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Mary Mowder Inner circle Sacramento / Elk Grove, CA 3659 Posts |
The New Year is a great time for new goals (or to renew old ones).
Care to give a bench mark on how you feel your goals have come along last year and set new or re-new others? Jim, I always check this thread and I consider this my closest group of allies on the Café. There is never any fighting and lots of support. Thank You. -Mary Mowder |
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Andrew Zuber Inner circle Los Angeles, CA 3014 Posts |
What Jim said I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday!
"I'm sorry - if you were right, I would agree with you." -Robin Williams, Awakenings
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Mary Mowder Inner circle Sacramento / Elk Grove, CA 3659 Posts |
Andrew, have you met with Jack, Steves et al in Seattle?
If so, dish, how did the Cups go? -Mary Mowder |
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55Hudson Special user Minneapolis 984 Posts |
Hi guys! Happy New Year!
I agree with Mary, this is my favorite thread to check. Everyone is supportive and friendly - love it! If fact, this thread inspired me to include annual magic goals with my normal goal-setting process. For 2012 my magic-related goals included learning Jim Swain's chop cup and 3 other routines - one per quarter (okay you can tell I'm a public-company business type, setting my goals by quarter! ) So how did I do? Well you will recognize my Red McGinty as based on Jim Swain's (and Larry Jennings') chop cup routine. I also performed Anniversary Waltz for my daughter and her new husband at their wedding, learned jumping knot (Daryl), and a copper silver transposition. My go-to impromptu tricks are now torn and restored signed card and Lucky Coin, both of which I believe I learned last year, but have perfected (okay, perfect for me!) this year. All-in-all a solid magic year for me. Get together almost weekly with a local pro (full time) who has been trying to convince me to start picking up gigs on a regular basis. I really feel that now my magic is at the professional level and am pleased with my progress. For 2013 I will again target 4 new tricks. Two of which will be Coins in the Hat and Coins and Cylinder (Carney). Saw him in lecture and show in Minneapolis and am committed to working on these two routines. They require similar skills, so figure they are good to work on together. So far, I've started learning the Ramsey vanish and the 4-coin transfer that Carney does - very difficult, but one heck of a convincer! Look for video in a few months . Okay, that's my detailed update. Not totally following Jim's rules, clearly inspired by them! Best wishes to all! Hudson |
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Mr. Mystoffelees Inner circle I haven't changed anyone's opinion in 3623 Posts |
Hello and Happy New Year to all my friends at the Café! I should say " felice anyo nuevo" as I am in Mexico! Will lay out my plans for the magic year when I return. Best wishes for a great year to each and all!
Jim
Also known, when doing rope magic, as "Cordini"
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Mary Mowder Inner circle Sacramento / Elk Grove, CA 3659 Posts |
I've been practicing an over the shoulder bean bag juggling move.
I was just doing it to keep my shoulders mobil for a contact juggling move and never expected to do any 3 ball juggling with it. To my surprise I've made several (like 20 today so far) good catches (meaning that I was able to recover and cascade after the toss) today. I surprised myself. Now I'm wondering if I should try to go for proficiency and include it in my act or just play with it. I guess if I play with it I can always go from there if I want to. There is less pressure that way. Great progress on the Rope Through Wrist effect. I added a couple of good touches and it's ready to go now. The Ring and Rope move I was working on is working well but I'm disappointed that a sideline I was working on for quite a while did not pan out. Can't win 'em all. -Mary Mowder |
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Mr. Mystoffelees Inner circle I haven't changed anyone's opinion in 3623 Posts |
Hi, Mary! How's the new year treating you?
I started a whole new phase of practice over the holiday break, and it is working well for me. Briefly, I decided to go back to the original texts, audios or vids of things I use and want to get better with and read, listen or watch them beginning to end. Oddly, it started with a very old book Bill H. recommended, and in which was Gypsy thread. I started browsing thru and realized I had veered off considerable from how it was originally taught. Now, certainly, we all find what we consider to be improvements from time to time, but in this case I had just dropped some important parts of a very important effect. I had not improved it, I had lost the magic of it. The great thing is, I find it very easy to pick up those lost threads (pun?) and get the real routine under my nails again. AND, it is fun! Don't know what happened to all our buddies, but I trust they are still trying for that 20 minutes a day of practice... Be well, Jim
Also known, when doing rope magic, as "Cordini"
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55Hudson Special user Minneapolis 984 Posts |
Hi Jim, hi Mary,
I'm still here, actually in Brazil on a business trip, but still practicing. Working on cylinder and coins. I now have the technical moves and the routine (sequence) well in hand; next up are the misdirection cues - physical movement, patter, and timing of both. This routine is so bold, that the misdirection is crucial. Give me a few more weeks and I will have a video for your comments and suggestions. Sounds like you two are keeping at it. I trust all is well. Best regards, Hudson |
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Mary Mowder Inner circle Sacramento / Elk Grove, CA 3659 Posts |
Jim,
Hope you had a good vacation. Good idea to go back to your original source. Once you're doing an effect the instructions take on new meanings that you couldn't get before you were conversant. Hudson, I look forward to your video. If it's the same effect I'm thinking of it is really strong. Have fun in Brazil, you know, where the nuts are. (Old quip, I just had to go for it). -Mary Mowder |
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55Hudson Special user Minneapolis 984 Posts |
Mary - you are too funny! The routine I am working on is John Carney's version of Ramsey's cylinder & coins. I will do my best to customize - already have a name picked out for my 'cousin' that my son and I visited in Scotland during Spring break - but this may be a routine that I cannot modify much. The misdirection is so strong that I am worried about weakening the performance with my own changes.
Work to do on it yet. By the way, thanks again for all your comments on Red McGinty (the olive test). I've now done this a number of times as a stand alone routine and it leaves the audiance wih mouths wide open. Certainly the strongest routine I do - and one that I don't worry about hearing someone say, "I know that one, so-and-so does it". Hudson |
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Mr. Mystoffelees Inner circle I haven't changed anyone's opinion in 3623 Posts |
"I know that one, so-and-so does it".
Good point, Hudson. Don't ya' just love it when you know you are gonna fry those people? Can't wait for your vid, am intrigued by how you describe it... Regards, Jim
Also known, when doing rope magic, as "Cordini"
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Andrew Zuber Inner circle Los Angeles, CA 3014 Posts |
Hi all,
I'm still alive, though it it what we refer to as "pilot season" in TV right now, so I'm pretty slammed between now and the end of April. Sticking to just my standard fare when it comes to performing and not really working on new material at the moment. Plus I'm training for the Los Angeles Marathon, which I will run on March 17th with a friend from Seattle. If I make it the whole 26.2 miles, that alone will be the most magical thing I accomplish all year Hudson - looking forward to seeing your version of cylinder and coins! It's a great routine - Dean Dill showed me his version on Saturday that I believe he hopes to release soon. Always fun to see what people do with that plot! Andrew
"I'm sorry - if you were right, I would agree with you." -Robin Williams, Awakenings
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Mary Mowder Inner circle Sacramento / Elk Grove, CA 3659 Posts |
First time today I got 10 over the shoulder throws into a cascade in a row without dropping in between.
Next step in incorporating it into my practice routine. I had to stop and make a new set of Bean cubes in the middle. I'm working in a small (about 1") ring and ribbon routine as a break from the juggling. Not much usable progress there yet but laying a foundation for further work. -Mary Mowder |
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Andy Tauber Regular user Vancouver WA 106 Posts |
Wow great thread, so hear goes.
I'm working on the Coin Matrix Practiceing for at least 30 minutes 5-7 times a week. Aiming to be perfromance ready by the end of March. I'll post a video in the near future.
Andy Tauber
www.magicalmischief.org Twitter: @AMagicMischief “Children see magic because they look for it.” I used to think I wasn't a morning person, but things never got better after lunch! |
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Andrew Zuber Inner circle Los Angeles, CA 3014 Posts |
Love the Matrix! One of my favorite routines. Looking forward to seeing your take on it!
"I'm sorry - if you were right, I would agree with you." -Robin Williams, Awakenings
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Mr. Mystoffelees Inner circle I haven't changed anyone's opinion in 3623 Posts |
Altmagic-
Welcome! Hope you can benefit from our group, and give us each a much-needed pep talk when we get into that awful rut of talking magic but not practicing it. Your plan sounds very doable. Good luck, and please let us know how you are doing! Jim
Also known, when doing rope magic, as "Cordini"
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Mary Mowder Inner circle Sacramento / Elk Grove, CA 3659 Posts |
Welcome to the group altmagic,
The first Magic contest I ever won was with a coin Matrix with a giant coin kicker! Fond old memories. I thought I found a new move in Ring and Ribbon till Vinny posted a ring and rope move that is mostly just the same (different in scale). Nurtz! I'm still loving the move though. I'm on that and the juggling back and forth but I seem to have hit a plateau. Onward and just about the same. LOL -Mary Mowder |
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Andy Tauber Regular user Vancouver WA 106 Posts |
Thanks for the encouragement. In my eye executing the trick is only half of the battle. Is this an appropriate forum for also discussing performance of the routine?
Andy Tauber
www.magicalmischief.org Twitter: @AMagicMischief “Children see magic because they look for it.” I used to think I wasn't a morning person, but things never got better after lunch! |
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Mary Mowder Inner circle Sacramento / Elk Grove, CA 3659 Posts |
As long as secrets are not discussed. If we know the subject well enough we can help but in most cases this is a place to check in (to keep us honest) and get encouragement. I have to admit I haven't done Matrix in 20 years. I do most of my Magic "off the table" now.
Jim (Mr. Mystoffelees) started a sister thread to this in "Secret Sessions" (Congratulations on your 51st post so you can now go there) for situations where secrets could be revealed. It is called " Who Will Stand (in deep stuff) With Me?" http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......forum=37 There are many who would help you there that are not in our practice group as well. -Mary Mowder |
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Andy Tauber Regular user Vancouver WA 106 Posts |
Well I think my Coin Matrix is comming along. I have posted a video Here for those of you that care to review it.
I'm trying it two diffeternt ways and I haven't deceided on a routine for it yet. Patter, Music any suggestions welcome.
Andy Tauber
www.magicalmischief.org Twitter: @AMagicMischief “Children see magic because they look for it.” I used to think I wasn't a morning person, but things never got better after lunch! |
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