Fully half of the effects in this lecture, Ken says he does not perform or would not use. So... what
the f-?
Of these the worst is the "verbal himber wallet" where Ken pulls four cards from a
deck he is looking at (like- looking at the faces of the cards). Then the spectator chooses between
two cards to complete the poker hand and- it's a full house. Wow.
Other tricks require
gimmicks (change bags, billet switchers) which you may or may not have. I was underwhelmed by "Mr.
Golden Balls," but Ken will sell it to you for $100.
The biggest disappointment is the
Heads and Tails trick- the reason I bought the lecture. It involves manipulating an ungimmicked coin
in a way Ken says is easy- I've been trying and trying and it's not. (Even he misses during the
routine). A spectator asks for more details during the explanation, but Ken doesn't offer any. This
is especially galling since he uses this lecture to rail against tricks that "don't work." I'm not
sure I could use this, given that the outcome is a literal coin flip.
Also, I don't know
what is common for these lectures. Most that I've bought feature magicians performing a full show in
front of an audience. This lecture is not designated any differently, but it's just Ken performing
then explaining individual tricks for a group of magicians. I find it much more valuable to see how
people structure their shows.
My review seems to go against the crowd, but- I didn't find
this lecture very helpful.
Unimpressed.
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