Before talking about the content of the 6 by Six DVD , I would just like to briefly comment on the
content of Michael's character:
He has a a very loving and giving heart. He Pours himself
out to very underprivileged and impoverished children on mission fields at times, and all the
comments I read about him from others, including comments from some of the great magicians, almost
always mention his decency.
I am not close to Michael, I just know these things about him.
If I were close to him I imagine I would be praising who he is as a person even more than I am.
Sometimes you buy from a friend just because he's a friend but with Michael there's no need
to default to that reason for buying. He is a creative creator of magic, fun to watch on DVD, and
will do nothing but lift people to higher levels of skill and wonder.
Other reviewers can
probably give better point by point break downs of the feasibility and power of the illusions than I
am able to do, in a manner that does justice to them, because I have so little card magic to compare
to as a beginner.
I know Oz’s Renegade Triumph, (love it), Double Back (love it but keep
forgetting how to do it as simple as it is) and…well…ok I’m spent. If it’s cards and it ain’t a
gimmick: I’m toast.
When it comes to sleight of hand: My DLs tend to be Double Let
Downs. My Mercury F***ds are more like Mercury Mutilations :)
I will just say I am really
happy I own 6 by Six. It is making me leave the all-gimmick nest and learn how to fly a bit.
For me he was easy to follow and I am normally slow to learn. Picture Homer Simpson tryig to
learn magic--that's me...DOH! :)
I have to be honest about his offering from a beginner's
perspective: Some of "6 by Six" is a bit of a struggle for me because I have to teach my hands to do
"magician-y" things they aren’t' accustomed to.
But the magic is so very good it makes you
want to keep trying until you master it.
Come to think of it, isn't that the desire great
teachers always place in our hearts?: To strive to become better?
Once I've mastered
Michael's illusions I will definitely be a better magician...might even tell David Blane: "Move
over hombre, there's a NEW Sherriff in town!"
