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    Truths outlining the reasons why people think of magic the way they do...

    Let me rephrase that... People think of magic in a certain way, and obviously have ideas and concepts associated with the art. They react in a certain way when they are fooled, they are tricked, they are astounded, they are impressed, they are impressed, etc. Some people even say they...
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    Legal Questions

    If I want to basically reproduce a book in video format, what kind of legal challenges would I be facing? For example, if I wanted to take "Expert At The Card Table" or "Card College" and create an instructional DVD teaching material in either of the books, what kind of precautions would I...
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    NYC Meet Up

    If anyone wants to meet up, the club members of my local shop in Elmherst, Queens (by queens mall) get together every saturday night and take a trip into the city to perform magic for a few hours. Sometimes they film. If this was going to happen, I would recommend coming to Rogue Magic & Fun...
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    YouTube Insight - Hotspots : A visual graph of audience attention.

    So I have a youtube channel, and I regularly upload videos relating to either music or magic. I'm a guitarist as well as a magician, been playing for almost 9 years now, but that's another story. I was on my youtube account tonight, and realized that they have a set of features called...
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    You, Your Magic, Your Patter - And Why They Are Like Movies + Books...

    I understand exactly what you're saying, and, I will from now on put in my best efforts to progress.
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    Question re: Derren Brown's Website

    What's your favorite food? Do you by any chance like burgers?
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    My FAVORITE opener... something I feel like sharing.

    I know the method to DeRing... insanely difficult. Such an impressive feat though.
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    The Answer?

    Whoever thinks that magic isn't an art because you don't "invent tricks" is completely uninformed about what a performance art is. I'm a guitarist, for almost 9 years now. I've written many of my own songs, performed others, improvised my own jams, played shows, played on the streets, you...
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    My FAVORITE opener... something I feel like sharing.

    Buy "The Ring Thing" by Garrett Thomas.
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    One Handed Gamblers Cop

    I like it, looks good. I might use it.
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    My FAVORITE opener... something I feel like sharing.

    Ah, let me rephrase. I act as if nothing "extraordinarily supernatural" had happened. Meaning, in effect, I literally threw the ring back onto my finger with extreme speed. In other words, I don't want it to seem like I'm doing a magic trick. I play it off as if I have extreme speed in my...
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    My FAVORITE opener... something I feel like sharing.

    I absolutely love this. Thank you Garrett Thomas. Seriously, thank you for this gem. Don't mind the awkward patter. Performing without a spectator is a little odd. Completely impromptu, quick, visual, and most importantly.... completely FRIES spectators. And the best part? It's extremely...
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    Card Magician carry with them ?

    -1 Bicycle Deck -1 indifferent colored card -Fire Wallet (this is my actual wallet) -2 Rubberbands around my wrist -A ring that I wear -Perfect Penetration
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    How to deal with Tough Cookies ( Hard Audience )

    I think some people here are mixing up the terms "heckler" and "pain in the ass spectator". In my opinion, a heckler is someone who wants to make YOU (the magician) look like a fool. He wants to intentionally make you mess up and from that he gains some sort of validation. A pain in the...
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    Double Lift

    I use the strike double. That's what you guys all mean by the "natural" double lift. You simply go to the deck, with no break, and bevel the cards slightly. You strike your finger on the edge and flip over two. In my opinion, if you want to be considered "smooth" with cards, then you need to...
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    Colorblind - new take on an old trick

    There are definitely some of the same concepts used. I re-shot the video, as you can barely hear me in the old one. Let me know what you think. The patter isn't much better, for as a I said, performing magic for a camera is a little awkward. http://packthebowl.com/stuff/colorblind.mov
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    Colorblind - new take on an old trick

    Thanks man. I came up with the handling last night, I think it works well.
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    Colorblind - new take on an old trick

    http://packthebowl.com/stuff/colorblind.mov Tell me what you guys think. The patter sucks, I absolutely cannot perform magic without a spectator. edit: here's a youtube link if you can't watch .mov files: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etxzlnTxQP0
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    The Four 2's Trick

    I used a well known concept and applied some of my own changes to it. let me know what you guys think. follow the patter but don't take it seriously, I really can't talk to a computer screen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRoYabcqpaA
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