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There is an entire forum on the Magic Cafe dedicated to listing most of the current conventions and upcoming events: http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewforum.php?forum=31&9078 --Jim

The dilemma is this: If you continue to support the knock-offs eventually creators are just going to stop releasing material and sell it to people they trust. You can use your same argument for shopping at a local magic shop. If you don't continue to shop there then they aren't going to make...

Amazing review for an incredible book. Thanks for taking the time out to give a detailed description of each effect. Easily one of the best books that I own and by far the easiest to read that I have gone through thus far. Its such a nice break from the dry and mechanical style that most books...

Really wouldn't matter if they offered to sell them at might GMT. Someone is going to be put out on a time-specific release. It's really not a winnable situation. I feel bad your timezone doesn't mesh well with the time frame that these are being released in but if you really, really, really...

To the original question: Yes I believe he is a good performer and magician. He is an excellent teacher whom I believe understands how to convey his take on how an effect should be performed. There are technical parts to effects that should be performed in a way the ensures the presentation...

I have long since given up the standard "Do you wanna see some magic?" or "Do you want to see a trick?". I don't do walk around magic where this type of question, or something similar to it, would be appropriate in a restaurant or bar setting. One of the invaluable lessons I learned from...

110% agree with that right there. Great reference book and something I always pick up every so often just to look through while working with a few ideas in my head. --Jim

I wouldn't say one is better than the other. There are some incredible effects released recently and due to be released. There are also some incredible effects that are never done or talked about that are found in hard to find books, manuscripts, notes, or *gasp* VHS tapes. I would say you...

Never saw Ninja 2 so I can't really comment on that but by far and away the most common reference for the DL is Gregory Wilson's Double Take DVD. I believe the Strike DL is taught in there. Another personal reference would be P.K. Son's DVD Obsession. There are a truckload of card sleights...

Is someone standing next to you with a stopwatch timing your tricks? You have all the time you want if you build it into your routine to be performed and paced in that way. It isn't a race to see how quickly you can get something done. That aside I use the Strike DL and I don't "count" so I am...

I would say keep giving it a shot at least until you are fully convinced that performing for kids just doesn't suit your style or your direction in magic. Kids are very hard to perform for and more likely to catch you doing something much faster than an adult. That being said they are great...

http://www.theory11.com/beginners.php Watch the video. 1:25 into the video you have your answer. I would highly suggest watching the entire thing. Some of the best advice you will get period. --Jim

Pretty sure that song was in The Guardian w/ Kevin Costner too. Might be off I am old and lose track of things from time to time =(

Ah ok I gotcha. I don't watch the show so I hadn't seen it and I hadn't seen the performance for this effect. Sounds like a neat idea. --Jim

Yes I have been disappointed in a few DVD's I have bought. No I didn't run back to them demanding my money back either. When I go out to eat and try something new and it turns out I didn't like the meal at all I don't demand they take it off the check. When I watch a movie at the theater...

Justifying pirating and theft because of shoddy releases is absurd in all honesty. You shouldn't need to steal something in order to decide if you want it or not. Do you shoplift a DVD in a Wal-Mart, take it home and watch it to decide if you really wanted to pay for the movie in the first...

Is this a released effect for sale that Criss performed or are you just guessing at the method here? I am just curious where you came by this information.

Steve, I have an idea: Build a house of cards with the Wynn deck and call it the Patriots foundation, Tom Brady. Lets just hope a strong wind doesn't come crashing through the room during week 17.....if you hear a leafblower going thats just me outside the window =) Yes I am still...

Inside information!! So unfair I am taking my toys and going home...that and I don't have my own ninjas =(

Wayne's original version of Sinful consisted of Wayne yelling at the quarter commanding it into the can, still sealed. When he realized that no one else on Earth could perform this trick in such a fashion he had to come up with a method for mortals. The reason "thread from eye" has not been...