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No, I'm fine, HSBC seems to be happy for me.

Dude, not cool to hijack the thread... Robin, there's a post about motivation somewhere around here that's pretty recent so I won't answer the question about what pushes you - but I will say this - I've been in magic for double the length of time you have, and the world of magic doesn't get any...

If possible, it is always helpful to scout the performance area beforehand. Place yourself if they place you somewhere that won't work, and obtain a good estimate of how many people will turn up. From there, you can get a good idea about how the space is going to be filled up, and adjust...

You've made some very good points and observations. For now, as a mentalist, I'd like to address and correct some of things you've mentioned in the section on "dumbing down card handling", by which I mean this passage here: Ok. I think you've made a few errors in describing this perspective...

Yep - that's one of the videos I had in mind as well! :)

That's a false dichotomy. The question is not either/or, but if/if. I think you make some good points, mind you.

I want you to back up your argument, stop pussyfooting around, and actually support everything you say with a logical sequence of facts. Many people believe that the world is flat. Why is this opinion disregarded? Because they are unable to back it up with fact. So far you've come into this...

I absolutely agree. I perform mentalism but in my performing career am first and foremost an actor. I've been acting for as long as I remember and I'm grateful to my experience when it comes to mentalism - I consider it my single greatest asset when performing.

The elevator move could have been performed a lot better. I've been using the move for about two years and personally I think it looks better with a small motion - much more elegant. It doesn't need brute force shaking like a rag doll type cover. A small up and down motion will suffice. The less...

Basically because I think there are plots that are more inherently interesting. Don't get me wrong - there definitely needs to be a legitimate presentation. But I think that a good ACAAN instead has a much stronger natural impossibility quotient than many other effects. It's not something that...

I heard a few days ago that it will be sometime later thing year.

Definitely get the smooth finish ones. This is the general consensus from what I've seen, and I love the smooth finishes. The Air Cushion isn't anything special - may as well get any other deck. But the smooth finish is so different to what you will get with other decks that it's worth trying...

No worries. As you know, ACAAN is one of my favourite effects. I often use it as an opener, and sometimes is the only thing I perform. Obviously, I may be a little biased towards it, but I absolutely disagree that it's only interesting to magicians. I think where this comes from is a common...

Agreed with ^. Very good advice. You get massive exposure to the community, advice about your work, and get to share your method as well. If however you do want to sell it, I'd go with David's recommendation of sending it to professionals, again to people like Joshua Jay and so forth who...

I think there have been some recent new ideas that have popped in and have as of yet been unanswered. I'm trying to provoke discussion from one of the major players, but no luck/.

I'm flattered - thank you, although truth is I get corrected more times than I'd like by people far more experienced than I am. It's good to see you though :)

Sorry, not good enough. That opinion is worthless. Next.

Not neccesarily - I remember reading a story about a magician who had a woman come up to him and describe in detail the full amazing experience of a magician who had performed the Invisible Deck for her. She laughed as she recalled the exact steps, she recalled where she was, who she was with...

Sweet. So you have managed to ardently defend everything except your actual opinion on the matter.

In Sydney, I'm reasonably lucky in the sense that there are two big magic shops here. Theoretically, I can get any deck that's put out. However, some custom decks (Split Spades, Vipers and some others come to mind) go for about $20/deck. In a normal card/games shop, well, there's one...