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Dick Oslund Inner circle 8357 Posts	Posted: Dec 1, 2017 10:59 am 0 Hi Jeff! I've always liked the EFFECT of the TT. (Bev Bergeron and I have discussed the WILLARD tie, at some length.) Jay and I discussed his Jaspernese TT at some length.) But, it never "worked its way" into the high school show. In my old age (86 in a week and a half) I keep busy, experimenting with stuff like the TT. So! If ya can "fix" the video, I would really appreciate it!!! Thanks TWO million! SNEAKY, UNDERHANDED, DEVIOUS,& SURREPTITIOUS ITINERANT MOUNTEBANK
jeffhobson V.I.P. 247 Posts	Posted: Dec 4, 2017 02:58 am 0 OOOOOPS. So sorry. It's working now. I had the video on "private" mode. Now, it's public. The Hilarious Host of Las Vegas! VISIT my magic shop: www.HobsonsChoiceMagic.com
jeffhobson V.I.P. 247 Posts	Posted: Dec 4, 2017 02:58 am 2 Https://youtu.be/Y4bASN8dLto The Hilarious Host of Las Vegas! VISIT my magic shop: www.HobsonsChoiceMagic.com
jeffhobson V.I.P. 247 Posts	Posted: Dec 5, 2017 02:15 am 0 WAIT! THIS is the video of the performance....... https://youtu.be/5z2PMxP1Buc The Hilarious Host of Las Vegas! VISIT my magic shop: www.HobsonsChoiceMagic.com
thomasR Inner circle 1193 Posts	Posted: Dec 5, 2017 11:52 pm 0 Quote: On Dec 4, 2017, jeffhobson wrote: WAIT! THIS is the video of the performance....... https://youtu.be/5z2PMxP1Buc That was hilarious! And you're correct... those red shoe laces really stand out on stage. Talk about packing small and playing big!
Rook Special user I went to the Magic Cafe and all I got were these lousy 834 Posts	Posted: Dec 6, 2017 05:18 am 0 Quote: On Dec 4, 2017, jeffhobson wrote: WAIT! THIS is the video of the performance....... https://youtu.be/5z2PMxP1Buc I thoroughly enjoyed this and could not resist ordering the routine myself! Those who don't believe in magic will never find it. -Roald Dahl
ROBERT BLAKE Inner circle 1472 Posts	Posted: Jan 4, 2018 05:30 pm 0 Very nice jeff hobson www.RobertBlake.nl
Eugene Chekhov Elite user ~Magic~ 453 Posts	Posted: Feb 10, 2018 08:08 pm 0 Quote: On Nov 30, 2017, jeffhobson wrote: I used to perform the thumb tie 35 years ago using the classic Ten Ichi method. I dropped it for a number of reasons. One, the person tying the cord can tie incorrectly if he's not sharp and focused. Two, there's some dead time at the end of the routine where you must get cut out of the cords (although Alan Shaxon has an interesting way of avoiding that). Jeff, please tell us what Alan did. I've never seen his version. I love the magic & history of magic! My favorites magicians - Dai Vernon, Max Malini, Fielding West, Michael Finney, Jeff Hobson, Bob Sheets, Nick Lewin, Harry Murphy, Dick Oslund- great showmen of magic! * Eugene_Chekhov@yahoo.com
jeffhobson V.I.P. 247 Posts	Posted: Sep 5, 2018 07:34 pm 0 Jeff, please tell us what Alan did. I've never seen his version. [/quote] Shaxon would simply avoid being cut out of the cords and just acted strained as he pulled (hard) to take the cords off of his thumbs. It just indicated that it wasn't easy to escape - it took strength. I really didn't care for it and it's not my style but, for Alan, it worked. Once the penetrations are over, the trick is over, and now to move on as quickly as possible. When I untie my shoelaces (by using my teeth to pull on one end), it completes the circle for the audience. At the end, the laces are quickly untied and then, I'm out. The Hilarious Host of Las Vegas! VISIT my magic shop: www.HobsonsChoiceMagic.com
Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts	Posted: Sep 9, 2018 12:27 pm 0 Quote: On Sep 23, 2002, martyk wrote: One doesn't really need pipe cleaners, they'd look strange and are not easily obtained, but as one writer above mentioned, use the ties that come with plastic baggies. Can you imagine anything more common, more impromptu, and more impossible? Did you ever hear of the mega store Wal-Mart in the U.S., they sell them by the large bag full of a hundred pipe cleaners for a few dollars. In bright colors as well, and very long lengths.Just look in the craft section of the store. I can't believe so many people still live under a rock in 2018.