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OUTLAW? Are you kidding me? William, they are one of the top companies when it comes to Bizarre effects though many seem to work on the same exact electronics (from Tim Wiseman). Rick & the team do offer a long list of very neat stuff, including the biggest selection of Book Tests I've ever...

I'm going to offer a more critical view here solely for the sake of helping you think some things through, so please don't take it wrong. The list of effects means nothing in actuality, it's all in how you present such effects. Paul Brook can stretch out OOTW to a solid and entertaining 30...

It's odd, I grew-up roughly an hour from Columbus (actually lived in Columbus in my younger years) and have never attended the convention; I either had parental reasons for not going or was working. When I'd moved back to Springfield in the late 90's I simply had problems justifying the cash...

Correct to all three and to be more concise, the best course for education is to use "all the above". Too many people are simply too lazy in today's culture to be bothered by books; they use an amazing list of excuses to avoid the labor of actual thought and concept processing and must...

I love Hatter's argument of "Innocent until proven guilty" in that it has been used as a loop hole in many a trial. The facts are quite simple; numerous people in the studio saw this nut case commit a crime e.g. he IS NOT innocent, there is overwhelming proof on film as well as the eye-witness...

Formula. . . check with Amazon, it may be there as well. It will by at Lybrary.com sometime in the next week however.

More like "The Italian Job" or "Ronin" then? If you have a fair sized stage there is a sub trunk routine that might work for you. . . Larry Clark had it made years ago, when he was still in the Castle Jr's group. It's a Vault. Larry's on Facebook, look him up if you're interested, he might...

Lulu.com made the announcement yesterday on Facebook but here it is guys & gals, the book I've been promising you for months now (it's more than 3 months late. . . sorry). An amazing introduction text that is 100% FREE (I just ask that you leave reviews & comments with Lulu and elsewhere)...

THIS is the sort of thing that defines both, character as well as what it means to be a true "magician" Kudos, sir. . . I loathe card magic, but kudos just the same. ;-)

Sounds interesting. I don't know how deep you want to get with things or how big you want to go with it as part of a show, but there have been several fun Cloak & Dagger type routines over the years that might interest you, many of which have been streamlined so as to not require big props and...

PLEASE CLARIFY: This book you are talking about isn't a "How To Do Magic" type book, you've done something that's appropriate to the general public, right? Otherwise having a business card that promotes such a product makes no sense; it's an expensive venture that isn't focused on the...

THIS is the attitude that will prevent you from getting anywhere in magic that goes beyond the clown that does "tricks" vs. "magic". For starters, the goal of any valid magician has nothing to do with "fooling" people and everything to do with "enchanting" them, which involves proper patter and...

Ok. . . I haven't waded through this quagmire but I have gleaned the previous two pages so I get the gist of things, I believe. One issue in particular throwing me in that I know many within Islam that love magic but refuse to learn it because it involves deception. Mohamed Ali used to explain...

Ethinzz. . . I can accept that you kind of sort of want feedback from me just in the fact that you asked to be a friend with me; and while I do admit to having a rather large ego, there is a reason behind it -- it's been earned. . . I've been doing magic since the early 1960s and for most of...

IF this sister wishes to buy things using Paypal, she can get the Paypal debit card; that's what I use for most all of my purchases on line, especially when dealing with companies that aren't locked into Paypal (which, to my mind, really curtail income potential). As I said earlier, be an...

Firstly. . . NOT ORIGINAL Secondly. . . sloppy You're doing a twist to the classic Ambitious Card Routine that is pretty much the same as most that I've seen over the years. The problem is, you are not using a variety of methods and lean too heavily on a DL that is not being done all so clean...

ENTER: Grumpy Old Guy One of the things about forums is that you get perspective from guys that have been around the block a few times; most of whom are quite generous but likewise a hint "crusty" and direct, which brings me to the issue here -- one does not perform for cameras or virtual...

Ok. . . I'm taking that personally. . . ;-) J.P. I applaud your enthusiasm and would encourage you to continue with the discipline you've embraced. In my 40ish years around magic, history has been the constant, be it my ties to Blackstone, Jr or my chief Mentor Kirk Kirkham, I've been...

You've been given some solid information but I'm going to shatter your world a bit in that "busking" can work against you in some instances, but especially if you're shooting for legit paid gigs. Given your age and circumstances I'd find a local family dining facility be it a pizza joint...

There was a time that Mark Lewis did this kind of game regularly. .. I even helped him in some of the fun & games a few times but it got old as well as frustrating. . . and yea, Mark has an ego that's just that big (but you gotta love him).