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Posted: Tue Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 1:26 pm

I was too slow with Sam The Bellhop presentation for a show recently, so I decided to memorize the same Bill Malone presentation for Sam the Bellhop, and I typed it out. Here it is incase someone else needs it. I'm going to tell you a story about about a gu guy named named Sam Sam who used used to own his own little restaurant right down the street from the 654 club. So this is the story of Sam the bellhop and the 654 club... this may bring back some memories. One day Sam the bellhop bellhop was sitting in his restaurant, and it it was kind of slow that night, but all of all of a sudden out of no where, the two two big doors opened up wide, and in to the restaurant walked four gentlemen dressed like kings. Now they were sitting there for a while and were getting kinda bored so they called Sam over, they said, "Excuse us Sam, this is our first time here and we are kinda lonely, would you would you do us a us a favour, wou would you you find us some women to help make the time go by?" Sam looked at his watch and said, "Well it's kinda early but I’ll see what I can do", so the cards were cut. Sam took a little walk, he walked down one, two, three blocks, and said that the best we could do is a couple of brunettes and a couple of redheads. They said, "Sam they are beautiful… where did you get them?" He said, "The

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654 club right down the block." They said, "Sam you are a heck of a guy, here is a 2 dollar tip for you - a 2 dollar tip." So now they are sitting there with the girls, if you know what i mean, and i think you do, sir. All of a sudden they get kinda bored and they feel like having a game of cards. They only trouble is they don’t have enough card players. They said Sam would you do us a favour... would you find us some card players? Sam looked at his watch and said "Well its still kinda early but I’ll see what i can do" So the cards were cut once more...Sam took another walk 1… 2..He even took a left down prince street, and said the best we could do is 4 guys but they are all named jack. They said, "Oh my God, Sam they are beautiful... where did yo u get them?" He said, "O the 654 club right down the block." They said, "Sam you really are a heck of a guy, here is another 2 dollar tip for you." So now they are in this big poker game. All of a sudden the kings ran into some bad luck, and they owe the girls some money. The only trouble is all they have is a 40 dollar check. They said Sam would you do us a favour... would you cash the cheque... get us a couple of 20s" Sam looked at his watch and said, "Well it's still kinda early but I’ll see what I can do", so the cards were cut. Sam took a little walk, he walked down one, two, three blocks, and said we are all out of 20s; we had to give you 4 10s They said, "Sam that’s great, here is another 2 dollar tip for you." So now they are really starting to like this guy Sam... They said, "You know what Sam, This is our first time here, but we are coming here again. You really are a nice guy... you remind us of that magician Bill Malone. He says, "Thank you! Nobody is that nice for crying out loud" They said Sam you are kind of a young guy... he said kind of... They said "we guess your age to be about 38" He said, "You're close, I’m 39" They said, "Do you live here at the club?" He said, "Oh no, I live in a classy part of town, I live in Lake Tahoe" They said, "Sam what's your address?" He said, "I live at 13, 29 west8 street" They said, "Do you gamble?" He said, "Everyday at the 654 club right down the block" They said, "Do you ever see any good poker hands?" He said you wouldn't believe it. The other day this guy Louis _____ came by... he had three 7s and a pair of 8s" They said, "Wow that’s a full house... did he win?" He said, "No, this other guy David was there, he had 3 aces and a pair of 9s" They said, "Did he win?" He said, "No, Bill Malone the magician - he had a straight flush" And that’s the story of Sam the Bellhop.

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Jeff_Mash User avatar

7/30/13 12:09 PM

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Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 2:18 pm

Wow, thank you for this. You helped me out, but not in the way you think. Years ago, I went to Vegas and saw a stage show by a magician named Steve Wyrick. He performed this one particular card trick, in which he told a story. No matter how many times he cut or shuffled the cards, he kept flipping over cards that played right into his story.

Penguin Joined: 26 Jun 2004 Posts: 429 Location: Bay Area, California

By the end of the trick, he used every single card in the deck. After reading the patter for Sam the Bellhop, that sounds exactly like the trick I have been trying to hunt down!

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elimin8or23 User avatar

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that is the trick. It is on Bill Malones "on The Loose" Vol. 2

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Cardshark13

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There's another story trick in Simon Lovell's book Simon Says called Lilly Long Legs, which uses all 52.

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FerryHP

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7/30/13 12:09 PM

elimin8or23 wrote:

that is the trick. It is on Bill Malones "on The Loose" Vol. 2

Volume 1, my friend. Penguin Joined: 15 Jul 2003 Posts: 302 Location: Belgium Top

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elimin8or23 wrote:

that is the trick. It is on Bill Malones "on The Loose" Vol. 2 Moderator Joined: 29 Jul 2003 Posts: 1984 Location: Denver,Co.

Volume 1, my friend.

DOH! My bad, I just watched them all again yesterday. You would think I would have remembered !!! I guess now you all know why it takes me so long to learn......LOL

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Jeff_Mash

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User avatar Cardshark13 wrote:

There's another story trick in Simon Lovell's book Simon Says called Lilly Long Legs, which uses all 52.

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Hey Cardshark.... http://www.penguinmagic.com/discuss/viewtopic.php?t=60917

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Joined: 26 Jun 2004 Posts: 429 Location: Bay Area, California

7/30/13 12:09 PM

Are you familiar with Sam the Bellhop, and if so, which trick do you prefer more between that and Simon's?

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Robert_V_Frazier

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There are many such tricks, but Sam is one of the best. It's Bill Malone's signature trick. The three times in the story when he says, "the cards were cut", he has a different spectator cut the cards. In between those, he does a whole running series of cuts and shuffles himself. The spectators are more and more amused and astonished that no matter how much the cards keep getting mixed, the right ones keep turning up on top of the deck. It's a thing of beauty in the right hands, but it does take a while to perform. (And a whole lot longer to learn!)

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Originally, it was just the story and flipping over the top cards at the appropriate moment. Malone added the constant shuffling and cutting to make it a lot more interesting, and to practice his card moves. The rest is history. Robert V Frazier

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M_B

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Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 5:13 am

I havent learned the effect from The Loose series; there is another DVD by Bill Malone that teaches only Sam The Bellhop and an ace trick. I wish you posted thir earlier though as I watched the video 5 times to learn the patter! I aprecciate it though. born to perform. Joined: 03 Aug 2004 Posts: 2145

I actually love this effect. It is something amusing and fun, a clssic effect in my routine. Everyone should learn this.

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Cardshark13

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Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 12:09 pm

My personal preference is Lilly Longlegs for absolutely no other reason than


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Penguin Joined: 06 Jul 2003 Posts: 398 Location: New York, New York

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Sam the Bellhop has become so loved that a surprisingly large number of people have actually seen it already. I do my best to avoid performing what everyone else seems to. The Sam the Bellhop video is terrif ic though and goes into great detail when explaining the Zarrow Shuffle along with numerous false cuts not shown in his On the Loose videos. However, the On the Loose series is great in itself and seems to have the praise of most people on these boards.

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B_Magic

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There's actually a "Sam the Bellhop" video as well. That's how I learned the effect.

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Cardshark13

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Penguin Joined: 06 Jul 2003 Posts: 398 Location: New York, New York

There's actually a "Sam the Bellhop" video as well. That's how I learned the effect.

Yep, that's actually the one I was referring to. It goes into far greater detail on the Zarrow Shuffle and false cuts than the On the Loose series.

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sportshooter

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I believe Ammar has a version on his ETMCM Vol. 1 titled Penguin

A NIGHT AT THE IMPROV (Eric Mead)

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To anyone who is familiar with it, is it the same concept as Sam ?

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Cardshark13

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Same concept, but I don't think it uses all 52 cards... Penguin Joined: 06 Jul 2003 Posts: 398 Location: New York, New York Top

FerryHP User avatar

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A Night at the Improv, as featured on ETMCM vol. 1, is indeed a different trick. The only thing it has in common with Sa m the Bellhop is that it is a storytelling trick, where you go through the entire deck, turning cards face up one at the time, and telling a story while doing it. The premise of A Night at the Improv is that you go through the deck and you make up a story while turning cards over. It looks like you make the story up on the spot, pretending to find a matching story to go with the order of the cards. There are no cuts or shuffles during performance, although you could include them if you want. I don't like A Night at the Improv, because it's even more fun when really done on the spot. Sam the Bellhop however, is a piece of beauty. Magical and entertaining.

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