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Recently in school and other places I've been performing, I've been using the Classic Force a lot. In the past, I had never used it... I definitely underestimated it. The Classic Force is something that is hard to get the timing right, but is killer when you do. I believe there are very...

This is something that I have noticed people talking about doing on Penguin, and have personally witnessed at school. Blaming your spectators for your mistake. Telling them they did their part wrong, or they picked the wrong card. When the truth is, it was your fault, you screwed up, and you...

Session by Joshua Jay The Official Spam- The Story- Well, I woke up Christmas morning, and opened my presents until I only had one left. Earlier I had opened up Generation Extreme by Brian Tudor, which was one of the bonuses, so I knew that this last one had to be magic. Inside the...

Five Times Five Japan The Story- Well, a couple weeks ago my step-mother asked me what I would like her side of the family to get me for Christmas... I told her that I would like Five Times Five Japan. So we drove to her parents' house, and when it came time to open presents... I got my...

Gazzo's Tossed Out Deck The Official Spam- Sleights- To do the whole routine, you will need to be able to do two sleights, and that's it. The sleights are taught in the booklet you receive with the deck, and they're not hard to master. Other than that, it's all presentation. What You Get-...

Recently, I've been thinking a lot about our art. Not just what new tricks, books, or DVDs I should buy, but at the actual art. Things like, where is it taking us, how is it advancing, is it too open, is it too secretive? I'm going to explore these questions here, and hopefully it'll start...

Hey guys, due to my own lack of enthusiasm at my former video of Indecent, I removed it. I'm sorry if it upsets you, but I was disappointed with it myself, but I replaced it with my new video of Schwing... I sincerely hope you get at least some form of enjoyment from it. And please, don't...

Hey guys, a lot of people have been posting performances of Indecent recently, so I thought I would show you what I got and post mine. For all of those that I have criticized harshly over your videos, it's your turn to get me back! :eek: First off, I want to apologize for the quality of the...

Schwing by Chris Kenner The Official Spam- The Story- Well, I got this effect when I got Witness yesterday, and, like my first viewing of Witness, it stopped halfway through the video. So instead of being able to practice all day yesterday and today, I couldn't view it until today...

Hey guys, I have heard this quote on different forums, and heard it discussed, and I thought I would bring it here, as I think it will make for a good discussion. "Take away a magician's cards and see how good he is." I have heard a lot of people say that they agree with this, and that it...

Guardian Deck The Official Spam- The Story- Well, today is my birthday, and lucky me, we didn't have school today because of ice. I woke up, went downstairs, had breakfast, and I was in my room when my Mom came in and asked me if I wanted one of my presents now. I said sure, and she...

Witness by Lee Asher The Official Spam- The Story- Well, when I first got Witness earlier today... I was unable to play all of it. It got to about 1 minute, and then it stopped. However, after several E-Mails back and forth with Customer Service, I got most of it to work. I was...

Hey, I saw these things over at Penguin, and they look simply awesome. In case you don't want to venture over to the Bird, they are basically cards that visually change into a different card with heat. You seriously have to see the demo to believe it... it's more visual and looks a lot cleaner...

“Anti-Magic” Parents Hello… in this essay, which is obviously geared towards the teenage performer, I will attempt to help those few unfortunate teenage magicians whose parents either don’t like magic in general, or just don’t like their child performing. Either way, I will try to help...

Personal Hygiene To get started... I think a lot of young magicians don't realize that hygiene, both visible and "invisible" hygiene, is very important to your performance. Visible hygiene would include things like nails, clothes, hair, etc. And the "invisible" hygiene would include...

Performing Magic in School Its jut a normal Tuesday morning as John walks into school, granted that he’s running a few minutes late. As he walks in the direction of his first class, someone shouts his name. “John!” He slowly turns around, surprised to see a group of people he’s never...

Keeping a Notebook In this essay, I shall attempt to cover everything I know about keeping a good “magic notebook.” It will probably get boring after a while, so kudos to you if you make it to the end of the essay. First, you have to pick out a good notebook for you. I suggest going...

Hecklers Hecklers are considered by many, including me, to be the “bully” of magicians. I define a heckler as basically anybody who rudely interrupts you in the middle of your performance. There are many things that spectators can do to “qualify” as hecklers, including: shouting out the...

Exposure If you're a magician, you probably knew what this essay is about as soon as you read the title. And, for the most part, what it is going to say. Many magicians and lay people alike are aware of the fact that, in recent years, there have been websites, books, and even television...

Confidence and How to Build It Confidence- belief in oneself and one’s powers or abilities; self-confidence; self-reliance; assurance In this essay, I hope to cover the subject of confidence to the best of my abilities. This will include building the amount of confidence you have in...