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As the old saying goes from "Eddie and The Cruisers." It's not about setting the world on fire, it's about playing the music.

Using a cracked list is pretty silly. A good 99% of the time their lists or "articles" are pretty lame and are just made for comedy.

Another trick to keep the deck out of their line of sight when you don't want them looking at it. Just drop your hand to the side and lean forward and make eye contact with them.

Looks extremely boring and not impressive at all. The original Haunted deck or rising card deck pretty much do a better job of having the card try to escape from the pack.

It's a nice idea, but the Color changing deck has been around for ages and like Christopher mentioned. You're handling of the deck seemed incredibly paranoid stilted. One of the better versions of the Color Changing deck I have seen is David Williamsons. When he's done performing it, he simply...

You're 17, so I would suggest you search out local family style restaurants that have kids and just offer to do a free trial night at a few of them. (I would suggest using yelp and looking at each places reviews and making a list of the type of places you want to perform at.) Once you've got...

Here's something to try out. Get your 100 bad performances out on randoms. These are people you will never see again and most likely won't have any impact on your life. Use them as your stumbling block and learning curve, after you've done that enough times. You'll have gotten used to dealing...

I would say to avoid it right now,because you have no formal training with and could possibly end up hurting yourself or somebody else.

His problem is context. Plain and simple. I don't think he understands that most magic sleights simply won't work in a card game, specifically because it is incredibly difficult to use misdirection (which is what allows you to get away with certain things in front of people.). You simply cannot...

Personally I don't really care about the custom decks. Many years ago I used to have the white ghost decks and the Masters Deck and I found that the masters deck lasted a while but was too damn expensive, I also didn't like how the ghost decks didn't really last too long. After awhile, I ended...

This entire goal seems like an incredibly stupid idea. You're going to end like Jay Sankey AFTER he fell into the trap of thinking everything he releases is a gold mind. The only difference is that Jay Sankey was a big name in magic. What you should REALLY focus on is quality not quantity...

One thing most seem to forget is that it's not really about the amount of magic you do that matters the most. It's actually about building rapport with the audience and getting to know them. I would say that you should worry less about the rule "3 different" sets (It's just a guideline really.)...

$75 a month for web hosting way too much for a website. The only time I would say that it is worth it, is if your website has a ton of content on it. (being that it's going to be a website for clients to contact you on and see referrals.) $75 is overkill.

Justin Miller also has a matchbook routine that could work, sense matchbooks are most likely an extremely common thing at most bars.

Chain Restaurants DO hire entertainers.. The problem with them is that you have to deal with too many middle men just to get a simple Yes or No answer. Usually private owned places you can go straight to the General Manager and get an easier answer from them and have to deal with less politics...

For a guy who supposedly knows what he is doing, he sure has no idea of what he really wants. Specially seeing as he just threw this on you at the last min. I have heard of last min gigs, but usually those tend to work out because the performer already has an established set/routine to perform...

It also sounds like they JUST now threw this on him (Unless they told him months ago and he's just now asking for advice..). But it does sound like he is just going to be doing a 20 min set at a table, then after that he'll be performing at said for 2 hours (ouch) and hoping that after the 20...

See that still sounds like a terrible idea to me. While I could see a 20 min parlor set on a stage.. From what I gathered from his post is that it's set up in a plaza (a place that wasn't meant for stage or close up magic.). Therefor, it just sounds weird that they would have him set up for 2...

Depends on the routine/effect. I go by what Jami Ian Swiss said about Mem decks, they are just a tool and in the hands of somebody that knows how to use proper sleight of hand. They can either make or break an effect. It's often why you can see kids who can barely pull off sleight of hand...

The idea of the "20 min show, then do more table magic" doesn't sound like such a smart idea. Because they are putting you at a major disadvantage and it seems to go completely against the idea of busking (which is what it appears you will be doing.). Even if you say you are not busking or they...