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I would almost suggest that you hold off on the restaurant gig for a while. From what I have read, you are still in the process of building a good foundation of effects for yourself, and you are still working on finding your niche in terms of "performance comfortability" and "adaptation". I...

Here is my variation from ages ago. I think I filmed this a few weeks after I got the DVD.. not sure =) http://www.youtube.com/user/ericsatomagic#p/a/u/0/_PEnzCwD2nk

Smoke can hit extremely hard. It has the potential to destroy an audience (in a good way), or it could kinda just stump people for a few minutes and cause a few (ohhhhh????). To be honest, your presentation will receive more of the latter. Since you have the sharpie out, have it used...

FASDIU = From A Shuffled Deck In Use. Meaning, any cards at any time, no setup. Your set that you wrote previously looks pretty solid. I like ending with smoke, after having produced the sharpie, etc... Now you just need to think about what presentation of smoke you will do =). An idea...

You mentioned it is not a show or a gig, but ask yourself, what is the harm in treating this as if it were a show or gig. If you go into any performance with the mindset you are doing an actual gig, it will give you more motivation to not only perform better, but to create a better set. You...

Leave it be and move on? Don't lose sleep over it. Focus your attention on something that is important and actually has a chance to change or shape the world. Like. Occupy LA or something... (lol yeah... right).

I see that it is either a modified wordpress theme, a child theme, or a new theme. If you are using an older version of the plugin, Timthumb (which comes with a lot of deluxe theme packages), which is used by a lot of heavy media themes, google has been flagging those sites. This was the cause...

I will do two translations. FIRST: Shimshi's execution was not perfect. I spotted a few flaws. Although, his misdirection and performance played over the fact that their were a few flaws. His routine was pretty well planned, but I still did not like it. All of the material is just old. And...

Using Mnemonica stack has been my favorite piece since I have learned it. The book is great, but in my opinion, it is only a starting point for what you can do with this stack. Imagine what you can do with TWO people that know the stack. Tony Chang and I did a small routine together back in...

There is an abundance of great advice being tossed around, however a few things that I have notice that are not being touched upon much that I think are still important: 1 - I would say the majority of people who take something that started out passionately as a hobby, and turn it into a...

It sounds like the OP has a lot of random frustration, and he thinks the best way to try to get people to agree with him and his opinions, is to take a superior and condescending attitude towards others. You obviously have the ENTIRE online magic community figured out.

Just remember, in a lot of cases, the simpler the better. Your *fancy* way for getting your two aces, your fancy way for getting the selected card to the top of the deck... all you are really doing is giving more obstacles in terms of things your spectators need to follow, when in actuality you...

My two-cents! Take the push off approach from the 4th example and combine it with the turn over from the 1st approach. However, less "putting the card down now" motion. Let gravity do the work for you. Just use enough force to get the double turned over, and let it fall gracefully. Try not...

Strive to nurture and develop the positive things that set you apart from other people, while maintaining a humble attitude in the process. Search for your flaws and work in a positive manner to improve on those areas (grammar and spelling were pointed out previously). Never assume handouts...

They are identical. Been using this for a while with some magician friends in Japan.

Hmm, don't throw her into the lion's den people. Although what Benji said is technically true, it is VERY incomplete. You do no want to start her off in the middle of a giant party filled with intimidating people as it will drive her further into her shell. Start off in very small...

I would suggest giving all of your site content to either a professional writer, or perhaps an English teacher in your school to look over and edit for you. As you have read the same sentences over and over again, you are not accustomed to searching for mistakes etc... Here is just one...

Congrats. I am glad you are getting your name and this eBook out. One piece of advice from a semi-professional marketing manager - Exclusivity vs Mass Marketing. When I saw Jacob mention not liking the writing style, it peaked my interest even further and took a look for myself. Although...

Hmm, I would be careful about using that song. I wouldn't people getting the wrong idea and think that you mean those people who saw you do magic would go home and think, "I saw God today." Hopefully you are using the song because as a performer, seeing those children light up and smile is...

Three Fly by Ponta the Smith is my favorite so far: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iGQGNknHwM Found on his DVD entitled "Sick". I got mine directly from the shop in Japan, but I believe Ellusionist has it.