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The following news article was found in the LA Times yesterday. I thought it was an interesting read and wanted to share it with you all. Disclaimer: I did not write this, and claim no responsibility for it's creative origins. The news link to the original article can be found here...

It's late and I'm very bored so let's play a little networking game. The rules are simple. Just say one thing positive, constructive, or creative about the person who posted before you. Since this is a magic forum let's try to keep things pro magic related.

This video taken from a Japanese TV show has the magician performing for a chimp. Note: This video is not subtitled and is in full Japanese. enjoy. {This post has been edited due to overly pointed out inacurate data with regard to the chimps reactions.}...

Go placidly amid the noise & waste, & remember what comfort there may be in owning a piece thereof. Avoid quiet & passive persons unless you are in need of sleep. Rotate your tires. Speak glowingly of those greater than yourself and heed well their advice even though they be turkeys; know...

As an entertainer you can be remembered for two things. Who you are, and what it is that you do. The magicians who are remembered for what they do usually are spoken of fondly by people in afterthought about the amazing effects that they performed at the companies christmas party the year...

I personally hate to post threads like this which accomplish nothing more than shameless self promotion, but since I can identify that it is indeed that I pray the community here will be forgiving on the matter. I filmed today with Street of cards.tv and will be featured on their website in an...

The one thing I get complemented on more than anything else it seems is my confidence on stage and my ability to control my audience. Well I can say one thing, this isn’t just a gift I unwrapped one Christmas morning and then was able to use it ever since. It’s a talent that any performer can...

Just a heads up I plan to be in Las Vegas this weekend for some R&R, catch a few shows, and celebrate a friends birthday. If there is anyone in that general area that would like to meet up for a lunch jam session let me know. I'm not making any promises, because I'm not in charge of...

The Audience Doesn’t Care Surefire Ways to Improve Your Act and Stun a Crowed! Forward From The Author. I’ve been a performer for as long as I can remember. If it wasn’t doing simple magic tricks during my elementary school show and tells or talent shows, it was annoying the hell out of my...

I'm finally ready to publish my How to Get Gigs, and Keep Clients posts that I made here in a down loadable PDF formatted file. I've written some bonus material, and I have every intention to make this a pay to download kind of thing. I have no experience with publication before. Does...

....Just watch. This is a 10. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bae-pul9UjE&feature=channel_page

True Story: A cute girl that I know has been to a couple of my shows once came up to me after one of my shows and informed me that my act had given her nightmares. At first the only thing I could think of was: "Hey, at least a cute girl is dreaming about me!" but the more I think about it the...

The following link is to a video production of my full act as of March 13th, 2009. This video has also been submitted to the media section, but due to length I don't know if it will be accepted. I am currently having another video edited right now of another performance that took place a...

Real world thinking, for real world working magicians. I'll consider last week's challenge a total flop but that doesn't mean I'm giving up on the entire idea. The 13th hour challenge is designed to present a potential real world situation that a working magician could face, and create a...

Greetings Fellow Magicians! I've got an exciting challenge for you to wrap your heads around. I can't offer cool prizes or fancy things in exchange for your creativity, but I can offer bragging rights. Really, this is just a thread designed to help improve creativity, and critical...

I got a Personal Message today from someone here on this board about the subject of performing for a wedding or cocktail event. While this thread is basicly my message rehashed to this person, I think others here could help contribute to it. There for I submit it to your kindly review. So...

I wanted to take a minute to reflect on the amazingly awesome experience that was Anime Expo 2009! Wow! Can it really be that AX has already come and gone? It seems like I just got to the convention center just a day or so ago. Man, time does fly when you're having the time of your life...

Every now and again I am humbled and reminded of my own mortality. As much as I hate to face it, as I don't believe anyone enjoys looking down the barrel of a gun, one day I'll die. Today the world was saddened by the loss of not one but two iconic celebrities: Michael Jackson, and Farrah...

I am working on developing a routine using the Sands of the Desert effect. For those of you who don't know what it is, you pour three diffrent coloured sand into a bowl of water, and then produce from the bowl the spectators desired colour completely dry. You can repeat this effect again for...

One of the best things I remember about television programing growing up in the 80's and 90's was the annual magic TV specials that we'd get from Lance Burton, Copperfield, and others. I believe there was even a serriel called Champions of Magic or something like that as well that showcased the...