Marilyn, thank you so very much! I am delighted that you have enjoyed it. It's an absolute "hoot" to perform it. I usually do it in restaurants within about three feet of families, and it really gets a great response. Thanks again for taking the time to respond. If you want more, go to my website at docgrimesmagic.com
Cups and Balls as The Professor said are one of the most complete tricks in magic from where you can see the level of the performer and this cups and balls not only are wonderfully performed but are also an original revised routine! Well done!
It was good for the most part but too many final loads at the end. It would be obvious to many observers how the balls were getting under as the initial misdirection was lost as the balls keep appearing and by that stage he had no excuse to keep dipping his left hand in his pocket. I think Vernon had it right. Use the the putting of small balls away as excuse for the first three loads and sneak in another load when the first big ball appears for a total of four loads.
You are too kind, Jack! I enjoy the heck out of being just a "cool old dude" doing magic for wonderful people. I always perform my magic as just a small gift to my audiences.
Thanks so much, John. I perform this routine night after night in my restaurant work two feet from the patrons' faces. It's more fun to watch their expressions at the end. They just erupt in pure joy and fun!
Thank you so very much! I perform this routine at least seven or eight times three nights a week in my restaurant work! It is so much fun! Thanks for your kind words about my work!
Christopher, thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed my little excursion into magical nonsense! For the serious side of all this, check out my website, www.nealemagic.info
Robert, thank you so very much for your kind words. The routine has gone through so, so many modifications over about eight or nine years of honing it, primarily in my restaurant work. The little cups are perfect for that venue, and I can pretty well control the lines of sight in those tight quarters. A wonderful friend and mentor in magic, Dr. Larry Hass, Dean of the McBride Magic and Mystery School in Las Vegas, helped me considerably to refine the moves, but it was his impromptu performance of his "Don Alan"-style chop cup routine that provided the insight for the handling of the final loads. Check out his TEDx-SMU talk, "What is the Art of Magic." Thank you again for your kindness! Doc
Ricky, thank you so very much for your thoughtful and helpful response. You are right of course, and I have learned much from reviewing it and reading the comments. And oh, my gosh! Never in my life could I have imagined when I dared to set up the card table in the garage sixty-five years ago in South Houston, Texas, to perform my very first little magic show, that I would ever, ever receive such a high compliment from a total stranger! But stranger, no longer, right? I am deeply humbled but so very moved by your kindness. And by the way, back there in South Houston on that hot, sultry summer day, I had invited all the kids in the neighborhood and up and down the street to come see my little show. I told them they could bring their dogs, too. I entertained several dogs that afternoon. A couple of kids came along also! Just sayin' . . .
@@geoffreygrimes7116 my favourite types of tricks are these types cups cards all slight of hand you do it beautifully. As someone who loves your style of magic I'm all Eagle eyed and in awe. I don't want your art ruined in anyway as visual angles are very important.
when he quickly swooped the cups under the desk for a split second, I was like "gotcha", then at the reveal it turned out I was fooled just like before. misdirection & sleight of hand at it's finest.
