Note from the editor It’s fitting that Brad decided to contribute this effect this month. My father’s birthday was this month. He would have been 65. He has the honor of giving me my first moment of astonishment. And it was essentially done with the very trick that Brad’s about to make reference to (the [...]
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Before we get started today, I need you to take a moment and listen to the song below. It’s one you’ve probably heard a thousand times. The song is Somebody That I Used To Know By Gotye and Kimbra. However, the version below is by a different band . . . I won’t share who [...]
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This month . . . Short and Sweet. A cyber-buddy of mine, Paul Watts and I recently had an email conversation about his version of one of my effects, Visa 2.0 from my Gemstones DVD. What follows is an excellent lesson in applying the principles taught in November 2012′s Issue of Roots and Branches. If [...]
Read the rest of this entry »What’s the Deal With The Down Under Deal
Radar of a spectator is the last thing you want to be “on.” Before we get to that, first a brief treatise on the Down Under Deal, and I do mean brief. Take a small packet of cards, say eight. Hold them face down in the dealing position. Then deal one to the table, then [...]
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