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RayBanks Special user Nassau Bay, TX 533 Posts |
Anniversery Waltz is an absolute killer routine to do for a couple, newlyweds, anniversery, etc.
Assuming that the two people are not magicians, there is no reason at all to worry about giving them a DF card. It is a very commercial effect for laymen (and women). Yes Doc Eason's version does use a gaff. It does not use a gimmick. My idea: A gaff is a card or other modified object; a gimmick is a mechanism which does a trick. Don't over analyze A. W. Just practice it, perform it, and take the kudos. My niece-in-law (?) and her husband still have the DF and still mention it to me when they write--after two years!
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ixnay66 Inner circle Denver 1525 Posts |
Regalfan, you're misunderstanding. A coins across using a shell requires sleight of hand too. You're doing false takes and placements. But the routine STILL has a gaff. Same goes for Anniversary Waltz. You can't do it with a borrowed deck. You need that something "extra" to accomplish the outcome of the effect. Just because an effect requires sleight of hand doesn't mean it doesn't use a gaff. Ultimate 3-Fly, CSB, color changing silks. All of these routines are done with sleights. They also use gaffs and gimmicks. Understand?
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Adam V Special user 603 Posts |
When the routine first came out Chuck Fayne (who is a good friend of mine) published a very negative review of it because of the fact that it reveals a DF. He felt that by handing it out at the end he was ruining the use of the gaff for other magicians. However some time later Chuck actually performed this effect for people then followed it up with McDonald's Aces, a routine using the exact same gaff. Not a single person suspected anything and the response he got from AW convinced him. He immediately published a second review saying that he was wrong and that the trick was great.
All that in mind, I still prefer Andrews' version And not because it's impromptu and doesn't require a gaff, I simply think the effect comes across as stronger. Then again, I've never performed Doc's version so who am I to talk?
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Gene B Regular user Sacramento, CA 193 Posts |
I have performed AW--Doc's version--and it is great--There is a strong reaction both for the emotional hook and now they have a unique souvineer also!
I've watched Doc do his in person and it always kills! Gene B
Gravity--It's not just a rule--It's the Law!
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BenSchwartz Elite user Southern California 499 Posts |
Man you guys. Get over it and stop arguing. I like how ray described it. LOL anyway. I use a modified handling of Doc Eason's. I have never had the manuscript. If you work hard enough you can come up with your own handling.
"The experience of astonishment is the experience of a clear, primal state of mind that they associate with a child's state of mind." ---- Paul Harris
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alex cahill Loyal user 234 Posts |
ok that does it. a double face card is a gimmick/gaff. doc easons anniversary trick and the mac donald aces uses slight of hand and gaffs.
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elushinz Regular user Sunny Orlando 132 Posts |
Anyone have some suggestions on patter lines for a stronger emotional impact?
I use Docs, but I am really looking for something that is more ME. I know by asking you'll it isn't really ME either, but it could help in stirring up some ideas. Thanks, Tim P
"If carrots got you drunk, rabbits would be f@#d up."
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NJJ Inner circle 6437 Posts |
I LOVE Carl Andrew's version with a couple of my own variations. I always find it hard to pick couples at a table even when they are dining alone. I perform it as Romeo and Juliet with cards (with two people writing Romeo and Juliet on the backs) so I can do it on any two people but still letting couples have something special. Getting two guys to be Romeo and Juliet ALWAYS gets a laugh.
•In ACT One Romeo and Juliet are completely isolated •In ACT Two they come together •In ACT Three things get a little shuffled up. •But by ACT Four they have found one another. •They do die in the end (which is kind of a downer for a card trick) but luckily in ACT Five there is a line that says: “In death, two shall become one.” |
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Tim Trono Inner circle 1114 Posts |
I have been using my own version of this effect lately and it gets an incredible reaction. I had several people advise that it was "the greatest card trick" they had ever seen.
Darwin Ortiz' version in his new book is really spectacular. Darwin showed me this a while back and went through it with me but has improved it even further since that time (the improvements are in the book). Be sure to check this out. Also, the absolute best version of this effect I have seen (and I have seen most of them) is Shoot Ogawa's "Anniversary Salsa" taught at the Ogawa/Apollo lecture and also taught on their lecture DVD, "Cultural Xchange". I WILL be working on this and replacing my handling with this one. It's dynamite. One of the reasons I really like this version is that it quickly gets to the heart of the effect. I think some versions go on with too much "stuff" around them thereby lacking clarity. I think and have thought the whole argument that this effect "exposes" a gaff is foolish. I know of several well known magicians who did/do versions of Anniversary Waltz and in the same set do an effect such as McDonald's Aces with the same gaff. To the spectator you are simply creating a truly impossible object and leaving it with them. It gets an amazing reaction. Tim |
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magicofmagic New user 81 Posts |
This effect is simply awesome for a couple at a wedding which is where I perform it. It is the last rick I do then leave; for that situaion it is perfect. I performed it last Saturday at a wedding and the bride was flabbergasted.
Let's try and remember how to see magic through the eyes of a layperson. This effect is impossible. The concept of gaff cards is not part of their mental tapestry, only ours. Remember; "Magic can only happen in one place, and that is in the mind of the spectator" With respect Michael Vincent
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Patrick McKeever New user 79 Posts |
Simon,
Try doceason.com. Doc will be glad to provide you with a manuscript. For pure simplicity, Doc's method is hard to beat. Can't believe all this bickering. Patrick |
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vincentmusician Loyal user Toronto 265 Posts |
I tried this at a wedding and it tanked! The place was dark and noisy. I was nervous and just did not perform it well. After a few months, I reworked and practised it. came up with a better handling and improved the way I handled the spectators. The next time was in a quiet place with just a few people in a well lit room. The effect went over great! They said it was the best Magic I did and they loved it. I even got a letter from the woman that hired me expressing how much she loved it. So, I can easily recommend this. Cheers!
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