This is a lecture for card workers who are adept at sleight of hand. A lot of advanced card stuff
cannot be done for lay audiences because, let's fact it, you can't hit the moves every time. Mr.
Cummins' work is advanced *workable* material, in my view. What I mean by that is that this is
about as advanced as you can get as a working magician and still be able to keep consistency (there
are, of course, exceptions to this). There are culls, Stuart Gordon doubles, Hofzinzer spread cull
controls, palms, side steals, etc. Mr. Cummins does all of the moves expertly. As he states in his
lecture, he works at a bar and does magic, so a significant portion of his stuff in this lecture
depends on having a surface to work on. But there is also some in the hands stuff, too. Mr.
Cummins' performance style is heavily dependent on the methods/effects of his magic. What I mean by
that is that he does not appear to be a *showman*. You will not learn any (or at least many) clever
lines here, or deep philosophical points on magic; he is not a "comedy magician." But he has chops
and, thus, his magic is good. His work reminds me a quote from Allan Ackerman, "I want perfection,
not misdirection." My favorite effect on the lecture is his version of collectors where the deck
does not come into contact with the collector cards. Where will I perform it? Who the hell knows.
But its good. I also enjoyed being fooled by his version of *card under drink.* In closing, Mr.
Cummins has chops and his material is deceptive. It is difficult: With 1 being the easiest and 10
being the hardest, I would put his work at a 7.5. But his work is realistically *doable* in working
situations if you are proficient with cards, and the effects are good takes on classic plots. So I
recommend this lecture for the card guys our there.