A Presentation for UF Grant’s Out of this World
Here’s a presentation for OOTW that I think helps address one of the main issues of the trick, and adds a little something extra.
“The Houdini of Lubeck”
For all the fans of the WMF blog over the years, this will be of interest. Attaboy, Roland.
Jack #10: The Top Change (and other switches)
In many ways the techniques taught here are easier than what’s come before, but the nerve required to pull them off is no joke. This move, arguably more than any other move in card magic, will show you what sleight-of-hand is really all about.
Review: Johnny Thompson’s Commercial Classics of Magic
It’s not always easy to determine what is or is not a good magic trick. We’ve all been in that situation where we were infatuated with something that fooled us…
Magic Theory Books and DVDs
This is from 2011, but I think the information here is still pretty good…?
Having Somewhere To Go
Here’s a brief examination of how Joss Whedon’s design philosophy of The Hulk could potentially be useful for us as magicians.
JACK #9: The Palm
As we move into the final stretch of the book, we come into some advanced techniques. First up is the palm, easily one of the more intimidating moves out there.
Al Flosso’s Miser’s Dream
In my humble opinion, this guy understood this trick far more than most.
JACK #8: Miscellaneous Techniques
Not much when it comes to tricks for this entry — the emphasis will be on adding techniques that will be useful for the tricks you’ve learned thus far, as well as some that you’ll learn later.