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Watching the show a couple of times, I realized that his performance style was so bad that nobody would watch him if he wasn't revealing the secrets (well maybe to see his scantily clad assistants -- Fitzke would be proud).

I suspect that the "new" gimmick is somthing that has been around for a while. My sense is that it just makes it harder to flash. If the "new" gimmick is what I think it is, it actually is more difficult to handle. Sometime I'll have to post my Ninja Rings routine... you will swear that I...

I just saw this... I think you forgot the word "most" between "Because" and "magicians." :cool:

The effect is "Wildcard." Best source is Frank Garcia's Wildcard Miracles for a variety of versions.

Unfortunately, there isn't a lot out there written for two magicians. A lot of parlor and stage routines use a magician and an assistant (where the assistant does the dirty work) but those routines are dispersed among a variety of books. The main uses are for the assistant to bring into play...

Take a deck of regular cards and have a spectator spread the deck face up and pick card they see. Let's say they pick a 7 of Diamonds out of a red backed deck. They reinsert that card face up into the deck and you square the deck and place it on the table in full view. You pull a blue back...

I perform both. The climax for the ID is the spectator turning the card over and I milk it for all it is worth. The climax for the Brainwaive is that the back is different - that is, I don't see that as a kicker but as the real effect. I tend to like the Brainwaive better because it easily...

Graham: Stick with what you know and are comfortable with. There is a lot of card magic and other magic that can play to a parlor-type setting. Just go over what you are performing and think about how you can convey the effect to everyone in the room. Then practice / rehearse performing the...

There are a couple of threads on the Genii Forums and the Magic Cafe that include some crediting for effects in Royal Road. Hugard was notorious for not providing credits. You can also research certain effects using Denis Behr's website http://www.conjuringarchive.com. I'd be glad to provide...

Can you give us some more information? Where are you performing? Who are you performing for? How big is the venue and how big is the audience?

So let me speak to the elephants in the room.... If you don't have a show that is prepared, you shouldn't perform. You are setting yourself up for failure. Turn down the offer. Tricks in themselves are neither powerful nor entertaining. It is the magician performing the effect. You get...

Ultimate Marked Deck is my favorite because it is a Bicycle Deck. Easy to read once you know the secret, impossible if you don't (test it, when you get them, try to find the marks). Expensive, but worth it.

It is a false dichotomy. Magic occurs in the spectator's mind. It is up to the magician to convince them that they are actually perceiving a reality that is impossible.

I like the idea and the method but... [the rest is intentionally vague, but you should be able to understand it] I don't like the Hindu Shuffle selection primarily because there are better ways of doing the selection. The doube undercut is basic, but it gets the job done. However, it looks...

A glimpse is a method to determine the value of a freely selected card. No force necessary. To do what you want, turn the deck face up and show the card are different. As you spread the cards, note the top or bottom card. Do an overhand shuffle to bring the bottom card to top or a riffle...

@ChristopherT, the more important take away is that ANY magician can eliminate the effects of exposure for THEM by merely having their own presentation. Very true. I like the word "honed" -- that is so accurate. It is never about the method (well, except that it works) but about the effect...

There is no such thing as misdirection. There is only direction. The direction of the audience must be developed with the structure, design and presentation of the effect. Asking inane questions isn't direction, it is distraction.

Wow. I'd definitely buy something that was developed and released within a week. Well, actually, not. http://www.conjuringarchive.com/show.php?cat=1276

@FirstFlourish, where in New Jersey are you? South (say Cherry Hill and below), Central (Trenton, Princeton, New Brunswick) or North (above New Brunswick)? The choices depend on the area. I'm in Central New Jersey.

Of course, mathematical card tricks are card magic. The key is to make sure they look like magic, more that math. Perci Diaconis has a great book call Magical Mathematics. The effects are great, the math is beyond my understanding. Perci actually dropped out of high school at age 14 to...