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Looks exactly like one of the vanishes for the TKO. Which even if it wasn't, I would mention that it would easily be done with a TKO. Also, I don't really get the purpose of just vanishing a single coin.. Sure it's quick and "visual" but what exactly is the point of it. Also, David Roth...

Just write down whatever you feel like when you first do a script. Then come back to it 5 days later and start editing it.

You know there is nothing wrong with screwing up an effect or routine. Ask any performer and they will tell you that they've had things go wrong during acts and effects. Why don't people mention it or remember the screw ups? Because most of the smart performers know how to recover without...

Depends on the situation and environment you are in. Wayne Houchin has a really nice way of handing out his business card (if he still does it that way.) But you should also learn to "qualify" people for your business or not. If you meet somebody who you think is worth your time and effort. Then...

Don't let anybody label you. If somebody wants to scoff at the fact that you do magic. Then they aren't worth your time and energy.

Silica gel packets can help with this. Put two of them in with the cards and leave em for a few days. This SHOULD help them dry out quickly. But when it all comes to it. They're just playing cards and there is nothing wrong with learning how to work a deck of cards that doesn't work like butter...

I am very picky and choosey when it comes to card magic. Most of my favorite things are usually things that have been out for ages or things that workers use a million times over the years. I do however have one gripe with most current card magic. It's not that it's boring or lame. It's that it...

This whole "Under their nose" bit reminds me of something I saw Doc Eason talk about on a DVD I saw recently. He mentioned that the best form of misdirection is simply ask the person a question and use their name has often as you can during your performances. He mentioned that his sleight of...

He mentions how that sometimes does happen with the effect, so on his Restaurant and Bars DVD he pretty much just get's rid of the deck magically appearing in the balloon.

Slydini was also a short man and his routines mainly worked a lot for him, but not for others. Though He does have a good understanding on misdirection and timing that you should try to learn and put to use in other things you do.

It's not really a magic effect though, sense stuntmen in movies do it all the time. Only they're entire body is usually on fire.

No such thing. What you need to learn is how to properly apply misdirection with you sleight of hand and be able to palm without looking at the deck or even hesitating in your speech when you do it. The only reason people will tend to burn you is because when you do the dirty work, you pretty...

There is also the standard of not doing it twice because you are not a machine or a monkey. A lot of times it's best to exert restraint over yourself and what you do. People will respect you more when you don't repeat something just because they asked you to. Like Anthony Hopkins would often...

Yeah. Take your time and have fun. Sense you are just getting started. Don't worry about all the theory or other hidden elements that people complain about. Just take your time with it and have fun.

You would end up being a better magician if you learned how to build a vast rapport with the people you are performing for. Also, if you avoided the things that most current performers do. Corny jokes (OK maybe one two corny jokes are fine), bad jokes (One bad joke might be OK as long you...

Yeah, having a script is like having a road map. It allows you to get to your destination in a much more efficient direct way. But it also allows you to take a dirt path if you feel the need, the map then allows you to get back on track. As well as allows you to have an Overall Objective when...

I would say that for impromptu scripts, you should have just the basic premise of the theme down and allow yourself room for growth and error.

I always laugh when magicians act like the overhand shuffle is too "obvious" for lay people. I can assure it is not and I could go on listing professional magicians who use it and get away with it 100% of the time. (Dai Vernon was a big fan of it. Aaron Fisher, Eugene Burger, and just about any...

In the Bedroom. In the backseat of a 1974 Impala. In a limo. during a Rolling Stones concert. I agree that it tends to happen in the minds of the spectators which is why my favorite magic is usually implicit rather super visual. Because than it forces the spectator to use their imaginations.

As my acting teacher would say "What is your Objective?" So far you don't have a script, you don't have an outline, and you don't know what your going to do. This will most likely crash and burn. Even people on youtube script their vlogs and have a outline of what they want to accomplish and do...