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Hmmmm. When's the show? Do you have time to learn new material?

I have a bit of advice, slow everything down, build up more patter, and cut one or two of the routines. You could make a multiple card find last 5 minutes or more if you script it well. With dresscode, you could make an iron-on shirt with a card on it, and force that card for one of the cards...

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Very nicely done! The only thing I have to add is that at about 25 seconds, you fiddled quite a bit when taking a double, other than that it was good!

Jason England has some great instant downloads right here on Theory11 such as different deals, cops, shifts, passes, crimps, etc.

RealityOne: Thanks! I PMd you back with details. Mat La Vore: Despite your blunt and smart a** comment, I now am thinking of not using a jumbo deck, after picturing myself up on stage with one. Don't like that image. haha

Hi guys! This might be a tricky question? But I want to force five cards on stage, and I would like to use a jumbo deck. Is anyone aware of good forces with a jumbo deck? If not, I'll try to work something out with a regular pack. Thanks!

Great video! I believe that most of the time it isn't, but it CAN be. You have to take it to a certain almost indescribable level to turn magic into art. I think it's a great challenge for us all, take one of your favorite tricks and transform it into a piece of art!

Lennart green, Luis de matos, derren brown, penn and teller.

About 4 or 5ish years ago, I attended a show by Wayne Houchin, and he paired up with another local musician. Wayne would do some magic, then the musician Josh, would play a song or two. It set a nice fun atmosphere, and the music part allowed Wayne to prep for his next segment of tricks. I don't...

I'll be completely honest. I don't like the out of focus and it's a bit annoying. Something to think about is if you like that music, you could put the video in black and white and add an old looking film filter?

They will probably post a thread with the winners like they did last year. I'm not sure the exact date, but it might not be for a few days. It's a lot of work getting all the entries together and then randomly picking winners.

Hello! I'm a high school student in California and I've been doing magic for about 10 years. I am mainly interested in card tricks, stand-up, and cabaret magic. Another one of my interests is foreign language, and I speak English, Spanish, and Portuguese. If anyone in the forums needs help with...

I don't normally write book reviews, but after reading Vortex, I felt compelled to. First of all, if you are not aware of who Tom Stone is, be aware. Tom is an excellent magician, writer, illustrator, and makes all of his brilliant routines into a piece of art. Before reading Vortex, I was...

That would work too! Using a hidden paper in the notepad would look nice, because it is more natural to do that than try to perfect using a swami. My swami handwriting is pretty crappy haha

Hmmm. It depends how you script it. Mentalism can get a bit boring, and even more boring if you reveal the same predictions again. I just don't see the need to reveal them at the end again. I would blend the envelope prediction with the final routine. For example, if the final trick was a book...

Christopher about summed it all up. A lot of stage routines like that will use someone else helping out backstage. What type of venue are you performing at, restaurant, cabaret, stand-up, etc. I might be able to pinpoint some more specific methods based on the environment you're in.

6 of hearts 2 of clubs queen of hearts 6 of diamonds joker 4 of clubs 8 of spades 10 of diamonds A of diamonds

Ok. Thanks Rick. Mr Fogg is a very well structured routine and I think you'll enjoy it. Tom is a smart guy!

I just remembered something I saw at a Michael Ammar lecture in which he pulled a card out of his zipper or "fly" of his pants. It's a very funny idea, but only appropriate in certain situations.