Gambling and Card Magic?
March 31, 2008
While not exactly card magic related, the new movie ‘21′ scored big during it’s first weekend in theater.
Based on the true story of a group of MIT college braniacs called the MIT Blackjack Team. They weres a group of students and ex-students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard Business School, Harvard University, and other leading colleges who attempted to beat casinos at blackjack worldwide. The team and its successors operated from 1979 through the beginning of the 21st century. The film draws from Bringing Down the House, the best-selling book by Ben Mezrich. 21 follows the ups and downs of the Vegas high-life while winning 100’s of thousands playing Blackjack (also known as 21 to some people). Raking in over $23 million in it’s first weekend, there are now plenty of opportunities for magicians to showcase their gambling talents (and gambling related magic tricks) to unsuspecting audiences everywhere.
Choregraphed Card Magic - Shawn Farquhar
February 8, 2008
I ran across this video last year and recently stumbled upon it again this morning. It’s an awesome Ambitious Card routine by Shawn Farquhar choreographed to music. It’s really more than an Ambitious Card, but that is at the heart of the routine. If you remember a couple of months ago I posted a music video for Dashboard Confessional which is in a similar vein. Shawn does this as part of his regular act and this clip is taken from one of his live shows.
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Enjoy!