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OK, I'll be the adult here. This was a BAD, BAD idea, and I wouldn't recommend anyone else do the same thing. How much did that deck cost? $3? $4? If someone would have seen you doing that, they would have either forced you to buy it or tried to prosecute you for damaging store property...

I know a lot of people here are fans of Justin Miller. You will all be interested to hear this.

Because I'm a paid staff member on E, I'm not going to get in an argument with the forum posters who are spouting off cheap shots. Instead, I'll ask this: What does slamming Brad, or any another magician, do to help your magic improve? It's safe to say that Christian and Ellusionist are the...

The starting price point will be $29.95. More information, including a podcast interview and some of Adam's stage and close-up magic, can be found here. ~joe

I predict the resurgence of the kvlt kiddies. This board won't be the same without you, Steer. For those who thought he was too harsh: His ability to be provocative was often mistaken for being rude. I would encourage you to think of the teachers who taught you the most. Chances are they...

Ugh... critics... I hate them with a passion. :D I'm so glad my newspaper doesn't hire any. S'all good, brothaman... thanks for reading past my snittiness and getting to the heart of what I was trying to say. I could have written my point a lot better than I did.

No, I cant blame you — that's exactly why the misquote was so damaging. But that doesn't cancel out the fact that people passed judgment on Brad based on incorrect info. Wasn't meant to be a swipe... just a nudge. Exactly. A small minority damages the reputation of all, which is why you felt...

If you're still not sure what to say, you might try, "Looks like I was premature in my judgment of why more and more magicians hate Ellusionist." That's just me. But you touch on another point: This wasn't "the media" that quoted Brad Christian so wrongly, badly and out-of-context...ly. This...

To praetoritevong, Copperfield14, RDChopper, Morgician, Zephil, visualartist and those of you who are interested in the other side of the story: Brad Christian has posted his response to the Page Six story in this post on iTricks.com. Full disclosure: I'm a contributor for E's blog. But given...

I had a conversation with someone at my job who thinks Blaine's matchbook trick was staged. Obviously, everyone reading here knows the truth: That it's not staged, and can be done by any one of us with the proper practice. As reluctant as I am to talk about exposers, one of them wrote...

Full disclosure: I'm one of the guys that writes the Ellusionist blog. That being said, my favorite was the trick with the $1s into $100s. Being from New Orleans, Blaine giving out money like that, to residents of the Ninth, meant a lot to me. I'm a Saints fan, but I'd never tat a fleur de...

You could say I'm pretty opinionated. (/shameless plugging) Bottom line: It was a bad, misleading story for a lot of reasons. The reporter didn't do his homework-- wait, what am I talking about? It's not even bylined. That's not a good thing. I'm a reporter for a major daily newspaper, and if...

Ellusionist's blog has been pretty good lately. And shucks, that new writer, named Joe Hadsall, who looks totally nothing like me, and just happens to live in the same town as me, is awesome! :D <<end blatant, obvious self-promotion>> Seriously, check it out. I'd appreciate the feedback. ~joe

Of all the responses on this thread, only Magicbysage is giving good advice. The rest is horrible and, if your dad actually reads this site, will likely get you grounded. "Look, Dad. I asked a community of my friends and colleagues in magic and cardistry about this situation, and read what...

K, my hunch was right. I'd recommend you do a little more shopping before making your decision. A good way to judge whether the Trilogy would work for you is to check out the 1-on-1s with Dan and Dave. I have Tivo 2.0 and Hoffzy Osborne; the first I still have problems with, the latter I...

We can't help until you tell us more about what you want to do, what level of skill you have, that kind of thing. The best thing to get may not be either of the options you mentioned. Tell us more...

I'm not going to let your facts get in the way of my opinion. :D Thanks for the info. Even though I'm not, and never will be, a bizzarist, I'm curious about it.

This article applies to much, much more than magic. Imagine if we applied these principles to everything we bought, and everyone applied these principles. Truth be told, I don't know the writer's experience with magic; from the timbre of his article, one might think he's the type that gets...

The SMs have always gotten good reactions from people for me. I get a lot of wows when I use them. Because of that, I have adjusted my performances so that I never start out with a setup on the bottom of the deck. That way, when someone goes, "OOOooo... wow," I quickly agree, talk about how...

Ghosts get my vote as best E deck. I use them mostly for magic, but they perform very well for the few flourishes and cuts I do. As for claims that they arouse suspicion and are not good for magic: Sorry, Sinjin... but I don't believe you. That goes for ANY custom deck, not just E. I use Ghosts...