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Double Time
A Few Brief Notes on Double Time
Thank you for showing interest in Double Time. This is a pet effect that I’ve held onto and used as a walk-around piece for quite sometime. It’s easy to follow, packs a punch, and more importantly, can be done on the spot with a borrowed shuffled deck. I had been hesitant to share it on a larger scale, originally showing it only to a handful of friends, but ultimately decided to send it out into the world due to their championing of it. While the sleight of hand may lead one to label it as a move-monkey piece, I strongly advise you not to present it that way. Though the demo is dry in performance, the effect can be presented in a variety of ways and I’ll leave that to the discretion of the individual. However, I will stress that this piece provides three solid moments of magic; an inversion, a production, and a transformation. Allow each moment to register in it’s entirety.
Originally inspired by David Acer’s Overtime, Double Time is my handling of the popular Inversion plot with an inkling of Magician Makes Good. The former, as popularized by Jim Lewis, has its origin in various key areas of card magic stretching as far back as the 1930’s while the latter is often attributed to Paul Le Paul. The only original thinking which I believe I’ve added to Acer’s effect is the streamlined manner in which I set the cards in preparation for the first phase of the inversion while in performance along with the transformation at the end. Krenzel's Mechanical Reverse along with a subtlety from Asi Wind (a culled card as cover) provided an effective route in the overall structure of the set-up. The face-to-face reversal is credited to Larry Jennings as the Larreverse and can be found in numerous published sources. William “the GOAT” Kalush’s tilt subtlety is something which I had originally seen David Blaine perform on his original Street Magic special but didn’t stumble across in print until I read "Totally Out of Control" by Chris Kenner and Homer Liwag. It’s a subtlety which I believe is vastly underused and misused in today’s card handling. Use it passively, almost like an “out of the corner of their eye” type of thing. Andi Gladiwn, Chad Long, Bebel, and the late Daryl Martinez have their own touches on this subtlety and I encourage you to look up their work.
It wasn’t until this past year (2018) that I stumbled across LaRoy Reverse, a collaboration between Larry Jennings and Roy Walton, which provides an almost identical effect with three selected cards with the exclusion of the inversion phase. This effect utilizes two different reversal moves unique to Jennings and Walton, however, the one utilized here is Jennings' Larreverse.
Aside from the set-up, the effect remained as Acer had published it until I saw Juan Tamariz perform All of A Kind at the first Genii Bash in 2012. There’s an inherent quality to the Magician Makes Good plot, when performed well, that immediately elevates it from a mere “trick” category to an "almost miracle" status. Even more so when it's the Maestro that's doing it. That's the feel I aim for in the revelation of the last card. Again, I leave this to the individuals discretion. In combining the feel of the aforementioned plot with the inversion and a second selection, I stumbled upon what you are reading today.
In closing, this is a piece which I believe can stand on it's own as a hell of a card trick for lay audiences and one that's good enough to share at late night jam sessions. It's been very good to me and I thank you for your interest in the work of my synapses and dendrites and what they have produced. Please feel free to contact me if you have any applications, ideas, or musings you wish to share. Have fun, and as Paul Harris once wrote, remember to be real.
Originally inspired by David Acer’s Overtime, Double Time is my handling of the popular Inversion plot with an inkling of Magician Makes Good. The former, as popularized by Jim Lewis, has its origin in various key areas of card magic stretching as far back as the 1930’s while the latter is often attributed to Paul Le Paul. The only original thinking which I believe I’ve added to Acer’s effect is the streamlined manner in which I set the cards in preparation for the first phase of the inversion while in performance along with the transformation at the end. Krenzel's Mechanical Reverse along with a subtlety from Asi Wind (a culled card as cover) provided an effective route in the overall structure of the set-up. The face-to-face reversal is credited to Larry Jennings as the Larreverse and can be found in numerous published sources. William “the GOAT” Kalush’s tilt subtlety is something which I had originally seen David Blaine perform on his original Street Magic special but didn’t stumble across in print until I read "Totally Out of Control" by Chris Kenner and Homer Liwag. It’s a subtlety which I believe is vastly underused and misused in today’s card handling. Use it passively, almost like an “out of the corner of their eye” type of thing. Andi Gladiwn, Chad Long, Bebel, and the late Daryl Martinez have their own touches on this subtlety and I encourage you to look up their work.
It wasn’t until this past year (2018) that I stumbled across LaRoy Reverse, a collaboration between Larry Jennings and Roy Walton, which provides an almost identical effect with three selected cards with the exclusion of the inversion phase. This effect utilizes two different reversal moves unique to Jennings and Walton, however, the one utilized here is Jennings' Larreverse.
Aside from the set-up, the effect remained as Acer had published it until I saw Juan Tamariz perform All of A Kind at the first Genii Bash in 2012. There’s an inherent quality to the Magician Makes Good plot, when performed well, that immediately elevates it from a mere “trick” category to an "almost miracle" status. Even more so when it's the Maestro that's doing it. That's the feel I aim for in the revelation of the last card. Again, I leave this to the individuals discretion. In combining the feel of the aforementioned plot with the inversion and a second selection, I stumbled upon what you are reading today.
In closing, this is a piece which I believe can stand on it's own as a hell of a card trick for lay audiences and one that's good enough to share at late night jam sessions. It's been very good to me and I thank you for your interest in the work of my synapses and dendrites and what they have produced. Please feel free to contact me if you have any applications, ideas, or musings you wish to share. Have fun, and as Paul Harris once wrote, remember to be real.
Handling note
This handling touch by my friend, Allan Hagen, will allow you to reveal the cards in the correct 1-2 order. Simply begin the effect by having the FIRST selection drawn from your RIGHT and then having the SECOND selection drawn from your LEFT. Retrieve the second selection FIRST, execute your reversal and cull cover, and then retrieve the first selection from your RIGHT and proceed with the rest of the routine as described.
References
Acer, Davd. “Overtime.” Random Acts of Magic, Camirand Academy of Magic, 2004.
Ganson, Lewis. Larry Jenning's Larreverse as featured in Jennings "Double Reverse." Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic, The Supreme Magic Company, 1967.
Jennings, Larry and Walton, Roy. “LaRoy Reverse.” Thoughts on Cards, L&L Publishing.
Kenner, Chris & Liwag, Homer. Bill Kalush's Tilt Subtlety as featured in “Bad Credit.” Totally Out of Control,
Kaufman & Co., 1992.
Lorrayne, Harry. “The Mechanical Reverse.” The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel, L&L Publishing, 1978.
Lovick, John & Wind, Asi. “Make No Mistake.” Repertoire, Self-published, 2018.
Tamariz, Juan. “All of A Kind.” Mnemonica, Hermetic Press, 2004.
Ganson, Lewis. Larry Jenning's Larreverse as featured in Jennings "Double Reverse." Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic, The Supreme Magic Company, 1967.
Jennings, Larry and Walton, Roy. “LaRoy Reverse.” Thoughts on Cards, L&L Publishing.
Kenner, Chris & Liwag, Homer. Bill Kalush's Tilt Subtlety as featured in “Bad Credit.” Totally Out of Control,
Kaufman & Co., 1992.
Lorrayne, Harry. “The Mechanical Reverse.” The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel, L&L Publishing, 1978.
Lovick, John & Wind, Asi. “Make No Mistake.” Repertoire, Self-published, 2018.
Tamariz, Juan. “All of A Kind.” Mnemonica, Hermetic Press, 2004.