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I'm with you here, I think...I wouldn't call him a hack but he was definitely a great gatherer. It seems like just about everything he is known for was borrowed from someone else. Don't get me wrong, I love reading his books, and he had beautiful little innovations but when I compare his input...

I respectfully disagree. I think magic is doing as well as it ever has and the feedback is more available then ever with the advent of the internet. I miss the old TV specials and the magic styles of the past just like the next guy, but I am constantly surprised and excited about the state of...

We are living parallel lives! I was a high school teacher for 3 years! My masters is in Education and I have 2 kids, with another on the way!

Robert Houdin took credit for the styles of magic performance that were popular at his time. His book was very influential so we give him way more credit than he probably deserves. Guys like Alexander Hermann and his family were more instrumental in magician's style. When you look at the...

I think we need to try to achieve some kind of art with our magic. We need to elicit an emotional response and try to communicate with our audience. It's tricky but it is possible. Telling a story does not mean a piece of magic is not visual. Look at the magic and ask yourself what you can do...

Many of us started late. Jean Eugene Robert houdin started late. You just need to apply as much energy into magic as you have other pursuits. Look for specific ways you can make money and do what you need to accomplish your goals. I'm 30 years old and started to do magic fulltime when about 2...

That's my biggest goal, I want them to bring everything to the table and scrutinize my every move only to find that they have witnessed something wonderful!

This trick was created for Justin Flom by Ryan and AmberLynn. He hired them to make the trick for him, it's his trick. To recreate the trick would be to rip him off and that's a HUGE faux pas in my book. Lucky for you though! They have published a variation, which they taught on their Penguin...

V by Manos is also very good. It is similar to Tequila huslter in many ways. Sunrise by Partick Redford is very good. He has a bunch of routines for the principle. A friend once did an effect from 7 Wonders by Joh Gustaferro for me over the phone. It was very good. Also, Fizzmaster by Paul...

I was pretty sure that this was common knowledge but some magic doesn't work on video. Right? Is this something we all agree on? It goes without saying, there's plenty of magic out there we cannot experience through video. There are lots of tactile illusions, taste illusions, or audio illusions...

It looks like light as a feather stiff as a board, possibly a predicessor to the old ESP games from Kreskin and Milton Bradley I suppose. Was this picture taken from an actual board game?

Great info and a hilarious ending to the story! "Scratch it gently Brien" hahahahahahaha! I can't help but read that like a character from Family Guy.

Another obnoxious comment: "Fake" I'm just confused by this one most of the time. It's like, "Do I really have to explain that magic isn't real?"

Most of the time it's not my own stuff, it's performances of my friends and people who I look up to.

Haha, rereading, my tone was a little on the harsh side, but I think I got my point across haha!