Beautiful presentation... And of course, performance!

Happy belated birthday, Rick. I'm enjoying the Bobo's stuff a lot. Most of this stuff I learned in the 70s when I was a teenager. Always a pleasure to watch someone bring life back to them.

Beautiful presentation, well and convincingly played. Thanks for this video. 😊

Another killer tutorial Rick. You've given me more stuff to work on than I could ever handle in a lifetime. Stinks my lunch break is only an hour, which is when I get my daily practice in. Thank you

Your top of that tree magic wise. You are so kind and generous, to teach us absolute monster tricks, which always look fantastic. Thanks Rick.

Thank you for the refinement of the Utility Switch, and emphasizing the importance of framing the magic within a story.

I've always loved the idea of borrowing coins but secretly having an extra because no one expects it. Like, why would you ask for coins unless you didn't have any? I don't much care for the coin-thru-hand aside. That effect always screams, "I've got an extra coin" which I think weakens the overall performance. You're so right about not challenging the audience and making them feel foolish. It pits them against you. But in your excellent presentation they're totally on your side, rooting for you, wanting you to succeed. The end of my sponge ball routine has a bit of a "challenge" phase but I pose the questions in a way that they can answer correctly. "How many went into the hand? Right, two went in but now there's three!" "How many did you see me put into my hand? Good, you didn't see the third sneak in." "How many should be in my hand? Right, it should be two...", etc.

First! Those classic old tomes ARE hard to follow! 😆 VERY NICE!

I was laughing all the way through. The presentation as a confused magician trying to get a trick right is superb!

Love Bobo’s. Hours and hours. Days and days inside that treasure.

in each video of yours there is so much value! thank you!

You had me going Rick...Huh? Rick Holcombe is having a hard time doing a trick out of Bobo? Yeah right. LOL. It is so true, old tomes lack good pictures/photos and many times, descriptions are sparse and hard to follow. Very nice Rick. I always love your calm, natural demeanor when performing...and thorough teaching (spectator view and magicians view).

Great. Very thoughtful produced lovely video. Cudos Rick ❤

It was perfect, all of it. Your performance at the beginning, the acting, believable concept that catches off guard, it was really good, the perfect example of putting the moves into a concept, that makes the whole thing magical and entertaining, absolutely great work!

Rick's a deep magic thinker and wonderful performer! Had to subscribe! #respect.

I really enjoy well performed coin magic, and at that you excel Rick.

So sweet! I love Okito Botch and to see you do it again is awesome. Positioning the magician on the side of the audience is so effective.

I love the fact that you show me how to carry out the magic and then perform it and I still can't see how you do it!

Thank you. Great teaching!

Glad to see you're indeed going to do a series on the classics from BoBo's. Thanks for this. Your version was great and much better than Bobo's. For me the penetration phase is kind of a hint for an extra coin. Your tutorials are always an inspiration.

Sir u did this trick very professionally . Really good teaching and breakout of moves. Please can you do Winged silver /Hanging Coins

So much fun watching your presentation ❤😂😂

Wonderful presentation!

Great presentation!!!

Proper lovely that was, cheers

I LOVE your performance of this

love the plot and the moves thanks !

I love the presentation

Fry and Laurie made this great approach on Terry Wogan. They read a trick out of the Royal Road To Card Magic. Hilariously funny.

Guauuuuuu, una manera perfecta de explicar los apuntes del libro y dejarme con la boca abierta, 😮😮😮😮

Thank you, awesome trick 👏

Love this!

Oh how I love Gadabout Coins. My version isn't nearly as advanced as your's== But always use as an opener when approach a table-- much better than -- pick a card!!

Keep going 😊

One of the best gems from Bobos. I choose to omit the coin through hand phase, and have been doing a s*u*t*e p*s* instead. Always wandered why that part was in there 🤔.

well done!! thanks

You made very interesting points. The idea of the, "challenge," concept was good. That has been a dislike and like for me too. But like you said in the right moment or with the right person/people, the "challenge" idea presentation may fly well. I saw a performer do this routine with sponge balls. His wording with the "challenge" moment was: "How many is in the right hand.? Two..." He opens his hand and reveals three sponge balls and say: ..."that's what they all say." So, his idea left the audience with a chuckle and at the same time a sense of wonder. By adding humor to the "challenge" moment. It canceled out the "move' moment. Instead of the audience looking for a "move," moment. They were left with a delightful humorous moment. So, that's just a time that the "challenge" moment may fly. But I really think that by substituting the "challenge" moment for the "friction pass" is good. It's a nice subtle convencer that only three coins are in play. It doesn't scream out to the audience, "Hey, you better watch more closer!" Instead, the "friction pass" suggest nothing has happened yet. So relax. But you're right. Don't make this effect about "sleights." But routine it and engage entertainment. Like Dai Vernon taught: "Make your sleights/moments natural. I can't go in to details on that now, because I don't want this to be too long of a comment. But research making your sleights look natural. Look at Rick's performance again and again. Look at how natural he looks.

We need you!

It's me again with a question. I think the routine is really nice, especially how it is embedded in the story and that it doesn't need complicated sleights. However, I found the penetration effect somehow disruptive. Wouldn't it be obvious to any layman that there are two coins in play at that moment? At this point, the illusion that only three coins are being used is (for me) lost. Anyone who thinks a little about the trick would immediately know that a total of four coins are being used. In the Coins Across routine I wasn't happy with the "hand washing" move, here I wonder if it wouldn't be better. The coin would change hands, the gesture is motivated by the fact that the magician is puzzled and it would not give away that four coins are in play.

Kids today ruin everything to point out weaknesses and ruin the entire magical moments.

I also find the gamblers version of a trick quite intimidating. Eg cups and balls. I hate it when the magician ridicules the audience by asking where or how many balls there are under the cup. GOLDEN RULE: Never ask the spectator a question unless you have really have to or the answer is already predetermined (magicians choice).

Великолепный!!!!👏👍🔥👌

Great tutorial! Could you point me to the video where you show Three Strange Things? Can't find it on KZfaq

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Comical

You do the same move every time in the beginning which looks very unnatural. I’d suggest changing the hold each time so the hand position is different and natural each time, therefore even fooling other magicians.