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Deja Vu all over again. . . I've responded to this same question at least three times this week. . . The Patrick Redford method has been discussed as has Paul Vigils. . . I would recommend you save your penny's and purchase THOUGHT CHANNEL from Jerome Finley in that it gives you the most...

Which is exactly why you'll never be more than a mediocre "performer". Pardon my rudeness but hey, that's what old curmudgeons do. . . If you refuse to read and study why should anyone help you? We're talking about the epitome of laziness here and when that's how you view things in life...

That is far more common because those fountains can be a bit on the expensive side. I don't know if I included it, but there is a Youtube bit on how to make a fountain for cheap you may want to track down. My version used an R/C car with a spring attached to it so as to push it into the deck...

I don't think that's what he's looking for, more likely he wants a Card Fountain and you will want a Card Sword as well (here's a neat one I just found). This is a very classic bit of stage work.

This is quite close to how it used to be when Brick & Mortar shops were still around and frankly, when magic clubs like the IBM actually fulfilled the "call" they claimed to serve -- to preserve and encourage the growth of the art vs. becoming a good ole boy's drinking society such as we find...

Magicians love to try to reinvent the wheel but rarely succeed. But you are correct on the point (which Henning actually proved during his short career), you can take material from the 1800s to that which was known during the day's of your grandparent's youth and start doing it the same way now...

hahaha Long ago when I was working on Wondercade for Ward Hall, a then well known traveling mage named Roy Houston was telling me that it didn't matter who made the original prop, they are all just starter kits in that every full-time worker will modify the effect so as to best suit their needs...

(that was weird. . . I just tried to post and the text totally vanished) Eostresh, I'm not certain how old you are but I have don't recall Max ever being all that well known by the general public even though he did some Saturday morning Tv spots along with Harry Blackstone as part of an...

I'd strongly recommend you look at some of the standards out there as well like the Ammar and Joel Bauer books on this subject. Check with Stevens Magic, they probably have one of the better business related book sections for magicians. Lybrary.com is another excellent resource.

I once did a gag routine called "Gold Finger" (because of the music used -- think James Bond) -- it started off as "in the office silliness". Basically, I was making my index finger "vanish" but I'd then produce it and drop it into a hat. I went through all the classic card act/miser's dream"...

It is said that the best, more heroic warrior in the world are the one's that have made peace with the idea that they may most likely die when performing their duty. In theater the best comics tend to be the one's that are willing to risk it all and we find the same thing in dance, stunt work...

The finger act was first done by Mier Yidid in the early 80's What's curious however, is that Mier was in an accident in which one of his fingers literally got severed. The irony being that it was the finger he'd always started with. I do believe the routine is available on Video for those...

While you will find genius via the UK you will also find lots and lots of rehash certain folk are pooping out as being "original" to themselves even though known material of the same sort exists here in the States & Canada that pre-date such things. You will likewise find a great deal of...

1963 The Magic Land of Alakazam followed by what my mother still claims to be her biggest mistake. . . buying me a magic kit for Christmas that year. I was hooked on Magic & Puppets from that time to present and have even chewed Mark Wilson out for getting so many young minds addicted to this...

I'm not familiar with what Dynamo is doing but if it is the classic stand and make an extreme lean forward to the side or backwards the "best" version of it on the market for well over a decade was by Doug Malloy @ Mallow Magic, you may look it up.

The better know versions can be found in Rick Maue's Book of Haunted Magick, Jerome Finley's Thought Channel and Patrick Redford just put out a more in-depth companion to his Prevaricator that gives you alternative perspectives. I should note that Jerome's material include Byrn Reynold's...

I've known Luke since he was about 15 or 16 years old, I was there and know how things unfolded for him (and how reluctant he actually was at first; actually had a lot of self-doubt going in). But there is a converse side to things with Luke as well in that he woke up after the Honeymoon part...

My friend Ed Fowler (Carlyle) sent me this link last night, I thought I'd share it with your all; photos of the Magic Castle after the fire. Most of what you see is water damage but it more or less destroyed the Seance (Dante) Room completely along with a large portion of the dinning room...

William, you're a man after my own heart here. . . As I mentioned earlier, you can follow "the book" detail by detail, mimic any number of others that find success in any given field and still not find the same level of progress and accomplishment. The successful people in the world are...

I've not been shy (even in this thread) when it comes to the load of bovine excrement the "New" magic industry produces; everything from the previously mentioned 6th grade science projects to some exceptionally misleading marketing tactics when it comes to certain effects (and ALL of the on-line...