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Haha. I'm getting some funny images at the moment (no pun intended)... And what about the Colin McLeod and Luca Volpe reviews too? Good stuff.

Yeah, there are definitely tricks you can do over the phone. I recently did a book test for a friend over the phone...

Use what you feel comfortable with. But you should learn to do it with a normal deck in case you get handed one. At least learn to be reasonably proficient.

@ cardmagician: No offense, but... You're performing it wrong. Oh, and read Steerpike's blog. That post, and every one really, is packed full of useful information. Highly recommended.

No worries. Some of the recent posts in your other thread and pretty on track as well about having magic as a social crutch. It might come across as a bit harsh, but the info is pretty valid in my opinion too. I can certainly understand being socially shy. I was 15 when I first starting working...

I don't think anyone is intentionally trying to bash you.. But to answer your question directly: No, not exactly. I would find something the audience would want to see AND that I like. Or, I'd find something that I'd like to do, and turn it into something the audience would like to see. I...

Anna, I wrote up a thread about this a long time ago which you can find here, entitled "Selflessness - One Precursor to Apathy". See if you agree. The general gist of the thread is: Of course, we are performing for the spectator, and they should be our priority. But that doesn't mean that...

I personally learned it from Arthur Buckley's Card Control and would recommend it.

You may be able to find uses for it - but the short answer is no. You can't go off and bust an ACR afterwards, you'll have to do a deck switch.

Let me put it this way. I don't know if you drink coffee. I don't drink coffee. I happen to hate the stuff. A lot of people like coffee though. A lot of people like coffee with milk - it sweetens it. But if you ask people what they like in their coffee, they'll typically say something like "a...

I debated using that example :P With a tattoo gun? Well. They've done wonders with tattoo removals :P

Haha. That's one way to do it. Ted Lesley has a wonderfully clever way of doing it in his book Paramiracles, which is more what I had in mind, but I suppose that could work :P In a different context, Postmentalism could also work. Richard Osterlind also has an excellent effect along these...

Yes, but if you can't see how geek magic differs from card magic, you shouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole.

How does signing a card make it any more personal? It's still a card. But for a split second delay, any other card could just as easily have been "yours". And, if you so wished, I'm sure that most magicians would have exasperatedly traded you had you so wished. In most cases, a signature...

I'm sure there is. But the easier way methodologically it seems would be to give the prediction to a third party for safekeeping...

Yeah, I can think of at least one way. Andy Nyman used to make mismatched index cards in this manner. Hit me up on Skype sometime.

To reverse engineer the effect as a laymen, you'd probably need to have cards in hand. I spotted parts of the method after buying it and watching the first time round, but doubt that any laymen would catch onto its significance. For those who have it, I have added a number of subtleties to the...

Interesting. I'm surprised to see someone review a Nefesch product over here. Glad you enjoyed the material, sounds like you're having a blast :)

No, you are being bashed because you don't register what anyone thinks unless it's positive. In relation to this effect, you are being criticised because you didn't listen to your spectators. When was the last time you conceded a point? Why do you think you have gotten so many overwhelmingly...

Alright, I'll admit it. That was just a little bit amusing.