I was the last person off the street at the 2019 Abbott Magic Get-Together on Saturday night (3:00 AM). Before I left, I shot this video of the aftermath of the 2019 Street of Cards. A tradition of scaling (throwing) playing cards. There are four main criteria in scaling cards. Acuracy (hitting a target with a single playing card), distance (how many feet can you throw a single playing card), power (throwing a playing card through several sheets of newspaper, into a watermelon, or cutting something like a grape in half), and rapid fire (how many cards a person can throw over ten feet in one minute).
I personally brought five bricks of cards that I donated to the eager crowd. Many others brought decks and bricks of cards as well. At one time there were over 100 people throwing cards together. From five year olds to senior citizens. It was a blast sharing the passion of card scaling (throwing) with so many others.
This was the 45th anniversary of card scaling during the Abbott Magic Get-Together and my 46th year scaling cards. There were also several teaching sessions scheduled throughout the convention.
Because of my arthritis, I was no longer able to scale cards to the second floor roof, however, several others did scale playing cards to the second floor roof, including my two sons Tony and Nick.
I look forward to continuing the tradition next year. Same time, same place, and same friends. Until then, stay well and stay safe my friends.
Antony Gerard
Antony Gerard Magic
PS; A big thank you to WZZM for coming out and doing a story of the Street of Cards and our tradition of card scaling during the Abbott Magic Get-Together.