keep a lippencott box in you jacket, always useful... Flash paper is also a good idea to make appear coins, decks, flowers etc... |
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SmithMagicMan Regular user 179 Posts |
Nice deck of twilight angels is good as well.
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M Sini Inner circle 1359 Posts |
I have a TT in my pocket at all times.
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Mr. Woolery Inner circle Fairbanks, AK 2149 Posts |
A few rubber balls. Do vanishes, productions, honk them out of your nose. Then do the 2 in hand, 1 in pocket routine. Old as the hills, fairly easy, great trick.
If you really have to have gimmicks, check out the steel ball and tube. The one really vital thing is to have a solid performance worked out before you show it. Make it a mystery. I was watching Penn and Teller's Magic and Mystery Tour a couple of days ago and there was a part where Penn was discussing a trick an Indian magician had just done for him. It was a knot vanishing from a handkerchief. If you learn the Slydini Silks you will learn how to do this, although he was using only one hank. Anyway, he mentioned to his guide that he had see the same trick in the States and it was always presented as a challenge, almost insulting to the audience. The Indian magician presented it as a miracle and it plays stronger that way. The lesson here is to look at tricks and ask how you can make the trick seem like a miracle instead of a challenge. I personally dislike the usual chop cup routines because so many of them present it as a game of where's the ball and the spectator always loses. It becomes a challenge to figure out the method. Which isn't too hard, really. But Tim Dowd's routine is fantastic because it manages to present the trick in the context of a story where the ball is not wanted under the cup and keeps appearing there anyway. There are loads of small tricks that you can carry around, but I'd suggest picking just a couple and knowing how to get the most from them. Oh, and a suggestion: a white handkerchief. Do the hanky mouse routine. It is in Karl Fulves' Self-Working Handkerchief Magic (and many other places). I can suggest Quentin Reynolds' DVD on the routine. You can do the dissolving knots, use the hankie for a close-up pad, do the coin assembly from Mark Wilson's book on it, even do card through handkerchief (my favorite card trick for kids). Very versatile prop. Get three of them for around $8 at a decent haberdashery. Want a great cheap magic kit? Handkerchief, several quarters, some rubber bands, deck of cards, marker, some rubber balls, a thimble, and a couple of books. Fulves and Mark Wilson will be plenty for a while. But you have to put in time to get your presentation really good. You can do 20 minutes of good stuff with what's here. Bundle of rope and a pair of scissors adds 5-8 minutes. Have fun and don't make the usual mistake of thinking you need to get your props all at a magic shop. Some, yeah. Not all. -Patrick |
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whiteoakcanyon Special user 899 Posts |
I would seriously consider Crazy Man's Handcuffs (an easy but very impactful rubber band trick) and Scotch and Soda an easy but very magical coin trick. Both take up very, very little pocket space and look like real magic.
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manofcards Regular user 114 Posts |
I believe color changing knives to be one of the strongest visual effects that you can perform. If you can't or don't want to use the knives, Chad Long just came out with a great routine that uses USB Drives. The best thing is, that it is pretty simple to learn and perform. Check it out here: http://www.chadlongmagic.com/page8/page6......l2-page6
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metaljohn Loyal user Montreal, QC 280 Posts |
If you're going to someone's house, chances are they have a deck of cards, so you can leave your deck at home and fill your pockets with other things. Card tricks are excellent. Knowing one good shuffle, a palm and maybe a double lift, you can do a LOT of card tricks.
Sponge balls are great. Cups and balls are good too, but you may need mini cups and mini balls so that they fit in your pocket without looking awkward. Rubber band tricks, coin tricks. You can buy a mentalist wallet too. The great thing about these wallets are that you can put your cards and cash in them as well so that it can literally be your everyday wallet. A good wallet in my opinion is the Stealth Assassin. It's a little pricey, but well worth it. You can also get some magic rope (soft thick rope easy to cut with a pair of scissors) and do some pretty cool effects. Thumb tips are good too. Oh and D'Lites can be highly entertaining as well, especially with kids. I have a book from Harry Lorayne that might be hard to find since it's out of print, but it's called the Magic Book. It's basically a beginner's magic book, but there's some good stuff in it. I haven't tested the number and mental magic tricks in them yet, but they seem to be quite entertaining. There's also a section on magic with objects that people usually have in the house or at a dinner table that can be entertaining as well. |
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Dougini Inner circle The Beautiful State Of Maine 7130 Posts |
These days, I carry The Amazing Jumping Arrow (paddle trick). It kills. Coins are good. I always have change. I don't normally carry anything else. Unless I know I'm gonna be somewhere, and then I pack to slay...
Doug |
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