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There are several versions of Bank Night that don't require some of the antics most of us expect. You might want to look up the original Paul Stockman DVD (sorry, I've forgotten the name, but it came out before the Impossible Envelope material). Paul has a variation on Bank Night that is priceless!

You'll have little to no in-put. The producers will sit down with you and ask for some ideas and you must create a presentation as to what you can deliver. Being a clothing thing I'd suggest routines that involve clothing (sorry I don't recall the names) but the Quick change T-shirt effect...

This is similar to . . . well, two things; Vernon's famed tale about the production of a sandwich when it is needed and by extension, the ideas behind Urban-Shamanism and how we use our talent as a way to touch people's lives, help them find hope and inspiration where it didn't exist -- to help...

Colin was on mark when he said that you must practice in such a way that allows the handling to become an automatic action/some thing you needn't think about. In the martial arts world we would teach newbies that throwing a kick properly 100 times programs it to the body's memory but throwing...

That's unfortunate. . . it would be awesome to some day find a magic dealer that actually HELPED their patrons by supplying them with the tools they need (I'm not talking about tricks but utility devices) such as IT, rope, TTs, etc. both, in reasonable volume and at a reasonable price.Then...

Oh My. . . I can do a lot with this theme set within a full show . . . I would have to second Dee's suggestion of the Bar Stool levitation. It is self contained, unexpected and practical to most any sized venue. . . a steep but wise venture for any team that's looking at growing into the...

Ok, language correction. . . what you describe is a Levitation, not a Suspension; the latter does not move, it is stationary and usually has something visible that the person is attached to (not just brooms & swords but there are masking screens, special ladders, chairs, etc.) I used to take...

Grrr.. Semantics being what they are and all. . . 15 minutes is a Act, not a "show". . . card tricks will be seen as card tricks so if you like a card effect that you wish to use in Mentalism then frame it (in this case) as a demonstration in memory work but not some kind of Psychic stunt, it...

Actually very few levitations use wires, the only ones I'm aware of current in use is Lance's a.k.a. the Kalanag unit and those that do the Flying, and of course the classic Asrah. Most all other levitations require some rather heavy machinery that either disguised or cleverly hidden. If you...

Let's Go Old School. . . For Elastic type thread you want to find "wooly nylon" strands. . . you can buy spools of it at JoAnn's Fabrics or similar retailers. Grab an end and pull out about 3 ft. of it and cut . . . . you'll notice that this thread is made up of many really fine strands that...

For the ends (on magician's rope) simple tape is all you need and it's what's been used most for years. I usually use medical tape in that it's white. The cotton rope we usually work with can be washed by hand in the sink with a bit of bleach and a gentle cleaner such as Woolite or even baby...

How dare he send you a copy before I get to see it ;-) Dale and I correspond quite a bit but I've only heard bits and pieces on this. There are a couple of other books out there that breathe the same air as Jerome's, all of them costly but dealing with Elemental type manipulation, which...

OOPS! I got Blaine confused with the freak (Angel) I couldn't stomach his new wig though I appreciate that he's starting to act his age to some degree. . . what pissed me off however, was his doing my effect without permission (the eating of the card and pulling it from his arm). I first did...

Even the dull blades will cause major damage just in your mouth let alone if you were to partially swallow one or all. I stopped doing this and the needles long ago because of the danger factor and having cuts in my mouth or on my tongue. . . but I stopped doing a lot of the more dangerous...

You're sound like a Seagull I once met. . . his name was Jonathon Livingston. . . When I was about 13 -14 I remember sitting in my bedroom with my old chum Joel and looking at Melborne Christopher's Illustrated History of Magic. I pointed to a picture of the Dante show spread all over a stage...

Forgive my failing memory guys. . . I knew Bell Witch was in Tennessee but I couldn't remember the "Blair Witch" title, to save my life, so I went with what I was able to remember. If you do a Circus Big Top you're talking a big chunk of cash up front, but I might be able to point you to some...

The best way to approach this, at least given that this is early in your career, etc. is to swap things such as the levitation. . . they cover the cost of a simple lift and at the end of the production it's yours. This could be something akin to a Super X system with a pneumatic lift or electric...

In my day with had a pitch item that was tied in with our street performance; I'd use a few classic tricks to build the tip and then move into the pitch itself as if it were part of the act. Most of the time I would get actual tips from patrons alongside the sale of balloon kits, magic mice...

I like it! I often joke about how my English teachers failed horribly but 3 magicians taught me how to love words and how to use them; Harry Blackstone, Max Maven and Kenton Knepper. "Allusion" is my favorite of all effects and just as this statement idea that Dee has shared, so too are the...

Upon more than a few occasions I've mentioned the name of Jerome Finley here and at E, a name that is rarely spoken of outside the Cafe in that he is rarely found in any other forum himself. . . then again, Jerome is an enigma in many people's minds; he's around for a month or two and then not...