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Sure thing Draven. I agree. Hopefully you were able to figure it out.

You guys all make valid points. Nothing beats being there in person and developing a good relationship with the owner and coworkers. Once they know you are a serious customer...for the most part they will even steer you clear of "bad" purchases you may make or advise you to stay away from a...

Onimushalord, that is a great question. I will try to answer it from my perspective. For me I am willing to spend the money on good software because not only do I use it for magic videos, but videos of my students at school, retirement videos of staff members, my sons wrestling matches...

I think that was part of the problem...it became this amazing place to hang out and create memories and friendships but in the end, it takes sales to keep the shop alive and at that point it just becomes a simple math equation of revenue and expenditures. Thanks for the story Casey.

Alright fellas, today I am saddened that yet another Brick and Mortar Magic shop within my city limits has closed its doors. It is the 2nd one in 2 years. I understand that running a magic shop in a location where you have to pay overhead costs, utilities, and such can be very difficult. Even...

Rahat, That is a great way to share your magic and get some killer reactions. I loved every minute of it. You are positively affecting people's emotions and brightening their days. Keep up the good work my man. Rick

Thank you Craig. This is a side of magic that I have not yet toyed with, however would like to very soon. This is much appreciated.

Abbott's is a great place but sometimes if you walk in their shelves are bare and not much in stock. Other times you can go in and it is loaded. Did you ever visit Bill's Steak house which isn't too far from Colon? Ask Greg the next time you are at Abbott's and he'll give you directions. The...

Draven...all looks fine on my Droid X. No pop ups or anything.

Ask yourself a few of these questions before you take the leap. 1.) Am I going to use this effect in my gigs or am I just making the purchase to see how the effect works? 2.) Am I only buying it because of the hype and in two weeks will it be sitting in the dresser drawer? 3.) How practical is...

Beautiful work my man. I enjoyed it.

I am sorry to hear that Shadow. Don't be afraid to lean on others for support. You and your family will need to be strong. I'll keep you guys in my prayers. I know that it is difficult right around the holidays. I dealt with my wife and her colon cancer last year at this exact same time. People...

Reading through old manuscripts, lecture notes, books, etc. is EXACTLY what most of the pros do. The best two magicians in my IBM ring who are full time pro do this all of the time. I've been to dinner with each of them on separate occasions and they have came right out and told me to begin...

There are tons of different methods but keep in mind, 9 times out of 10 the spectators want to be able to handle the deck immediately afterwards and if you tell them, "NO" that screams gimmicked deck. It is very strong to be able to kindly hand them the deck and then ditch any dirty...

Sony Vegas Pro- getting it for Christmas, expensive,but worth it if you have the time and money. Paper Crane Magic company uses it for all of their videos and DVDs Pinnacle - This is what I currently have and use. Affordable and gets the job done...

Technically if it their piece / effect, you probably should not perform it unless you have purchased the said effect from them or another retailer. I've seen people "steal" complete acts from watching others perform at conventions and use the same patter verbatim. That really gets people angry...

Neat effect but I agree with most of theses other gentleman that it is not very strong. A "Chicago Opener" or something along those lines tends to hit a bit harder.

I'm not a coin worker but I do enjoy watching other magicians perform coins. I think you did an excellent job! Nice work.

Jim Pace has an effect still I believe called Hot Leads normally sold at Hank Lee I think. The problem is unless you want to smell like lighter fluid while performing around people....it is not worth it. I had mine 2 days and after people kept bringing up, "What smells?" I was like...forget this...

Whatever happened to people starting their own image or just being themselves? I love it whenever an artist releases a product and then everyone jumps on the band wagon and wants Daniel Garcia's watch, or Calen's Hat, or Justin Miller's etc. It just cracks me up how a lot of people want to be...