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After initial hesitation, Kevin Ho from The Virts has finally agreed to do an interview for the blog.

In addition to answering the questions I’ve given him, he will also be answering select questions asked by readers.

So if you have a question that you’d like to ask him, please leave it in the comments section of this post.

We will choose the ones we consider most relevant and interesting, so please don’t ask things like whats his favourite lingerie (it’s Pampered Passions.)

In addition, you’ll get your name credited in the video interview if your question is chosen so think twice before you select them.

Please ask only one question per reader.

Good Luck,

Alejandro

Time to interview a 3c big fish. Vincent has been fiddling with cards for quite a long time now and he has written very interesting posts at the forums. Here is a chance for you to know him more.
You can ask him questions in the comments and he’ll be glad to answer them individually….

Here’s a nice Dan and Dave Buck’s interview done by an icelander Tv.

They perform flourishes and tricks from the trilogy and some cool variations along the speak. Nothing very original but very smooth as expected.

You’ve probably already seen this at the forums  thanks to Valdemar or the media section of t11 thanks to RichardZ but here it is at youtube for you guys.

Please leave comments and if there is any problem with this being at youtube just tell me and i’ll take it down.

Adam, Kevin Ho and Fiddling Steve met up last week at Danbury, Connecticut and shot this amazing flourishing video. A must favorite for all you guys.

CardConjurer’s Rare Decks
CC is back with some very rare auctions at eBay. Here they are in case you are interested.
Aristocrat 727 Playing Cards, 2 Decks! Mint & RARE!
Aristocrat 727 Playing Cards, Rare & Vintage SEALED NIB
The back design is Aristocrat #1, a.k.a. Bank Note back. The name comes from when Russell Playing Card Co. acquired American Bank Note Co. in about 1914. American Bank Note Co. was shutting down their playing card production and Russell was just emerging from a near bankruptcy. For decades, these decks have been held in the highest regard, and they are some of the finest decks ever produced.
Only 2-3 sealed decks of Aristocrats appear on eBay in a normal year. Here is your chance to own such a highly-prized deck. The last sealed deck that I auctioned on eBay sold for $130.50, and mint opened decks usually sell for $30-$40.

DUNES Casino Playing Cards, Extremely RARE & Vintage!!
These decks are incredibly rare, and every time I’ve ever sold a deck on eBay it has gone for between $80-$110. The deck does not include a box, and it is a 52 card set from a panguine deck. This means that it is 52 cards made up of only A-7, J-K of each suit. The deck is in gently used condition.

Jerry’s Nugget Casino Playing Cards Mint, Vintage&Rare!
What else can be said about these beauties?

Blue Ribbon 323 Playing Cards, Rare & Vintage, 2 Decks!
Up for bid are 2 near mint condition decks of Blue Ribbon Playing Cards, with the standard ‘Rosette’ back design. These decks are extremely rare, and not often seen in such good condition

Black Tech Art Bee Playing Cards, RARE, SEALED MINT NIB
Blue Tech Art Playing Cards, RARE, SEALED MINT NIB
Up for bid is a pristine deck of Black Tech Art Bee playing cards. These decks are extremely rare, and there were only 3000 of these decks ever produced.

Here are some other rare playing cards you shouldn’t miss…
Blue Jerry’s Nugget Playing Cards
Blue Jerry’s Nugget Playing Cards
JERRY’S NUGGET Playing Cards - Still SEALED!1 Deck Bicycle 909 Centurions Playing Cards Poker Aceking discount.
For more rare cards check out these posts:
Jerry’s Nugget vs Centurions vs Wynns
Tally-Ho vs Golden Nugget Playing Cards

This is the most creative video i’ve seen in ages. Luka you got me speechless. Thanks for everything.

“Ok, I didn’t know if I should post that but I decided I should show something new-ish so here it is…

Moves:
Knee fan
360 rev E
One handed giant fan
tctnecd(y)
Stisk production
Skater cut
SkS
Dribble
360 fan
Head Twister + production

Thanks to: Jonas, Bone, DnD, mr. Burton, Flourishman, Kris, Brian, Naoki Ogi, Bhasbun and every person that inspired me.

Track: Reflection Eternal by Nujabes
Cards: Caesars Palace (thanks Kris)”
-Luka aka de_lux

So here comes Luka with his “3 and a half spins”s skater cut kickflip… How could anyone on earth beat this? with a 1440 degree spin? come on, that’s impossible.

Cheers Luka for showing us that “impossible is nothing”, this thing is delux hands down.

“In addition to providing a place for people to post videos and discuss flourishes, the Handlordz forums were also the first to host a ‘battle’ section, where users could call each other out for a challenge.

The stipulations of each battle are not set in stone; the criteria and rules are made and agreed on by the challengers, and the winning video is usually decided by votes from forum users or a decision from a higher authority (usually the Handlordz forum staff.)

Starting in 2004, the tradition proved to be a very popular one, eventually resulting in the first Handlordz tournament, of which this video was a part of. In it, Andrei Jikh (then username ‘Moneys R Us’) was up against Mykal Seifers (then username ‘Seif’), with the category being Aerials, and criterion for judging being Smoothness, Creativity, Difficulty, Cool Factor, and Technique. (Side note: Andrei later on went to win the tournament.)

The concept of user-manufactured battles still continues to this day, many of which can be seen here:

http://superhandz.yuku.com/forums/6/t/XM-BATTLEZ-CHALLENGES.html ”

-cardclassics

“What do you get when you have two people meet up. Two people with the same passion. Two people with ideas and determination. Two people who just like to have fun. Two people who are together in a place in the middle of nowhere to film this video, which we called: little duck jam. Hope you enjoy this as much as we enjoyed filming it.”
-Jay and Kate

“Here’s a single card-move of mine, the name is taken from the anime “Naruto”, enjoy.”
-Jonas