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Katie: I'm hoping you started this thread so that you can have an actual cheat talk to us in the forums. That would be crazy awesome. My question: Does a solid knowledge of cheating techniques make you feel invincible or hyper-aware? In other words, does it make you feel no fear, or even more...

We may be gullible, but at least we can spell it right. Before you start mocking, you should think twice to get your facts straight. Truth be told, the only thing that sold us was seeing them on the 1-on-1 teaser. T11 hasn't done a lick of marketing for white Centurions. For all we know, that...

I thought the guy looked like you, Bizarro. :) By the way, I'm ticked that I missed you performing in Fayetteville, Ark. Come back, or to Springfield, Mo. or Joplin. 'Cuz I said. All I'm sayin'.

I can look at David Blaine's face for only a few minutes, before getting queazed. Great cards: I still say the Jack of Clubs is Daniel Garcia and the Queen of Clubs is Katie Egleston. Can't convince me otherwise. I'm such a geek. I'm buying Blueprint just so I can get a closer look at the...

Last week I took my stepson to see Cruefest in St. Louis. Coolest stepdad ever, I know. ANYWAY... I brought some cards, just in case. Only problem was it was humid as hell. My cards were sticky gravy. It was like I thought that Sankey video about the Spit Double was a serious video; that's...

THAT I can buy. Well said. Magic has been with us for years, and will be for many more. Of course it has evolved -- for all the wonderful information in the book "Royal Road to Card Magic," I think we can all agree that the patter for those tricks, as written by Saints Hugard and Braue, is...

I see what you are talking about to a point, but just because magic gets made fun of in episodes of The Office or Arrested Development (there's one guy in my office who sings the keyboard part to "The Final Countdown" every time I do a trick), doesn't mean it isn't being taken seriously...

There is no good, specific answer to your question, Cringe. What is the point for music in the video? If it's just background noise, simply for the sake of having an audio track, then it really doesn't matter. And that will make your video no different than the other 90 percent of YouTubers...

At the risk of repeating what's been said, here's my story: About 10 years ago, I did magic for mainly kids at McDonald's. It's not like I sought out the gig -- I was a shift manager at the time; the owners knew I was good with kids, so they gave me some magic card tricks from Wal-Mart and...

SNC idea: Best use of an audience I posted this in another thread: I'd like to see a contest for the best cardistry performance with an audience. There has to be at least three people watching your skill. Judging would be based on audience interaction and its reaction.

I just got Crunk, the 1-on-1 from Daniel Madison. This is the first I've bought from him. I've always shied away from him, because it seemed like his emphasis was on flourishing. (Dangerous addresses that myth of mine quite nicely, so douse your flames for now.) But that effect combines magic...

I use both. I was using Windows Vista about four years ago, back when it was called Mac OS X. But ever since Apple went to an Intel-based chip, there is really no difference between a Mac and PC, except you'll pay much more for a Mac. Remember that Macs are entire machines through and...

Red or blue doesn't really matter. The same amount of ink is hitting the cards. As far as which you should buy, it doesn't really matter. I would encourage reading different reviews on this site for more info on what's important to you. People will tell you either Bicycles or Tallys, and they...

True, but most who try to be somebody completely different don't fool anyone. I agree with Big Hoos, who suggests you have to magnify yourself. Which just goes to show how dark and twisted you are, deep down in your soul, Steerpike. :)

That's exactly why there is no difference between "created to be useful" and "created to be 1-on-1." I know you're tired of this, and I apologize for not letting it go. But this whole debate got started over the intent of a product's release. As you said, CK tells us about the history behind...

Paraphrasing was mine, granted. But I still think the motive of a 1-on-1 can't be determined from watching it. Further, I think that the motive of a 1-on-1 is a fruitless way of judging it. There is really no difference between "created to be useful" and "created to be a 1-on-1." CK's Five...

I don't see any major style differences between the 1-on-1s to figure out your criteria for which ones "simply aren't very good and aren't worth the money." They are all formulaic and follow the same, general path (unless ripped directly from a video, such as D&D's). They are all filmed in a...

This may shock you, so please sit down: Akira, the Werm, Four for Four and all of those 1-on-1s you say are good were aimed simply at selling. T11 is in the business of making money by providing magic education. If that concept seems shocking, then I would recommend you study the lyrics of a...

I like reading how everyone is trying to be themselves. I wish more of you would elaborate on who you are, though. My persona is a lot like me. My routines are heavy on patter and conversation, filled with stats, stories and questions; light on jokes. If you watch me, you may learn about the...

True. I haven't ordered DM's Dangerous yet, so I don't know if his 1-on-1s were taken directly from that. Still, I like the regular, weekly releases. It separates T11 from the rest of the pack. Sankey did this for a while (I may be mistaken) and from what I understand, he tapped out. But T11 has...