Comments on: Encore

By: zdm

zdm — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:38:51 +0000

This is great. I am not a pro, but if my friend just ask me to do a magic. And I already well prepare,that will be great. The same as encore.However not many people know I do magic

By: OldZombie

OldZombie — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:15:13 +0000

Im going to try it again, perhaps this weekend. I thought maybe it was one of those effects that appeal to magicians but to lay people not so much. I feel the same way about ‘Marked Thought’ from one of the Osterlind DVD’s.

By: salmononius2

salmononius2 — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:02:48 +0000

Old Zombie – Don’t give up! If I would have given up a trick every time it messed up, I wouldn’t have anything left to perform. I’m speaking to myself, but I’m sure it applies to many people: There will always be bad days, but don’t let that ruin all the good ones 🙂

By: salmononius2

salmononius2 — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:20:10 +0000

Jeff – What you said just made me remember what Paul Harris wrote about the Light and Heavy dime in Art of Astonishment volume 1. He said his goal is to try to set it up all around the world 😀

By: OldZombie

OldZombie — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:57:21 +0000

Another 7 star article, the more abstract articles on theory and perception are great, but you can’t beat these nuts and bolts, this is how it is in the trenches, hats off to Jeff again. I LOVE Memory Lapse, worth the price of 22 Blows in my opinion, however I performed it once and it fell flat. I’m sure it was the way I handled it but as Ralphie said when he saw some grizzly bears by Polaski’s candy store, ‘they looked at me like I had lobsters crawling out of my ears’ I was shattered and haven’t had the nerve to try it again. But now I must.

By: Jeff Stone

Jeff Stone — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:35:05 +0000

In reply to salmononius2. @Sal - I once heard that Malini used to set up stuff at people's houses sometimes weeks or longer in advance in hopes that the opportunity would arise. If it did, great; if not, oh well.

By: salmononius2

salmononius2 — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:38:18 +0000

Good stuff in this article. I agree with the whole ‘I hope they call me over’ idea being stronger than ‘I’ll be back’. You could prepare the most powerful effect in your arsenal that takes hours to set up (ok, that’s a bit of an exaggeration), and make it seem impromptu, since they’re calling you over.