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Yeah, well it's very hard to come up with a new plot entirely anyways. Don't let the fact that it's been done before (and let's face it, would you really expect magicians to not apply the ambitious concept to other things anyway...) put you off from doing it in your own way. I always have...

Well, I would say that on some level, I think it can be a performance art, just as I would count a dance routine as art. But you're right, your point on throwing around art is a good one. Makes me think about the performing "arts" in general - theatre, dance, etc.

a) I would say that whilst the third guy technically may have stolen from the second guy, I would only consider the effect of stealing from you. b) The second guy is not guilty of stealing per se; however, he is guilty by omission of not doing his research. It happens every now and again, and...

Ah! Well, you'll know what I mean then. The "sorry" moment he uses in Magician's Graphology. :)

From the looks of it the angles of the colour change aren't as bad as some have made it out to be... No, you can't perform it surrounded, but I do think that audience control is an underrated factor when it comes to angles and sleights... Incidentally, I lol'd at how my comment was taken out of...

I did actually think of that after I posted. If you're not carrying a gimmick, why would you carry the extra bottle? Short answer, I don't know, I didn't think it out that well :P I don't know what the actual gimmick either, so I'm going blind here. But I don't actually think the actual taking...

reverhart, It is my understanding that they are created for magicians. I don't know whether they'll be carried by mainstream stores or not. But as noted, Paul Harris headed the project, in association with other magicians, so this is definitely a magi-oriented project. Either way, it's almost...

Thanks for bringing this up JDEN. In short, I don't buy it. It should be noted though that this was developed specifically for magicians and the project was headed by Paul Harris in conjunction with guys like Richard Turner and Garrett Thomas. A couple of things, briefly... a) The USPCC...

lol. That's one magical card you have there, Brad.

Haha. That's kinda funny. For what it's worth, I read your full post, and I liked it. :)

@ Randomwrath: Ted Lesley was, pardon me, I should say (he passed away a year and a half ago in late 2008), an exceptional German mentalist who is far better known in mentalism circles, I think. But his book Paramiracles ranks very highly on many reading lists; it's an excellent book. He was...

I would tend to recommend away from D&D and d+M to start off with for two main reasons... 1) The majority of flourishing releases are so heavily two-handed cut based that it's easy to get grounded in it as the only style of flourishing. I'm certainly not a HL person, but I think a flourisher...

Ok, since this conversation is going down two paths... Drew... Stage illusions are probably going to be too expensive to be a viable option. If I were you, I'd take what I already know, and see if I could adapt that to performing on stage. For example, can you use jumbo cards for some of your...

Here's an interesting idea you might find useful as well... Personally, I found it rather amusing. You could potentially use this idea if you carry a bag around with you if you go out, or if you perform at school, uni, work, etc. I was reading a book by the exceptional German mentalist Ted...

I'm very sorry to hear it mate. I hope you can pull through alright. Half out of curiosity, where are you based? (Country?) Might give an idea of shipping.

See, this is where the fun begins. Notice how the troll attempts to engage the forum. Also notice how the troll classifies himself as a "problem". There is no attempt to do anything other than be a problem - no attempt to actually debate an issue (the troll is typically incapable of...

Wherever in the middle that our consciences will allow us to live with? The situation professional performers face is often one of industry vs. public. Not to say that they're mutually exclusive - but it is difficult indeed to reconcile the two, much less succeed in both. Naturally, a...

There are a veritable bucketload, my friend. TheatreHead is right. The Hofzinser has been analysed by every magician and his rabbit... A vast majority of classic books on card magic will offer methods to the effect, and a fair few modern ones too.

Zac, don't worry about it. You've got your own battle. It's not a big deal :)

Thanks for the question, you're absolutely right. There are two stages of Mnemonica training. The first one is memorising the stack. This is perhaps the most difficult stage. But, Tamariz gives five methods which he says in his experience takes the average person 3 hours to remember. I believe...