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Boomer, thanks....I will check them out!

Thanks to all for the help....lots of good options.....!

Thanks, Christopher.....I should have mentioned that I am 66 years old and have some arthritis in my hands....tying small knots and making these things may not work out, but I will try with the 'yarn' I have. But while I am learning to make them I want to continue practicing, so I want to...

I have been watching different 'Loop' tricks for a month or two and decided to get some and learn a few tricks. I got a DVD done by Finn Jon and Yigal Mesika, which also came with a few loops and some 'yarn' so you can learn to make my own. The tricks are amazing and some I can do without tons...

As a 'beginner'....here are some of my favorites! Egg Bag Cups and Balls....add a Chop Cub that matches the Cups and Balls and add a PK Ring and you can do some amazing routines Professors Nightmare.....rope trick Cut and Restored Rope Scotch and Soda coin trick Invisible Deck Svengali Deck...

I strongly believe in the 'Free Market'! What the market will bare....is what you should charge. If you ask for to much, you will not get the gig..... The Market will set the price....

I grew up with a lisp and as a stutterer! It was difficult in many ways, as kids can be really mean... it all came to a head my Senior year in high school when we were required to give a radio announcement to the school and a 30 minute speech in our history class. Both of these were required...

Interesting.....but as a young man most all the magicians I saw perform included this type of magic in their routines....now I'm talking the late 1950's and early 60's.....to me these are 'Traditional' tricks....but if that's how most now define Geek magic, I get it! Thanks for the...

I know what a 'Geek' is, although people from different age groups will have completely different ideas what a 'Geek' is! Regardless, I have know idea what you mean by 'geek magic'? Is you on stage persona 'geek' or are you doing magic for a group of 'geeks' or both?

You said it better than I.....'timing and fluidness'! Good Stuff this is.....THANKS

I too struggled getting a clean routine on Sponge Balls! Since my focus was to primarily do kids shows, call me Grandpa. My thinking was that Sponge Balls would be a real good routine for kids. I have since learned a good routine is good for everyone who loves magic... My breakthrough came...

I have been trying to learn 'Linking Rings', I have a small set that have the normal 'gimmick' and as many of you know this takes practice to do it correctly. I have read about some newer versions of linking rings that have a new gimmick that takes much less skill. The only ones I found on...

Bogie, Great Story! You have to love it! ...And exactly what is the address of that Krispy Kreme and exactly what day of the week was it, what time was it? I think I need to try and have a similar experience.....my Magic is not as good as yours, but I would equally enjoy the...

Brett, Didn't your parents tell you not to play with fire?.....Just kidding, but be careful this sounds dangerous, especially that different humidity can change the speed of the burn...

I have mixed feelings about Penn and Teller! I love their show 'Fool Me' as they have lots of really good magicians on the show and it is very entertaining and informative for folks who do magic. But, and this is a big but, the frequently reveal techniques during their portion of that...

This is all good stuff...wish I had been able to see each and everyone of these performances! I do magic for kids and primarily my Grandkids. Recently, I had 3 of my six Grandkids together. They were 3, 5, and 7 all good buddies since they are cousins....I did a show and in it I performed...

I agree with RealityOne above. When buying tricks get the best you can afford. As far as cheap cups and balls go to Walmart and get some colored Solo cups and a bag of cotton balls. The cotton balls need to be rolled tight when wet with a touch of red food coloring in the water and let to dry...

I am not sure this applies, but it is a memory trick that I learned in college, worked especially well when taking a test in a course that I really hated... I would make a cheat sheet exactly like I would want to have in the upcoming test. I did this usually the night before the test. These...

All magicians must have Grandkids, as you say the rewards are of great value! The rubber chicken thing I am still working on what all I can do with that prop...it is one of those things that young kids from 2-10 get a big kick out of it popping up out of know where....I am trying to work it...

I am fairly new to doing magic and my purpose is primarily to entertain my Grandkids! They range in age from 21(twins) to 2years. If the twins are with us, I do throw in 3-4 card tricks, otherwise none are used. Below is my current inventory of tricks I use for my Grandkids when the twins...