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I think Christopher is dead on with this. This is my hunch. Your friend believes he has a psychic gift. Some might call him a shut eye. From what I'm getting, it doesn't sound like the guy is using any special technique or being dishonest at all. He probably has read a book or two on how to...

I usually keep the invisible deck on my as a back up in my walk around set. Sometimes, I perform with a wine glass and will place the ID in the glass while I do other magic with another colored deck. The glass is there in full view the entire time. If I mess up a trick I draw their attention to...

Silk magic could work. I'm thinking 20th Century Silks specifically. A handkerchief teleports between two knotted silks. It's a great trick and looks like something your avatar would do. There is also the appearing and vanishing canes. Very easy to do and tons of fun! Related to that, and...

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I completely agree. This type of a deal is called a neck tie deal and magicians use it all the time. It works. That said I think we can always work on improving our technique. We can always get better. If using a neck tie second deal works for you then I'd say that it is more important to get...

Books, books, books! You could probably get Expert Card Technique AND Royal Road used for $17.

Oh man! That's the good stuff! If you are more casual about it and just want some mentalism themed magic Jay Sankey has some fun products. Hemispheres, 22 Blows to the Head and if you can stand the humor Boris Wild has some real gems. Jay's DVDs are always packed with material his humor...

Slow deliberate practice is 1000 times more effective than fast sloppy practice. Tension draws focus, look at yourself in the mirror and see where the most tension is. Work on eliminating this tension. Maybe try to perform the pass as part of an effect. This could help you to find the real...

Yeah, learn the Si Stebbins first. If you like it move on to a new one that's a bit more advanced.

Here's the nearest IBM club http://www.ring76.com/index.html The nearest SAM assembly is in Long Beach from what I can see. Then outside of that is the SAM in Las Angeles and of course the Magic Castle. Also you are lucky to have 2 magic shops near San Diego. There's the Sea Port Village...

You can use a magnetic Sanada gimmick for much of the stuff you would use a PK ring for but it looks like you are performing bare handed. Look into cap in bottle, ring on wand, and some versions of Max Maven's Kurotsuke. If you look into PK effects like "the Bat" you could adapt the handling to...

The most effective mouth coil routines have a bit of misdirection built in so it looks like you might be loading something in your mouth (a torn up napkin, a drink of milk etc.) the magic happens when whatever you have in your mouth "changes" into a never ending supply of colorful paper. That...

Yeah double meaning intended. It's pretty eye catching and uses a large wad of flash paper.

Was it this one? I LOVE the Spanish masters!!!

I didn't realize they had left. I love studs! Walgreens is where I get my cards if I have to get them last minute.

I was thinking about this last night and remembered that Orbit Brown's Venus Fly Trap is a great replacement for the double lift.

A few years ago I decided that I had one power on stage. That power: "I can make you do what I want you to do". I have a handful of implied ways of exploiting this "power" persuasion, cheating, subliminal messaging, stimulation (I can make you react to a situation that tips what you are...

The flashiest card trick out there might be Jay Sankey's "In a Flash"

Maaz Hasan, you are a champ. I was looking back at this and I realized that I completely berated you, sorry :( You have always been a positive force here on the forums and I think I added an un-due amount of negativity. You rock!

Similar in some ways to Tequila Huslter is Hands Down by the other brothers. These are both logic based which doesn't feel all that pure. Patrick Redford released Prevaricator, you need 2 people to do this for but it is incredibly bold and devious. It is logic and based on body language. Greg...