In the book "The Final Word on Cards" by Rufus Steele there
was an entry titled "Sam & Moe" (author unknown). This
was a stunt in which the magician tells a story while turning over cards
from the deck, the cards matching the words in the narrative. It was
not really a trick but an amusing interlude such as "Troublewit"
or "Rocky the Raccoon" In other words, it was not supposed
to fool anybody and it was not a new idea. In fact, other story routines
such as "Jack goes to Town", as published in "Scarne
on Card Tricks", were already in the literature.
Bill
learned the Sam the Bellhop story and stack as shown to him by Mike
Pappas of Chicago and he immediately added expert blind shuffles and
cuts to it, thereby making magic out of an amusing vignette. That was
a new idea! Over the years, he refined it and it became his signature
piece.
Eventually
he was asked to perform it on the November '94 TV show, "World
Greatest Magic." His electrifying performance on this show was
destined to open golden doors of opportunity, and Bill shuffled off
to the bank!
After
seeing Bill's performance, other magicians have attempted to teach this
trick, but they missed the essential ingredients. This tape uncovers
Malone's original dynamics that make the effect flow. If you apply yourself,
you can learn the most entertaining four minutes you will ever do!
Running Time Approximately 48min