Thank you all for the kind comments. I honestly just decided to post this one day without giving thought to its application as a routine for the contest. The win was a nice surprise. Considering that more advanced card magic is somewhat new to me (I have always worked in close-up and money effects)... I was quick to put the gift certificate towards some card handling instructional materials. What goes around comes around!
Very nicely done. The additions, tweaks or whatever we choose to call them work very well for you and that's what really matters. Its one of those great routines that get better as you live with it isn't it? Its great as it is but its also cool to imagine you developing and growing it over the years. Yes, the jokers made me smile!
Very well done Carl, that must have taken a long time to construct and learn the patter. Beautifully performed with just the right pace and flow, I was entertained throughout.
A classic trick performed smoothly, flawless, with the correct pace. It flows so natural and the spectator (me in this case) feels comfortably just letting it flow.
Respectfully... It IS 'Sam the Bellhop' (if it were a different story it wouldn't be 'Sam the Bellhop').
To correct you, It is not Bill Malone's 'version'... If you are familiar with Bill's original presentation, you will note the differences to the story that I made.
1. I end with the Royal flush in spades (I liked this idea more than a mere straight flush... as Bill created it). 2. The use of the RF at the end changes the number of Kings, Queens, Jacks and Tens from the original 4 to 3... it also affects the placement of the numbers that were used in the original straight. 3. I changed the address from 1239 W8th to 2345 W6th (which... to me... seemed like a more deliberate figure, rather than merely left-over cards). 4. In organizing the cards for the changes that I made... I changed Sam's age to 29 (from 39) and had the gentleman inqure as to his age as being '27...28...?' (rather than 38, as Bill created it). 5. I also changed the 2 dollar tip to 3 (as in 1 dollar from each man... it made more sense to me). 6. Sam suggests that he has lived at his address for '8... or 9 years' presenting cards for both of those numbers (Bill did not have this in the original) 7. I also added the Jokers to the story (as a joke... I hope it made people smile). --- In terms of story telling detail... 8. I gave the gentlmen identities that play out in the story (the Diamond Trader for the KOD, the Club Owner for the KOC, and the Cardiologist for the KOH). 9. I make note of 'one eyed Jack' the card player. 10. Sam cashes a check for 30,000 dollars... giving each man 10 grand (as opposed to 4 10 dollar bills in the original) at the same time, I make reference to NY Savings and Loan (a small detail).
As you are suggesting... If I had created the story 'Phill the Cab Driver' :-)... somebody would be on here saying 'This is a rip-off of Sam the Bellhop!'
Bill made a great routine... and created a wonderfull story line... I made my own tweaks to it... and therefore my own version of Bill's original plot line. Creating a new plot doesn't equate to a new version... it's a whole new animal all together! :-)
There is one Miser's dream... and many versions. This is my version of Sam the Bellhop.
Suggesting that I have not taken the time to put my own stamp on this as I presented it... is kind of insulting, considering the amount of time and effort that I put into the changing of the story outcomes, card order and details that did not exist in the original.
And yes, Laxersaz... you are more than welcome to use my card order and stack.
Description: Sam The Bellhop... story line and details revised.General performance... I'm not a card control machine :-) like Bill is.Hope you enjoy it!
