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Jay and I go back some 30 years (before his FISM win) and this has been part of his philosophy all along; his earliest acts being deliberate tied to "Pagan" or esoteric symbolism and associations -- the fantasy of wonder and magick. It reflects a lot about who Jay really is as a human being and...

While I'm very supportive of young people getting together BE CAREFUL! As much as we don't like to admit it, Magic is a field used by a lot of sexual predators and with the way things are on lone, you really don't know who you are speaking with and their age. . . I get very suspicious when it...

Being as new as you are, practice technique, not tricks! Learn how to do the basic work and don't worry too much about the tricks. Get a copy of the Bill Tarr books NOW YOU SEE IT;NOW YOU DON'T and work on nothing but their content for the next six months or so. You'll start discovering a...

This is pretty darn close to what my list would like like when it comes to traditional magic. Those curious about Mentalism should check out my 6 part series @ E Forums "Re-Evaluating the Bilbe's of Mentalism" in that it's a big departure from the usual list we see and with good reason. Then...

When I worked for Playboy I had developed a strong rep for doing the Magic Ding Dong but after several months it had become passe, so I started doing a sponge cube routine and the climax load was a large sponge mouse trap that would flip across towards a person's chest. . . it was a Boobie Trap...

Does that mean his spouse would be Trixy?

Like I said to William. . . next year! You would be a great draw. . . you and Nefesch for that matter.

Getting airtime is easy. . . get yourself a pile of corporate sponsors willing to back you and then make a pitch to the networks. It's that simple. . . sort of. Getting air time means starting small or, getting big contacts early on. In either instance it's a hustle and if you're a hit (such...

This year's show is pretty much firming up but maybe next year (but I still expect to see you here. . . )

Seance Workers Gathering in April 2014 Some of you may have heard the rumor that a 3-day/2-night Mentalism gathering was in the works for the first weekend in April 2014. The event taking place in Northampton, MA and including a wide range of speakers & workshops, all of it focusing on the art...

Now that I've seen the video I must say that you have something of a potential. . . you need to streamline things a bit, but it looks quite good. see my pm

The Vernet tip has been a standard for more than 50 years I believe, they fool the average human being a lot more than you might believe WHEN HANDLED PROPERLY. The Warm Water technique is the standard for making them fit but if you have small hands and small thumbs, you might want to try a...

Pat's Chinese Restraunt just off Sahara is where Gary Darwin & Co. used to meet every Wednesday when I lived there. They may have moved but I doubt it. . . just go over to Denny's shop, you'll find a plethora of people in and out and I'm certain Denny could introduce you to folks, hell, he'll...

Twice this week I've tried to empty my IM box which is "full" but I can't get it to empty it keeps recycling and giving me the same message even after I tell it to empty. . . after I've manually clicked all the little boxes, etc. Would a mod or admin help me out?

In my first year of learning card magic (12 years ago now) I was learning sleights and basic tricks to reinforce use of those sleights (hey that turned out to be a great way to learn btw, kids). In my downtime such as lunchtime with friends (I was in college back then) I would mess around with...

You enjoy my writing? You poor man. . . Happy, Happy regardless. . .

I missed this earlier but it needs to be repeated. . . The whole Urban~Shaman movement in our present, was given a catalyst through David's work but it's far older an underground movement; it's where David rose up from and he took guidance from out of Mentalism by creating a persona that...

As I've mentioned before, there is a growing underground situation that involves some of the greatest minds in both, Magic & Mentalism (as well as Bizarre). We are selling by invitation only and at somewhat steep prices and we refuse to sell to people in the South & Central American countries...

Sadly, the commercial element in magic now days, don't help, it's seriously exacerbates the problem in that the kiddies (some of them well in to their 30s) see things and chomp at the bit. Add this to a sub-culture mind-set that says that "hacking is cool" and/or the whole gangsta idea --...

Hehehe. . . I'm 54 been in the game for 50 years. . . my current magic library is close to 1,000 books and I've read them all at least once, some more than a dozen times (especially the prier texts like Mark Wilson, Tarbell, Corinda, etc.) Jr. doesn't understand what a book is (or a good...