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mark Lewis is rapidly becomming the Barbara woodhouse ( google her kids) of the pasteboards.

" there are no Bad Dawgs, own lay Bad owners"

It isn't so much whether a card trick is bad or not so much as whether it suits the personality of the performer. There are some tricks which seem pretty puerile but turn out to be masterpieces in the right hands. And yet there are some card tricks which would seem strong but simply don't suit the performer.

There is some limited truth in the analogy that there are no bad tricks, only bad performers but it isn't the whole story since as I have just stated it depends on whether the trick suits you or not. And despite what I have said I do admit that there are quite a few awful card tricks out there (mainly invented to show other magicians) but there are also an incredible amount of good ones too.

I think Out of this World takes some beating as does MacDonald's Aces (wrongly credited to Mac MacDonald but really invented by Hofzinser).

Do as I do is one of the greatest self working card tricks of all time. I also think Matching the cards is remarkable strong. However there are many, many more.

There is a version of Do As I Do which uses a marked deck. The effect on the spectator is nothing short of staggering. Every time. Honestly, you cannot appreciate the impact this effect has on the spectator until you perform it. For me, this ranks in my personal top five card tricks.

One of the best I've seen is Helecopter card as performed by Slydini and then Romain. I've seen a few others perform it and they did a miserable job.

Replicant wrote:There is a version of Do As I Do which uses a marked deck. The effect on the spectator is nothing short of staggering. Every time. Honestly, you cannot appreciate the impact this effect has on the spectator until you perform it. For me, this ranks in my personal top five card tricks.

Where has that been published? As I'm having a bit of a love affair with my shiny new marked Fournier deck, I'd quite like to buy this version of Do as I Do.

It's in this book, which you really need to own if you use marked decks.

Replicant wrote:It's in this book, which you really need to own if you use marked decks.

YES YES YES! This book rocks and this particular trick kills.

Replicant wrote:It's in this book, which you really need to own if you use marked decks.

Ooo, ta very much. An order will be placed very soon