Visions from Las Vegas by Steve Gore

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Visions from Las Vegas by Steve Gore

Postby Mandrake » Sep 2nd, '12, 14:43



Visions from Vegas by Steve Gore
Dealer: Direct from Steve - http://www.stevegore.co.uk

Cost: £49 plus £3 uk postage, £7 world postage

The Effect
Using a Las Vegas Travel Guide, the magish not only devines three freely selected words, as a bonus four further reveals are possible within the same routine.

Difficulty
(1=easy to do, 2=No sleights, but not so easy, 3=Some sleights used,
4=Advanced sleights used, 5=Suitable for experienced magicians only)
The first phase with the book and postcard, easily a 1 but you still needs the usual people skills with your volunteer. The Bonus phase is a 3, requires some basic sleights, all fully explained but you can use others of your choice if preferred! The final reveal uses a block of Post-It notes.

What it says on the tin:
Imagine that a travel guide book is chosen, and each page is shown to be different.
You introduce a postcard and insert it into the travel guide and demonstrate how in a few moments time the spectator is going to arrive at 3 random words.
You explain that you are going to predict their future word choices by simply asking them a few random questions.
Whilst you are asking the questions, you write 3 prediction words on the back of your business card. These words are unseen to the audience and are placed face down on the table or given to someone to hold.

The postcard is once again inserted into any page by the spectator; they even choose the left or right page. 3 different words are fairly chosen in the same manner as before.
Once the words have been chosen by the spectator and named out loud, they turn over the business card to reveal your predictions were correct.

• WALKROUND, CLOSE UP, STAND UP OR STAGE
• NO RESET AND EASY TO DO WITH NO MEMORY WORK OR PEAKING
• POCKET SIZED
• A NEW METHOD IN MAGIC THAT YOU WILL LOVE
• NOTHING INSERTED INTO THE BOOK APART FROM A BLANK POSTCARD
• NO LONG AND SHORT PAGES
• GENUINE JAW DROPPING REACTIONS
• EXTRA OPTION AVAILABLE TO REPEAT WITH A DIFFERENT OUTCOME
• EVERYTHING CAN BE EXAMINED
• BONUS LAS VEGAS POSTCARD INCLUDED, WITH FOUR REVELATIONS ON
(The postcard is also customisable with your own messages or predictions)

Overall
The description above really says it all. The first phase with the book and postcard is very straightforward and leaves plenty of room for your individual way of presenting such effects. The Bonus routines really caught my eye, you use your own regular deck of cards – scope for using a casino style deck instead of the usual Bikes – and the final bit uses a block of Post-It notes (you supply these yourself - try Staples for the right kind) which requires a bit of work beforehand in writing on each sheet but once done is there for all time.

When you open the Jiffy bag, all the props, other than deck of cards and Post-It notes, are included plus an extra book which is, shall we say, more examinable than the first one used and can be switched in if required. There are two post cards so you can customise one if you like, perhaps you might even consider taking one to Las Vegas and posting it to yourself for extra authenticity? No? OK, just thought I’d mention it! The quality is really superb, the book is very well produced, fully authentic and certainly in the same league as the travel shop/bookshop Travel guides which cost arms and legs. The information and pictures/graphics contained are superb and actually make for great reading if you have time to spare!

There’s a 10 page, full colour A5 sized instruction leaflet which tells you all you need to know but there’s also a link to exclusive YT vids which show the full presentation. For further info, email Steve magic@stevegore.co.uk and ask – he’ll be happy to help. Mention you saw this on TM so he knows where you're coming from.
Steve also has an alternative book available at a much reduced price, plus he can supply additional items which you may like to use.

Rating: 9 out of 10, no question – possibly 9.75 in fact! In view of the price, this is really something for the worker or the serious hobbyist who would like a multiphase routine suitable for different venues and presentation styles. Steve’s presentation on the YT vids obviously uses his style and patter but there’s no reason why a different slant can’t be used. My initial thoughts here are to refer to the way that Las Vegas was owned by The Mob for several decades, gambling, girls, booze were all under their control. Since then, Las Vegas has been promoted as a more family friendly place with the emphasis on entertainment (just look at all the shows featuring magic of one kind or another!) but, and this is the crunch, everything is still carefully but invisibly controlled and therefore predictable....

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