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Ok, so I was reading Strolling Hands by Justin Miller, and he was talking about different kinds of openers, middle effects, and closers. He gave examples as well as why each effect fit into that category. I'm still a bit at a loss here however. Let's take Panic for example. I used to close with...

Can anyone point me in the direction of some couples magic (besides anniversary waltz) or give some effects that can be tweaked to have a couples theme? My friends anniversary with his girlfriend is coming up and he asked me to do something special for them and I've already done AW. Any...

I'm 19, and have been really into doing magic for about 3 1/2 to 4 years now. I perform two times weekly at a local pizza parlor, doing magic and balloon animals for the guests. At first, I had no problem going up to people and performing since I didn't have the balloons in my arsenal yet. After...

I went to look up the Touch DVD on Ellusionist, but they say it's not found? The only other place I can find the whole DVD is world magic shop, and I'd rather not pay for international shipping. Does anyone know where else the DVD is available in the US?

When performing this move, what misdirection do you guys use? Looking at them and talking doesn't seem to be viable because there is a lot of movement on your hands part? What resources would you recommend for learning this move?

I know some people on here have beef with Penguin for various reasons, but they are having a pretty killer deal for I think only one more day. Choose any 5 dvds from a pretty solid selection, for only 99 bucks. And yes, you can do that more than once. It's on their homepage under best sellers if...

Phone calls: What's your preference? I recall in Benji's $1,000 gig video he said the call caught him off guard and he "actually answered the phone." I'm guessing Benji rarely answers the phone when he thinks it's a potential gig because he has less time to think about the proposal and what to...

I can't seem to get into Centrifugal in a natural manner. I know Magik showed a way to do it, but when I practice it with patter, it's a little awkward and unnatural. The DVD never showed him doing the set up in the live performances, just the levitation. Plus I break it sometimes when I try to...

Hey guys! I have a new blog up where I plan on posting reviews, some theories I have, or just how I feel on certain things magic wise. The first entry is a double review of Legend by Justin Miller, and Any Signed Card to Any Spectators Wallet by Jeff Kaylor and Michael Ammar. Check it out! Feel...

I got Legend by Justin Miller and it think it's awesome. However, I haven't had a lot of time to practice it yet, but I plan to this weekend. Anyway, I was just wondering if anyone is out there performing this and how it plays for you, the versions you do, if it's working well, ect. I'd just...

Note: I put this here because more people look in general discussion than the coin magic forum, please forgive the purposeful misplacement. I plan to slowly start my way into coin magic, because the sleights there help with organic magic. One of the best coin effects I've seen is Digital...

Hey there guys! October 23rd I'm doing walk around magic for the Full Circle Program at the YMCA where I work. Full Circle is a program for special needs children to have a safe and fun place to be with friends. One of the head people came to me today asking if I could do balloon animals and...

What else does a chop cup work with? Not an impromptu one, but one with the gimmick installed. Can it only work with the little ball provided? When I say work, I mean like make it "vanish" and what not? Jacob

So I got "Sponge" from Penguin magic, and I learned vanishes, productions, steals and the like. I was wondering about other sponge magic, like growing ball outdone, ball to cube/bunny, ect. I want to know if these things (with a little tweaking, possibly) can flow into each other fairly well, or...

Repair is basically a popped and restored balloon, and a pretty darn good one at that. Let's get the deets: Method: The method is very clever, when he began explaining it I thought I knew it from there. I didn't. It's really simple and quite genius. You can carry the "gimmick' with the...

Some reviews were bad, others good. Anyone have any experience with this? http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/2475 Jacob

Could anyone point me in the direction of effects one can do with a Double Facer deck and/or a One Way Forcing deck? I bought these for an intended purpose, so it wasn't out of curiosity, but I would like to know what else I can do. Just something as a stepping stone is fine. Thanks! Jacob

In that you can do just about 100 different things with them? I have a basic routine down, but I'm looking to expand my spongeball set. I've looked at "30 tips and tricks with spongeballs" but are the contents more than just disappearing and producing balls? Any help is appreciated, thanks! Jacob

How do you determine what kind of thumb tip to get? I got the "Blendo Silk" effect and it comes with one, but it's really bulky and stands out like a sore thumb (excuse corny intended pun). I'm looking at other thumb tips, but how do I know what kind will fit my thumb the best? Here are some...

What it is: "Use Redemption for visual vanishes, restorations and changes or as a secret switching device. You'll be miles ahead of your audience before they even realize that something has happened." Where to get it: Right Here First impressions: When I first saw the preview, I was in...