Replicant wrote:thebigcheese, a DF card is what I would class as a "standard" gaffed card and it is intrinsic to the effect in a trick such as Anniversary Waltz. The revelation of a gaffed card in this instance is justified and, indeed, part of the punchline, if you will. My point is the DF card does not draw unnecessary attention to the deck under those circumstances; it's revelation brings the trick to a natural conclusion without undue suspicion. Some of the Ellusionist gaffed cards, however, are so obvious they virtually scream "trick card!" and coupled with the fact that the performer is likely to be using an unusual deck at the time, e.g. Ghost deck, I think this would elicit a different response from the spectator than Anniversary Waltz (or Blizzard) would. In any case, with very few exceptions, I don't perform card tricks which reveal gaffed cards to the spectators for reasons which I stated in my previous post. That's not to say I don't use gaffed cards in some of my effects - just that the audience are not aware that those same cards are present.
Oh dear, I do hope that made some sort of sense. I know what I mean in my head but sometimes my written skills fail me.
I understand where your coming from, in that the DF is a subtle gaff card, and because it gets used in many classic effects such as aniversary waltz, then it slips by..Also because DF's are a very old gaff card, they are seen as a classic of magic. Although I wouldnt own an Elusionist gaff deck, I believe, that if used subtely, then even the most absurd gaff card could be played off to good effect (possibly not this battery thing
) if used in a normal routine, but just with a kicker ending. After all, ive been accused of using trick cards by making a card transpose in spectators hands or appear in my wallet or bottle, (even with a borrowed deck!). So as far as the spectator is concerned, if you could make a WHOLE card disspear, then why not just the pip on an ace of spades. Ultimatly, its laymen you want to impress, not other magicians...
Don't buy it REBEL!
