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You're studying to be a hair-splitting lawyer, aren't you?

Sorry but I know for fact Bill Malone is a bit closer to 60 than I am. . . we used to do magic together in Chicago about 30 years ago (hahahaha) But you are correct in the fact that there are tons of very successful people in our world today that are in fact 40+ year old teenagers when it comes...

I don't know that one goatears, could you elaborate, maybe drop a link?

Then why post such a deliberate slam? Why say anything other than "I agree" or "disagree" and why? Saying so WITHOUT the hint of personal attack you seem to enjoy putting into your replies to my posts. . . Why antagonize?

This has been the chant of magicians for generations. . . I love the gear design back, mainly because I do a lot of Steampunk stuff but at nearly $10.00 total cost I have to say no. . . it's far outside my budget in particular but I can only assume it is outside that of the typical consumer...

WTH!? Are you just hell-bent in creating a problem between us or simply too arrogant to understand what I said and other's echoed? I called a spade a spade and in so doing, repeated what others of note have been saying for decades when it comes to jumping through hoops just because people want...

Understand, there are some silly pros & cons in doing this. . . if your team wins the other team will go into Conspiracy mode and of course, if the other team wins you'll have team mates think similar thoughts. . . somehow you managed to cheat things. So where it comes to a situation in which...

QUESTION: Are you a trained monkey or maybe a dog belonging to Dr. Pavlov? If you think yourself a "Professional" this is an especially important question to weigh in that you probably won't find many lawyers, doctors or dentists willing to do a free bit of work for you, especially at the drop...

When we did the Cremation (in particular) I not only had guys at the ready in the wings stage left & right, we had an extinguishing system built into the prop when and where possible so as to protect the girl inside the thing. I was always nervous about bits I did that used lots of flame and...

TeeDee. . . when I see anyone suggesting self-working tricks as a primer I have the sudden need to slap them. I might have misunderstood your implication but my natural impulse was to put the neophyte back on a more appropriate road, as I understood your post. I get very bent with the...

First of all, in the 40+ years I've been on stage I've only used about 4 self-working effects, usually for radio gigs. The exception is found in my PSYCHIC HOT-LINE routine in which we tossed in a couple of self-working bits for my partner to do with the audience. Regardless, self-working...

Any starch can be used, "Dragons Breath" as sold by many a magic shop wasn't the conventional lycopodium powder but rather cheap coffee creamer in many cases. . . I even used that approach for flame columns in my stage shows a few time in that is if safer than common pyro methods (only burns...

Ok. . . you've got me there. Then again, I'm an old Carney and only know of the one way to do this sort of thing. . . it's not pleasant (especially if you're the one kissing the fire blower afterwards.... yuck!) I will state that there are technically, two versions of the older form; gives a...

My thanks to R1 for putting things straight. . .

No force is 100%. . . it's up to the performer to improve his/her odds. In the case noted above, the risk assessment is relatively low however

From Your Lips to God's Ears! as my granny used to say This is pure wisdom, pure truth, and how one actually learns how to do Magic vs. "tricks". Given your age and likely allotment of free cash on which you can spend on magic, Books are the best course of venture especially if you don't have...

He's using conventional Fire Breathing techniques for blowing fire or "volcano" I can assure you, he's not drinking water. I love the soup production. . . that bowl had to cost a few bucks.

So other people's bad practices justifies other's doing things? Or does it create an odd moral balance? Yes, Magic is rife with thieves and A--holes, it always has been and for that matter, it's far more gentle and kind than it was not so long ago when piracy was dealt with via baseball bats...

I'm no card expert but I'd say he did a variation to the old Water Fall Force. He's quite clever but the routine isn't that new. . . I want to say Max Maven but I may be wrong on that.

I'll lay money on it, that you won't find many bar tenders with 3-5 years experience who aren't very familiar with a Thumb Tip, Folding Coin and at least a half-dozen low end card tricks alongside a myriad of bar betchya routines. It's just not that big a secret; the secrets come into play when...