This month I played and I mean played with a new twist on the Las Vegas Leaper by Paul Harris. The version is Shimshi’s 10-13-20. I was never a fan of the Las Vegas Leaper because it seemed pointless to me considering it has no plot to speak of. Well neither does 10-13-20 however that didn’t stop me from having some real fun with it. Jeffro pointed out that there were two additions by Shimshi. He felt that one detracted from the effect. I completely disagree. There is one point in the effect where you slap the table in front [...]
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Apr 302010
No . . . it’s not a new form of government . . . No . . . it’s not a political ideology . . . No . . . it’s not a bird, plane or superman . . . It’s Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, blogs and Youtube. That’s right folks . . . Social Media. This is likely nothing new to you, but are you using them to their maximum potential. First, I’m going to assume that everyone knows what these sites are. I will make no attempt to explain them if you are unfamiliar. So assuming you know what [...]
Sep 302009
Described By Jeff Stone Introduction This is yet another effect that takes advantage of the new Bicycle card boxes. This is an idea that Dan just came up with off the top of his head over pizza one day. The guy is a genius. Effect The pasteboard prestidigitator shows gives the audience a brief lesson in the history of cameras via the use of – you guessed it – playing cards. First a blank card (representing old-school Polaroid film) is shown on both sides and placed in between a red back Joker and a blue back Joker. The three cards [...]
