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I would say 3 max, and only do 4 if you're going to be getting some trade out of it as well. Like a free meal or a free hookah (not the actual thing, but like getting to smoke a free bowl or something). I do three hours a night twice a week at a pizza parlour and get 300 for the weekend, plus...

Last night I almost freaked when I thought my Free Will effect fell out of my pocket. Turns out I just absentmindedly left it in my car haha. I can't recall actually losing any effects, although I'm sure I have some decks that have fallen under my headboard.

It ends tomorrow night, so everyone still has more time to get their submissions in!

My band routine flows really well, and once I get Touch in the mail I'll be able to add so much more to it. After I do CMH on their hands, I just ditch my band on my wrist as I grab theirs back and set up 2 for 1 band right in front of them. It's so much fun because it's right under their noses...

It shouldn't be just your actions that are natural, but your voice as well. Like Brad said, you can't start talking really fast or raise your voice all of a sudden. It's not really "you need to be a good liar" it's "you need to believe what you are telling them." If I put a coin in my left...

I totally fell into that spiril of learning so much new stuff all the time, and then forgetting what I learned like a week ago. I would say go back to the stuff you liked, practice it and get it down, and then perform it. If it does what you want it to then do it, if not then move on to...

While this does sound interesting and seems like it can work, (I did basically teach myself to one hand top palm) I only agree to some extent here. If you don't study at least the bare minimum basics of...let's say the pass, then you could end up with a very sloppy self-taught version of that...

A retention vanish; a load of a cups and balls routine; the rub a dub vanish; also the Shift from Dorian Rhodell's DVD The Avenue should just look like you're doing an all around square up.

Great job! Good to hear it all went well. I'm trying to put together a kid's show, and the material you listed here has given me some inspiration; it's not all sponge balls and color changing books. Although those are good, the presentations you had allowed the kids to relate, and that's what...

Thanks for the read Justin! Seeing how you blocked everything out is indeed very helpful, as I'm trying to put together a show as well. It is really helpful to write things out, as you can see your thought process and make adjustments and see how things played out right in front of you. Congrats...

Does he not teach it? The whole dvd is about the holes concept right?

Aww dang! No winnings this year :( Haha for real though, congrats to the winners!

Rubber band magic goes over really well with laymen. Crazy Man's handcuffs is a must, and Touch has some of the most visual stuff for bands. Dan Harlan also has a DVD on rubber band magic. Invisible Deck: Again yes I'm not really going to agree with not buying a 1 trick DVD/gimmick. If the...

I perform at a restaurant on weekends on a regular basis, so I performed there on saturday night. I busted out some new material like French Kiss with the blank cards, Free Will, and Checkmate by Justin Miller which I routined with Doc Daley's last trick and then Panic, two effects I already do...

Welcome and Happy New Year! If you watch the video of the Whole thing, Chris explains that the DVD uses the hole concept from the hole thing, but then he provides additional tips and ideas and effects. If you like his work check out his other release the Clockwork Apple, you can find it at...

I just want to chime in again here and say I did French Kiss with blank cards at a New Year's party last night, and it goes soo much better than using cards with faces. I just say "You can actually order some decks before they get printed, so they are all blank like this" and everything's...

Well being anti-social isn't a very beneficial quality to a magician haha, especially if you plan on actually performing at more gigs. Since I got hired by a restaurant about 7 or 8 months ago, I find myself smiling and saying hi to people EVERYWHERE. It's just a natural thing now, even at my...

There you go, get one or two and play around with them. Randy gave some good advice, in the end we do it for laymen, and they are not going to be as nit-picky as we are in the little things haha. The Wizard Product Review gave FourFit worker of the week, so that could cancel out the crap reviews...

Re4rm is impromptu, whereas FourFit, Restored, and a handful of others are not. Who says you are limited to just one TnR? You could have 2 or 3, just don't do them in the same set obviously. Plus seeing the different handelings and the thoughts behind each effect can help you create your own.

Shakes are natural, and only go away by performing. If you've been only practicing for 5 years and have hardly ever performed, you're gonna have the shakes. Being nervous can be good, so you know you have room to improve and you can take that nervousness and turn it into adrenaline, but until...