Conjuring Credits

The Origins of Wonder

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cards:ambitious_card_with_blank_deck [2018/10/21 19:01] – Added month to Ruminations citation. stephenminchcards:ambitious_card_with_blank_deck [2018/10/21 21:37] stephenminch
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-Seth Kramer came up with the idea of doing an Ambitious Card routine with a deck of cards blank on both faces and backs. A card signed by a spectator becomes the "ambitious card" that rises time after time to the top. See "Blank Ambition" in //Ruminations//, Nov. 1986, Vol. 1 No. 5, p. 4.+Seth Kramer came up with the idea of doing an Ambitious Card routine with a deck of cards blank on both faces and backs. A card signed by a spectator becomes the "ambitious card" that rises time after time to the top. See "Blank Ambition" in //Ruminations//, Vol. 1 No. 5, Nov. 1986, p. 4.
  
 **Precursor:** **Precursor:**
-Jon Racherbaumer used a blank-faced deck as a surprise finish and convincer to an Ambitious Card routine. This effect was mentioned in a 1974 Ring report as performed by Earle Christenberry; see //[[https://askalexander.org/display/37848/Linking+Ring/108|The Linking Ring]]//, Oct. 1974, Vol. 54 No. 10, p. 108. Jon Racherbaumer recalls this about his idea: "I did an Ambitious Card routine, but the ambitious card was a printed card and the blank deck was shown at the end to cancel out the suspicion that duplicates were in play. I did not begin+Jon Racherbaumer used a blank-faced deck as a surprise finish and convincer to an Ambitious Card routine. This effect was mentioned in a 1974 Ring report as performed by Earle Christenberry; see //[[https://askalexander.org/display/37848/Linking+Ring/108|The Linking Ring]]//, Vol. 54 No. 10, Oct. 1974, p. 108. Jon Racherbaumer recalls this about his idea: "I did an Ambitious Card routine, but the ambitious card was a printed card and the blank deck was shown at the end to cancel out the suspicion that duplicates were in play. I did not begin
 by showing a blank deck and having one signed to be the designated as the 'ambitious card,' which is what Seth did." by showing a blank deck and having one signed to be the designated as the 'ambitious card,' which is what Seth did."
  
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