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Oh, I didn't know this was an annual thing haha, my bad. Yeah I got some really killer stuff

I believe Benji Bruce does magic full time, although I could be mistaken. Anyway, I think there are more paths in magic than just performing to consider. One can be an advisor(in many categories), a technical assistent, an illusion maker for bigger names (kind of like a song writer for big name...

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...

I try for the life of my to create, but I just can't get a working method on things I come up with. I feel like my creativity comes in the form of how I perform things, not exactly what I perform. I definitely implement my own feel and style and character into the effects, rather than just doing...

Agreed. I've seen videos where someone returns the card, and then to shuffle they do a sybil cut. Really? All those packets moving around does make for good eye candy, but it should be in between effects, not during one. To shuffle cards, simply shuffle the cards , either riffle or overhand...

Every performer has faced rejection at some point, what do you do when someone says "no thanks" to seeing magic? Do you press them to watch, or simply thank them for their time and walk away? Which do you feel is more important, creating or performing? Can one be successful even if he only uses...

Interesting bit, I thought it was pretty cool. And it was educational describing the factorial haha :)

Am I gonna need 52 decks of Bikes?

Great post! That effect sounds like a ton of fun. I can just picture everyone laughing and having a good time, sounds like my kind of magic!

Good post Rick! I'm not sure exactly. Currently I perform effects where I use a surprise kicker/sucker ending they are not expecting. I use ball to square as a fantastic sucker ending, and it kills all ages because I blatantly pull the "ball" into my other hand and flash terribly, but then they...

Goodwin* And yes, I believe it's called "Triad" it's a trio of sandwiches that build on each other, can be found on Dan and Dave's site.

I guess I did, because to me it seems that to connect, it takes a little bit. I'm not saying that we need to talk for 5 minutes before we do anything, but I doubt many people could walk up to a group of strangers, and in 5 seconds develop some sort of intimate connection with them to get them...

Veeery nifty stuff! I'm going to brainstorm ideas for these, and if I get some good ones I'll get some, but I don't want to get them just to get them, and then never use them. Sorry for my misconception on "only three cards." When I first saw the ad I thought it was a whole deck, so when I saw...

I don't have Tool so I'm not sure. I would suggest watching these: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buRfI10hDLk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJOffihSXvE the first one is about Tool, the second one is Redemption. In the Redemption one, they do compare them a bit, and they aren't as similar as...

Nice, but like before, nothing "new". Also, don't square up the cards after it's been seen between the aces, it could seem like you switched it or something, you know?

Shawskank is SUCH a good movie! 1. How difficult is it balancing several different skills, and being proficient in each one? What made you want to be all three of those things? 2. "World's Fastest Hands" is quite the title, what kind of effects do you perform to uphold this title, and are...

That's what I'm saying, we don't have to have some deep and meaningful patter for every effect. Sure you can present the ID in many many many different ways, but the core of the effect is something impossible, and that's the main point. Magic is magic, if presented in the right way. I doubt our...

Thank you guys so much for the reply! You two were the ones I was aiming for haha. Benji. I read the email you sent about scripting your day, my day job schedule is a little sporadic at the moment, so it's hard to schedul each and every part of my day when each day is different. I'm about to...

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...

Thank you, that's why I love this effect. I did it for two adults that I've known for a while, and the wife looked like she was about to cry after the card's "merged." That was an amazing moment. When people say "I think I saw that....do it again." I immediately deny them because I know what...