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Could you... be more specific? What is this a collaboration of? What's the context? What music are you looking for? Rammstein? Peter Gabriel? Hank Williams Sr.? Kenny G? Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution? Bad Brains? Bob Marley? Red Hot Chili Peppers? Gorgoroth?

I would also add that there are eight words you should learn that are some of the absolute best I've ever heard when it comes to controlling the audience. "Come over here, you'll get a better view."

I can't find the video now, but one flourish video that I actually liked was one set to a song. And not just "music playing while the cards were moving." This guy synced everything with the melody and lyrics. When the word "smile" came up in the chorus, he actually controlled a card that had...

I resent the "old" remark. I'm 28. I prefer "old school." Or if you want to make me sound way less white than I actually am, OG. Then don't do mentalism. Magicians and mentalists are actors. If you don't act, then that's a problem. And if you really had the power of precognizance and...

I've been saying this for the last couple of years now. Is that a serious question, or are you just being a smartass?

I would add a caveat to that. Make sure the people there actually know what they're doing. I've heard plenty of horror stories of chapters where most of the guys were armchair experts. I recall the story one guy bragging about the big corporate gig he got to his IBM chapter that turned out to...

Ironically, Harlan Tarbell's essays on mentalism are the kind that would make most of these guys' heads explode. Tarbell endorsed the idea that a mentalist should be able to claim he possesses supernatural abilities and stay in character 24/7. Lots of people have disagreed with him, but as you...

I'm crazy too. Difference is, I got a real diagnosis. That said, if you know that this holy grail of coin magic doesn't exist, why are you wasting your time chasing it?

It still feels like a reach. Docc Hilford has a clairvoyance/telepathy effect using cell phones that's well-motivated and the method is deceptively obvious. It's simply a matter of technology facilitating the effect, rather than being the effect. Let me try expressing this another way...

Call me old-fashioned, but a nail writer or pocket writing seems to me like less of a hassle. I don't know, maybe some people would prefer it this way but I think this is more going to appeal to magicians than pure mentalists. If you'll forgive me this brief digression and soap box moment, I'm...

Question: What sets this apart from other predictions methodologically? Because I just thought of a perfectly manageable method right now, and it's actually pretty easy. And are any suggestions offered for why there's a prediction in your voice mail? Predictions are very difficult to...

Your words: You made a claim that was incorrect. The last time you inquired about learning mentalism, you were given sources to look up. I have not seen proof that you went to any of them, nor have I seen any proof that you've taken up a serious study of the history of either magic or...

That's a scary thought. Years of therapy, gone in an instant. I don't own the effect, but it looks like it's being presented as mental magic. True, it could be performed as mentalism. But more often than not, it won't be. There is no methodology that is exclusively magic or mentalism. The...

No! Do not do shock magic or sideshow stunts unless that is specifically what you were hired to do. This is not negotiable. There is no faster way to guarantee you'll damage your reputation and get blacklisted from a venue than to offend the guests.

Looking back at this thread, there are a couple of things I want to quickly address that I didn't before and should have. First of all, the "so called mentalists" remark comes across kind of rude. Don't do that. Second, anytime someone says, "As far as I'm concerned..." the followup question...

Thoughts as they occur to me. 0:05 - Not liking the cuts, but at least the music is different than the usual fare. Minus points however for not showing your face. If your crotch is in the frame, but your head isn't, something is wrong. 0:15 - Fancy, but it works without the slow motion...

I don't think he'll give me a hard time about the bodies considering he probably has a few of his own squirreled away somewhere. The bootleg Star Trek DVDs on the other hand...

A couple of bizarre magick books that didn't live up to the hype, some of Jay Sankey's one-trick DVDs. Andrew Mayne's Tear Down. Decent method, but I never found a time to use it. Liquid Metal turned out to be a bit of a waste of money. Before I could get any of the bends unique to the DVD...

I would add to that, "Read more fiction." And of course, it's companion advice to watch more movies and listen to more music. Probably should add looking into the fine arts as well. Immerse yourself in art and creating it comes more naturally. In an uncharacteristically schmaltzy moment...

What exactly is a working angle? And stop obsessing over being able to do something surrounded. If you really are regularly performing while surrounded on all sides, then your audience management skills suck.