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Let's start with some definitions. A heckler is someone who is intent on ruining your performance by doing things that draw attention to themselves and by doing so take the audience's attention off of you. A spectatator that guesses at methods or tries to figure things out isn't a heckler...

Election by Eric Ross. Do it as a compatibility test. If you buy the effect, I will work with you on the presentation.

You only get the "how do you do that?" question if your presentation focuses on the method. You may get the "how did you do that!" expression of disbelief but that really doesn't require a response. I invite people to join me in a game, a imaginative journey, a story or a fantasy -- to engage...

I've heard this somewhere before....

Most of the silks I've purchased aren't that great quality and are somewhat see through. I dont mind because they are pretty inexpensive. A good source is silkmagic.com. And then there is silkkingmagic.com which is run by Harold Rice's daughter.

A click bend is caused by a difference in the moisture (humidity) content between the edge of a card and the middle of a card. Click bends occur in newly opened decks when the edges are exposed to humidity or when a deck goes from one level of humidity to another. I've had it happen going to...

Four spectators. Four envelopes. Grammy theme. Each spectator is told a category (best new artist who writes their own material, best artist to emerge from rehab, best former Disney star that hasn't embarrassed themselves, best female artist who hasnt undergone plastic surgery, best rap artist...

So here is the rub - What I would perform for adults isn't the same as what you should perform. Everybody has different skill levels, different presentation styles and different preferences. A lot also depends on your age. Are you 16, 26, 46 or 86? Further, it all depends on what type of...

"I was thinking where you should put each card, but I didn't say anything."

It should because the outer edge of the card is no longer contacting the bottom of the deck -- there is a small gap between where the card contacts your finger and where your finger contacts the deck. If my explanation isn't clear, let me know and I can show you on Skype.

Rick: Start with your left hand palm up and deck in right hand biddle grip. Make sure your left thumb is above where it normally is in dealing grip. The outer left corner of the deck should be at the bottom of the first phalanx of the thumb. The front outer edge of the deck should be halfway...

Slydini is a playful trickster. He tells you he is going to fool you and then does. He tells you to look, but you don't see. Although in Strong Magic, Darwin Ortiz classifies Slydini's magic as "challenge magic" - I tend to disagree. Although occasionally the spectator feels foolish (see his...

I typically use an appearing baseball bat. It hits hard, floors my audience, leaves a long lasting impression and, if done well, knocks my spectators dead. I prefer to make my magic entertaining. To take an effect and present it in a way that does more than narrate what the props are doing in...

I'm writing those props off because they look like they came from a magic shop, not because they are aimed at kids. Hippty Hoppity Rabbits, Run Rabbit Run and Stratosphere do not look like anything that kids have played with since the 1950s. They just look like something you bought at a magic...

When you use kids show props, well it looks like kids show props. Any adult watching (and some kids too) will think "I could go to the magic shop, but those props and do what he does" - especially if you are narrating the adventures of the props ("and if I put two bunnies in your hand...

Get the set. It is less expensive than buying the volumes one at a time and you will eventually want all of the volumes. Don't waste your money on the one volume original lessons - the books are much better. As for how long it will take you... You could skim through the books in 8 weeks or...

*Sets up soapbox and stands on top of it* It happens, but there are things you can do to make it happen less often: 1. Don't use say-do-see patter where you say what you are going to do, do it and tell the audience to see what happened. If your patter is nothing more than narrating what is...

He wasn't a professional - he sounds like a hack that thinks he can do magic. If he was a professional, he would be getting paid at least $300 for an hour performance. My advice is to give yourself another year. In that year, develop a act that consists of a number of effects that are more...

How can they examine it if they can't see it? For an amateur, magic is about them. For a professional, the magic is about the audience. Look at the experience levels of those people who are posting that they use a gimmick when it is necessary.... and there is your answer.

My favorite game! Can it be my turn? I know Alex was first in line, but he seems to be waiting for more information. 1. Hey! Do you know that all mentalism effects can be adapted for stage? Any effect that can play for three people can be adapted for stage. 2. Hey! Do you know that the...