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I'm pretty sure there was some monkey business going on. But I have to admit, I love it when the spectators go ape in response to an effect.. but the best I've ever gotten was for someone to say "that's bananas."

For some reason I feel obliged to say, "welcome to the forums..." Join in the discussion.

Welcome to the forums. Feel free to join in the discussion and to ask questions.

The performance of close up magic is a conversation. Script it accordingly.

Don't mistake social media for reality. I do Steinmeyer's Magician Who Fools Himself with this sort of presentation -- "I saw this effect performed by a magician and he refused to tell me how it was done." The last line of the effect is to ask the spectator assisting, "so, will you tell me...

Have fun.

When I talk about learning, I mean to that you should understand the mechanics and uses of the sleight. That way, if a situation comes up where you need to do something specific that only that sleight will accomplish, you can go back and master it for use in your performance. When I say...

In the beginning, it is good to learn a variety of methods to force or control a card. You will find that you like some methods better than others. As you progress through Card College, there will effects that require you to force a card or control the card to the top. If you don't like the...

I bolded the name for you.

We don’t expose magic methods on this forum.

As others have said, fooling someone is not the same as entertaining them and the deceptiveness of any type of magic depends more on the performer and effect than the type of magic.

The question is whether she wants to provide the illusion of mentalism or employ authentic systems to actually try to develop psychic like skills. If it is the former, then Christopher is right on point. If she wants to provide the illusion of mentalism, open up Mark Wilson's book and check...

Who: A police officer When: After they have pulled you over for going 75 mph in a 25 mph zone.

Rather than thinking in terms of applying pressure, think about using your wrist to make a slight change to the angle of the heel of your palm so that you are contacting the top of the second card with the heel of your palm.

I'd disagree with the use of the word impasse. :) I think we have reached a point where we understand where each other is coming from and have identified areas of agreement, areas of nuanced distinction and areas of personal preferences. The important thing is that we have both been...

In part by design and in part by economics. The point of cheerleaders has historically been primarily aesthetic. Nobody tunes into a football game to watch the cheerleaders and the ratings for the national college cheerleading championships bring in significantly less viewers than any of the...

FU! Yeah, I haven't got a clue. Seriously, that was beautiful. I suspect this is one that the more you know, the more impressive it is.

We will have to disagree on that one, at least in part. Appearance is an integral part of character (and I know you understand this). Contrast a 15 year old boy performing in jeans and a t-shirt and a 20 year guy old performing in a dress shirt, sport coat and dress pants. To me, one says kid...

I think this is an issue with life... we make an initial judgement of everyone based on their appearances - not just their basic physical attributes but how they decide to present themselves. Arguably, that is not a bad thing, provided we remain open to changing our initial impression. A great...

I think your best bet is a variation of an Asrah levitation. I'd substitute a table for the typical couch and have both of you sitting cross legged on the table. Pull table cloth over your heads (showing regular table top with nothing underneath), levitate, flash/bang, smoke (how about some...