Stranded with a Stranger: Scott Clegg

I love card magic , but I've tried all sorts of other things due to my club having certain theme nights like box magic , rings , etc . Great , I think that those theme nights are a an interesting way to push you out of your comfort zone and explore new things .

That's why I think lots of people should try and join magic societies and clubs , because they are superb . So I'm really interested to see what scott's eight tricks are . So let's dive straight in with trick number one , which is Once Upon a Time by Guy Hollingworth . This is a story deck effect , but with a popular children's nursery rhyme .

There are several to choose from , so you can present it in different ways . I've had this trick for years , but only memorize one story , so I'd love to have the time to memorize all three and make it an everyday carry . Kids and adults alike love this trick . Yeah , it's great . So you can see some people performing it on YouTube , so do go check them out .

But I think it's such a lovely little effect and I like that there are different nursery rhymes that you can go through . It makes the story deck make sense . It's such a commercial routine and I can imagine the adults would have nostalgia from it . The kids will love it because they're used to hearing those stories .

So , yeah , a great , great choice and one that I don't think we've had before . So in trick number two we have turn by Peter Pelican . This is an everyday carry for me , as I just love the multiple surprises In this trick .

Four blank cards are shown and turned face down , the back shown to be blue , then suddenly they turn into four queens , the backs turn to red backs , the faces then turn into jokers and the final shock is all four cards are then shown with different backs , are then shown with different backs .

Now I went and had a look at this on YouTube and it is such an incredible effect . I can understand why it's your everyday carry , because so much happens in it when you see the blank cards and then the backs , and then they change for the first time , but then they change for a second time . Some of them turn face up , some of them turn face down .

It's incredible . And that end moment where he spreads the cards and they're a rainbow back there pack it it's just unbelievable . It's such a great , great trick . Peter pelican is so clever . All of his tricks are always so mind-boggling . But it does bring us to number three . So we've got the gad about coins bobo . This is another of those tricks .

That is a great fidget trick , something to keep the hands whilst watching tv . So we've worked out that Scott's going to have a TV on his island . We've just worked that out . Or he's just going to watch the whales and the dolphins in the distance . Yeah , great , having coins to fidget with and that's a great routine .

I saw I think it's Doug Conn's handling of it online and I think it's great . It just looks so good . Trick number four cups and balls . I've only ever tried the most basic routine and would love to spend the time learning more advanced techniques . A great choice . You can use some coconuts there you go . You can have some coconuts and balls on your island .

Go , you can have some coconuts and balls on your island . But I think there's such a wealth of information now , with cups and balls and so many different routines that , yeah , I think you really could spend an entire life perfecting and learning all of the routines that there are . And that brings us to a number five . We've got linking rings .

I used to hate the linking rings until I saw Axel Heckleru's silent rings . I'd love to practice this routine in peace . The rings are too noisy to practice at home . Yeah , you're going to annoy the family , aren't you practicing that ? Yeah , axel Hecklau I think we've mentioned him on the podcast before is such an incredible thinker .

He's so great at taking a routine and turning it on its head or giving it a really commercial handling . You know his newspaper tear is used worldwide and considered one of the best . And of course , his cap through bottle is just superb as well . So , yeah , a great , great choice with linking rings .

Now number six I hadn't heard of and I did have to Google Three's Fur by Giancarlo Scalia . I love this three ball trick . It looks so simple , yet it takes more practice and effort than I've had time to put in it . Some time on a desert island would solve that .

Yeah , I think lots of people have mentioned just having that trick , that they've not had the opportunity to put the time into . I know we've had Memorize Deck mentioned a few times and just having that time without having to worry about being here and there and just focusing on that thing and getting it down . So , yeah , great , great choice .

Number seven a pair of Jardine Ellis rings Two sets , two different coloured Ellis rings has so much potential for creating new routines that I've not really explored . I've done the ring onto a wand or rope , but there's so much more that could be done if I just sat down and thought about it . You've mentioned everyday carries in your set .

So I wonder if that would be another everyday carry , because they're quite small , they can just fit into your pocket , so it could be something that you have with you all the time . Number eight is our last choice . With Scott We've got the Mirage coin set . I love this set .

I'm pretty new to coin work , but this set takes all the effort out of making miracles . I'd love to spend more time going through all the routines .

Great , and again , yeah , there's so much that can be done with coin sets and I think sometimes we think about those classic plots , those classic coin plots and those classic card plots , but sometimes it's really nice just to think well , what else could I do with these ? There's such a diverse coin set , a lot of these different coin sets .

I'm sure there's some really quirky , fun , interesting routines that you could do . And I know on that tutorial there are some incredible , incredible tricks . So that's a great choice , scott . So let's have a look back .

We've got Once Upon a Time by Guy Hollingsworth , turned by Peter Pelican , get About Coins , bobo , cups and Balls Linking Rings , three's Fur , a pair of Jardine Ellis rings and the Mirage coin set Great , you've got so much in there . You've got like the story deck . Then you've got a packet trick .

Then you've got sort of a coin trick , cups and balls linking rings , then a ball trick , which is great . The rings are then coins . So you've got a really lovely diverse mix of tricks there , which is great . But let's go on to your two curveball items . So obviously you've had eight of everything else . Now you're only allowed one each of these .

So in your book position you've put the complete Walton . I'm a big fan of Roy Walton's books . My favorite trick is Montemarteur , but there's so many great tricks hidden in them . Now , I don't know if I pronounced that word right , but I went for it all right . Yeah , great . Roy Walton was an absolute legend . You know he is absolutely prolific .

Those books are absolutely swamped with incredible , incredible tricks . So a great , great choice . And that does lead us on to your curveball curveball item . So your non-magical item would be finger rings . I've got a DVD of ring magic , which looks like a good way to fiddle about without setting anything up or carrying lots of card boxes or packet tricks around .

Great , and you never know , maybe on your island some pirate has left some treasure and there's a load of finger rings in there as well . Uh , yeah , great .

I'm not sure that we've had finger rings either , and that feels like a really great choice for that position , something that is completely organic , that you can just pick up and do some incredible tricks with , and the fact that you seem to have this little library in your head of different tricks is great . So it's an absolutely excellent choice .

So thank you so much , scott , for sending in your list . Of course , scott , you are a stranger , no more . We know everything we need to know about you . Now , if you guys want to be a part of one of these , please send in your list of eight tricks one book and one non-magic item to sales at alakazamcouk , of course .

Give us , like , a bio and the reasons that you chose your tricks . You're allowed honorable mentions , scott . Didn't actually have any honorable mentions today , but you are allowed some if you would like them . So do get those . In that way we can record more of these for you .

With that being said , thank you again , scott , and we'll see you later on this week for the episode the main episode , sorry , the main podcast of Desert Island Tricks . Have a great week , guys . Bye-bye .

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