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Thanks for sharing that! It sounds like you learned a lot, both from the shows and from the research and preparation that went into it! I believe that magic can be stronger when ordinary everyday items that people can relate to are used. I love cards (have a custom deck collection) and card...

LOL, they must have used invisible ink for that expurgated edition!

i am not fond of the "every card is your card," as it implants a suggestion that the cards are "trick cards." Here's a move I like that gets a great reaction, and makes the spectator look like a star. I believe I learned it long ago from Daryl, bless his soul: After revealing the card has...

As the song goes: "In Napoli, where love is king, when boy meets girl, here's what they sing..."

Matt,I am sorry to hear that you are undergoing this challenge with your knee. A physical injury can sap energy - a lot of your body's energy is being directed to the healing process. And you still have the ordinary commitments of your life to attend to, like school and keeping up there. When...

Great to see people really excited about magic! Coffeeparamedic, magic doesn't care what age you are when you love it. It's not a task at all, but a joy. Just have fun with it, and then your audiences are guaranteed to as well. And, if I might respectfully say, the less you try to get the...

Some good advice has been given above. To add my two cents, I would also suggest that you tilt the cards downward a bit in the front. That way it will be harder for anyone to see any imperfection of separation, as they will be looking at a downward angle - their angle of vision being more on...

The important thing, brother, is that you put yourself out there in a performing situation. Doing that and learning from mistakes is part of the natural evolution of a performing artist. Every one of us has messed up multiple times. The greatest champions and masters from all fields have gone...

The only thing is, calling someone a nasty name - or writing it on a card you force on him - could be detrimental to your health. You can never be sure who you are dealing with when performing for strangers, and I definitely want to be sure to stay in one piece. You can't win by trying to meet...

Tim, it appears your repertoire is heavily weighted with card effects. I love card magic too, but people generally want to experience a variety of magic, not just cards. For walk-around, here are a few suggestions of tricks you might want to consider adding: (1) 3 Rope Trick (Professor's...

a rabbit came to me in a dream...

I second Realty One's recommendation of Scarne on Card Tricks. It is excellent and not expensive. Many tricks to choose from too. There are contributions from many of the greatest close up magicians of all time. Scarne has creatively adapted the tricks so that no sleight of hand is...

I would say that what you say, if anything, depends on the particular trick or routine - and your personality. Good advice in magic, and in life in general: Be yourself. Explanatory patter, such, as "Now I m going to..." or "All I have to do is wave my hand like this..." is not entertaining...

Chris JGJ wrote: "I have many effects where I've changed the presentation. Are they original? Not to me." And really, the term, "original" is subjective and thus susceptible to interpretation. It's hard to draw lines on something like this. What the "creator" thinks is original might not be...

Thought-provoking discussion. It seems that many, many effects and routines in magic (going back many many decades) are built on already established moves, sleights, and subtleties invented by someone else. For me, effects, sleights and methods, while important, are secondary in terms of the...

@Baran: "Actually, yes. Whenever I perform magic at school, "I'll say something like, "Pick a card" and someone says "I know that trick!". Like there are so many tricks with 'Pick a card,' it just doesn't make sense" You are right, it really doesn't make sense to US, as magicians. But laymen...

Yes, eternalredking, I have often found that I have had difficulty with certain moves that work well for others, and vice versa.

Some intriguing thoughts and sentiments, guys! For me it was when my mum took me to a magic store in Brooklyn New York at age 6. I was immediately captivated. Got my first tricks that day: Magic Milk Pitcher, Ball & Vase and Egg Bag. Got "Houdini on Magic" a couple weeks later. Started...

I had never heard that Ramsey idea before, but it is brilliant.

I think Christopher is fortunate and most likely has a very good understanding of human psychology, so that the presentations he has constructed do not trigger the "challenge" aspect or the defense mechanism some people have to being fooled. Now, there are those magicians out there who are...