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Dr. Jakks

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Posted: Jun 5, 2002 1:58pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of Dr. Jakks  

Who actually invented Card Warp?
AndiGladwin

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Posted: Jun 5, 2002 2:42pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of AndiGladwin  

Thats a tricky question and I'll let you decide the answer.

Card Warp as we know it today was invented by Roy Walton and released by Davenports of London. However, the original concept was created by Jeff Busby ("Into the 4th Dimension" - a torn and restored card routine) and used your fingers as cover instead of the other card. Adding the exterior card adds so much to the effect.

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blurr

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Posted: Jun 5, 2002 2:50pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of blurr  

Another noted variation is 'star warp'. it used a dollar and a card.

Blurr

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Jeff

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Posted: Jun 13, 2002 11:42am    Reply with quote   View Profile of Jeff  

I brought this very topic up on the Genii board and cause quite a stir between Kaufman and Darwin Ortiz over the credit for "The Card Warp Deck" published by Kaufman in Ortiz's "at the Card Table." After Ortiz posted a interesting response, Kaufman locked the topic for no more entries.

Andi is correct with Walton getting the credit for "Card Warp." Now if I only could find out who was the first to tear the cards in half to display them at the end of the routine, all credits would be complete.

Jeff

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Mark Ennis

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1030 Posts
Posted: Jun 13, 2002 12:39pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of Mark Ennis  

Yes Jeff, that was quite the controversy.

ME
Paul

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Posted: Jun 13, 2002 1:56pm    Paul is on-line  Reply with quote   View Profile of Paul  

Roy Walton created the Card Warp that people refer to and perform as Card Warp. That answers the question!

Jeff Busby created Into the 4th Dimension, which was released in manuscript format earler and had the card turning inside out as part of a much longer torn and restored sequence.

Never saw the controversy on the other forum about the Card Warp deck, but I first came across the idea of having a deck set with pairs of card warp cards for pulling out table hopping in Jim Klaydor's book "Watch This Closely" published in 1978.

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Jeff

Inner circle
Orlando, FL
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Posted: Jun 13, 2002 2:36pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of Jeff  

Quote:

On 2002-06-13 13:56, Paul wrote:
Roy Walton created the Card Warp that people refer to and perform as Card Warp. That answers the question!

Jeff Busby created Into the 4th Dimension, which was released in manuscript format earler and had the card turning inside out as part of a much longer torn and restored sequence.

Never saw the controversy on the other forum about the Card Warp deck, but I first came across the idea of having a deck set with pairs of card warp cards for pulling out table hopping in Jim Klaydor's book "Watch This Closely" published in 1978.

Paul.
http://members.madasafish.com/~phmagic



Paul,
Check the Genii forum in the General section titled "Card Warp Credits", a very interesting exchange between Kaufman and Ortiz. Frankly I'm not sure who to believe but I know it predates 1978 by a few years (1973, I think was mentioned.)

BTW, are you excepting effects for your book on packet tricks or is it ready to be published?

Oh, nice hat!!!

Jeff

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Mark Ennis

Inner circle
Raleigh, NC
1030 Posts
Posted: Jun 19, 2002 6:44am    Reply with quote   View Profile of Mark Ennis  

Very interesting interchange. Gene Maze backed what Darwin had to say and Richard's response was that Gene was lying because he didn't like confrontation. Then he closed the topic.

The thread mutated from crediting card warp to Richard's accusation that Darwin stole the card warp deck idea from Gene Maze.

ME
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