On Jul 3, 2023, Mb217 wrote:
In the sport of boxing, it is said that “styles make fights.” Along those lines, there are many styles in magic that are quite effective. Some magis like to be up and about, some like the outdoors, some are hobbyists that like learning from a multitude of sources, while some like to just sit and deliver. This guy learned the craft from his dad, who was a really good closeup man himself. He taught him all the nuances and moves that makes magic even more clever & magical.

In this one, he shows a clever old coins across. The moves are so smoothly done that if you were sitting right next to him you’d see about as much as you see right here. I remember learning that right up close one night on a cruise in Boca Raton, Fla., sitting next to another outstanding card & closeup man, Bill Malone. Man guys like this are something to see up close as it just shows you what we’re all in search of as to the art no matter how difficult or simply put…”pure perfection” is what all the practice is really about.

Here’s a good example of all that from a guy that’s been doing it just this way for a really long time. I believe Doug Conn way above shows you a bit of this in a similar trick, but it’s good to see how different hands handle things differently the same… The effect is a nice one here, but again it’s the overall delivery that makes it sing…