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You know....these are some really great ideas. And it does something else. It gives you the latitude to explore a story and demonstrate sleight of hand as well. If done well you could use the basic format of a bizarrest/ mentalist presentation while at the same time covering some of the primary...

It is a foundational move for lots of modern flourishing. Originally published in Chris Kenners "Totally Out of Control"(I think...)You can learn it from most intro level flourishing dvds. The Cuso used to have a tutorial on YouTube but I'm not sure if it is still up? I'm not sure if there is a...

I think people doing gambling demos as their primary professional show are actually pretty rare. I could be wrong??? I absolutely love gambling demos but I don't lose sight of what they are. They are not exactly "magic for magicians" but they are for a specialty audience. If people don't have a...

Rolf! Way to take it WAY to seriously. Lighten up and crack a Guinness! After all, remember that Christmas was originally about the baby Jesus...and some pagan god before that...now its just about getting cool stuff. What you see here was an excuse for me and some of my non Catholic, non Irish...

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I have yet to try the off the shelf Bikes Bees and Tallys from KY....Haven't hit the shelves in Korea yet. In general I would always chooseTallys over bike 808s but I have heard a lot of scuttlebut that the KY Tally-hos are not up to snuff. Of course I have heard the same about Bikes? As for...

You Totally SUCK! Your center deal is better than my bottm;) Nice job!

Propoganda Deck (1st Week Update) Handling: After a week these cards still feel “almost” new. The edges are beginning to get a little dirty and a few minor crimps are developing but it is still a good looking, smooth operating deck. Fanning: 1st week: 9 Almost no perceptible change from the...

I made quite a long video review suppliment for this one. A friend asked me to share some of my splitting techniques. I asked Wayne Houchin for permission to split one of the Ultra gaff cards on the video and he gracefully gave me permission. Check out Wayne's website at Wayne Houchin - The...

Angel Back Squeezer Deck (1st and 2nd week Update) I cut this review a little shorter than I usually do but I think I got the basic gist of how this deck ages and handles. Overall this deck is nowhere near the quality of its cousin, the Bulldog Squeezer, and more on lines of what you would...

Exactly....that is my point. Smooth elegant style of most of the great magicians who are well known gambling demos tend to use is NOT that way most people deal and shuffle cards. Even if they are "good" (I mean good in layman's terms here) with a deck of cards. That is the style of card...

Not so sure you are right about that. Of course I have never been in a very high end game but you seem to be dividing people into two categories. Those who suck at card handling and those who don't. Truth is that when I usually play cards I play with people who can riffle shuffle and sail cards...

Good color choice and nice basic design. I agree that you need something to tie stuff up towards the edges but I like the basic design a lot.

Although it looks like you have a few years yet before you perfect that one it is still pretty impressive to watch. I admire your willingness to take on such a challenge. I'm still barely getting to the point where I am happy with my riffle stacking. What you are doing makes me feel like a wuss!

I really like the smooth finish Aladdin's but I have heard the "air flow"(dimpled finish) are pretty bad. http://forums.theory11.com/showthread.php?30984-Playing-Card-Buyers-Guide Check that out. Here is my specific review on Aladdins...

They are great! Better card all in all than a Bicycle.

Hate to be a Debbie downer but it really sounds as if you guys are letting your disdain for Daniel Madison color your critique of him. While I agree that he is no where near the skill of England, Darwin Ortiz, Steve Forte, and Ricky Jay I do think he is competent at the moves. At least more so...

Too bad about that camera cut...I never noticed that before. The 1/2 vanish looks great so I'm not sure why they did that?

Haha! That one is Burley! I have been working on that quite a while and just can't get it looking smooth or natural. I'm Jealous!

I didn't mean to imply that a real gambler looks terrible! Lol. We are not talking Lennart Green...more like Ben Earl. Smooth...but not "perfect." And with all do respect Mr. England....you don't look average at all. You look amazing! And that is my point. The guys who come to my mind as the...