Taking things literally

One thing you can do guys, if you want to get a giggle or two from the spectators, is to take things that we,

magicians, usually say, and take them literally (that…, made no sense, right? Just skip to the examples).

Have a spectator select a card and tell him, ‘Here, choose any card.’ and “Classic Force” a blank card on

which is written “Any Card” (hehe, get it?). Put it back in the deck and repeat the feat, but this time tell him, in a

casual manner, ‘I’m really sorry about that. Here, you can choose anyone.’ And, yes, you got it, he will then choose a

blank card on which the word “Anyone” is written.

I might expand on this idea of taking things literally later. Hmmm… now that I take a second look over it, it

sounds kinda lame. Ohh, fuck it. It’s my idea, so whether it’s bad or good, I have to give it a shot and then I can take

the board down and see where the bullet hit.

Recycling Gum

Have a folded piece of gum in your pocket, with the wrapper all messed up. While you’re eating a gum, tell the

spectator that you’re going to show him how to recycle chewing gum.

Go in your pocket for the gum’s wrapper (the actual, empty one) and palm in between your fingers the folded

one.

Take the gum out of your mouth and lay it on the empty wrapper, then spread it so it resembles its original

state.

Fold the wrapper around the gum, switch the two-

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I just realized this resembles perfectly the classic Torn & Restored napkin. Ahhhhhhhhh, fuck.

Flamethrower Deck Change

This is another in the category of “Taking things literally.”. Have a red deck with two blue cards on top of it.

Force the top card to the spectator then place the selection in the middle. Hand over the deck to the spectator and

tell him that you’re going to use heat to find their selection, by turning every card red except their selection (you

can tell them that you are only able to do this because they have a cold heart and when they touched their card, it

became cold as well- no joke, use this pattern. Especially for business men…, or for Jay Sankey).

While saying that, rub your hands together for a little while, then turn around, grab a spray can and a lighter

from your suitcase, and burn the deck. Burn it to HELL!!

Quick Tips:

1- Don’t do this in the spectator’s hands. Apparently, the sensitive fuckers can’t handle a little fire. So, make

sure to place the deck on a table or something.

2- Use an actual flamethrower. You know, just to spice things up a little bit.

The top card that is blue will get burnt the most, so the spectator won’t be able to tell its color. Or you can just

palm it when you put the flames out (Smoking Palm).

If you want to take it a step further, moist the top card in gasoline and then it will really not be recognizable

after you burn it. Show that the deck has changed and give the spectator his selection, then switch the deck with a

blue one (that has been sprinkled with gasoline- hahaha, sounds funny), burn it with a lighter (make sure no one sees

you do this), so it looks like the fire has come back. Panic and throw the deck on the floor, go behind the curtains and

bring back an extinguisher with which you then put the fire out. To top it off, you can now reveal that the deck has

changed back to its original color (due to the extinguisher).

If you’re a nut job like myself, you’ll probably think about actually doing this. If you do, please e-mail me a video.

I’ll laugh my ass off watching the reactions.

Hairy Key Card

If you happen to have long hair like myself, then you must have noticed that if you go with your hand through

your hair you’ll always get a few strings of hair in your hand. I think you already know where I’m knocking at. There’s

no need for me to provide you with a long explanation. You use the hair as a key card.

Note: If you want to eliminate all doubt, before using this as a key card, in one of your effects, pretend to blow

some hair away from the deck. This way the next time you’ll do it, it’ll seem nothing short of natural.

12:00 A.M.–1,834 words/6 ideas

Still sober. Feeling more tired.

Great. Camera stopped because of lack of memory. Noticed a minute later when I promptly turned on my web-

cam (the program counts down from 3 until it starts recording – actually takes 15 seconds) to capture the time in

which I empty my recorder and toast some bread (you read that right - a man has neeeeeds). Plugged the toaster

under my computer. Entire room smells like bread toasted in hell. Delicious.

Haha, I’ve come up with some really funny stuff. A “Gun Production” where one holds his hand like a gun and

when he pulls the trigger a card shoots out (or you can say it’s a slingshot, or a bow and use the AS as a bullet,rock,

arrow- “Why do I flourish?” video).

I keep getting these ideas of patters in my head, but they’re like water drops on a car window; I can’t seem to

put my finger on them. I know what I would like to do with them, and with what effect I could combine them with, but I

just can’t seem to expand on the rough idea. The seed has been planted in my head, but it seems I have to wait until

the water of sleep pours over for it to grow.

I keep wondering why did I start at such a late hour? Wouldn’t it be more logical to start fresh, in the morning,

instead of beginning at 10 FUCKING P.M.?!

Don’t you agree? Of course you agree. You’re smart, not like me. Goddammit. I can already feel the sleepiness

crawling up my spine and it’s been almost 3 hours only. I can already see myself falling asleep on the desk. (a

mentalist right here people).

Spring Threes

Have the 4 threes on top of the deck.

Palm 3 so that the far right corner of the cards sink into the tip of your little finger and the inner left corner

hits the bone of your thumb (like a normal Classical palm, but the card isn’t so deep into the hand).

Cut the deck and in your way to the table apply the same action as you would when you waterfall the deck- that

is, creating spaces in between the cards. This will help you drop them one by one a lot easier.

Level a packet with your left thumb then naturally come to take the packet with your right hand and drop one

of the 3’s on top (this is done by slightly relaxing your pinky finger- oww, just do it and you’ll see. you’re a smart guy).

Do this 3times.

Practice.

(why did I call this Spring Threes?)

Marlo Aces

(unnecessarily hard- just like Marlo sometimes)

Have the 4 Aces on top of the deck with one “X” card in between each other.

Execute the Marlo Tenkai Deal (which you can find in one of his magazines) and palm the aces while inserting the

“X” cards in the middle one by one.

Ditch the 4 aces on top while fanning the deck to show how fair it is (hahaha, in their FACE! the Aces aren’t even

there).

Now put the tremendous amount of practice needed to get this to look natural and then brag to other

magicians by showing them that you’ve mastered a method so unnecessarily complicated it makes dwarves not

believe in magic.

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