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kamus Veteran user Silver Spring, Md 369 Posts |
John, I have been a huge fan of yours for years. The naturalness in your handlings and demeanor are the gold standard I have set for myself... some day.
Anyway, I was interested in your Zone Zero handling which I saw you do on Up Close and Far Away. Particularly the steal of the glass of lemonade which gives the trick the finish it always lacked and logically connects to the use of the lemon. Did you ever publish it and if not do you plan to? If not, that's fine-I'm content to enjoy a fine bit of magic as spectator but if you ever do, I would love to learn the details. Anyway, best of luck and continued and deserved success! -Dave |
John Carney V.I.P. Los Angeles, CA 87 Posts |
Dave,
thanks for the interest. I have not released the details of the routine, and probably won't as it is still in my working repertoire on stage. As I mentioned on another thread, I don't consider close up competition, but try to keep my stand up distinct from other performers. This is another occasion when I made a large list of ideas for a finish to zone zero. The lemon-lemonade idea was somewhere toward the bottom. There were actually a few other nice ideas on the list. Zone Zero had been in Jerry Andrus' lecture notes for over 40 years. When I saw it, I asked Jerry for permission and he readily agreed, as it was in print. When I did it on television, I asked again, and again he was kind enough to agree. Lots of magicians argue about who has the legal right to do what. Let's not forget about courtesy. If Jerry had said no, out of respect, I would have forgot about it. There are lots of other tricks in the sea. I changed the handling somewhat. One simple change is to start out by producing the ball, instead of starting with it visible. This eliminates one round of moves. So I produce it, vanish it, then it return......then finish. Have fun playing with it.......maybe you will come up with something better than both Jerry or myself. carney |
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