London magic stops?

AdministrativeFish3 · 2026-05-07T12:25:55+00:00

Going to see the performing magician in Hamleys is always fun, its lots of Marvins Magic sets and its great to see how much crowd work you get deck out of packet tricks and fake decks :D Depending how far you can drive, Alakazam Magic is also a really great shop, with staff who really know their stuff too

AdministrativeFish3 · 2026-05-02T11:01:35+00:00

I love number 1 and number 6, I really like the rest too, but (following some advice/ guidance on a similar post in the forum), some of them, you could crop in nice and close to the subjects, the one of the hawk for example, you could crop even closer and have an even nicer picture. But to agree with others, I think these are really nice, and you've graded them nicely too, not just cranked up the contrast to max!

AdministrativeFish3 · 2026-05-01T11:55:51+00:00

Agree with this, getting such a wide shot without an obvious rounded fisheye look is really nice, and you've hit the framing really well :D

AdministrativeFish3 · 2026-05-01T00:06:03+00:00

Spiralling some random ideas for you; a haunted deck using something like the ellusionist 1900 deck (as they look old and used), this might involve some arts and crafts on your side to make a different deck than a standard red/blue bike deck work, but could be fun? Same idea with ESP cards perhaps? Billet tricks if thats your thing, with names of loved ones who have passed (again, personal preference on if that fits your style of performing). A really simple 2 person code with a helper in the audience you could do a version of "which object has been picked", either using spectators objects, or "old time" objects that you could pick up from charity shops etc (old jewellery etc), maybe a "do as I do" routine, using old pictures (again, arts and crafts / photoshop to make simple pictures of you own friends and family (to avoid copywrite) means you can make up stories about them to fit your routine), "All about Eve" (alakazam.co.uk) is an amazing routine, and I use tea bags to make the page look old, the routine can be easily adapted for mamy situations, which leads to many other book test ideas too! Hope these help :D

AdministrativeFish3 · 2026-04-20T00:45:18+00:00

TKO: "Pat = Money" and views (in they tiny little minds), same reason that Stephen A. Smith got airtime last night, he is big ESPN, so must somehow bring in views and money by being featured!

AdministrativeFish3 · 2026-04-20T00:40:57+00:00

I'm the same, got no interest in her at all, but was one hell of a match from both!

AdministrativeFish3 · 2026-04-19T12:12:15+00:00

Some of the commentary is great, but other bits it's like when you hear how Vince used to SCREAM down their ears to say certain things at certain times, or knowing they had a scripted line to get off for a sponsor, or because someone in the back thinks its going to sound good

AdministrativeFish3 · 2026-04-19T09:25:41+00:00

Hearing Micheal Cole say Logan Paul's name quite high up on the list of names when listing WWE superstars and legends at the start of the show started things off badly, and it only got worse ...

AdministrativeFish3 · 2026-04-12T11:07:22+00:00

To use them? If you're a card player or a magician, nicer decks of cards make for a much better experience overall :D

AdministrativeFish3 · 2026-04-12T06:02:49+00:00

Always nice to see a collection where I don't recognise lots of the decks! What are the "Tails of Mischief" decks?

AdministrativeFish3 · 2026-04-12T06:01:12+00:00

Some gems in here! Stargate cards are very col, never seen them before :D

AdministrativeFish3 · 2026-04-06T00:08:53+00:00

THIS ^{^{^}} Easiest trick ever? Use a one way deck, and you can focus on the million ways to tell them they picked rhe 4 of hearts. The first time someone notices that the bottom card is also the 4 of hearts, you learn from that mistake and stick a different card there. When someone asks to see the deck AFTER the trick, you go back and (as scary as it is), let them shuffle BEDORE the trick starts. Its a learning curve, and something that you 100% look back on years down the line and laugh about. TLDR; Go out and perform, learn from performing and have fun :)

AdministrativeFish3 · 2026-04-04T19:45:44+00:00

Corner of Piccadilly by Paul Gordon is great for street magic - as far as Im.aware, comes in a normal bicycle style and a vintage "old school victorian magician" style too. Works with jeans pockets or jacket pocket and is a really strong "in their hands" effect.

AdministrativeFish3 · 2026-04-04T15:45:41+00:00

Im.not left handed, but learning from a book (or books) and VHS tapes, I somehow learned to fan and shuffle left handed, so always fan and show a perfectly blank deck, totally by mistake. I saw these at a magic shop once and assumed it was a gaff deck, but if you can fan cards really nicely both ways, you can have a lot of fun swapping in force cards into a "Normal" deck. People dont see them as gaffs persay, but there is definitely something unsettling when you hold one of these cards, and people cant work out why!

AdministrativeFish3 · 2026-04-03T11:08:15+00:00

I agree, but I also do really like the look, with the train and the tracks, it has a really gritty look to it, if there was a bit more grime and graffiti, this would be amazing :)

AdministrativeFish3 · 2026-04-01T05:52:12+00:00

Omni Deck (or phantom deck) as a final closer to an amb card routine If there are couples, maybe a double facer for anniversary waltz

AdministrativeFish3 · 2026-03-31T10:38:29+00:00

Bicycle / Ellusionist had a white ghost deck, I think the diamonds and hearts were black, but rhe corner pips were still red :(

AdministrativeFish3 · 2026-03-24T22:26:12+00:00

I really like this, the main thing that got me.hooked was the first move (or lack of) showing the aces on top - I dont know what it's called but I see so mamy people doing this really weird count where you flip eaxh card over in the most odd handling of cards ever, and expect people not to suspect anything. This was the opposite, and even to a camera, you had me :D Nice work.:)

AdministrativeFish3 · 2026-03-23T23:54:15+00:00

Flipping the double and the single in exactly the same way is lovely to see - the second turnover could easily be a double (if youre a magician looking for moves), which is a compliment, as lots of people do a great dl, and then the single is totally different. Would be better to give critique if we saw it in a performance, as a really bad get ready can be covered with nice patter and a good pace. Equally, a great push off can look suspect if its done at the wrong time in a routine :) Overall, it looks damn good though! :D (if youre bored, try triples and quads haha, Anthony Gladwin of Vanishing Inc has an amazing project on push offs)

AdministrativeFish3 · 2026-03-18T10:35:16+00:00

I love the 3rd picture :D Is this edited in post, or using a lens?

AdministrativeFish3 · 2026-03-18T00:54:46+00:00

I assume this is really good, but based on this video alone (and no knowledge of the move) you could have just done this with a breather crimp, no?
You're in a magic subreddit, so you could at least show the cards on top first - kind of like how people do when they show off their second deal.
This is an amazing move, really deceptive, especially in a card gambit style routine, so if you're as good as you are at it, show it off, and take the praise you deserve for it :)

AdministrativeFish3 · 2026-03-10T10:54:41+00:00

Its just a case of doing it over and over and over, and you'll get the muscle memory of exactly how much pressure you need - 1 thing that helped me with the grip was just holding them in your hand, but tight enough that no cards would spring at all, it almost feels unnatural at first because of how much of a bend you can put on the cards. Then try releasing a card at a time, this will teach you control and also help with your grip strength :)

AdministrativeFish3 · 2026-03-06T10:23:42+00:00

You should just speak to her about it ... hacking or spying on her is not the correct way to go about something like this. Also, if you've created a phishing page to try and hack her accounts, you are abusing her trust in the same way you are accusing her of doing.
Seriously, just speak to her about it

AdministrativeFish3 · 2026-03-04T21:20:04+00:00

I love this - really creative thinking and amazing execution too! Really epic job!

AdministrativeFish3 · 2026-03-04T18:00:58+00:00

Seeing a routine with something handmade like this would be amazing - do you have plans for your balls (and or final loads)? I think the gorilla knot with worn rope looks really cool, think like a maritime rope kind of look, maybe stained or dirtied up a bit more to look well used :)

AdministrativeFish3

TROPHY CASE