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Very well said. How fast you can learn your sleights is completely irrelevant.

Ok, this is just what comes across as logical to me. You seem to be performing for a bigger audience than you're used to. In that case, I'd strike Smoke. It doesn't sound like you'll get the most out of it. You're not sure about timing on Hardcore (the shipping), and you're unsure about how it...

It's a bit messy atm so I won't take a photo, but basically, I've got an L shaped desk, and the smaller section is my magic section. I've got a deck of cards sitting there, along with maybe 100 index cards & coin envelopes on the side, and the Victorian close-up pad in the centre.

See Craig Browning, William Draven and my own posts in this thread: http://forums.theory11.com/showthread.php?28638-Most-practical-and-powerful-street-magic-effects

Surprised no-one's mentioned Vernon.

I like to perform things that are intimate in feel. I performed earlier today a trick in which the spectator demonstrates the ability to instantly memorise a shuffled deck, twice (i.e. a spectator demonstration of photographic memory). She gave me a hug afterwards, saying, "Thank you for making...

Haha - Better to let them wonder methinks (and on that note, I know what you're thinking - yes, I tried it out, and it worked well :D).

Yes, some people do. A line I heard recently was, "Did you really just read my cat?"

Very true. Just pointing out that your advice and Luis' aren't incompatible - performing for many different groups is definitely helpful to get performance experience up - but Luis' advice of not performing for the same group too often is good too. :)

Mat's given some pretty darn good advice, and since no-one else has, I just wanted to acknowledge it. A line I often use, which works for me is, "I'm just as amazed as you are." This works for me, being a mentalist, because of the sorts of things that I do, and the premise that I use. It also...

Or Ricky Jay. :P

What do you know? These guys are right. It's not that they want to help. But we need to know more about you.

Occasionally, you do see effects sold with TV and other performance rights reserved. I've always been curious as to how well they'd hold up. Apparently, not very well in a legal sense. Although Tyler has hit the nail here - how the magical community reacts is a very different matter. And whilst...

Go into a shop, take a female friend for a second opinion, and try some on. That's the best way to work out what looks good on you. It has to work with your personal sense of style, or the ring, no matter how cool, will not look good.

I just came from visiting that webpage actually, they look pretty cool...

I just wanted to separate this response from the idiocy above; apologies in advance for the double post. The poster I quoted will never bother to listen to an argument or explanation, but I will mention it here in brief anyway. I mentioned that I think the Clipshift is 90% useless. Why 90%? I...

A baseless accusation which only confirms your stupidity. I don't like mathematics, but I still topped my grade in it in high school. Going by your logic, you mustn't like English very much.

I thought the trick itself was decently done. It generally makes sense. I didn't really understand that ten of spades thing. Ok, the deck changes from a double backed deck to a normal deck - that's pretty good so far. But I don't understand the last bit - it seems like a very weak kicker. One...

I'm surprised no-one suggested buying a bunch of roses or dinner for your partner or mother.

As far as NW go, you need to pick up a copy of 13 Steps, look at all the different types of Swamis, and work out which one is for you. Unfortunately, there's no substitute for simply physically working with each one and figuring out which one suits you. It's something that no-one else can decide...