Three Card Monte

A gang know as the Cracker Parker three-card monte mob worked this con in the early 1950's until the late seventies. The three card monte has been in use on the streets of major cities for decades. It is also common to magicians demonstrating the effect of switching the cards unbeknownst to the audience members. If you should come across anyone playing this game and asking you to bet, just keep walking. This video shows some well qualified magicians recreating how the scam is actually run. It a re-creation of the Cracker Parker script, with the parts of the various shills highlighted. Whit Haydn as "the Mark," Gazzo as "the Dealer," and Billy McComb as "the Smoother." Notice his pick-pocketing routine in the end. The magians playing the shills are: R. Paul Wilson, Jeff Thomas, Zach Dubnoff, Chef Anton, and Adam Schiff. This is an out-take from the "School for Scoundrels DVD on Three-Card Monte."

Nothing New Under the Sun

All things come and go and then come around again. It is the way of things as I have been enlightened at the Punxatwaney Nittikharabi Temple under Master Chattapadhyayhyay. It appears the Hubbub is passing as well, do not fear it will return in the cycle.

Swami Kelldog