5/27/2020 John Bannon Dear Mr Fantasy Youtube
John Bannon – Fire When Ready – review Trick of the month is a review again – not of a trick but of the excellent Move Zero Vol 4 – which is due out any day now We have loved the Move Zero series and couldn’t wait to get our hands on Volume 4.
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I think that both Impossibilia and Smoke and Mirrors (The other main John Bannon book) are superb. Contained within both tomes is seriously. For the others here who are John Bannon fans, a question: I’ve been working through his books in reverse order. Fantasy” (which I. I like pretty much anything with John Bannon’s name on it.
We’re proud to let you read our mail. The Other Brothers Richard Paddon Loyal user Australia Posts.The selected card is counted to by the spectator and the thought-of card impossigilia found in your pocket. Also explained are the impossibipia techniques used to accomplish these miracles.Stuff is all pretty easy to do like whats been said, and I do like his coin stuff a lot.A one-coin routine where a signed borrowed Quarter vanishes, appears, and changes into a jumbo join. Aug 27, A quarter magically penetrates a small sealed glass bottle and is visually removed through its tiny opening.The spectator turns the top card of each and shows them to be aces.
Sep 2, And I liked a lot that POV shift in the writing, where a number of tricks are “narrated” from the point impossibilua view of an unnamed fellow magician. A super clean prediction effect, Discrepancy city prediction 3.Jul 5, Seven duplicate cards are shown and a card is selected. Thanks for that advice. Impossibilia – The Close-Up Magic of John BannonI don’t know why, but I’m not a big fan of this book. Bannon’s outstanding no-sleight triumph routine where all the cards of the selected card’s suit remain face up after three fair shuffles. Questions about this product. The End by Rick.
For the others here who are John Bannon fans, a question: Aside from “Play it Jkhn Triumph,” is there enough on it that will feel worthwhile on its own, or have I “gotten” this material from the other books. We’re proud to have the strongest Shipping Guarantee in all of magic.
On 2005-06-07 14:29, ixnay66 wrote:10-card poker deal, Daley's last trick, 4-Ace trick, Assemblies, Triumph. It sounds like $35 worth of rehashed tricks others have already invented. I think I'll wait until the dust settles to see if I need different versions of all of these.Don't forget sandwich effect, impossible location, and ace-cutting.If you don't NEED different versions of these tricks now, you won't need them after the dust has settled either.The real question is whether the methods for the classics in DMF are good or whether people just think they're good because they're new. I don't know what to tell you.
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I've read the entire book and worked through all the effects with cards in hand and that's what I based my review on. I think it's good stuff but, again, if you're already perfectly satisfied with the similar-themed items in your repertoire, then you don't need Dear Mr. Fantasy (or any other specific book, for that matter). The sandwich effect is just like an effect in james swains book DON'T BLINK,he also has a collectors effect with three selections that uses the same.Impossible lotation is my pick of the book,as for the other stuff,it does have some good handling's of classic plots and if you are pretty new to card magic I would say you will love it.and if you been in it a long time I still think you will enjoy it(i know I did).The only thing I realy did not like was the ace effects at the start of the book.CHEERSPaul ShermanInner circleArlington, VA1511 Posts. I have read through a few tricks. Although John's way of presenting existing tricks will definitely increase spectator's response, I was hoping for something more creative from him.
For example, his version of spectator cuts to the Aces is very similar to the one Bill Malone had in his 'On the Loose' series.Line of Sight is a standard, common trick with the glimpse, but perhaps the only difference is his presentation using the 'killer's eyes.' There is then the '2 classics': Dr Daley's last trick and Twisting the Aces. Just a variation of the former one with a block turnover instead of a double turnover, and the position of spectator's hands.I must admit, the tricks in this book is practical in the real world. But judging from his Impossibilia and Smoke & Mirrors book, I would say that there are more creative/original material there compared to DMF.Sure, of course all tricks are modifications of existing tricks. But so far, the tricks I've read are just minor additions/modifications of existing, popular card tricks.This brings me to question, whether it's sufficient to just modify the handling of a trick minimally and publish it in a book.I am a big fan of John Bannon and I have great respect towards him and his magic.
His thoughts in the book are brilliant.Hopefully the tricks will get better as I read more of the book.Paul ShermanInner circleArlington, VA1511 Posts. This still some great items left for you to discover, particularly 'Dead Reckoning'.Were you completely unmoved by Bullet Train? It destroyed a room full of guys at TSD4.Most of your gripes seem to be with the material in Chapter 2, which is sort of what I anticipated when I wrote my review.
Here are just a couple thoughts in response to your post. First, the point of the 2nd chapter is to teach an entire card routine, not just a series of tricks. The tricks performed in series are stronger than they are individually. For people who want to actually go out and perform for laymen, it's probably the most valuable chapter in the book. However, the individual items themselves are strong. 'Line of Sight' is more than just a glimpse and a card revelation.
First, it's a GREAT glimpse. Second, it provides the cover that allows John to start with a borrowed shuffled deck and end up in position for his spectator cuts the aces effect (a fact that should not be overlooked).As for the spectator cuts the aces, I hate to tell you this since you've professed to be a big fan of John's work, but you should go back and read Smoke & Mirrors again and then reconsider your comments regarding the 'On the Loose' series. 'Final Verdict' is John's 'final' handling of 'Directed Verdict' from Smoke & Mirrors.
Smoke & Mirrors came out almost 15 years ago so it would seem more appropriate to say that the effect in 'On the Loose' is similar to the one Bannon put in print and not the other way around.Finally, you should reserve judgment on Bannon's reblocking of the Daley trick until you've tried it out on some laypeople. If you do, you'll never again say that Bannon 'just' changed the position of the spectators hands. I've found, through actual performance, that Bannon's modifications create much bigger reactions from laypeople. The relaxation that occurs after the gag (those who've read it know what I'm talking about) makes the impact of the transposition much more powerful when it's finally revealed.At any rate, I think I might be starting to come off as the annointed defender of DMF, which I am certainly not.
I'm just a guy who read the book, liked it, and would hate to see hasty criticism give the wrong impression as to its merit.Paul. On 2005-06-08 06:49, Paul Sherman wrote:Were you completely unmoved by Bullet Train? It destroyed a room full of guys at TSD4.PaulTSD4? Another forum??Anyway I completely agree with you, John's method does bring an extra edge to tricks.
Perhaps I was expecting more after the length of time he took to release this book.For those of you who are reading this, by no means am I trying to say the book isn't worth the money. It is.But like what someone mentioned above, it's not a David Regal / Paul Harris type with full on new ideas and creations, but rather a modest book which you can certainly perform to people around you with just a deck of cards.Steve HaynesInner circleSoutheastern United States1085 Posts. I took some time to read some of the tricks, skipping here and there.And so far Beyond Fabulous and Trait Secrets are wonderful.Awesome climax.
Diagrams are illustrated when needed to, and explanations are well written too.I believe Final Verdict uses a simpler method and almost no sleights compared to Bill Malone, though Bill Malone's setup is easier. Can't comment on Directed Verdict because I haven't read it yet.But so far, browsing throughout the book.it looks pretty promising!anticoinRegular user194 Posts.
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