Friday, July 11, 2014

On some kind of apologetic remark and On the many new things to come

"If I could climax as many times as a Dingle routine, I'd be a happy man"
Dai Vernon


I have two very brief pieces of news for all of you, once again, however few You may be. First of all, I should apologize for the rather prolonged absence, Shouldn't I? Fuck It, It's my Blog and I favor quality over quantity.

The Blog has suffered a major makeover as far as web designing is concerned. The Drawing above is a restoration of the one that M.D.Smith made for Mr. Erdnase in the early 1900's.and I can't help but wonder what would They think about my odd choice of colors and all, I guess We will never know for sure.

I've recently found an effect of mine which is one of my very few experiences with multi kicker endings. Very briefly shall I talk about it for I do not wish to share the workings of it in such a public forum. I think I may even want to publish it but who knows what the future holds for us mortals? The shadow knows (as my friend Kopf shall say)

When Darwin Ortiz analysed the stellar routine of dingle by the name of "Roll Over Aces", it got me thinking that I should at least experiment with multi kicker effects.
                
What follows is a combination of two of my favourite routines by The Professor, "Matching the cards" And "Triumph". The effect was inspired by an informal performance of The London Card Expert, Mike Vincent that my friend Antonio Zuccaro Shot and very kindly shared on YouTube.

On a rather different note, I shall also let you all know that you’ll see a new section of Guest bloggers who will attempt to share their views on technique and other aspects of magic. I do not really want to tease but You may want to Google Nicolas Pierri, Who's by the way the sickest coin man I've ever had the displeasure of calling a friend and Nicolas Gentile, One of the most talented guys I know when it comes to adapting a technique to one's natural and personal mannerisms, so I mind as well get those two talking about what they know and love.

Last but not least I should also recommend the lovely series of interviews that take place at the Magic Castle and are conducted by Steve Kiesel. My favorite of them all is the one that features Derek Delgaudio, Overall superhero and monster at the card table. You May find them on Vimeo and I shall link you to it right about now:


As a Closing remark I shall quote the stellar Bill Malone Hoping that his wits will mask my quick exit for I have to hurry up if I want to catch lunch properly

"If I put it on the bottom and squeeze, the whole deck will go and with that, I go too"
Bill Malone



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