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The Burnaby Kid Inner circle St. John's, Canada 3159 Posts 
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In memory of Simon Aronson's recent passing, I was wondering which of his contributions to card magic were your guys' favourites?
There are two things of his I will always recommend to anybody starting to get serious in card magic, but I'm happy to wait for others to say theirs first. |
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Rupert Pupkin Inner circle 1467 Posts
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Not a trick, but his memorization system really cracked open the mnemonic deck for me.
Thanks, Simon! |
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Kjellstrom Inner circle Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe 5233 Posts
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I constantly do Simons memdecks effects, they are superb. One routine I like very much is Shuffle Tracking, a clever way to switch in a memdeck, invisible.
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Rupert Pupkin Inner circle 1467 Posts
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Hard to mention Simon's card contributions without mentioning the ingenious Shufflebored.
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langston3711 Loyal user Cumming, GA 218 Posts
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Very saddened by this loss to the community. I enjoy reading & performing much of Simon's work. Here are a few of my favorites...
Past, Present Future Everybody's Lazy Bait and Switch Four Stop Intersection Histed Heisted Two Beginnings Invisible Card Shuffle Tracking Three for Two Calendar Card (All versions) Side-Swiped Shuffle-Board Two Possibilities Under Her Spell Self Control Lie Speller About Face Total Package Square Deal His books are the ones on my shelf that I consistently go back to again and again. That man was a genius.
When a magician lets you notice something on your own, his lie becomes impenetrable
~Teller |
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Alewishus Inner circle parts unknown 1229 Posts
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All the undo influence iterations.
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Sack subs, ok Ross?
We miss you asper. |
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The Burnaby Kid Inner circle St. John's, Canada 3159 Posts
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On Dec 11, 2019, Rupert Pupkin wrote: That'd be one of mine. Quote:
On Dec 11, 2019, Rupert Pupkin wrote: And that'd be the other, although I'd generalize it to his entire free pdf on the subject. That was a true, selfless gift to the art. |
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Poof-Daddy Inner circle Considering Stopping At Exactly 5313 Posts
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Prior Commitment and Red Sea Passover and Side-Swiped are favorites of mine.
Cancer Sux - It is time to find a Cure
Don't spend so much time trying not to die that you forget how to live - H's wife to H on CSI Miami (paraphrased).  
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gkfreed Special user 533 Posts
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I met Simon several times at the FFFF convention, where he would very generously give of his time
and attention. I still fool myself with Shuffle-Bored. Thoughts and prayers are with his family and close friends. |
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Steven Keyl Inner circle Washington, D.C. 2630 Posts
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It's funny when thinking about this. I have performed many of his routines over the years, but as of right now, the only Aronson material I do are routines that have been heavily altered from the original.
For example, "Two Beginnings" is a routine I've always loved and now do it from a shuffled deck in use. So while a spectator would describe the effect in the same way, the methods couldn't be more different, as my current version doesn't use a stack. It's one that I call "Impromp-Two Beginnings". I know... groan... RIP Simon, you will be missed.
Steven Keyl - The Human Whisperer!
B2B Magazine Test! Best impromptu progressive Ace Assembly ever! "If you ever find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause, and reflect." --Mark Twain |
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Kjellstrom Inner circle Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe 5233 Posts
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5195 Posts
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Click here to get Gerald Deutsch's Perverse Magic: The First Sixteen Years
All proceeds to Open Heart Magic charity. |
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magicfish Inner circle 7117 Posts
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Spell it Out
Double-Ment Head Over Heels Transpo |
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Nicolino Inner circle 2893 Posts
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On Dec 13, 2019, landmark wrote: Great read, thanks
The Mati Envelope
A brandnew peek device for the working mentalist! Chance's Token Tarot cards in a scenic piece of mystery..... |
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Alan M Elite user California 438 Posts
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Shufflebored
Two Beginnings Past, Present, Future -are a few of my favorites. Reading his books has always been an eye-opening pleasure. His depth of knowledge and thinking is truly inspiring. Genius, a term sometimes overused, certainly seems an appropriate description of Mr. Aronson. |
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The Burnaby Kid Inner circle St. John's, Canada 3159 Posts
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Did he ever put all of his work on the two-person telepathy act into print? I only know about the performance that ended up on the L&L DVDs.
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Blindside785 Inner circle Olympia, WA 4579 Posts
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On Dec 15, 2019, The Burnaby Kid wrote: He did not. |
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magic0967 New user 8 Posts
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Almost all of Simon Aronson's tricks are great, so this question is hard to answer. but here are my three favorites.
Everybody's Lazy Shuffle Bored Madness in Our Methods |
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countrymaven Inner circle 1452 Posts
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I love his book Try the Impossible.
I have a new woman in my life. I just thought that since she is just getting to know me, I should avoid the following. If I invited her over and had "Bound to Please" and Try the Impossible, on the table, and then pulled out a rope saying let me show you something, she might think I am one of those candidates for Criminal MInds. So be careful when you show these titles. hehe. Seriously I miss Aronson. I didn't know him but you know him as best you can through his works. So I am dedicating this year to the theme of my favorite book of his: Try the Impossible. |
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Blindside785 Inner circle Olympia, WA 4579 Posts
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On Jan 23, 2020, magic0967 wrote: I second Everybody’s Lazy and Madness in Our Methods. As far as his stack work these are gems. |
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