Imagine This
by Howard Alan
Type: Close-up
Skill Level: 
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Effect: The magician introduces a deck of cards and show them to
be in a mixed order. He tells the tale of a great gambler who was able
to do extraordinary things with cards...and people. "Just by reaching
into the center of the deck, he was able to cut to an Ace." The first
Ace is shown. "Rumor has it, that The Gambler could control the thoughts
of people who dared to play cards with him." The magician riffles
the cards and has the spectator say stop. They remove the card. It is the
second Ace. "The Gambler was so in tune with his cards, that he was
able to look at deck and know that an Ace occupied the 28th position from
the top." The magician cuts the cards at this point. "In fact,
he was so good with the pasteboards he would cause that Ace to travel through
the other cards right to the top of the deck! The magician riffles through
all the cards in the top half. The magician's hand comes away with the
third Ace. Not only could The Gambler control the thoughts of a person,
he could control their actions. Have the spectator cut to the center of
the deck, which is lying flat in your opened hand, and they have cut to
the forth and final Ace!
Performance Time: One to four minutes depending on the routine
Reset Time: Less than 1 minute
Angles: 
Quality: There IS a gimmick. It is similar to a breather. The gimmick
is visually almost imperceptible. Well made. You get an entire deck of
Bicycle cards, with the one gimmicked card.
Dr. Mitch: A well made gimmick, which can be used in in the deck provided or slipped into a borrowed one. With the gimmick in place you can give the impression of being an extremely skilled card manipulator. The gimmick allows you to cut immediately to the card below it. With a minute (really, almost NO) amount of practice you can accomplish miracles using this gimmick. The best part of it is, that you can actually allow the spectator to cut to the chosen card.
I've used a Breather crimp and a quarter crimp before, and it is "knacky". Sometimes it can be crimped too much, sometimes too little. It's difficult to introduce into a borrowed deck. With this gimmick, the problem is eliminated, it is the perfect breather.
A word about the gimmick itself, they are hand made by Howard and wife, Rose. You can be looking right at the gimmicked card and it is almost completely invisible. You really have to run your finger along the face of the card to prove to yourself that it is there.
I highly recommend this for the novice or intermediate card handler. And here is a my advice, be creative. This is MORE than just a one trick deck. You can use the gimmick to do 100's of things, just experiment and send us your ideas!!!!
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