Hey Guys!
A few months back I remember reading a post a few months back written by Craig Browning. He was talking about how Theory11 and Ellusionist should set aside a separate forum for mentalism. This sounded like a great idea and a few people were on board until the thread got old and died out. It probably got less attention then some child posting a thread about what he should get with his birthday money.
But personally I liked that idea a lot. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not a mentalist. I've read 13 steps but by no means have I devoted 10 hours a day to improve showmanship. And that's what I loved about the mentalism forum idea. It could potentially double as a showmanship category. After all, showmanship and mentalism do go hand in hand. But, so does magic. A lot of people are so worried about what they are performing these days and not how they are performing. It'd be nice to hear patter ideas, crowd control stories, etc.
Actually, it'd be better to have two different categories instead of both mashed into one. I don't want Steerpike to think that I think magic and mentalism are the same thing.
I'd love to hear what you guys think! Especially Mr. Bayme!
Cheers,
/// Y:E ///
A few months back I remember reading a post a few months back written by Craig Browning. He was talking about how Theory11 and Ellusionist should set aside a separate forum for mentalism. This sounded like a great idea and a few people were on board until the thread got old and died out. It probably got less attention then some child posting a thread about what he should get with his birthday money.
But personally I liked that idea a lot. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not a mentalist. I've read 13 steps but by no means have I devoted 10 hours a day to improve showmanship. And that's what I loved about the mentalism forum idea. It could potentially double as a showmanship category. After all, showmanship and mentalism do go hand in hand. But, so does magic. A lot of people are so worried about what they are performing these days and not how they are performing. It'd be nice to hear patter ideas, crowd control stories, etc.
Actually, it'd be better to have two different categories instead of both mashed into one. I don't want Steerpike to think that I think magic and mentalism are the same thing.
I'd love to hear what you guys think! Especially Mr. Bayme!
Cheers,
/// Y:E ///