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Great responses one and all. I only have a few points to add that may be helpful: - Watch your angles! What very well may have been a solid performance all around by you MAY have been thwarted by one or two who got an angle on you, and in that case it would be "obvious" to those persons...

Ahhhh, thanks Maaz. I knew there had to be something I was missing! I'll have to go look into that one, a 3 time purchase has got to be worth checking out at least! :)

Oh she's a beaut, that's for sure. Just holding it makes me feel special, it's just gorgeous, heavy, and wonderfully suited to the task. I know how the book addiction goes too, she's a hard one to kick...not that one would want to, but the want is strong on many OOP books. I can't even open...

I have to say that I do like Cipher, I use Android. As mentioned above, this is really more about the approach, the patter, and about specifically effective time distraction to really deliver the goods so people buy what you're selling. Not really my thing, but for $20 it was a nice buy to...

I'm lost. Are we talking about a "double backer", a single card with a deck back design on each face, or something else? A whole deck of nothing but double back cards can be had for $4-5, Bikes, Mandolins, Tally Ho, etc, red or blue at even Amazon. What am I missing here fellas?

Funny thing, I bought that verybsame setup; Fiskars and the magnets/angle brackets after viewing that same page of Riser's some years back. I will say it works pretty well and for cheap too! I found an outstanding corner punch on big A I can dig up the link to of anyone's interested. However...

As much as I admire Jason for his brilliant handling and his propensity to be an outstanding teacher particularly in the art of table sleights, I've got an issue with him in particular. I've learned many fine subtleties from his work which I've then worked into my own well-honed and developed...

I'm betting you have some work to do, absolutely no offense meant. To Christopher's point, the camera is an audience, and you are seeing your own performance from a different perspective. That there is in your own mind a chasm between your perception and the camera is likely the camera showing...

Sure, especially a reference book, and particularly if you already have overhand shuffles that you use and are effective for you. The book will be there for you if you do ever want to reference it's offering. For real beginners who have no repertoire of sleights and moves, it may be better to...

I wish I wasn't so damn wordy sometimes, you have a gift for compressing the dialog while I write a book in reply. :) (And indeed, Big Mac was probably not the best reference, but it was definitely the most unappetizing!) I tend to agree with your points as a whole, my only stickler is the...

Good rebuttal, allow me to respond. Philosophy at it's core is not a challenge, it is a means of seeking truths and rationale, the search for wisdom. It does not require challenge. The process can evoke challenge, but it's not a requirement Painting, drawing, sculpting (static art) does not...

No body language and thumb typing are partially responsible for that. In no way do I mean challenge as a negative. It's human nature to wonder, to seek answer. By performing an illusion, whether by sleight or otherwise, you have created a challenge. The spec has knowingly or otherwise been...

...weird, a chunk of my reply disappeared. Should read: ...original question) is that What defines magic as a medium? What does magic offer that no other art does? Philosophy is not about challenge, its core is about ethics. Documentaries are not about challenge at their core. Writing is...

The difference in all those examples is that challenge is not core to any of them. Anyone can prattle off examples of same, but the question (again, I said keep it in context to the original question) is that I'm sure people have heard many sentences from you that changed nothing, read books...

Old trick: Put a small smear of Sort Quik behind an earlobe. You only use a small touch of it on the portion of finger which needs the grip. A natural touch of a earlobe (itch? etc) is the perfect cover to apply more if needed. Use a thumb to transfer from earlobe to finger contact point...

Llepub dot com has them in pdf format on sale at the moment for $7-8 per book. They have the 4th as well if you want that portion, mostly deals with his life and experiences. If you can deal with digibooks, they have another 30 or so to grab, I'd highly recommend The Complete Works of Alex...

Lots of great suggestions already! I'd add that if you're naturally nervous or shy around strangers, one way to very naturally place yourself in a natural setting with something that makes sense at that moment to a perfect stranger: Buy something. Pay for something at a checkout line. I...

No worries, you're def not alone there! You're gonna need to start geotagging your gimmicks!! :) Good luck to you, FB

I replied to the thread then went back to read the thread from the beginning. In short, it's the challenge, the appeal to a core human idiosycracy of being challenged, whether you're challenging ones sense of reality, or the viewer feels compelled to figure it out. As a musician who has...