#52 The Last One

O. M. G. We are finally here. Didn't think I would see this day. No more thinking about new videos every week. This is such a relief!

I have to say that this has been an incredible journey in the realm of card magic. I've had a lot of fun, even when I had to force myself to come up with something and when I had to hunt for people to act as assistants. Big thanks to my girlfriend Jane for helping with so many of the videos and for seeing this through with me. Also a big thank you to everybody at the "Session" where many of the videos were filmed. And of course thank YOU for being here and making all this so much more joyful.

This final one isn't really a new creation. In fact it is something that I've been working on for nearly three years already. It all started after seeing Helder Guimaraes's sandwich routine and trying to come up with an impromptu version of it. Let's just say that we've come quite a road from that.

In this routine I'm trying to use every bit of technique I know to create an impossible effect. It is a combination of sleight of hand, psychology, presentation, preparation, improvisation, persuation, and misdirection. This is one of my favourite routines. It is like a child to me, and "she" has the honor act the leading role in the final video of 52 Times A Week.




There is one more thing... But you'll hear about it later!

Until then, Magic-Love-Freedom-Humor-Magic. And everything else is nothingness.

#51 Vernon's Legacy

Here is a nice piece of card magic. My goal was to make an effect so impossible that it could not be explained. This combines techniques and ideas from Dai Vernon, Eric Mead, Stewart James, Juan Tamariz, and David Berglas. And probably a lot of other guys, too.

#50 The Bog

Here is a blindfolded poker-ish deal. Any named poker hand dealed from the deck blindfolded. This trick was inspired by Daniel Madison's performance on Penn and Teller: Fool Us. It's basically the same trick but with a different method. The method might be a bit too obvious and balsy, but I find it also beautiful and pure at the same time.

The Bog.

#49 Dead Cutting

Here is an ace cutting routine. It's based on Ed Marlo's "Miracle Ace Cutting" with some additional goodies by Dai Vernon, Dani DaOrtiz, Lennart Green, and myself.

For some reason I have trouble pronouncing certain words during the presentation. I have no idea why this happens. I guess it's hard to think and talk at the same time. And breathe.



PS. For some reason the queen of spades makes multiple appearances during the routine. I have no idea why this happens.

#48 Lucky Shot

In the European FISM convention in Blackpool George Luck showed me a very neat way to spin a card from the deck. The first couple of times I had no idea how he did it and I instantly fell in love with the move. George didn't have a name for the thing, so let's call it "The Lucky Shot" until he comes up with a better name.

#47 Taivex

As I posted both of the last two videos conciderably late I realized that I had essentially skipped a week. The video I posted yesterday was for last week and this one is for this week, so now I should have catched up.

The title is totally random. I have no idea what it means. The best way to describe the trick itself would be "a wrong way of doing Out Of This World".

Thanks for Risto "Taivex" Leppänen for making a cameo in the video and to Stefan Emberg for inspiring the method.

#46 Just A Coincidence

Here is a simple coincidence effect combining two powerful methods into one mediocre effect. Or it could be just a coincidence.