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Jason England 'At The Table Lecture' in the context of a Triumph Routine (which inspired me to always do Triumph this way now) and in several books by Darwin Ortiz. Can't exactly remember which books by Darwin... ... oh wait: http://www.conjuringarchive.com/show.php?search=block+transfer

I don't forget most because they are few and I do them regulary. Others I add or remove from my repertoire are stored in a database by different criteria (effect description, where to find (book, dvd), difficulty, props, references to similar plots/effects, credits and roots of the...

I agree this isn't easy. A principle, technique or effect that is like the holy grail to me may be totally useless for others. No matter how good your product is, you will not satisfy 100% of your customers. Never ever. But that's ok.

Card College.

Often enough magicians know hundreds of principles but are not able to make use of it in a creative way. You may be aware of the 'Gilbreath Principle' for example , but how many are not able to use it to its full extent due to lack of creativity ? . Vernon and other well known magicians were...

What is Sub Rosa? Does it have something to do with this book: http://www.biblio.com/book/rosa-another-book-exclusive-magic-rae/d/750252027 ?

You know that the "Two Card Monte" also is a variation of Eddie Fechter's "Be honest, what is it?" ? David Williamson's "Memory Test" comes full circle and is, IMO, 'better' than most other version's I've seen so far. And btw, David Blaine also does the TC in the 'Two Card Monte'. The TC is not...

Rather the Top Change. Card College 1, "The Lucky Coin". Not only is this a great trick, it also offers a 'perfect' moment for the TC and is very easy to do. Don't miss the Card College chapter on the TC. It's fantastic IMO. Another excellent trick to practice your TC is David Williamson's...

In my opinion, it's not the easiest color change. It needs practice to make it look magical, the right place and time in your routine (I don't do color changes outside of routines as stand-alone effects). Because of the discrepancy it is important to not let your audience time to think about it...

Simon Aronson has a wonderful and indepth essay in his latest book "Art Decko", "Pondering Predictions". It's really worth reading and was an eye-opener to me.

I don't think it's a fault of the prop, but it is true, that most card tricks lack a personal attachment and a meaning. It's not very satisfying or interesting for a specator to find a card which she choosed. That's about the most boring thing you can do. Why do we do it ? What's the purpose ...

I normally don't like watching youtube performances without an audience, but Jack Carpenter is full of creativity and ideas. A great and humble man. I enjoy watching performances of old masters. Cardini, Scarney, Skinner, Ose, Miller, Kaps, Vernon, Ascanio...you get the idea and that's where...

I read somewhere that Jason don't want to release it yet because it would interfere with the Gary Plants' Zarrow DVD release. A very respectful move! I for one can't wait for the Reynold's DVD. In the meantime I try to incorporate the tips Jason offers on the Zarrow in his "At The Table"-Lecture.

- Mr. Clean Coins Across - Jay Sankey - Memory Test - David Williamson Both can be done with borrowed coins or cards. Short and sweet.

Do what Joshua Jay and other professionals recommend. First, ask yourself, why do I want to create a magic trick. Is it just for the money ? Or because a good idea came to your mind ? Wouldn't it be better to first build up a solid foundation, trying to walk before running ? The problem with...

Intriguingly we have a Games Magacine here in Europe (Eurogamers.net) which recently changed its rating system from a ten point system to a simple four point system, which is a good choice in my opinion. IMO the explaination WHY I liked or didn't like a product should be more important. It...

Then I would do what Darwin Ortiz suggested. Shuffle the deck a couple of times and memorize it. Voila, your own memorized stack which should be quite unique ;) Unfortunately I'm not able to memorize a deck on the fly. There are magicians who can do it for real, I'm not one of them. I'm...

The move could be very useful for memdeck workers. Juan Tamariz has a lot of applications for antiX-faros, although he uses pile-deals instead of Christian's Anti-Faro (which is of course infinitely more difficult), but the outcome is the same as doing the Anti2Faro Juan describes in his book...

Fred Kaps Color Change Shapeshifter Erdnase Color Change

This is a book that should be reprinted. The demand seems to be high. I´m always looking for this book, but I´m not going to pay these ridiculous prices for OOP-books. Not long ago, my favorite magic shop sent me a mail that they have restocked it, and I instantely hit the buy-button, but it...