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Never said you should fake it, just that you should try to care about them. Get to know them a bit better. etc etc. People will be more inclined to enjoy what you do, if they consider you a friend.

I think cards are fine if you try less to shove them down peoples throats. The same pretty much goes for anything magical. Loops, Bill Switches, magic with everyday item's. What you really need to do is learn how to connect with your audience. Don't try to force your humor or jokes on...

He teaches a short version of it on his Real Secrets of Magic DVD. If you can produce a glass of Orange juice out of nowhere and can do his coin effects. Just combine the two and you should be able to do the routine you want.

There is an old saying. "Don't wrestle with a pig, because you just end up getting dirty and the pig likes it." The thing tho is that many people here haven't seen REAL hecklers. And I mean people who are just the world's biggest douche bags and out to ruin you. What you guys have seen is...

John Riggs has a version of it that has no switch's or anything. You can check his site out.

You really shouldn't have to worry about it. If you really want to Gaff the backs or whatever, just do what they did in the old days and do it yourself.

I wouldn't recommend Max Maven till later, he talks about things that most Intermediate to experienced guys would know about. Which is why we said 13 steps or Annemann. Those are things that guys like Derren Brown, Bob Cassidy and all the others got started with.

Yes but most creators aren't selling their presentations on the effects, they are selling the method/gimmick/whatever. The presentation is entirely up to you. It's a very simple thing really, just ask yourself "Do I need it." You don't need to get too philosophical or into too much thought...

Ok I'll bite. Osterlind has a big DVD set that is basically Corinda in Live Osterlind performances and teaching form. Also get the Book as well to go along with it. Then get Practical mental Effects/Magic and then get the Bob Cassidy e-book. There is also a few other things out there, but...

You can look at your hands, as long as you're not burning them. Just a quick glance here and there is fine. I know plenty of top card guys who will look at their hands when performing. Jeff McBride mentioned that he would do that when he had to do fancy sleights.. A good way to practice is to...

Actually here's what I would recommend. The Osterlind DVD set for 13 steps and also get the book and a Swami. Then once you gone through that you can go to Fundamentals and Practical Mental Effects/Magic. From there it's pretty much up to you. Once you can do Center Tears, Peeks and NW. You can...

The problem is that you are a magician or think you are. For you to properly learn Mentalism you kind of have to put the Magician ego and attitude in the closet and learn to think outside the box. Not to mention if you try doing a "think of a card" effect after you have done card magic. It...

He's played a card cheat before on a few movies. I think he was on the movie Maverick as a card shark as well.

If you want to spend the money you can get a Boon or TT Swami and the Osterlind 13 steps DVD set along with the book. Those things should essentially give you a good enough material to be a decent mentalist. I know that a majority of the top guys pretty much made a career out of the things in...

Is this for the stage or for general strolling stuff. If it's for the stage, then you need to be certified and should just spend the money and go take classes on the subject. If it's something you'll be adding to your magic/mentalisim. Then I think you should be fine with learning from a few books.

Which is why I think the idea of using the iphone for magic (unless you just do it to goof on your friends, then it's OK I guess.) but for hired gigs or anything else. It looks tacky and doesn't look impressive. Tho if you want your friends to believe that your can read their mind, then the...

I'd advice against using things like the Iforce or any other sort of Iphone app. It just looks tacky and silly.

Fogels "Flash Opener" is pretty much an excellent Swami effect. All you really do is ask them to think of the Initials of the first person kissed, you match it and prove that you are a mind reader. This can be done with like 6 people sitting at a table. You just do some standard Swami work and...

One in The Hand.

Looch has a 2 DVD set that teaches effects that are based on Suggestion and mind control. Tho I think his stuff is more or less for walk around, tho you could make it work on stage. Wait, you plan to do one group for an entire hour? That's just going to look a bit silly and stupid to the...