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There is a page called magic memes. It's very popular. I don't see any problem with having more pages like this. Best of luck.

I have had this happen. We play cards a lot in my family and solitaire is how my grand parents check for a full deck. My Grandma has done this ever since I was little. I created a routine on my DVD Electro as well as on Almost Automatic that takes advantage of this scenario and you look like you...

I own this download and really like the vanish. You know I just got an email from Penguin advertising Joe Rindflesh's newest project. It includes a vanish at the finger tips and it looks great. I will be purchasing it shortly and will try to let you know what I think.

Hecklers come in all sizes for sure. For me, I have had some issues with people spoiling a trick here and there. They see a load, or peek at a card prematurely or perhaps they know a little magic themselves and they spoil an ending. This happened during a performance with an Omni deck a little...

The Devil's Hank would work for this. I don't love the coin and ring gag. I read a review of Joel's show (I've seen it live as well) and the people were confused. They thought that the ring had really flown across the stage and they complained about it. I think if you want to use the gag you...

I love 3 Card Monte and am developing my own routine at the moment. This sounds like a great routine and I'd want to know the name if you find it. Pop Haydn has a great set of notes on the subject and covers a bunch of approaches. It's his School for Scoundrels notes. I don't think it covers...

Agreed, to each their own. In all seriousness, I see magicians perform with a thumb tip like this from time to time. You can see that this is problematic. At 0:18

I first heard John Bannon use this line. It works. If you want to push yourself you can look at what works in the line and add to it and make it your own. What other types of people might shuffle like this? Monkeys? Drunks? Frankenstein? People with two left hands? This line has a good one...

Not sure if it is because I'm at school, but I can't see any of the pictures.

Garret Thomas has a move for this, it feels like a thimble move. I forget the name, slow motion Ring Thing or something. I think it's taught on his Ring Thing DVD.

In the first couple chapters you will learn an impromptu effect that regularly fools magicians in Royal Road. I hope you enjoy it! If you could do everything in just that book you would be better than 80% of all magicians!

John Bannon calls this type of trick a "garden path" effect. I've been messing around with my own effect that does this.

Kyle Marlett uses an updated hanky vanish it is really pretty cool. You place the ring in a napkin. They can feel the ring, then you tear the napkin up and the ring has vanished. It does require a set up but it's easy to do. It can be learned a his At the Table Lecture.

Evn very difficult magic has a time and place that it should be performed. Often times we get caught because we are doing a move at the wrong moment, not because we are doing the move wrong. Erdnase says that when a move cannot be improved then change the moment, when you find the sweet spot...

I'd love to have the flexibility of a stand-up comic where I arrive at the venue and all I need is a microphone and an audience to put on an hour long show. I'm getting there but I may never attain it.

Wow, you are brave! When I was in high school I was a secretly into magic. I didn't hardly have the guts to perform for my friends. In elementary school I was known as the magic kid and would always bring magic to perform for show and tell. When I was in high school I would stay up late reading...

I think that the fastest way to become a good magician really quickly is to live with a book for a year. This means to chose a good book like Expert Card Technique, Royal Road or possibly Expert at the Card Table and get to know every trick in it. Word of Warning, The Expert at the card table is...

I'm similar. I will use gaffs casually with friends and family but in my performances I have a bunch of props in my pockets and have a hard time keeping things straight as is. My exceptions to this are Twilight Angels and Anniversary Waltz depending on the venue. I will also put a duplicate in...

It looks like you have been learning a lot online. I'm glad you are enthusiastic but your descriptions of the tricks reveal one of the internet's biggest pitfalls. It's difficult to find a good legitimate source that has done their homework and is qualified to teach. I just want to clarify, the...

This is one of my favorite clips, Dobson is a Genius!