Comments for The Devil's Picturebook http://www.thedevilspicturebook.com A Blog About Magic and Other Nonsense Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:56:19 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on The Collected Works Of Alex Elmsley Vol 2. By Stephen Minch by Joshua Pearce http://www.thedevilspicturebook.com/2006/06/the-collected-works-of-alex-elmsley-vol-2-by-stephen-minch/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Joshua Pearce Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:56:19 +0000 http://www.thedevilspicturebook.com/2006/06/07/the-collected-works-of-alex-elmsley-vol-2-by-stephen-minch/#comment-21 I am curious as to the origin of a GREAT effect utilizing the ghost count, but am uncertain of it's original name... and would like to be able to give it proper credit in performance for my peers. Most recently, I have seen it published as "Queens out of Control", and in past publications as "Paradigm Shift" and others. The idea is that (ostensibly) 8 identical cards are shown in two separate piles, and through a process of individually mixing (Elmsley counts), turn face up to face down, and vice versa... after which one pile is revealed to be jokers!! (the other pile all having different backs!!) It is far and away my favorite packet effect, but I cannot seem to find the credits to the original effect. Could you please help me with the name of this?? I would be very greatful! I am curious as to the origin of a GREAT effect utilizing the ghost count, but am uncertain of it’s original name… and would like to be able to give it proper credit in performance for my peers.
Most recently, I have seen it published as “Queens out of Control”, and in past publications as “Paradigm Shift” and others.
The idea is that (ostensibly) 8 identical cards are shown in two separate piles, and through a process of individually mixing (Elmsley counts), turn face up to face down, and vice versa… after which one pile is revealed to be jokers!! (the other pile all having different backs!!)
It is far and away my favorite packet effect, but I cannot seem to find the credits to the original effect.
Could you please help me with the name of this??
I would be very greatful!

]]> Comment on Review: 20 Things Marlo Didn’t Publish by Harry Loryane http://www.thedevilspicturebook.com/2007/01/review-20-things-marlo-didnt-publish/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Harry Loryane Sat, 27 Jan 2007 22:42:38 +0000 http://www.thedevilspicturebook.com/2007/01/25/99/#comment-55 That Euan boy has sure learned a lot from my superb books, as I was saying to Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft only the other day. He fails to give me the credit I am due, though. . Harry L That Euan boy has sure learned a lot from my superb books, as I was saying to Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft only the other day. He fails to give me the credit I am due, though. .

Harry L

]]> Comment on Review: 20 Things Marlo Didn’t Publish by Euan http://www.thedevilspicturebook.com/2007/01/review-20-things-marlo-didnt-publish/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Euan Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:49:50 +0000 http://www.thedevilspicturebook.com/2007/01/25/99/#comment-57 Its also nice to see Euan resist the urge to make any personal attacks and flag up the contribution that both Paul Gordon and Harry Lorayne have made to card magic. lol :p Its also nice to see Euan resist the urge to make any personal attacks and flag up the contribution that both Paul Gordon and Harry Lorayne have made to card magic.

lol :p

]]> Comment on Review: 20 Things Marlo Didn’t Publish by Euan http://www.thedevilspicturebook.com/2007/01/review-20-things-marlo-didnt-publish/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Euan Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:48:41 +0000 http://www.thedevilspicturebook.com/2007/01/25/99/#comment-56 Thanks for the fair review! Glad you enjoyed it. :) Thanks for the fair review! Glad you enjoyed it. :)

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