One day Sam the bellhop was sitting in his restaurant, and it was kind of slow that night, but all of a sudden out of no where, the two big doors opened up wide, and in to the restaurant walked four gentlemen dressed like kings. So this is the story of Sam the bellhop and the 654 club. I'm going to tell you a story about a guy named Sam who used to own his own little restaurant right down the street from the 654 club. He only started adding the more sophisticated sleights to the routine as a way of practicing false cuts and shuffles and the routine evolved for him naturally over time. Also, it's interesting to note that when he first started doing it, he did it like Everhart. There's a lot of presentational tips you can pick up from Malone. Again, it's not the moves, it's the story and the personality of the performer that makes this strong. Malone made it popular again, but it's important to understand why. Just search for Sam The Bellhop and you can get it for $25.00. There's a download you can buy from that has clips of Malone teaching the routine, but it also comes with a written script. Frank Everhart, who made the routine famous and inspired guys like Malone, didn't do it like Malone does it. It's not the fancy cuts that makes this routine effective. Years ago when I first saw it, the guy doing it was only using simple cuts. But that's not part of the script and what Malone does with the routine isn't necessary to make it an effective presentation. The only thing that may change, like in Malone's case, is the cuts he uses.
But watching the video several times, it should start to fall into place. In a situation like this, this is where learning from a DVD doesn't help because it may be easier to learn the story from an actual script you can read. Once you have the set up of the cards, that basically becomes your script. The script doesn't change because that would require the set up of the cards changing.