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  1. visualartist

    Why do you want to see magic?

    Two years ago,a friend and I were cutting class to go chill at a cafe. We were sitting there in a very coffee and cigarettes fashion. He then asked me "hey,show me some magic". And without thinking I responded "why?Why do you want to see magic?". And he just kind of stared off for a while...
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    Risk and Reward

    As of late,ive become more and more aware that many magicians are afraid to get their hands dirty. Everyone wants to end completely clean and have every single thing 100% angle-proof. Almost like they expect to perform real magic. Like michael caine said "your a magician not a wizard.You got to...
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    Put the cards down...

    We are magicians. To our audiences eyes we can do anything.Read minds,levitate..pull bunnies out of hats. And the majority of the magic im seeing performed are card tricks.And not much else. Now,dont get me wrong. I have always had an admiration for cards and feel some sort of dark romanticism...
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    Dream Merchant : George Lucas’s Plastic Empire

    No magic here. But just felt like posting this since I feel he's so darn overrated.Originally had written this at IMDB. "in the case of George Lucas, a more apropos myth than that of Prometheus might be the tale of Midas, the king whose touch turned everything to gold, making ordinary...
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    What is magic? The threshold between trickery and artistry.

    Hey guys, Here is something that ive wanted to discuss for a while now but I could never put it into words. I wrote a message to steerpike and he helped me get my thoughts straight so here goes (these are excerpts from the message I sent) See,I hear alot from spectators on performance videos...
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    Real magic or fake magic?

    A few weeks ago in my food science class we had a substitute teacher and my good friend mr.pitts who sort of takes care of all the ISS kids and stuff walks and we start a conversation about magic. He's always interested in the history of it and enjoys hearing about Dedi and Houdin.Now the sub...
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    Blonathan Pars : Street Magic

    Im finally posting something thats not so serious. I stumbled over this about two years ago and still makes me laugh. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb1hgNpA7Kc Have Fun. P.S. I searched if it was posted on here before and didnt find it so if anyone knows it has I apologize. Not for anyone...
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    Life/(magic?)

    A great song that people can interpret many ways. "I'm singing this song But its about you Whoever else is listening Its only about you See theres just one story And everyones the star (spoken) and it goes like this.. no one will ever love you, for everything you are And so...
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    "Street" Magic

    Now,alot of people are of the opinion that this genre of magic doesnt really exist. And I agree.Wayne has discussed this on a previous daily update My question is if any of you actually try or have done 'street' magic. And I mean without a camera. I have and do close-up magic outside of paid...
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    Cigarette Manipulation

    Hey guys, I just wanted to ask if anybody had info on where to learn cigarette manipulation. Cyril takayama-esque stuff.
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    How do you answer...

    When someone asks you where you learned how to do "that"(flourishing) I get that question alot but i never give a straight answer because Im not sure I want to tell them i learn from special DVDs..And since Im also a magician spectators tie in flourishing with magic so...I dont know. How do...
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    Art In Magic

    Ive seen throughout these forums,people giving their views on magic as an art. And all these speculations on whether it is or not. And long essays concerning this art form. I also see alot of confusion. I just have a few sentences(on second thought,ill go a bit longer) to write that, I think...
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    Instant Gratification

    Its is a feature that ive come to love from the dan and dave site. I have always had problems downloading videos from theory11. Either my program doesnt work or theres not enough space on my computer or my free trial of winzip is up and it is a bit of a bother. I know alot of you might not have...
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    Experience Blindness

    http://www.blindness-themovie.com/spreadblindness/?urli=394 Ive wanted to post an off-topic thread for a while now. So here it is. Do not blow this off as another epidemic film.Its not about that at all. This is the type of film where substance seeks form.not form substance. I trust most...
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    Thoughts on possible Guardian Distortion Gimmick?

    Hey all, I have recieved word that theory11 administrators are in the talks of possibly making a guardian distortion gimmick. Many of you (like me) have bought the guadians when they were first released. they were the first t11 cards since the time they were released its been going on almost a...
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    David Stone's Real Secrets of Magic

    Since i cant use the search tool(my computer freezes everytime i try) I apologize if this thread has been opened before. I need/want to know if you guys recommend it? Do i need to wear anything special for some of the tricks? For example,when he pulls a wine bottle from a handkerchief. If...
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    Caught by Surprise

    What would you guys do if, in any kind of location or situation, someone asks you to show them a trick?(they might know you or heard what it is you do) BUT you dont have cards or loops with you? What would you show them? For those who do always have cards with them(like me) but no gimmicks...
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    FLOW refills

    Would one be able to figure out how to perform flow just by buying the gimmicks instead of the dvd?
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    Burn by Daniel Madison

    Has anyone made a review for the book? Ive searched but i get nothing.(and my computer keeps freezing in certain parts of theory11 so that might be why i cant find a review if there is one)
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    Twisted Rain Single Card Revelation

    for those of you who know twisted rain and know that they can do it fluid enough to where they are comfortable with it.i offer this. since twisted rain keeps the whole deck in order this will be a top card revelation. what ive done is when i push my arm forward to fan the cards on my hand, the...
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