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jimesw Special user 675 Posts |
Hi All
Anybody know anything about this? I'm wondering how it differs to 'Red Rover' or 'Red Sea Passover.' Is it an improvement? Here is the ad: "This is David Blaine's single favorite effect. The actual deal-closer David used for most of his professional career. It helped him close the deal on his first Network T.V. special: Street Magic. Here it is: You show someone a batch of twenty cards... all different. You give her ten of the cards to hold. You now have her just think of one of the remaining ten cards. She never says a word. No one except her knows what card she’s thinking of. These ten cards are counted again. Strangely... there are now only nine. The one card she’d been thinking of has vanished! She’s still only thinking of her card… it’s never been named out loud! She counts the other ten cards she’s been holding… ten cards you haven't touched since the beginning. But now she has eleven cards! The strange traveler has arrived... her thought-of card is now staring her in the face! Strange Travelers is a streamlined version of a classic effect that was Nate Lepzig's favorite over 75 years ago. Other variations have come and gone. David rediscovered this hidden gem, and the rest is history. "And the really good news: Blaine's favorite effect is extremely easy to do: No palming. No difficult moves. Just a simple elegant handling that just about anyone can learn. Complete with Paul Harris' revised gimmick and routines which includes a version where you start and finish with a normal deck. Strange Travelers: David Blaine's favorite effect, his actual deal closer, can now be yours." |
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fvdbeek Elite user 490 Posts |
I'm wondering if it just a DVD or a complete trick.
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elierfr Regular user 172 Posts |
I've read the description and it is obvious...
An old method. Nothing new |
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wise owl Special user Australia 721 Posts |
Yeah! Its an old method. But for $19.95, what can you expect? For someone who don't know how it work and the fair price, I think it is worthwhile.
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Joe Russell Veteran user Buffalo NY 397 Posts |
I love the cover on it, Paul and David sitting across from each other on the subway- its priceless.
Who is Tattoo Joe?
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kamus Veteran user Silver Spring, Md 369 Posts |
Daryl has a very nice variation of the classic thought of cards across effect. It's called Crossed Thought and you can find it here for 14.95:
http://foolerdoolers.com/store/productde......d=200102 I didn't like the gimmick that came with the trick, though it is usable, but instead I had Neil Lester make me one that is just great for only a couple of dollars. |
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Ben Harris V.I.P. The Land Down Under 2126 Posts |
Hey Joe,
Yes the cover is real cool. The pic was taken by Lou Garbayo and was then cleverly enhanced by Garrett Thomas. Running at 44 pages with over 50 illustrations, this is a little more than you may think. Paul Harris has really added some clever touches. It's a killer effect with some very easy and subtle handling touches. Cheers Ben
+Inventor of the world famous Floating Match+
+Author: Machinations (Vanishing Inc, 2020)+ EVERYTHING BEN HARRIS |
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Robert M Inner circle 2482 Posts |
This sounds very interesting. Perhaps a new slant on Cards Across, which is a classic effect in card magic.
Robert |
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Matt Bartz Loyal user Gilbert, Arizona 252 Posts |
Ben-
Thanks for providing that information. Sounds like a lot of thought and work went into that booklet. |
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phase27 Loyal user Tx 228 Posts |
Does anyone know if the gimmick for this effect is easy to carry around and ditch when needed? I mean is it just a gaffed card or more? Also does anyone know if the impromptu is any good ?
"Life is only as good as the memories we make..." -K.Roe
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niva Inner circle Malta (Europe) 2970 Posts |
Lol I did not recognise Paul.
Well this happened to me before. During the last FISM Paul Harris was staying in the same hotel I was in and many times I had breakfast a few tables away from him, all the time saying to myself how much he looks like Paul Harris. Grrrr!! I want to bang my head against a wall everytime I remember. Any idea whether he will be attending this years FISM? Cool picture by the way.
Yours,
Ivan |
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ventman Loyal user 281 Posts |
How is this different from Sankey's Astral Projection?
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fvdbeek Elite user 490 Posts |
In Astral Projection the number of cards isn't important in the trick. Here you first have two sets of 10 cards and later one set of 9 and one of 11. The eleventh card is the one from the other set of cards . In Astral Projection the set of cards that is given to the spectator is never examed before the trick begins. You could never tell whats cards there are in the set beforehand. Sounds a little complicated, but those who have Astral Projction will get it.
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TheTableTopTrixta Special user 708 Posts |
Is this easy to pick up??
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ventman Loyal user 281 Posts |
Thank you Frans.
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niva Inner circle Malta (Europe) 2970 Posts |
Quote:
On 2006-05-12 07:00, TheTableTopTrixta wrote: Not at all. Just place your hand on top, close your fingers, get a good grip and lift. Sorry, but I had to say it.
Yours,
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Christopher Williams Inner circle Portsmouth, UK 4464 Posts |
I have a feeling you get 20 gaffed cards, but I could be way off base, and I don't want to speculate a method. I am also interested if anyone gets a review to this
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shaunproof Loyal user Parts Unknown 228 Posts |
This appear's to be Lin's Leap (by Alex Lin). This was sold by Tannen's in the early/mid 90s (when Blaine would have been a regular). The trick is now sold by Tannen's under the name "Card Leap". Scroll down a bit and you'll see it here:
http://www.tannens.com/cart/cat39.html There was some controversy when the trick's title was changed under prior management at Tannen's. I'm sure someone else could fill us in with the specifics. You don't get 20 gaffed cards, but you have the right idea. The trick is terrific and I've seen several magicians do it professionally and on tv, including Lyn Dylies who did it on the Clint Holmes TV show in the early 90s (on Channel 9 in NYC). I find it quote amusing to read in teh ad that David Blaine "re-discovered" this. trick. |
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shaunproof Loyal user Parts Unknown 228 Posts |
That should be "quite amusing" and not "quote amusing".
"teh" should be "the". There's an extra period in there. And I'm sure there are other typos. Sorry about that. |
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Scott Kahn Special user Clayton, NC 787 Posts |
I first learned Lin's Leap (AKA Card Leap) when I bought the effect from Tannen's back in the early 1990s. It has been in my repertoire since then. I have added some personal touches and handling modifications, but if this is Lin's Leap being re-marketed as "Strange Travelers," I'd be interested to see how David Blaine and Paul Harris turned a 2 page set of instructions into a booklet with over 40 pages???
Scott
Scott Kahn, M.D.
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