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Here is some "good for nothing", just for fun, thread. I was just thinking about famous magicians, and to almost all of them, you can attach one effect that comes to mind when you mention their names. Example: When I think about Tommy Wander, cups and balls automatically comes to mind. Here are...

I'm slowly transitioning from magic, into mentalism. So I have one question, what is your opener in the close up situation? What is "Chicago Opener" in mentalism, so to say?

I have been brainstorming about presentation and patter a lot in the past few days. Before I go into detailed presentation and patter for some of the more famous effects, I have one question. Can I reveal a method of a simple mathematical trick? It is like "21 card trick" but with numbers only...

Well, Hello There is this thought that has been scratching my mind for a long time. People on these forums, experienced magicians (so it seems) are always telling people to use interesting patter, connect with an audience on a deeper level, tell some interesting stories throughout an...

Well, not really, but it's similar. I will start working at this coffee place (hopefully), and it is a really nice, luxury, fancy coffee place. The people that goes there are really wealthy and generally older people (30+). But, they are all in some kind of underground business. Mafia...

Hey guys, I need couple of advices. I am about to work in a coffee place as a magician. But these coffee places in my country are opened until 1am (so you can call it coffee place/bar). I'm planing to work in the early evening. It will be like table hopping magic, for people while they are...

Hello I'm new to coin magic, and I need help. I need an ending for one coin routine, but with only that coin. I know that you can transform that coin into a Jumbo coin, or a wallet, or a deck of cards. I don't need that, I need an kicker ending using only that one coin and nothing else. Thanx

I know that there has been a lot of threads on this, and that everybody has like a thousand type of patter and presentation for the "biddle trick". But here, I will share mine... It would be best if the biddle trick was the second trick in your routine, but this patter can go really well if...

I got one regular sized deck, and that same deck in mini size. Do you guys know any good tricks that utilize both decks at the same time, or how can I utilize mini card to a regular deck?

This is a good time to be a magician, isn't it? We are more acceptable by layman, because of Blaine and Angel, so the layman are familiar with street magic and close up magic. They are not that scared of some guy with cards, because they saw it before on TV. But that is not the main...

Ellusionist started their own podcast 2 days ago, by the name "The Next Level". This first podcast is for beginners in street magic, explaining how to approach strangers, what kind of people to approach, what to do if you mess up an effect... It even contains the story about Brad Christian's...

It is well known that ostriches dig their head in the sand when they don't want for somebody to see them. They are thinking "If I don't see them, they won't see me either." And vice versa "If I can see something, others will see it too"... There is this fear when you do snap change, tenkai...

In a couple of months I'm going to go on a cruise ship. Either as a Casino Dealer, or as a Magician. Is there any magicians who work, or have worked at a cruise ship to help me out with some tips? Or if you know something about it, please share... I will be close up restaurant magician...

I just red in another thread (Skilled Hobbyist vs. Magician) something that got me thinking. Benjamind said this: "People - performers - need to put some freakin' personality into their performances (for REAL PEOPLE, NOT THE CAMERA) if they want an inkling of a good reaction. Be funny. Be...

This is not the review of the effects, but just my general opinion of pros and cons of this set. This is totally subjective, but it may help someone... Well, as a lot of people already said, this is the best purchase I have ever made (and not just in magic) ;) I'm serious, this DVD set is...

I want to order True Astonishments trough MagicTricks.co.uk, so I want to know are they reliable, and has anyone ordered from them before? Thanx

I have this effect that I think of, and been playing for awhile... You perform it for 3 spectators: First spectator freely chooses a card, and stick it somewhere in the middle of the deck. Then you ask second spectator to do the same thing, and stick his card somewhere in the middle. Same with...

Hey guys I just found out that UPS, USPS, and other shipping company's in USA don't ship to my country at this time. I really don't know the reason, but that is just how it is at the moment. So I tried to order TA trough Ellusionist, but they told me they got a lot of stuff back because of...

There is this Magic Club that i go to every friday. There are some young magicians, but mostly older/more experienced ones. One of them even attended FISM. And i was showing them a trick from Paul Wilson and Lee Asher's On the Road, the one with 4 of a kind that turns out as a magicians mistake...

Does anybody knows where is Wayne, and what is he doing right now? I mean, is he on a tour, or a congress or lecture, or vacation, etc.? Because i sent him messages on Facebook and his e-mail that he gives on his web page, about some serious questions, and he didn't reply yet... And I sent it...