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For strolling events where "young" kids are present I highly recommend the following: sponge balls square / circle sponge ball professor's nightmare hot rod routine silk and thumb tip pocket size coloring book color monte zig zag card pen through dollar quadraflex / mismade bill rubber band...

Craig is spot on. You need 2 defining characters that play off of each other. It's even better if your appearances are quite contrasting as well. Example: Big Chuck and Little John I think you have a great idea and it could go well for you guys. Also, don't try to steal each other's spotlight...

Loop animations and invisible thread work can look amazing, but unfortunately you are correct in that numerous times magicians are caught in bad lighting or subpar environments or they don't have the proper clothes on to mask it. They try to get away with it and you can clearly see a "small...

Sinful, hands down. I've seen it performed by some of my magician friends for lay people and it kills every single time and I've heard it is a bit easier than Breakthrough. To be fair to the Mengel bros though I do not know their handling, so it is just based on hearsay through the magic...

Thanks for sharing this live performance. A couple of things I noticed is #1 SLOOOOOWWWW down. You are talking and performing much too quickly that the magic isn't even given time to "set in" for the spectators. You are doing great stuff and obviously you have skill with your ring work. I am...

Well....I agree with the previous posters Red and Anthony. You obviously have some skill and I did watch the videos, but as mentioned, some of the footage cuts off way too quickly and what you are doing doesn't show us that you can go entertain a spectator / audience. You certainly wouldn't...

THIS and THAT which is just like the color monte. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tScm-eZInBE Or there is another version with 8 cards which is like a brainwave. 4 cards have THIS written on them and 4 cards have THAT written on them. I think it was on a Sankey DVD.

Knock yourself out with this list! http://forums.theory11.com/showthread.php?23930-MAGIC-CON-2010-Definitive-Recommended-Reading-List&p=276075&highlight=Recommended+books#post276075

Most of my kids shows are 30 minutes tops unless they are teens and the parents have requested the 45 minute show. The little ones (under the age of 8) usually cannot focus / hold their attention much longer than the 30 minutes. They start to get real antsy, especially if it is outside and is a...

I do the same thing Taylor does...in the same pocket I place the ID back into...I have a matching Red Bicycle Deck and will pull that right back out immediately if someone calls attention to it. It is easy to do when you have a suit coat on and not just a pair of jeans or shorts on.

Anthony, to answer your questions / comments about props....yes...initially you will need to spend some money to put together a decent kids act. As you perform more and more shows, and build some revenue, you can make some additional purchases to put in your act. For example: I just recently...

Spend a little time here and see if anything suits your interest. There may just be something up your alley or at least give you ideas. http://www.outlaw-effects.com/store/

http://forums.theory11.com/showthread.php?41078-Kids-Show-Questions http://forums.theory11.com/showthread.php?39943-Kids-shows If you use the search function you should be able to find more...just sift through all of the threads that pop up. If you have a very specific question that you...

Kids shows are more difficult than you think. I've been performing for kids for over 10 years and they are a completely different animal than performing for adults. I would look at routines from Tommy James, David Kaye (Silly Billy), David Ginn, and Marty Hahne. Each age group of kids tend...

Congratulations to both of you! I look forward to reading the reviews this gets over the next few months and wish you continued success.

Mike....you have to know Ed. He is a bit bizarre and weird at times.

A cruise ship magician that I was hanging out with had a great idea that he shared using yellow sponge balls. You could put eyes on them and call them minions and then the patter or story could be tailored to Dispicable me / minions. You could even swap in a purple sponge ball as the one minion...

This is kind of off topic, but I was on a Carnival Cruise in the Western Carribbean this past week and took in a magic show by Bobby Borgia (whose show was excellent by the way) and also watched 2 comedy acts. The first comedy act was completely destroyed by a heckler on a motorized scooter...

Your list is great. I'll add my mentor's ring effect which he and I use all of the time. It is sold here on the Wire as well. It is called Ringnature and is a nice little effect where you place a ring on a rubber band, wrap it around the deck of cards, and the ring and rubber band vanish only to...

Some form of triumph, chicago opener, Out of this World, and an Anniversary Waltz are all killer card effects.