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  1. William Draven

    David Blaine's new stunt titled "Electrified"

    Well yes... amps are what kills you and less than 10 miliamps is all that's required to be lethal, but that kind of juice going through your system can restart, upset, or disrupt your heart. This isn't short of dangerous unless he's got this thing gaffed somehow.
  2. William Draven

    Could A Female Magician Get On AGT

    Exactly! And that's where most magicians are going to run into problems on the show with. 90 seconds will only work well with either a production or a manipulation routine. If you look at the magicians who did stick around on that show for a minute or two and weren't paid to be there, such as...
  3. William Draven

    my son's first birthday (vanishes, levitations)

    You could run an ITR or loops and levitate a birthday card or photograph of your son as well. I unfortunately don't know enough about levitating a human to make any kind of suggestions that would be safe for levitating a one year old.
  4. William Draven

    Could A Female Magician Get On AGT

    Well as far as entertainers go Magicians are fairly close to the bottom of the list. I believe the order of respectability for acts goes something like this: Actors, Singers/musicians, Comedians, Jugglers, Magicians, and Mimes. Mark my words... No magician will ever win AGT. If Dan Sperry...
  5. William Draven

    levitation device?

    I'd love to answer your questions but I'm almost sure anything I would want to say would be exposure. >.> It's just very hard to give direct answers without tipping the gaff here. When you break it down there's really only a small handful of ways to levitate something. Regardless of size, or...
  6. William Draven

    levitation device?

    I'm afraid answering that question directly would constitute exposure in any great detail, but the short of the answer is No.
  7. William Draven

    Could A Female Magician Get On AGT

    What on earth are you saying!? The Culture Club and to an extent Boy George are classics of the 1980's! Karma Chameleon is a great song!
  8. William Draven

    Discussing David Blaine's White Lions deck

    You've got my interest... go on now. What have you discovered?
  9. William Draven

    Could A Female Magician Get On AGT

    I'll go ahead and call out the elephant here. You mean Scarlett the Princess (didn't it used to be Mistress???) of Magic right? I believe the entire reason why she's even in the business is because she got some sugar daddy with deep pockets, and a mid-life crises to pony up the bill to make...
  10. William Draven

    theory11 decks are getting more expensive

    Yet look at Apple. Consistent sales, long lines for new releases, and premium prices. High prices hasn't hurt them one bit. If you're good at what you do, and people want what you offer then they will always meet your price. Ultimately you're right Austin. Do what you want to do because you...
  11. William Draven

    theory11 decks are getting more expensive

    I'm going to preserve the original post, for now, as it was. I may be wrong with some of the things I've said. I think it's important to not cover up those mistakes. I've wrestled with my position on the custom deck subject for years now and haven't found a comfortable foothold that I like...
  12. William Draven

    Could A Female Magician Get On AGT

    I don't imagine we've seen many females doing magic on AGT due to the small number of performing female magicians to choose from. I think any girl with a fairly attractive costume, who has a good stage presence, an interesting act that can execute in under 90 seconds with enough WOW factor then...
  13. William Draven

    Handing out Business Cards?

    When handing out business cards it's usually a good practice to always get one in return. Never rely on someone to get in touch with you if they've shown interest in booking you. You should get their information and follow up with them. Sure they may call you back, but it's just more...
  14. William Draven

    What Tricks Have You Seen At A Magic Convention

    Palmer's close up act is hands down one of the best close up acts period.
  15. William Draven

    Morgan Strebler vs Criss Angel Featured on Yahoo!

    I wouldn't call it pathetic. For one there is no such thing as bad publicity. I think Morgan is kind of smart for attacking Criss like this. Regardless of what Criss does in response to the challenge Strebler is going to sponge up some free publicity for just being in the ring with him...
  16. William Draven

    Morgan Strebler vs Criss Angel Featured on Yahoo!

    I think your post is needlessly callous perhaps over critical of Morgan without paying any consideration to the bigger picture here. Strebler is sticking up for magicians in general by giving Angel a dose of his own medicine. Criss challenged Dynamo first right? Isn't that the genesis of this...
  17. William Draven

    Invoicing and payment for professional magicians?

    Hey Formula I don't know how much help I can be to you on this subject, but I figured I'd at least answer your questions below. 1) When I give a quote, and it's agreed upon I usually send the client a follow up email detailing all the information we discussed during the call. This usually...
  18. William Draven

    Morgan Strebler vs Criss Angel Featured on Yahoo!

    Well publicity or not. Angel having something to gain or lose (or not) what this is about is leveling the playing field in the name of charity. Criss has called out magicians before (like dynamo) And the only thing Strebler is doing is returning the favor.
  19. William Draven

    Is It Worth Joining The Magic Castle?

    The benefits of being a member is access to the castle, the library, lectures, ability to invite guests, and member only events. If you live out of state, and as Rich said don't plan on making the trek to California more than once or twice a year then you are paying money for what basically is...
  20. William Draven

    I Mean Really People!

    I'm not sure what a "gob stopper" is but I'm not sure this person was playing with a full deck either. Most of the time when someone gets upset at the entire room like that unprovoked and won't communicate what is bothering them usually means their are either drunk, high on something, or...
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