Scoundrels Touch
In this two disc Volume II, Chef Anton, Whit Haydn, and Bob Sheets
outline their advanced system for the shell game and teach routines
complete with patter and alternate endings for walk around, as well as
demo the methods used by hustlers to work the scam for money. The
psychology and philosophy of the game are explained and demonstrated.
The advanced system for working the shells that was briefly outlined on
Volume I, is here explained in full and seen in operation in live
performance videos.
On Disc I, Bob's complete original
instructions for handling his Sheets Acquitment and his system for
working the shells (Absolutely Nuts) is here amplified and expanded,
with new and more detailed explanations and a live performance of the
routine for a regular audience in the Magic Castle's Close-Up Gallery.
Bob has added a number of new ideas and deceptive ruses, but more
importantly, you see the whole thing up and running. Whit adds some
maneuvers and moves, along with some new devices that make they system
unassailable.
On Disc II, Chef Anton performs and explains his
own routine. Whit discusses psychological outs while contrasting two
very different live performances in the Magic Castle's Close-Up Gallery
of is shell routine. Incredible video of a street hustler working his
craft at a music festival is shown and explained, with Scoundrel Member
Giuseppe Aliotta discussing the props and betting cycles used by the
contemporary street hustler.
Whit shows how the Maneuvers can be very
useful for working with a hand held board. New shells and props for the
game are demonstrated. Whit and Chef discuss the idea of "Thinking like a
Scoundrel" and how it is applied to magic performances. The Escobar
Move is demonstrated along with some variations by Chanin. Several
versions of the Kick Steal are demonstrated.
Both discs also
contain a number of pdf and other files that can be used as a further
resource and several training aids that make learning the moves easier.
All the moves and maneuvers from Vol I are briefly taught here.
Disc One Running Time Approximately 1hr 27min
Disc Two Running Time Approximately 1hr 25min
