It’s showtime tonight. I am in the coffee shop with my Mother enjoying breakfast and thinking about tonight’s performance. Questions going through my mind. What routines would I like to share? What needs to happen in order for me to feel like a champion? This is a little game play with myself. It gets me …
These books are modest in comparison to some. Thin, slim and yet, HUGE, in content. I love the work of Denis Behr. Superb effects, rigorous analysis which I love and integrity towards moving our subject forward. No watered down effects, just good strong magic with an efficient methodology that gets the job done. Easy, difficult …
The Karl Le Fong Gathering celebrated its fourth year last weekend in Glasgow City Centre. Picture the scene; the United Kingdom’s most enthusiastic, obsessed and passionate lovers of all things related to Card Magic, Sleight of Hand, Theory, Performance Artistry and good old fashioned late night conversations. This is a weekend Convention thatknew how to …
Well now. Here is a routine that had already achieved classic status before Darwin Ortiz turned it into a masterpiece. Let’s go back in time shall we. Full credit to Peter Kane for publishing his original idea in his stunning book A Further Session with Peter Kane. This collection of books featured material that really …
Roy Walton is a GENIUS. I often wonder if someone like Roy gives any thought to the impact his creative out put generates. Having met him, he comes across as such a down to earth and humble man. I struggled to put this man together with the individual who created this wonderful routine. Let’s take …
In my opinion, this routine is the Zen of Sleight of Hand Card Magic. Like a Master Samurai Swords Man, this routine will test every fibre of your being; psychological and emotional resolve to execute with exacting precision and finesse. The hard part will be to execute this routine without even caring. If you understand …
This wonderful routine is the creation of Robert Houdin. It first saw print in 1868 in his book The Secrets of Conjuring & Magic. I first encountered this routine in Jean Hugard’s The Royal Road to Card Magic under the title Everybody’s Card. This routine takes guts to perform, the impact on an audience is …
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Well now. This is going to be an interesting conversation. You may have noticed so far that all of my entries in this series have been rooted in my personal experience. This post is no different. Picture the scene in your mind. It’s 1982. I am with Alan Alan at The Tannens Jubilee in upstate …
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This Post is Dedicated to my friend and mentor Darwin Ortiz. When I first read this routine as a fourteen years old, I could hardly hold a deck of cards in my hand. Just so that I could visualise the effect, I placed each of the four aces in my jacket pocket and stood in …
The next routine I would like to feature is Triumph. This is another stellar routine from Stars of Magic. It should come as no surprise to you that all the routines I have discussed so far, I learnt in my teens from this book. Now, before we go any further, take a look at this …
