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Good question. I think it's important to have the moves down perfectly. Then go through the motions of the trick until the order of events is stuck in your head. Then work on the entire trick with script until the moves and patter flow together. A video camera is the best thing to...

This is a very creative effect. Thanks for sharing it. The explination confused me a bit here and there, but I just woke up. -Rik

"If there's a gun on the mantel in Act 1, it must go off in Act III." :rolleyes: :) -Rik

Alright. So I just found this thread. What time friday? I have an idea...just needs a bit of practice/filming. -Rik

It was pretty good. For a first draft. It has potential, as they often say. As an avid reader, and part-time writer, I noticed a lot of things that could be better. I'm going to suggest two books. If you enjoy writing then you should definitely pick them up. The Elements of Style by...

I can't skip something I never do... But the 15 dollars sounds totally worth it. I'm enjoying your recent reviews. Different, readable, and informative. -Rik

So true. And yet so few young people read. I guess the pace at which they read is too slow for their brains to stay occupied. :rolleyes: And I have not read The South...yet. -Rik

Stop giving away all the good secrets to magic. Geez. Seriously, the two books he suggets are what you're looking for. Heck, Royal Road to Card Magic has some impromptu also. ^ ^ -Rik

The misdirection is perfect. Very nice trick. From thought process to excecution, it was near bout perfect. And hey, there is no perfect. -Rik

For starters, Welcome SlitHeavens! My friend has ridiculously skinny fingers/hands. He can palm just as good as I can with my hands. There are no excuses (sorry to say) or special techniques (that I know of). There are actually a lot of threads concerning palming or performing sleights...

Loved the original post. Already own over half of Lovecrafts books so I won't be buying the compliation, just buying the ones I don't have. As for the debate of authors. Borges is a great author, my main problem is he breaks rule number 17. Omit Needless Words. Flannery O'Connor is...

4 for 4 is angle proof. If it's not, you may be doing it wrong? or Work on audience management//misdirection. If you're uncomfortable and just want a different handling, then by all means find what suites you. The one above me looks excellent. Maybe, while you think about which...

Bend it the other way? Try shuffling the same as you normally do, only upside down? Do this a few times before trying out books. And by a few heavy books...I'm pretty sure most people go for a half dozen encyclopedias. -Rik

Didn't Chad Nelson put this in the dvd...maybe not the exact mechanics...but Clipshift to palm to color* change...this isn't much different than that. just saying. -Rik *He did a specific change, but to hide the method of it I just put color. (no point in revealing something that...

This is true. But if magic professionals teach the dvds... I was personally taught by some of the biggest names in the industry? This could also go for books...Dai Vernon taught me this technique...Just forget to mention he taught it in a book to anyone willing to buy it. ;) It's...

Don't listen to these guys, practice is just a hoax. Doing something more doesn't make you better or smoother at it. /end sarcasm Yeah...practice...it's not even a secret...there aren't any secrets. Make sure you're doing the flourish correctly...and make sure you do it hundreds of...

Chazz: We're gonna dance to one song, and one song only: "Lady Humps" by the Blackeyed Peas. "What you gonna do with all that junk, all that junk inside your trunk? I’m a get you, get you drunk, get you drunk off my lady humps, my humps, my humps, my lovely lady humps." Jimmy: [disgusted]...

That is true. The main thing I would do if you are trying to get both types of gigs would be to do your show for the kids, whatever tricks you end up on, and then do some stuff for the adults and let them know you're available for other venues. Have business cards to give (more often than...

Just going to add on to the above post (and probably repeat some) as it has a lot of good advice. Creating an effective routine is pretty simple in concept. Find 2-3 tricks that go together, figure out which one should open and which should close. I'll toss the trick structure down for a...