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inigmntoya Inner circle DC area native, now in Atlanta 2351 Posts 
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Taking nothing away from Doc Eason or the effect -- I think it's great and would play well to a lay audience -- but to those concerned about it being given away for free, I would think anyone with some basic card knowledge could figure out the handling from watching the performance.
I know I did, and that's not saying much, so surely others can? 
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sgtgrey Special user Austin, TX 839 Posts
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I don't think that's what concerned anyone. It's about more people becoming aware of its existence and starting to perform it. Half of me wants to share these great effects, and half of me wants to keep the ones I like best as underground as possible.
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Kozmo V.I.P. 5473 Posts
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For me its letting people know that this type of material is on every issue of reel magic. And that for that $5 you get every issue plus tons of other content....
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Magicray69 Veteran user Tampa Bay 369 Posts
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Quote: Yeah, but Kozmo is going to send a Joker deck to all of the winners.On May 1, 2015, inigmntoya wrote:
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Kozmo V.I.P. 5473 Posts
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Um no
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Ray Tupper. Special user NG16. 749 Posts
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On May 2, 2015, sgtgrey wrote: Tell that to Doc Eason then. It's his to share as he pleases. The talk of "underground" is complete cobblers.
What do we want?
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sgtgrey Special user Austin, TX 839 Posts
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Ah Ray, you're missing the point. Doc can do with it as he pleases, and I'm happy this is getting attention, because a good piece of magic is being rediscovered by many who either have forgotten or never knew it to begin with. That's good for the art. But there's also a part of me that wants to jealously guard the tricks I really like to selfishly keep them for myself or just the few that remember it (ie hidden gems staying hidden/underground/whatever term you'd like to use - I'm not into semantics here).
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Ross W Inner circle UK 1779 Posts
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Nice trick. Very nice. The first time I oerformed it, though, something struck me. The reveal of all jokers at the end is completely superfluous from an impossibility/magical point of view. It is no more impossible than if it had been a regular deck (see also Dave forrests's "Loxley"). Just sayin'...
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Doc Eason V.I.P. Aspen Colorado 429 Posts
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Well Ross.. all I can say is "try it" .. both ways.. the impact of a deck of all the same (but contrasting) cards is stronger than a real deck.. Just try it.. I have been doing the trick for 30+ years and have thousands of performances logged.. with all different variations.. the 'bugging out of the eyes' from seeing all cards are the same is much stronger than the 'puzzling' aspect of the regular deck.. but don't take my word for it.. try it.. and ... as I have stated before.. the 'all blank deck' is stronger than the regular deck reveal but not as strong as the all joker deck .. .but again.. your mileage may vary..
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Ross W Inner circle UK 1779 Posts
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On May 5, 2015, Doc Eason wrote: I can confirm it IS effective, I HAVE tried it! My comment was intended to draw our attention to what might be called the trick's "discrepancy": funny how illogical things like the all-joker deck can make a trick *seem* more magical when really it isn't. |
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Gorecki Loyal user My servante is currently filled with 268 Posts
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Indeed, the trick is no more impossible with an all-the-same deck. After all, there's just one Ace of Hearts (or whatever card you choose) in a regular deck, anyway.
But the added finale adds a magical wrinkle on top, even at a subliminal level: it makes it plain, without a doubt, that the magician KNEW the Ace of Hearts would be chosen. In other words, it completely shuts out the possibility of a switch (of the red card) to accommodate the card the spectactor chooses. (That doesn't make sense to us magicians, but I'm always surprised at what the laymen think we are capable of...) |
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Ray Haining Inner circle Hot Springs, AR 1907 Posts
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I've always done the trick with a deck of all Jacks of Hearts. I did it a few times with an all-blank deck. I could never find a deck of all jokers, although that in my opinion would be the coolest. It's the fact that they are all the same that's important.
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Poof-Daddy Inner circle Considering Stopping At Exactly 5313 Posts
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On May 5, 2015, Ray Haining wrote: http://www.penguinmagic.com/search.php?q=one+way+ scroll about 1/3 down, both red and blue backed B&W Jokers are available. Color Jokers are currently out of stock but I got one a few months ago. They are expected to be back in stock in mid August if you must have the color Jokers. In Phoenix Brand you can get Joker also http://www.card-shark.de/index.cfm?page=......rtID=115 but you don't get to pick exact cards otherwise, just within groups. (red/black A-10 or red/black court).
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Ray Haining Inner circle Hot Springs, AR 1907 Posts
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Poof-Daddy, thanks for that information. It's also good to know that you can get forcing decks with specific cards. I didn't know that. Penguin is a great resource.
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