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Scarnecky Opener

Written by Brad "Scarnecky" Gordon Free Magic No Responses » Tagged with: cards, jeff stone, magi, magic, scarnecky, spectator

Aug 292010

Introduction By Jeff Stone I’ve known Brad for about 15 years now . . . maybe longer. In all that time, I’ve learned one thing . . . Brad looks great in a French Beret. Ok . . . I guess I’ve learned a few things. One such thing being this: Brad is one of the cleverest guys I know. He’s always thinking. I’ve seen some of his magic journal entries. They’re nothing short of brilliant. We’ve worked together for a long time, and I just love jammin’ and “sessioning” with him. So whenever he offers to donate a trick [...]

“Q” Aces

Written by Brad "Scarnecky" Gordon Free Magic 4 Responses » Tagged with: cards, magi, magic, magician, sleight of hand, spectator

Jul 302010

Introduction The motivation here was to create a fast, interactive, four card routine which maintains an anytime anywhere function. Effect Four aces are placed in different parts of the deck, followed by a quick shuffle. With the spectators help, each ace is quickly located. Set Up None really, simply find and remove the four aces from any shuffled or borrowed deck, or have them left over from a previous lead in effect. Begin Hold the deck face up in dealers grip. Run your thumb down the top left corner, a little over three quarters of the deck down. You will [...]

Unpicked

Written by Brad "Scarnecky" Gordon Free Magic 3 Responses » Tagged with: cards, free magic, harry lorayne, jeff stone, magi, magic, magician, paul harris, spectator

May 312010

Effect: After working a walk around gig for a spell, you walk up to someone while holding a pack of cards (out of the card case). “Hello sir, how are you doing today? Can I show you something amazing?” He delightfully agrees. “All we need to do is spread through this pack” (spread it face down) “and a card turns over”, (ace of diamonds). The ace is seen to be placed back in the pack face down. “If I place that card back into the pack, all it takes is a moment and the Ace of Diamonds turns face up [...]

(Fri)X(ion) Marks the Spot

Written by Brad "Scarnecky" Gordon Free Magic 2 Responses » Tagged with: brad gordon, diamond jim davis, free magic, Frixion, frixion pen, jeff stone, magi, magic, magic magazine, spectator, stone cold magic, stone frixion fire

Jan 312010

Written By Jeff Stone The all time best-selling Stone Cold Magic Product is by far . . . Stone Frixion Fire. The biggest thing people have told me they’ve liked about this book is that it got their creative juices flowing. The book is full of full blown routines as well as random untested ideas. Ideas lead to more ideas. Because of this, as mentioned in the news section this month, we’re doing a DVD on the Frixion pen, so to get everyone juiced about the upcoming DVD, I thought I give you an effect from the book. This is [...]

Ritual

Written by Brad "Scarnecky" Gordon Pillars of Stone 5 Responses » Tagged with: magi, magic, magician, scarnecky, spectator

May 252009

Ritual By Brad “Scarnecky” Gordon One fine day I was exercising a personal ritual of mine which consisted of sitting peacefully, thinking and writing in my journal. I am a very peculiar person who really enjoys to have the television on while reading and writing. Normally I love to put in a movie of some kind (without commercials) so that I can somewhat listen to the movie. In fact I have listened to Forrest Gump at least 20 times, however I have never seen it, can you imagine? On this particular day I found myself watching Karate Kid II. This, [...]

Trickless Wonders

Written by Brad "Scarnecky" Gordon Pillars of Stone 3 Responses » Tagged with: cards, magi, magic, magician, scarnecky, sleight of hand, spectator

Feb 132009

Trickless Wonders By Brad “Scarnecky” Gordon As magicians, and magical enthusiasts we have a unique advantage over others. Inside of many social situations or circumstances we are regarded by our peers as being able to do things that are quite special (magical). Having said that I am reminded of a time some ten years ago, that really stands out in my personal memory. I found myself living and working in the Southern California area (Orange County to be precise), and my job at the time was located in Irvine. I really enjoyed the time I got to spend there and [...]

Connect The Synapses

Written by Brad "Scarnecky" Gordon Pillars of Stone 9 Responses » Tagged with: magi, magic, magician, mentalism, performer, scarnecky, spectator

Jan 252009

Connect The Synapses By Brad “Scarnecky” Gordon One of my favorite things to do is jot down little facts in my journal that are very compelling, followed up with many “what if” imagination triggers. The subjects found in this article just so happens to be one among the very first entered in my journals. I would like to create an interesting connection or bridge between two very interesting subjects: Modern-Day Science and Magic/Mentalism. I strongly feel that it is important to shed light on a subject which some people may consider to be sort of far out there. We see [...]

Observation and Duplication

Written by Brad "Scarnecky" Gordon Pillars of Stone No Responses » Tagged with: download, magi, magic, magician, scarnecky

Dec 292008

Observation and Duplication By Brad “Scarnecky” Gordon From my experience there is something quite powerful found within the scope of observation. I have recently learned that Leonardo da Vinci made continual observations of the world around him. He kept notebooks comprising some 13,000 pages of notes and drawings which were made and maintained daily throughout Leonardo’s life and travels. By now Christmas and Hanukkah have come and gone, with Kwanzaa underway. I trust you had and are having a wonderful time with family friends and loved ones. For me this holiday season seems to plateau and end quite abruptly. Thank [...]

Journals (Part III of III)

Written by Brad "Scarnecky" Gordon Pillars of Stone No Responses » Tagged with: magi, magic, mentalism, scarnecky

Nov 302008

Journal (Part III) By Brad “Scarnecky” Gordon Well, we’ve covered how to capture information, where to capture it and even what to do with it. Let’s move to the next and final level by learning how to tap into our inner-creativity. Exercise: Try this little experiment: Obtain an everyday glass of water and take a drink from this glass, it feels normal? It feels routine, right? Now instead of using your normal grip try turning your hand upside down, and grasp the glass with palm up. Now take a drink from the same glass using this grip. This is what [...]

Journals (Part II of III)

Written by Brad "Scarnecky" Gordon Pillars of Stone No Responses » Tagged with: cards, magi, magic, scarnecky

Oct 262008

Journals (Part II) By Brad “Scarnecky” Gordon Last Month, we discussed the importance of images, dating your entries and what type of journal to use. Next, we continue on we continue on with: Include a few medium size journals Make NO rules for what you put inside Choose a larger journal for your unique script Create your secret file on the computer for the final work and or presentations Include a few medium size journals: Choose different styles and shapes to assist with remembering the information found within. For example; I have a daybook that is purple and one that [...]

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