PAUL GORDON'S CORNER OF PICADILLY

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Postby Paul Gordon » Feb 27th, '09, 22:44



I see your point, but I design my tricks to perform for LAYMEN and not just magicians. And, laymen will never think a trick is stale...

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Postby Lenoir » Feb 27th, '09, 22:46

Paul, there is a move in the routine, that I think is the same as in Ken Krenzel's 3 card monte routine. The one with the outjogged card between the two...etc.

Do you know of the routine, and if so, is it the same move?

I only ask, because I have a lot of trouble with the move and you seem to pull it off perfectly.

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Postby Paul Gordon » Feb 27th, '09, 23:00

It's a Trevor Lewis move, and yes - it's the one Ken Krenzel uses. You can watch me do it on my website...or YouTube.

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Postby gunnarkr » Feb 28th, '09, 03:18

I bought this just as it came out, over a year ago, with the long old looking cards, made by Card-shark in Germany. It's an amazing effect and it's great that as soon as you have shown it, it's ready to go again at another table perhaps.

I agree with dat on the 10/10 rating. (But I could have sworn that it had been reviewed here before).

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Postby Paul Gordon » Jul 10th, '09, 11:48

At last! A live clip of me doing it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeOyrekSieo

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Postby Mr Grumpy » Oct 28th, '11, 11:53

Paul Gordon wrote:I get up at 4am everyday. Always been an early riser; I get more done that way.

Paul


Now THAT's magic!

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Re: PAUL GORDON'S CORNER OF PICADILLY

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Re: PAUL GORDON'S CORNER OF PICADILLY

Postby Mr Grumpy » Oct 28th, '11, 12:18

I think with such a great routine, it's criminally insane to allow the thread to sleep for more than a year.

I bought this a week or so ago. I'm a bit stuck with it. I'm sure someone will help me with it at the next magic meet. I think the problem is that I learned the thingy count wrongly -- I think it was taughtly wrongly on the youtube clip I watched. Lesson learned.

Perhaps someone will help me with my count at the next meet.

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Re: PAUL GORDON'S CORNER OF PICADILLY

Postby Paul Gordon » Oct 28th, '11, 12:21

The "thingy" count?

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Re: PAUL GORDON'S CORNER OF PICADILLY

Postby Mr Grumpy » Oct 28th, '11, 12:34

I believe that's what it's called.

Or is it the Elmer Fudd count?

I'm not thinking straight today.

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Postby Paul Gordon » Oct 28th, '11, 12:42

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Re: PAUL GORDON'S CORNER OF PICADILLY

Postby Stephen Ward » Oct 28th, '11, 13:23

This is a wonderful effect that is ideal for strolling performances. Easy to perform and a very good effect, highly recommended.

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Re: PAUL GORDON'S CORNER OF PICADILLY

Postby Mr Grumpy » Oct 28th, '11, 13:44

I bought it because I totally love performing Skinner's Ultimate Monte, and you can't perform that without a table. I think this looks like a good alternative.

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Re: PAUL GORDON'S CORNER OF PICADILLY

Postby Lenoir » Oct 28th, '11, 13:46

Next meet up I'll explain anything you don't understand Mr. King.

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Postby Mr Grumpy » Oct 28th, '11, 13:52

Thank you, Mr Lenoir.

Mr Ward has sent me a link to a Mr Gordon video teaching Mr Thudd's tricky count, but I'm sure I'll need some real-world help also.

In exchange, I'll show you my signed-card-through-bride's-eyeball trick -- perfect for weddings!

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