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This is just one of the reasons I feel Ohio is one of the best states to be FROM. . . (I grew up in Springfield, just north of Dayton with too many relatives in W. Va. to count, so I can empathize).

KUDOS but I think you also learned some lessons in this -- you have to plan for success. The Mark Wilson Course can be found here and the Tarbell Course here or here (depending on which version is easiest for you to access). I do believe both courses have been translated into other languages...

This really needed repeated. . . I have several pieces that I rotate that allow me to know what I'm going to do if in an improvisational situation and most all of these "pre-sets" move things towards Muscle Reading in that, for a mentalist, this is the cleanest and easiest thing to move into...

Actually, it's not the rejection. . . my boyfriend wanted to go to prom with me but two guys at the dance in the middle of farm town USA in the 1970s wasn't exactly a healthy thing to do. . . and Mark could care less about my doing magic, he was used to that and my puppets. BUT, I have found...

Firstly, you probably know more than you think. . . routines like the Professor's Nightmare and basic Torn & Restored Napkin bits are usually covered in most Magic 101 books and so if you started off with the Wilson or Tarbell courses you are well on your way, you just need to round things out...

Nearly all the articles I write for any publication, I send to them in mass. . . 6+ issues at a time. This is especially so when it's an on-going series such as my current columns in VANISH & Mystic Menagerie

Contrary to Steerpike, I will rain on your parade . . . how would you feel if some clown you really aren't familiar with tried to woo you by doing a couple of card trick? Every time I see someone posting about using magic to pick up a lady I ask this sort of question; How would you feel if...

Oh my. . . I really wish I'd seen that lecture (going to have to drop Jay a line now. . . Happy Birthday Buddy and btw, how about a copy of your lecture notes on the Sonata Gimmick". . . that ought to go over well. . . what do you think?

Have an alternative ditching point is one way of dealing with this; I've used the waist band of my pants as well as the belt for the initial ditch and then later move it to my pocket. I know of guys that sleeve them until the time is ripe. . . in fact, Vernet makes a TT on a pull sold as the...

The answer has been given to you, simply submit it to any established Magic publication be it a physical magazine like GENII and LINKING RING or an on-line source like VANISH or, if it were of an appropriate theme MYSTIC MENAGERIE. Technically, if you share it on a forum it has been published...

Ady. . . I can understand where both of you guys are coming from and I think it's more the language barrier and how text on a forum can alter our perceptions. Now are you doing an actual thesis or just a paper? There is a difference but more importantly, there's an app for that. . . Quite...

Illustrated History of Magic by Melbourne Christopher and from what I've been told "Hiding the Elephant" by Jim Stinemeyer is most excellent. Sadly, the best sources tend to be biographical. There's a handful of noted collectors you may be able to track down, they have an organization but I'm...

Understand, there are people that believe Copperfield really flies too. . . one lady I knew claimed it was David's use of the Kabala, give that David is Jewish by birth. While presentation is everything you have to look at context and how MOST that mix magic with mentalism hurt the the latter...

"Sanity" is a matter of the mind, Christopher. . . :D

Since you admit to being a magician I'll not be too hard on you but I must point out that this is NOT "mentalism" but rather, Mental Magic. . . that's not so much a bad thing, it's just the realization as to what you are doing. Had a "Mentalist" done a similar routine, even using your...

Hocus Pocus has been mentioned but the more reputable dealers I work with most are; Stevens Magic Emporium Denny & Lees Magic Depot If you're interested in some of the older, less known things out there I'd suggest you check Magic Inc out of Chicago as well.

I have met many people that do magic both renown and not, but I've only met a small handful of real magicians over the years; people that have mesmerized me. John Calvert Norm Nielson Shimada Channing Pollock Johnny Thompson Martin Nash That's pretty much it and I've not seen any of...

I'm a firm believer in stepping outside your comfort zone here and there just for the sake of LEARNING . . . we learn our limitations, we reaffirm our path & business plan when it comes to the markets we're best suited for, we can discover new ways of presentation as well as finding holes in...

I understand what you mean here, karb. . . just a bit of a tease. When working stage 150+ is about normal with 1,500 being the average for small theater which, btw, is about the size of house most of those yesteryear masters worked. . . think about it, the shows done by Houdin, Germain...

I have to second what Bizzaro is saying here; I've worked clubs since I was in my teens as well and what matters is how well you make yourself fit the environment and vibes of the house, not the other way around. . . and when it comes to handling drunks, you must get creative. I literally had...