What The Audience Sees:

“ Man, where’s Jamie been? He’s been gone for a while, man! We were missing our magic fix. But he was back on Friday, yo. And he can still read those minds, you know what I’m sayin’?! Check it- he busts into our office and tells us he’s in a rush but that he’s been thinking about us. He said that this morning he was convinced that one of us was going to be able to name a Queen, any Queen, and that it would be gone from his wallet, where he had put three of them when he woke up. So I pipe up and say the Queen of Diamonds and you know what? Jamie pulled the cards out and she was gone! But here’s the crazy part!!! In her place was a blank card…and it had writing on it…and it said that he knew I’d be right!!! How does he do this?! Man!!!


How It Went:

As I mention in my video review, I’ve been trying to only do magic (with cards) that don’t require any gaffs, special decks, etc. However, I allow myself one exception~ packet tricks! I cycle through what goes into my wallet every couple of months, so packet are fair game. And, let me tell you, this one’s a winner! Why?

Because it’s so easy, lol. Really, it’s the easiest trick you’ll do. But don’t let that fool you into thinking it’s not awesome, because it is. I did this all day Friday to great results. Maybe not of the “I’ve just changed your life” variety but still a fun time. The biggest challenge was creating some sort of buildup/tension. Because of the lack of process (there’s no equivoque, or dealing, etc), it was almost too fast. Name a Queen. Look, it’s gone. So I really built up the “are you sure”, “what made you pick that one? Were you by chance sneaking around my bedroom this morning?” type of lines. By the end of the day, however, I discovered the most important thing about this effect…

The examinable blank card. Genius. In the beginning of the day I simply didn’t use it to it’s full potential, but by the end of the day I got it. (See Video Review). Basically, this needs to given away. It’s such a wonderful moment when people grab that card and turn it over, especially if you’ve written a note on it. I love it.


The Difficulty:

It’s not difficult at all. If you can hold a pack of four cards (and only fours cards) in your hand, then you’re good to go.. 1/5.


Best Lines:

“How do you always know?”
~When I do magic on Friday, and if it’s someone whose seen me before, you can only imagine what they think.

“GIVE ME THAT!
~This guy grabbed the blank card so fast I couldn’t even react. Hilarious!


Angry Bob Rating:

For those of you reading this article for the first time, Angry Bob is a co-worker who has an understanding of some magic because his uncle was a magician. Angry Bob knows that TT’s exist, for example, but he has no desire to become a magician himself. He also has an anger management problem that can be experienced first hand if he can’t figure out how a trick is done. A high rating means he has no idea.

This is tough to say, I’m not really sure. At first, Angry Bob wanted the blank card. A look of confusion spread across his brow and I thought he was going to hit me. Then he asked for the rest, to which I replied, “Forget it. You won’t give them back.” Not a bad line, but not as good as a switched packet. That said, when I did it for laypeople, everyone was so busy talking about the blank card that no one asked to see the others. Perfect.[3]/5[/5].


My Rating:

Magic Friday Approved!

Nothing makes me happier than coming across a new trick that I can carry with me for a while. The handling of Alice’s Revenge is also so clean, it’s silly. Bob Farmer obviously put some wonderful thought into this and came up with a terrific result!


The JDG Tip:

Closing Thoughts:

I’m up for future Magic Friday suggestions so, if you have any or if you have anything to say at all, please leave a comment~ I read them all!


Have a Great Week Everyone!

Jamie D. Grant
http://www.whatizit.net

Magic Friday Reviews

357 by Tom Lauten
3D Realization by Mark Southwork
ACAAN by Barrie Richardson
Atomic 2.0 by Michael Paul
Be Honest, What Is It by Eddie Fechter
Black Envelope by Bob Kohler
Blackout by Platt
Boomerang Band by Al Angelo
Branded by Tim Trono
Card On Head by Matthew Johnson
Cash Cabaret by Peter Nardi
Chameleon Knives by Joe Mogar
Christmas Carol Book Test by Josh Zandman
Crazy Man's Handcuffs by Arthur Setterington
Crossroads by Ben Harris
Cut & Restored String by Charles Townsend
Cutting Tens by David Solomon
Deck Dropper by Trevor Duffy
Deep 3 by Bro Gilbert
Diplopia from Paul Vigil
Directors Cut by Jay Sankey
Double Jointed Card by Jeff Pierce
Dough by Jay Sankey
Dr. Daley's Last Trick by Dr. Daley
Dragon Thread by Mike Wong
Eight Card Brainwave by Nick Trost
Encased by David Forrest
Enlightenment by Ben Harris
Entourage by Gordon Beam
Extension Of Credit by David Ben
Fan Mail by Jay Sankey
Fantasy Phone Experiment by Jack Galloway
Fiber Optics by Richard Sanders
Flow by Dan Hauss
Four, Five, Six Packet Trick by Sal Piacente
Future Zone by Mark Mason
Gum by Jeff Prace
Homing Card by Francis Carlyle
Hopping Halves by Roy Kueppers
Hundy 500 by Gregory Wilson
Impossible Knot by Barrie Richardson
Impromtu Penetration by Russell Leeds
Intuition by Hondo & David Leon
Invisible Deck by Eddie Fields
Key Accessory by Andrew Gerard
Kolossal Killer by Kenton Knepper
Linking Ring Through String by Fantasma
Lit by Dan Hauss & Dan White
Magic Lock Box by Pocket Magic
Matchbox Penetration by Anonymous
Metamorphisis by Wayne Dobson
Micro Chop Chup by James Riser & Dennis Loomis
Mind Control by Bill Abbott
Miracle Chip by Mark Mason
Multi Dimensional by Craig Fillicetti
Multiple Selection by Mark James
Newspaper Tear by Paul Potassy
NFW by Gary Freed
Observation Test by Nick Trost
Passe Passe Salt by Dr. HarlanTarbell
Pinnacle by Russ Niedzwieki
Pointless by Gregory Wilson
Positive/Negative by Max Maven
Power Of Poker by John Bannon
Powerball 60 by Bill Abbott & Richard Sanders
Precious Metal by John Zander
Prohibition by Charlie Miller
Prophesy In Numbers by Robert Nelson
Proximity by Craig Fillicetti
Rebate by David Williamson
Revealation by Wayne Dobson
Ring Thing by Garrett Thomas
Ringer by Steve Duschek
Rising Ring On Rubberband by Martin Gardner
Satisfaction Guranteed by Daniel Garcia
Search and Destroy by Aaron Fisher
Shirt Happens by Angelo Carbone
Shoe't by Mark Southworth & Mark Mason
Signed Torn & Restored Post-It Note by Richard Osterlind
Silk Vanish Into A TT by Anonynous
Sponge Bomb by Jamie D. Grant
Stargazer by Alan Wong
Strange Travellers by David Blaine & Paul Harris
Sweeter and Lower by Richard Osterlind
Tagged by Richard Sanders
Test of Strength by Bill Malone
Three Card Monte by Whit Haydn Chef Anton
Three No Evil by Doug Higley
Three Quarters Across by Gregory Wilson
Torched and Restored by Brent Braun
Torn & Restored Transpo by David Williamson
Travelling Expenses by Jay Jankey
Triumph by Dai Vernon
Two Card Monte by Don Driver
Two Cards In Pocket by Richard Osterlind
Ultimate Jump by Joe Rindfleisch
Ultimate Three Card Monte by Michael Skinner
Untouchable by Jeremy Hanrahan
Unwritten by Oliver Meech
Vanishing Ketchup Bottle by Norm Nielsen
Warning by Kostya Kimlat
White Star by Jim Critchlow
Wow by Masuda

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