The Block Peek left me feeling a little disappointed. It's not bad, it's just not great compared to
other methods.
S.P.I.T by Scott Creasey, another full business card peek, it great, and one
I feel is superior in terms of handling, deceptiveness and ease of use.
This is minor
point, but the advert says it takes 30 seconds to construct the gimmick. Dee actually constructs a
gimmick on the video and takes about 3 minutes. Okay, 3 minutes is not that much longer than 30
seconds, but why not tell it like it is?
I actually much prefer a switch and delayed read
over a quick peek. There are several ways to do this with business cards using very simple, direct
and classic methods.
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OK... meaning, if you have a wallet or someother biz card peek stick with it. If this is your first
venture into a peek then try it out.
I won't use it as I have a myriad of other ways which
are much easier and faster and slightless ....essentially.
Could have been half the
price. Meaning there are other IMO better peeks for less.
The 40 Minute video is only cause
he talks a little more than required as he states in the video.
My reason for a 3 are the
reasons stated and the fact that it goes on the perverbial shelf for me.
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This is a really terrific way to peek a business card in a stack of them. The gimmick takes about
two minutes to make and is quite slick. As an added bonus, Dee gives you an ungimmicked method that
might actually be even better. Dee also gives a shout out to Paul Carnazzo's StacPAC, which is
excellent too, using a different method. But with Dee's way, you end clean. I've used Looch's
Hollow and Danny Archer's Drawn Again too, but I think that this is the best method around--and so
worth the small price.
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I Think is another bullet for my gun: there are Many way for the peek, but i have not see this until
today. So, i Think top is not the "Holly Graal" of the peaking, anyway, i advise to them this
tutorial!
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Many will be put off by the fact that a gimmick has to be constructed. That would be a mistake for 2
reasons. 1. You can construct the gimmick within 10 minutes, with stuff you already have, and no
craftwork skill is needed, and 2. Like me, after watching the video you will, most probably opt for
the 'no gimmick' routines. This does come under the 'why didn't I think of this' heading and the
simplicity leaves expensive and convoluted peek methods behind.
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I downloaded this on pre-release directly from Dee's site. I paid a little more for it and don't
regret it one bit.
I really is as simple and elegant as advertised. I have recently
downloaded a few mentalism utilities put out by Dan Harlan, Matt Johnson and Dee's mate Lewis Le
Val. They are all cool and depending on the situation I suspect I will used them all. I am glad to
add Block to the repertoire.
Dee devotes the entire 40 minutes going over the (very simple)
gimmick construction and technique. He doesn't deal much with performance elements, but it is clear
that Block is adaptable to many types of routine and style of presentation.
Really glad to
acquire this and am glad to support the work.
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This seemed like a clever, half-baked idea. When I dug into Dee Christopher's other material, it
seems like that's his norm: very creative, gets it to work for himself, but stops short of really
fleshing things out.
Its always good to have multiple methods of peeking information and this is definitely one I will
use especially for drawings