Palms of Steel 3 - SILVERADO

Disc description: It was summer 2002 and the West  was filled with brawls, bordellos and treachery. A motley crew of  would-be train robbers packed a local saloon (strangely resembling the  IBM convention) and called themselves "magicians". Cards flew and coins  changed hands, but it all stopped when sheriff Curtis Kam walked in.  They could tell he was a professional who did miracles. But before they  could thank him, he and the money were gone. 

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This is the third offering in Curtis' now famous Palms of Steel series of video instruction. While Silverado may carry a theme from the old west, the thinking is definitely 20th Century. 

Shot during the same sessions as Palms of Steel 2: Fist of Fury, Curtis continues to provide cutting edge thinking and technique and does NOT disappoint. 

Like other MagicSmith (aka Chris Smith)  produced DVD's, the picture quality and sound are decent, but the disc  does suffer a bit from the use of only one camera. A moot point, but one  that is very obvious when watching. However, this does not keep you  from seeing some great coin magic and Curtis does a super job of  teaching you the work. 

The package includes six complete  effects/routines, five from Mr. Kam himself and one from another master  of the coins, Reed McClintock. Here is a brief look at what you get: 

Through and Through - Shot in the Hotel lobby, this is essentially Curtis' take on the now classic Karate  coin effect with the added bonus of an ungaffed coin left for the  spectators to examine until the cows come home. A lot of magic and not  too difficult. Very nice and I like. 

Triple Alliance - Filmed outside with assistance from Reed McClintock, Curtis takes the standard Copper, Silver, Brass (with a touch of Scotty York) to the very next level. Instead of the usual guess what's in my hand nonsense, Curtis manages to entertain us in new and exciting ways and then goes a step further by providing us with a triple transposition climax for a real kicker! I love this and so will you. 

4 Co Pro and Super 4 Co Pro - Also shot outdoors, Reed McClintock drops in as guest performer and showcases one of his now legendary routines from the Knuckle Busters series. A very strong and clean production of four Silver Dollars. If that were not enough, Reed also includes the real work handling of a even better version not included in any of the Knucle Buster booklets. Very flashy, very cool. 

Inverted Matrix - This  is a great reverse Matrix routine using absolutely no gaffs and a NEW  pickup move that actually gives you the ability to show both sides of  the cards! Workable on almost any surface, this is my favorite on the  disc. Very strong and not too complicated. 

Copper Silver Bent - The classic Copper  Silver transpo with a twist which leaves the spectators with an actual  BENT coin at the conclusion! This will take some practice but will be  well worth the effort. Worth a look. 

Sandwich Move-a-thon - Okay,  are you ready for this? Curtis performing with the pasteboards! What a  treat, and he does this very well my friends. Presenting a six-phase  routine that incorporates half a dozen killer sandwich effects (shot in a studio) based on the work of legends such as Earl Nelson, Robert Walker, David Solomon, John Carney, Martin Nash, Harry Lorayne, Derek Dingle and even Larry Jennings!  Will take a little work to master but the end result could well mean  some re-bookings! A complete twenty minute act! Worth the price of the  disc even if just to watch Curtis work with cards.