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Here's a collection of incredible impromptu card magic compiled by Aldo Colombini. Card magic at it's best performed, anytime, anyplace, anywhere with just a regular deck of cards, no set-up whatsoever and very easy to do.
Contributors:
Ian Adair
Gene Castillon
Aldo Colombini
Tom Craven
Tom Daugherty
Peter Duffie
Karl Fulves
Stephen D. Gervais
Paul Gordon
J. K. Hartman
Marty Kane
Ryan Matney
Max Maven
Joe Riding
Mike Rogers
John T. Sheets
Nick Trost
Richard Vollmer
Roy Walton
Andrew Wimhurst
35 tricks in all.
Pages 24 - Comb-bound
Date Added: Nov 10th, 2007 MLA SKU: uuyilIK4zhuPNoT
A few years back, I decided to begin collecting and learning some card tricks which could be done at a moments notice...'anytime, anywhere'. I have my longer routines, and my collection of beloved gaffed decks, but the impromptu tricks are ones I consistently refer to. What's gorgeous is that people say things like 'but...I didn't see you DO anything..how...?'-or, 'are those TRICK cards?'. My own criteria for impromptu card tricks, is that they are brief, clear in plot, high impact, need zero setup, don't involve making so many piles, or require so much counting, or 'spelling'. A contrast of effects, with surprises that people just have hopefully never seen before. So far as Aldo Colombini's 'Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere', it seemed to offer more of the type of tricks I like to collect (even though I probably have plenty enough already!)
The book begins with a characteristically clownish forward from Aldo, that nutty Italian. Despite the fact that the book's blurb says 'no... [Read More]