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I
learned this stuff from great, great older magicians or from scouring
super old, dusty books for hours, weeks - years. I trained with
Slydini in New York for I don't know how long - sitting at his little
kitchen table with him watching me, over and over yelling at me,
"that's not-a da WAY ya DO it!" (Gotta take your lumps).
The
Little Girl...
I
was standing in the "Arcade Magic and Novelty" store once
in Toronto and watching Nick Fabian (what a card man - "experts"
these days would have no hope) bend down to a little girl who was
in the store shopping with her mother. Nick asked her if she wanted
to see a card trick and she said OK. He held out the deck and did
the beautiful 'classic color change'... but pretended to pull the
top card off into his hand (it's a different way to do the change
- instead of "changing" the card you act like you took
the card off the pack into your right hand)...
Then
he crumpled his hand and the card "disappeared".
He
so slowly reached under the hem of the little girl's dress and SLOWLY
pulled out the card. It was amazing... she couldn't believe it.
Watching Nick change what he did based on the audience he had in
the moment... he made it very SIMPLE for that little girl, but brilliant
at the same time.... these are the lessons I got when I was a kid,
as well as hundreds of one on one lessons from the greats who hung
around the shop... The Amazing Randi, Harry Smith, and especially
Tom Baxter - who seemed to know absolutely everything about absolutely
everything.
(Talking
about "slow".... if you want a tip that will improve your
magic ten-fold right now.... slow down every single thing you do
80% - especially flourishes. I see a ton of video on the net and
every last one of you go way, WAY too fast. Did you know that even
the pass doesn't need to be done fast? That's one of the myths we
crush in Ninja.)
"I downloaded Ninja: excellent.
"I find in reviewing them there is nothing new for me. I have
been practicing magic for over 50 years, so there isn't much I haven't
seen or heard about (except stage illusions, which I have no personal
interest in).
"However,
I am not asking for the "money back if not satisfied".
To tell you the truth, I am satisfied. "Firstly, everything
is exactly as described, so there are no falsehoods to complain
about. Secondly, everything is done well, explained directly, and
available for watching over and over. "This is excellent instruction
which should serve the card worker well. I have spent many times
over the cost of this set for videos, books, and lecture notes that
are not nearly as useful or as much fun. "I think any finger-flicker
who gets this will be encouraged to practice the moves just from
seeing how they CAN be done. This is something you can't get from
books. Well done!"
-Gary Labowitz, Springfield, PA.
Street
Magic : Some Reflections
"Dear
Brad:
This
is David from Florida.
I
first saw Blaine do 2 Card Monte on TV and was
amazed. It looks difficult, but it really isn't. The
effect though is unbelievable. I got the routine down in about an
hour and today (Tues.) I did it for the people at work.
They
couldn't believe it. NOT ONE PERSON I did it to had any idea WHEN
the cards could have switched!
I
tried to find where else 2 Card Monte is taught. I looked in various
books, Daryl's card videos, other videos, yet.....NOT one taught
Blaine's 2 Card Monte!! Because of this, I happily paid the $17
to learn it. Even the guy at my local magic shop (8 years experience)
did not know how to do it. He said it was sort of taught in Mark
Wilson's encyclopedia of magic but not the way Blaine did it.
Besides
being offered at ellusionist, the 2Card Monte is also extremely
well taught with 'Brad's EXACT handling'. You take the extra time
to emphasize things which appear subtle but are totally crucial
to 'masking' the movements during card slights. (Like
keeping the hand in the same position during the top change) You
simply cannot get this from a book. At the rate your going Brad,
'your exact handling' will soon be a common statement in the magic
world, as 2 thumbs up is with the movies. I put high credibility
behind tricks 'with Brad's EXACT handling!'"
Sincerely,
David Che, FL
I performed my first trick 'out in the field'..... it was in London's
Hard Rock Cafe at Hyde Park Corner.
"It
was just awesome ! It all started while we were in the queue, I
overheard someone (in a group of American's), call her friend 'Jo'
- so I took note. "When inside, we conveniently got a table
near them. I thought, right, I'm gonna try this. However, on each
of the Aces, I wrote her name (Jo) in big letters with a felt pen.
During the meal, they asked us if we would mind taking a picture,
so I volunteered. Anyway, this was the springboard to do the trick.
So I asked if they wanted to see something cool, 'OK' they said.
I singled out Jo and proceeded to perform the 2 card monte.....
you can imagine the shock when the cards were turned over ! 'How
did that happ.....How did my name ge.....' 'Oh.....my.....'
"Ha
ha ! Brad, your instructions for the 2 Card Monte are absolutely
stunning and I performed all the actions just as you did.
Thank
you once again !"
Paul
B.
London
UK
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