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Oh, I'm so in.

Good post Christian. Absolutely that's true. I personally know a lot of magicians who go through things way too quickly.

The only advice I'd offer of any value is the old adage that the magician makes the trick, not the other way around. What works for me likely would not work for you.

Only the weaker effects were removed, according to Daniel.

Absolutely. Do what you love, love what you do.

Yeah. Only Genesis instead. Not to mention the bucketload of magic coming out of more orifices than I knew existed.

Let me take a stab: "Everyone should make videos with a 50 second intro" Am I close? But on a serious level, I can appreciate that you're trying to stimulate some thinking. But your words say one thing, your video says another. Thought stimulation doesn't require a 50 second intro. If you...

Hahahaha. This thread makes me laugh. Why Dee, I never knew. I particularly enjoyed "This straitjacket is a functional and highly effective restraint as well as a definite fashion statement."

Which explains why Derren Brown can read Annemann or Corinda, perform an effect from it, and have every magician on the planet go completely gaga.

I don't believe that's correct. Whilst the effect is one of Cyril's famous ones, I'm fairly certain he was not the inventor, nor is it "his" effect - though he may well have developed its methodology. I'm under the impression that the effect's history runs far deeper than that though, and that...

Uhh, well, that was kinda difficult to read. I don't mean to be a spoil sport but I can't really see that having a significant impact really. Exposure will always be here, unfortunately. Barring a return to the old days where the only way you could learn was from professionals, and no-one...

If you really want a method, just create your own; as mentioned above, it's not available, but similar effects based on similar premises have been constructed.

Not exactly what I was looking for, but thank you. Same as above, but thanks for clearing up the Gravity Half Pass. I do indeed own The Paper Engine. Exactly what I was looking for, I think that's the one I forgot about. Cheers for that.

Ooh, good point, I never even thought about looking for French texts, that's a good idea! Thanks for that, I'll do a search now. But yes - that's what I mean by the top card cover pass. Thanks! :)

Yeah, well, firstly, what Flyspazz said - if you're gonna buy anything in bulk, it's probably best to grab one of each and decide for yourself, since cards are really subjective things. However, if you want my personal opinion, Smokes are my deck of choice, and is the deck I use when I perform...

Hey everyone! I'm coming to you guys to ask for help again, as I do once in a while, for my specific pursuits. Very recently, I read about a book something along the lines of that it has "a detailed chapter on the top card cover pass". But I've since forgotten what it actually was. So that's...

The only word of advice I have is just to start off with your friends. Don't worry about anything, if you've got good friends they'll support you whatever happens. I know friends tend to crack jokes, laugh, etc., but as long as they know you're serious, and you try and confident, good friends...

You're teaching me that on Sunday.

Nino, I don't believe you can, sorry.

Surely this is the same thing as using "effect" instead of "trick". I think it's a good idea, but getting the world to go along with it is a different matter. I think the best anyone can hope for in this situation is to take it on board personally - at least, take on board why this is the case...