I am a Magician

I've been working through more of Street Magic by Paul Zenon and have found a few new nice quick tricks.

Jack Sandwich from Street Magic by Paul Zenon This is a generic version of Harvey's most wonderful 'Stolen card'. A card is selected and returned to the pack. then the pack is spread t reveal the two jacks are now face up. The deck is cut again to reveal the jacks either side of chosen card.

Reaction A nice trick however one that will not make my repertoire. It's simply too similar to 'Stolen Card', and Harvey does that trick superbly well. That said the method is a good one to sit down and learn.

Dead Man's Hand from Street Magic by Paul Zenon Based on the legend of Wild Bill. A poker hand is shown a royal flush in spades. A spectator is asked to pick on of the cards and the magician shuffles the deck. He then starts pealing cards off one at a time. One card for each letter in the phrase "Wild Bill Man's hand" to reveal the chosen card. The Magician then deals out 5 hands of poker and it is revealed that the person with their back to the door has been given Wild Bill's royal flush.

Reaction The method here works much like that of 'big deal' with the initial card discovery as a cover for stacking the deck. As a rule I'm not overly fond of spelling out words to reveal a card. It's almost like a give away as to the fact the deck has been stacked. however with the extra touch of someone getting Wild Bill's hand make sme warm to this trick. I'll certainly be using it in the wild over the coming weeks.

Four Sight from Street Magic by Paul Zenon Another 'how magicians can cheat at cards' trick. The spectator selects a card (the example given is the 10 of diamonds). The magician cuts the deck to reveal that the pair of the card (the 10 of hearts) is now face up. The cards are hen shuffled and tossed from one had to the next and suddenly the remaining two 10's are in the magician's hand.

Reaction The initial force for this trick is the 'Henry Christ Force'. I found it vary clunky and disjointed. The card selection process simply didn't make sense to my muggle friends. it instantly aroused suspicion. However I re-jigged the stack and managed to make the trick work with a Riffle Force (from Penguin Magic). I am now MUCH happier with this trick and look forward to adding it to my 'Magicians can cheat at cards' pitch.