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I'm having trouble seeing what your problem is. Why would you object to people sharing ideas? Brainstorming may well be less important than performing but this doesn't mean we shouldn't do it. As you said, magic is for the people we perform for, Brainstorming lets us give these people a...

I agree, it's a very stupid statement. Do you think Wayne Houchin just went out and performed Stigmata, Indecent, Sinful and Control without giving them a lot of thought? Did Chad Nelson just go out to a performance one day and spontaneously create the Clip Shift without thinking about it...

It's difficult to suggest a DVD to you when you've told us nothing about you. What type of magic do you do? What situations do you perform in? What's your skill level? If you have $40, like card magic and are fairly skilled at it, i'd recommend Chad Nelson's Surfaced, it will enhance your...

I agree with this, the Riffle pass shouldn't be used as an alternative to learning the Classic pass properly. I only ever use the Riffle pass as a colour change or a vanish, there's no way to justify the action of riffling when doing it as a control. When i'm using the pass as a control I use...

It's done fast. At first it feels impossible for your middle and ring fingers to move at the speed necessary to do the change. Keep practicing and you will gradually get better at it.

I don't think it's possible to do it surrounded regardless of how good you are. People on your far left will always see something. If you want to do it surrounded you would have to use misdirection, as I believe Chad does. Whenever he uses the Clip Shift as a control he does it when the...

You can argue in other threads, as I have done on many occasions. I can think of many threads that have had interesting debates. I have not seen people complaining about it. This sort of thing really annoys me. We have a set of forum rules which work very well. You can't change them...

I think you're taking this whole thing a bit too seriously. Making your own rules for a thread you make once a week(which is no different from any other) is completely unnecessary. We're capable of having debates without a set of guidelines written by you. Why not just make a thread...

JB said the DVD's will be 8 hours. I have no idea why they told us there was 50 hours of footage, it's completely irrelevant if we don't see it.

It's a great idea to go through Dangerous (or any DVD) and see what sleights you can use from it. Just because you don't use the effects it doesn't mean you can't benefit from the DVD. Before Dangerous I never even considered using the Gambler's Cop, now i'm working on several routines that...

Not every effect will work for every performer, I love Daniel Madison's material, the performances are very entertaining and the thinking behind them is very interesting. Despite this I find that they just don't really fit my performance style at all. Another good example of this is Lennart...

I agree, this thread seems to be based on assuming amateur is a negative term. It seems the original poster was asking what is the difference between a good magician and a bad magician, using the term amateur to mean bad magician.

I play piano A LOT, probably more than I practice magic. I've been playing since I was 6 (i'm now 18). Over that time i've become very good at playing the piano. Am I an amateur? Yes. You can't say somebody is an amateur or an artist, they can be both. I know some people who are very talented...

Why do you need a numerical score for each section? Can't you make a decision by reading what people have to say instead of having to have it simplified into a number? I don't believe a complex opinion can be represented numerically. The only thing I agree with is that reviews shouldn't be a...

That was a really nice routine, the video was entertaining and useful. We need more of this sort of stuff on T11.

What else do you expect when you've given so little information? You haven't even posted a picture. From the description it does sound like a cancelled deck so it's hardly surprising that people will discuss this topic.

Decks get cancelled after a couple of hours of play. Cancelled decks are often sold on ebay, they're almost as good as new.

I would recommend the Art of Astonishment books by Paul Harris. They are far easier to read and understand than many of the older books such as Expert at the Card table so they would be a better introduction to learning from books. Most of the material is suitable for an intermediate...

An amateur is a magician whose main source of income is not from magic. A professional is a magician whose main source of income is from magic. You could be an incredibly talented magician, even better than many professionals but if you don't make a living with magic you're an amateur...

I would recommend watching performances by other magicians. You can learn a lot by watching Wayne Houchin's performances. He paces his effects very well and builds up suspense. Daniel Garcia is also a good magician to watch, he goes a bit faster than Wayne Houchin but still paces his effects...