My god when he pulled out those wound up toys, I literally died

Proper skills.

Truly a master

In and of itself..........

Throws card at the melon: “This scares the melon.” Throws another card at the melon: “This wounds the melon.” Throws bunch of cards at the melon: “This pisses me off.” 😂😂 Briljant magician.

Bit of a stiff crowd there for a hot minute

Tim Rogers sent me here, and I can feel this guy's influence for sure

I don’t understand what he talk about, but I know he is legend

That center deal OOHHHH MY GAWWD

The nonchalance of a seasoned professional. Ricky Jay, always classy.

The amazing meleeni RIP if u get the reference put it in the reply

Aaaaaaaaaahhhhh .

0:33x.

I love Ricky Jay.

57:39 53rd assistant David Roth, just one of the best sleigh of hand artists hah

Mastery on every level.... enjoyed every moment. Thanks for sharing, what an inspiration!

Amazing art

hit like if u r watching for the second or third time. Pure entertainment

My name is Aaron how did he do that?!

RIP Ricky Jay, would have made it big on YouTube

cool classic

This is just perfect. I miss those good old times' vibes.

33:59 i guess its a great show, but im so distracted by this super atractive woman.

Phenomenal. Wow!

Just fantastic

I was able to at least catch (starting at 39:50) where is swaps on each of the 3 cards on the table that he turns horizontal. But lord he was so perfect at it...

Ricky Jay was a master of his craft, a truly epic performer....RIP.

Joel silver produced this. Crazy! Rad card work

A nice day for the race. What race? The human race.

Every year I return and watch everything I can find on Mr Ricky Jay, he, without knowing it, was and still is my mentor in this strange world of magic. I'm just happy I for a time got to share this planet with him. Rest well

I think I am in love with the woman in white. More importantly, thank you for this. I will take this to my grave.

Fucking brilliant

its just frightening what he can do with a deck of cards, he was a good actor too.....................

Did I watch this until 3am? Mabey Did I regret it? Hell no

Currently doing the same

I would’ve loved to see this guy live. I’ve been a fan for years. Rest in peace sir.

@David Buckley Awesome!

I was lucky to see him live twice, including this show. SUPER wow in every way.

This is as good an hour entertainment as I've ever had in my life - I didn't know he'd died, how sad

Best at this kind of thing, Jay, Jerry Sadowitz - who else?

Rest in heaven Ricky Jay but what the hell are you talking about

I never have liked his memorized patter. I wish he would have talked less.

this is literally my favorite video on youtube

Me too

It's not bad

Loved this guy's classic look and personality

One of my most favorite performers and scholars of history, a man who brought so much to his performances. James Randi is another example. Ricky Jay will always in my book go down as one of the best to EVER do it. RIP dear sir.

Ricky was not a magician, he was a mechanic. A magician knows where your card is, a mechanic knows where every card is.

The cups and balls were just a final flourish, I easily followed most of it. The story he told was actually far more fascinating than the trick was. The watermelon he kept hitting the same spot over and over until the rind softened enough to accept a corner. Got all that. But the counting? Insanely brilliant! A true master of the art. Think of it this way: Brand new deck, in order, ace through king; spade, heart, club, diamond. If I cut it exactly in half, and riffle it exactly every other card, my top four cards will be ace/ace/two/two, spades and clubs. My bottom four will be queen/queen/king/king, hearts and diamonds. The four in the middle would then be the king of spades/king of clubs/ace of hearts/ace of diamonds, with corresponding queens and twos and jacks and threes above and below and etc.. Keep doing this exponentially and you will realize that the deck is never truly shuffled, it's always stacked. Another way to look at it is like a Rubick's Cube, the very best can do it blindfolded in a matter of seconds. How? It's an algorithm, so many turns in certain directions automatically puts it back in order. He even says "31 down" as he pulls off exactly 31 cards and reveals an ace and then says something about probability as he pulls out another one. Mind-blowing...

This guy is good but I like Bill Malone a little better

That was not a center deal

what's the name of the movement that show a card of the middle of the deck in the second minute?

Just like Penn & Teller. With Quotes from the book Expert at the card table. A grate example of talking tooooo much.

so great

The BEST.

didnt even know he died in 2018 damn

I loved this man. He never got enough credit from other magicians. RIP mister Jay.

What the fk?

7

How did those legs not distract him?

this guy fucking sucks , basic tricks at best...

Great magic!

One of a kind.

When was this show performed?

Basic instinct https://youtu.be/FtgUSUHnzLI?t=1786

The grammar and vocabulary. Absolutely incredible. True class.

It's a good trick, but Shin knew how it worked right away. I knew how it worked right away. The black envelope gave it away to me. The double wall bag is a trope in magic. I just couldn't figure out why there was the sticky spray used. Why not just write "prediction" on the back of the joker card and show that in the beginning, as a single card. Then insert the joker and the real selected card in the envelope, then withdraw the hidden matched pair together from the secret pocket with matching "prediction" written on the matched card at the end of the trick? No sticky spray needed. BUT the sticky spray is great for a hundred other tricks.

THE ONLY THINGT WHICH I DISLIKE MORE THAN CARD TRICKS IS GOLF. I CAN GO TO LAS VEGAS NOT BET ONE QUARTER. I DON´T LIKE PUTTING MY DESTINY IN THE HANDS OF ANOTHER PERSON. AT LEAST CHESS LETS YOU CHOOSE YOUR CHOICES (I THINK)

shit...i thought he was just some actor on Deadwood..

What a performer. What an artist. What an absolute legend in magic. We of the magician community will miss you, Ricky Jay.

The best.

Le meilleur de tous les temps en tant que Cartomane, à regarder sans aucune modération avec ce grand monsieur qu'était Ricky Jay ! Yannick Magic.

Whol killed Laura Palmer xD Great Twin Peaks reference

"This requires... practice."

Best show ever. Amazing.

Wow, directed by David Mamet.

He's right there in the audience, appears twice if I'm not mistaken. By the way Ricky appears in many if not most of Mamet's films.

Incredible

bye rickey, I give you the ulimate compliment, you were an outstanding entertainer.

This guy looks so drifty....

I'm with the girl at 21:29 . . . like whaaaa?

he could have thrown cards at the melon the whole way through and it would Still have been one of the best videos on youtube!

a unique genius...a wonderful sort of man...in his own category really....truly interesting...I wish i had met and talked to him for while...He grew up when people were still people.....would've surely been an honor and a learning experience to meet him.......

King

28:19 what the actual fuck

I started watching this thinking this guy was really annoying... but by the end he totally won me over. I love it!

This is a very good show!!! Is that use of roughing balm at 10:45??? LOL He's a genius with cards!!!

Still one of my favorite magicians.

A true legend, and another beige clad myth in the audience. Picked out by a Pocket so humble as Eye. What a marvelous age we live in to see what was seen long ago, while seated here I see nothing at all.

That cups and balls routine is truly amazing, RIP Ricky Jay

Executive producer: Joel Silver. Take this, Wachowski sisters!

he misses that second ace but he recovers so well. the dude is an expert showman and an artist.

18:25 best wtf face ever lol

Great manipulator!

My Dad, a Harley Davidson trained mechanic turned professional magician, absolutely loved Ricky Jay. Because of him, I grew up loving Ricky Jay. His unique style, a combination historian and master magician, never gets old. At least to me. God Bless you, Ricky Jay. Thank you and Rest In Peace.

For over 40 years, I performed as a close-up magician and stage illusionist, consulted with stage productions and TV shows, and met many of the very best performers of the 20th Century. Ricky Jay was in a class by himself. I can think of no greater compliment, but to say that his sleight of hand skills were equalled only by his subtle and nuanced acting ability. He is greatly missed.

That’s amazing...he was a true master of our time. R.I.P.🙏❤️

That trick starting at 23 minutes...goddamn. that might actually be sorcery.

you are the father of the cards WOW

But I know what you’re saying: This man can impress thousands upon thousands of people when he was still with us, but can he do that while he has moved on from this life? Yes, yes he can.

This audience sucked... Dude is amazing, and a treasure

What a loss. Had such a smile on my face at 4:47

Good Old Eddie Kramer from the Bella Union.

Tim Rogers brought me here.

Pretty sure he was born Ricky Jay Potter.

Brilliant

Look at how beautiful the tabled faro at 11:11

I knew nothing about Ricky Jay until he guest starred an an episode of X-Files. He was great on the show so i had to look into him and his shows. The guy was awesome.