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No apologies necessary. I'm just very pedantic about that kind of thing. :-)

Just an historical point. Given that a lot of the material in Modern Coin Magic had already appeared in Modern Coin Manipulation (1900), The Art of Magic (1906) and Greater Magic (1938), not to mention the techniques described in Modern Magic (1876), isn't it a bit of a stretch to say that Bobo...

This idea was published in the very first printed description of the double lift, in Jean Hugard's Card Manipulations in about 1934 (from memory).

Sorry, True2Coins, I really have to pick you up on a couple of things. Firstly, on your assertion that the Open Shift is very easy to execute. I know most people teach it with a bizarre side-on posture, and with a very slow execution, but that's clearly not what's described in the text. It...

I use a bottom deal fairly extensively, and a second deal on occasions, plus a few false shuffles and cuts, and I do explain what I'm doing if I'm using them in the context of a gambling demonstration. I don't go as far as to explain the sleight, but I'll tell them I'm dealing from the bottom...

Sorry, I couldn't let that go mate. Loki is a Norse/Teutonic god, not Greek. :)

I might have misunderstood you, but you seem to be under the impression that the Hermann Shift is taught in Expert at the Card Table. It's not. The closest thing to is is the "Erdnase Shift, Two Hands", but it is a totally different move.

It depends how good you are as a salesman really. It'll be very easy to get a lot of people to take your card and say that they'll call you to arrange a booking, but that's pretty much a waste of good business cards. The key thing is to create some urgency by saying that if they book there and...

Jo_Vision, the "Erdnase Shift, Two Hands" is not the classic pass. In Expert at the Card Table, he describes several shifts, the classic pass being the first, under the title "Two-Handed Shift". Just thought I'd clarify that for you. As regards practice, there is a massive amount of confusion...

If you like the Derren Brown psychological style, the you may be interested in a small publication called Direct: A Concept in Non-Contact Mind Reading, by Tom Denton, which will be on sale over the next couple of weeks. The main effect is essentially that someone thinks of any card they like...

Here's a selection of DVDs you might find interesting: The Watch Steal DVD - Chappy Brazil & Charles Bach Mastering the Art of Watch Stealing - James Coats Mastering the Art of Pickpocketing - James Coats The Encyclopedia of Pickpocketing Volumes 1-4 - Nicholas Byrd & James Coats Legacy - Mark...

I presume you do all know there are several DVDs already on the market teaching theatrical pickpocketing. Although I agree, I would like to see one from Mr Robbins.

I've got a bit of an objection to the "Would you help me...?" approach. You've just walked up to a random stranger and asked for a favour. To my mind, that doesn't establish authority or control. I prefer to think of the situation as me doing them a favour...my silent script is that I'm just...

I don't know the answer to your question, I'm afraid, but I just thought I'd mention that I don't think you mean "chop cup". A chop cup isn't anything to do with cutting or "chopping", it's called that after it was popularised by a magician who used the stage name of "Chop Chop". I think his...

There is a lot that can be said on this subject, and what works for others won't necessarily work for you. In order for you to develop your own approach, you need to be aware of exactly what needs to be achieved. To my mind, your approach should establish three things: attention, rapport and...

Just want to pick up on a couple of things. Magic teaching didn't start with DVDs from Ellusionist. By this I mean that the use of humour to to create an entertaining learning experience is something that's being going on from time immemorial. People learn better when they're engaged...

I think the best thing is just to pick someone, not someone looking overly shy, or overly confident. My line for doing this is something like, "I need an assistant for this one...you sir, what's your name? Excellent, can we all give [NAME] a round of applause as he comes and joins me on stage."...

Erdnase takes a lifetime to study, so it's never to early to begin. Obviously you won't get all of it straight away, and it may seem virtually incomprehensible to begin with. However, if you're studying other sources alongside it, Royal Road then Expert Card Technique, and/or the Card College...

My approach is to walk up to my prospective audience with a friendly smile on my face and say, "Hi, has anyone shown you any magic yet today?" This usually elicits a bit of a bemused "No", to which I carry on, "That's no problem, I'll show you something right now if you want...I'm Tom by the...

Although I accept your basic point, I think that's undervaluing what he does to an extent. He was a hypnotist before he read 13 Steps or wielded a deck of cards, plus he has studied NLP with Richard Bandler, so he does have a good background of knowledge in this area, rather than having just...