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Joe, My comment on the "communication skills" book was a light jab, not an ego booster...there is a difference. I like everything you said up until the end - which may not be a cop out, but it sure as hell reads like one. I am not looking for you to prove yourself, I just figured because...

I stopped reaching for my hoop dreams because of what are called diminishing returns. People only have a given propencity to grow...it isn't infinite, or what you put in is what you get out - so just work harder. You get to a point where extra effort yields maximum results - I went as far with...

Hi Joe, I guess when you start your post with a line out of a bad Harry Allan “sleight of mouth book”; it threw me for a loop. Then you decide to take a thread that is presentation based, and give your opinion on pick a card tricks...which is really not what this thread is about. I...

When I was younger, I may not have seen the value of education either...I still believe in chasing the dream, but I also realize how learning to learn (the educational process) is a valuable tool in achieving any dream. Sure, perhaps education is not a direct step on a path of every...

It is NO coincidence that some of your favourite posters are the most educated on this forum. Actually, many of the magicians you look up to have University degrees or College Diplomas. School, especially the higher levels of learning, teach you how to critically think…a skill that is...

Hi Joe, I have seen this opinion before, and I don't disagree magic can speak for itself. I see it as music...music speaks for itself, but adding lyrics can make the song so much stronger. I see this with magic when presented properly. I wonder if you feel this way, because you have...

Thanks for posting. The colour changing deck doesn't suit me, and I, PERSONALLY, get turned off when the character that a magician plays is more morbid than I would see in your average restaurant or walk round performance. However, guys like you always seem to have an identified and strong...

Just to remind you: I will send the winner a handling of a Colour Changing Deck this is original in concept...at least to my knowledge. Please write the script for: A) Sponge balls B) Colour changing deck Best of each wins the effect - I will give it a week....thanks for the...

This is kind of a Darren Brown - "I control your mind" approach. Not sure what to say, I find it a bit serious for the actual magic that is being presented. I mean, forcing someone to see another colour card? I think if the effect was the cards turned to money, or all blank even after they...

Hmm, why not just use sponge rabbits? Good attempt, I know sponge balls are hard...that seems contradicting, but you get my point. If you really presented this for people, they might find it chidish. THE PREMISE SHOULD SUPPORT THE EFFECT - let's say it together - Arthur Trace tells people...

Not a bad submission - what I like about this approach is that you are using common occurances to introduce your effect premise. The one thing I would be careful of is asking the audience a question that they are ACTUALLY right on (or they were) and then telling them they are wrong. This is...

Randy - still the same. Well Randy, I don't know what to say. I mean, telling me "if" isn't really sharing your presentation. Actually, I have seen this presentation used by too many people. I find it a bit like saying the reason a bill floats is because you suck in really hard...nobody...

PS - I know the irony of posting a Youtube clip of Dave Chapelle's show when talking about internet stealing...but hey...I OWN ALL HIS SEASONS, and he owes me 80 bucks for a bar tab he never pitched in on...so, we are even. Take that Chapelle!!! Screwed by the white man again....so white that...

Perhaps we should change effects - how would you present sponge balls - this could be interesting. To add a bit of variety - you can also give your take on a colour changing deck effect - much easier to "hit out of the park" then sponge balls. Feel free to tackle both, but in seperate posts...

I wrote a big long post...then looking for this video, I erased it all...so in short, there are a few people in magic video downloaders: Those that are ripping people off, so they avoid being ripped off by bad videos with poor quality effects - they don't want to waste money. This argument...

HAHAHAHAHA, OMG JM does a video on stealing magic effects....this is priceless....am I taking crazy pills? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA - this made my day, thanks for the laugh.

This reminds me of the time I stuffed the ballot box for a raptor game - I won 16 tickets...all nose bleed seats!

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