I just finished reading this one and this was the only thing I could find on RU-vid talking about it. Thank you for your discussiona; you do a good job of streamlining the information and it helps me understand some of the concepts better. Would love if you could do a talk about Pure Effect as well.
Isn't "Tarbell Volume 9" the Harrison Greenbaum book based on his lecture. It's called "You Are All Terrible: The Book". It's not part of the Tarbell series but is made to look like it, I assume, for the joke and publicity.
Interesting topic and I enjoyed hearing your perspective. I'm an amateur performing mainly for family and friends and I have enjoyed presenting things as an excited new student of the art. Part of that, for me, was crediting the folks I've learned from along the way, but not naming the tricks as such. For example I talk a lot about my new hero Dai Vernon, tell an anecdote about him (he fooled Houdini) and then show my take on what is likely his most famous trick which I miscall as "the bully". One potential negative to this style of presentation where you name your influences came when I was doing a set for my friend and her daughter and realized I had named about 10 dudes in a row.
I understand. Sometimes I don't mention an influence and feel bad and sometimes I feel like I have said too much. It all depends on the experience you are trying to create. In performance, less is usually better as too many names can be confusing I've found. Just focus on a few and tell one great story about them each.
This is the sole surviving video of this master performer at work.. A true encyclopedia of polished manipulation terchniques by a skilled artiste.. Must have watched this act well over a thousand times and yet find it fresh.. Kudos to the eminent maestro.. 👏👏👏👏
Flawless! Even more remarkable is that Cardini was in his 60s when they recorded this, and at a time when many performers slow down, his sleight of hand is still remarkable!
I am amazed by the first double lift as it seems he totally loses control of that card/s on second 0,41 and pushing it/them forward on top of his index. Amazing! I had the privilege to learn one trick from Professor Ascanio during his visit to Buenos Aires, about 45 years ago (I guess I was 17 years old or so). I still perform it every now and then.
I find mentioning religion and spiritualty since both magic and magick have been trying to distance themselves from each other for the last 200 years. I like it.
