The Effect - They Say...
You show off two exotic antique Jokers that you carry in your bicycle deck for good luck.
You then ask a special someone to take a walk down memory lane as they remember their very first kiss... and the name of the lucky person behind those lips. It could be any name... but let's say the name happens to be Bro Gilbert.
Now, with empty hands, you cleanly spread through the facedown bicycle deck, revealing the two lucky antique jokers from a moment ago. She removes the two jokers and discovers a bold black letter drawn on each of their backs... a B and a G. The initials of the first person she ever kissed!
And yes, just like deep astonishment, it works with any name.
It starts with a memory... and ends with a miracle.
Bro Gilbert has merged two classics of magic into one of the most ingenious decks of our time. Deep 3 is nearly self-working and exceptionally clean in handling. You can show the backs and faces of normal bicycle cards and your spectator removes the two lucky jokers herself.
With Deep 3 in your pocket, you'll be constantly set (and re-set) for an intimate miracle, or a showstopper for a formal performance.
Manufactured with a red bicycle deck, Deep 3 includes custom vintage "lucky lady jokers" with high-contrast backs so your hand-written letters show up clearly close-up or in front of larger groups. No other props or gimmicks are needed.
Bro Gilbert's Deep 3 is the easiest, most direct, most convenient evolution of the Paul Harris classic that you'll ever perform.
Available from (amongst others) World of Magic: http://www.world-of-magic.co.uk/Deep_3_ ... i23991.asp
Cost:
£24.82
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)
Has to be a 1.5, depending upon how you're using this little gem
Review
It's no great secret that I'm a total sucker for Paul Harris' Deep Astonishment 2 - I thought the effect was so good, in fact, that when I took a break from magic a year or two back, it was the first item I wanted to pass onto a good home (and, yes...I've since re-bought it!
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So when I stumbled across Deep 3, with it's heritage stemming from the original Anything Deck (which DA2 was also based upon), I suspected I may be missing out on something which was potentially rather good indeed....and I wasn't wrong.
Bro himself makes absolutely no secret of the fact that this rather extraordinary deck of cards is a combination of Anything Deck principles, coupled with I*******e Deck methods.
What he doesn't mention in the trailers, though, is that there are several other deck types very cleverly concealed in this little beauty, which radically expand the ways in which Deep 3 can be used and presented.
This - without shadow of a lie - is one SERIOUSLY versitle deck and, as such, is worth far, far more than it's asking price.
The DVD, which accompanies the Bicycle Deck provided, is very nicely-produced indeed, and Bro (who I was hiterto unfamilar with) is a really down-to earth, laid-back teacher, with an easy, likeable style of tuition.
The DVD itself is laid out exceptionally well, with various wrinkles given far more attention than you'd usually see (the 'Jazz Symbols' section, in particular is truly worth it's weight in gold for the mentalist, whilst the 'Flipped Perspective' section is FAR more than a simple bonus routine, as claimed - it's a bleedin' COMPLETELY NEW EFFECT (an incorporated B****w**e Deck, completely free of charge)!!!
In summary, this isn't a one-trick pony (althought the main effect is very well worth the asking price), but a complete Swiss Army Deck, which is capable of far more than even the comprehensive presentations on the DVD.
Ideally, I'd have liked to have seen some kind of seperate forum available for owners of this, as I'm sure they'll be some really innovative new material developed over the coming months...
Overall
A very easy 8-9/10, depending upon how much work you want to put into this baby - very highly-recommended, and a lovely set of new slants based upon existing principles, all wrapped up in a sexy, red satin bow of amazing presentational ideas.
Highly-recommended
Rob
