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Okay, this is a rant. I still love all of you. Whether you have been performing for a few days or a few years we can agree that there are spectators out there that are obnoxious to perform for. These are the, "I saw that!", "I know how you did that!", or "I'm going to look that up on You Tube!"...

Here's my take on pencil Through Bill. https://www.instagram.com/p/BnRQckplHlC/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1wex6l1j5u3hl I showed this video to my family, they were like, "Yeah, we've seen you do that before." While the response was underwhelming, I'm still pretty proud of it. (please...

This happened at my local Target https://www.instagram.com/p/Bji9T1pF-EP/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1o2v4rjflfd78

I getting to the point where almost everything I do is mostly my own. I either created it myself, I do it significantly different than others, or very few magicians perform what I do. It's an exciting place to be but it opens up to point of stress. Other magicians want to learn and do my stuff...

So this comes up a lot. How do you decide when a trick is ready to share with others? How do you determine originality? This has been posted before but it's worth a re-watch. Garrett Thomas and Mathieu Bich share their thoughts.

I got another email from a young magician claiming to be an intermediate card guy. He was nowhere near intermediate in my view, yet he was trying to convince me he was on the advanced side of intermediate. My question to you is, "At what point do you graduate from a beginner to intermediate?"...

I just tried some new magic out for the local Boy Scout Troop. All the new stuff worked! The old work horses I've had in my show for years all fell flat. Go figure. It makes me thankful to kind people who allow me to try new things. I was also thinking, what is the artistic equivalent to...

A few weeks ago on stage a woman began crying after seeing some of my magic. I was blown away by her reaction. It was real magic!

I run into this a lot. It happens when the new guy comes in to work and thinks that he has everything figured out. Before you know it he's trying to tell the star employee who has been there for 10+ years how to do their job better. It happens in magic too. Someone learns 3 tricks they can do...

Imagine that you have been contacted by an agency and they are going to pay for you to have your own television special. I'm curious, if you had an unlimited budget, who are the 5 living magicians you'd have on your creative team? For me I think I'd have to go with Jim Steinmeyer, Daniel...

I've had a playlist on You Tube featuring various bottom deals for a while it's fun but I decided to put together a montage of some of the most popular bottom dealers in magic and see how they all handle the move.

Hey y'all this is fairly obscure but a few years ago I watched a video of Peter Turner performing magic at a restaurant after a magic convention. From what I remember it was hard to hear anything and the video was probably taken from a cell phone. If anyone is aware of this video please let me...

I asked this question on Facebook and was surprised by the responses I got from magicians. Here's the question: (Edit: ) What defines magic as a medium? What does magic offer that no other art does? (Let us stipulate that we are talking about the best possible magic: Lance Burton, David...

Hello everyone! From time to time a thread pops up with the question "Are there any magicians in ___ area?" or the concern comes up "There are no magicians near me, so what do I do?". Well, to answer both questions at once, there probably are magicians in your area. I live in the suburbs in...

I'd love to get a better idea on what type of magicians we have here. Where do you perform most? For me I perform on a professional basis for cocktail parties, weddings and upscale restaurants. Mostly this is close-up walk around magic. Occasionally, I will perform a platform show for...

Hi everyone! I am of the opinion that most of the time methods are the least important part of a piece of magic. If it gets the job done and tells the story that you would like, then there isn't much more to it. The rest of you energy can turn to the presentation. That said, there are some...

I just wanted to say thank you to those forum members out there that make this forum enjoyable. I have made some great friends on this site and I have never met many of you! I'm glad that you guys hang around the forums. Talking about magic is my addiction I'm glad that this forum is able to...

Hi all of you! I just published my favorite way to make a coin vanish and appear. No gimmicks needed and no clothing requirements (None at all!). At any moment during the routine you can show the fronts and backs of your hands empty with the fingers open. This doesn't mean that you can have...

I began my career in magic watching Lance Burton, David Copperfield and the World's Greatest Magic specials. I wanted to do the really big stage magic but as I saw more and more stage magic it began to lose its flavor. Stage magic began to turn into a bland, cheap looking branch of the art. I...

Hi y'all, I'd love to hear from you, I have a private, upscale party that I will be performing for in a few weeks. It will be held at a resort and a few congressmen will be in attendance. The party planner wants to have magic party favors like decks of cards on the tables. She asked me if...