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Not "Stupid" just inexperienced it would seem. . . I believe it was Michael Turco, one of the Illusionists that made it to Vegas, who's first audition involved three or four different production cabinets full of girls + a terribly built "Sub Trunk"... he did roughly 6 effects with a retail...

Actually, you need to weed out your current pile o'stuff and replace it with books NOW! Knowing a handful of tricks doesn't make you a magician; learning the technical aspects of magic (starting with the fundamentals) as well as showmanship, these are the things that will both, empower you in a...

Firstly I must ask a very serious question; WHY IN THE HELL DID YOU ACCEPT THE GIG IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE A SHOW? I see this kind of post more than a few times a week and it never fails to amaze me, the lack of personal integrity let alone no seeming respect for the client, the audience or the...

Memory serving, he got the boot last night (thank god! He and the poor little rich kid that wasted $50k on a 90-second preliminary audition and then had a bootleg of Harrary's "Janet Box" suffer technical problems. . . a prop that retails for over $20,000.00 normally, not working because it was...

I think you answered your own question. . . you have a one-way force deck already (the stack with all the same name) You can use a Pendulum as well as reversed Muscle Reading techniques. Bob Cassidy has a very cool idea with Pendulums in which he and the participant hold separate chords that...

hahaha. . . if people did that most of these forums would be rather inactive, don't you think? Hell, most don't even know what a search function is.

Be grateful, graceful and enjoy it. I've known David for decades now, he can be charming and quite cordial though like most of us, he has a not so flattering "dark side" when it comes to business. Several years ago we (Ken Whitaker and I a.k.a. Creative Illusions) were working with David on a...

I just had to repeat this post because there's a huge truth in it (mixed with a few others) and that is the point about practice and time; FISM Winner Richard Ross worked on his Linking Ring routine for over two years before showing it to anyone in public. Fred Kapps is said to have worked...

While the condition does affect a relatively high percentage of folks you will find the converse as well, Dai Vernon used to complain about having "dry" hands as do many others that must rely on hand-lotions that aren't greasy, etc. there are actual products out in some shops that address this...

Mr. Draven -- CONGRATULATIONS! You impressed these people enough to inspire them to reach out and give you some pointers -- LISTEN! Suck up all they are willing to share with you and experiment with it. I'm an information junkie when it comes to magic and especially when it comes to learning...

He did great until he let the damn girls do their thing... Problem is, he'll have to do a heck of a lot more than some solid card index work (card tricks, as a whole) to move up the ladder. My hope would be that he is able to slay the public by NOT moving into the big box stuff. Many years ago...

If I'm understanding you right, you have the SMOKE effect which is quite cool; I've a modified version to that piece I use in my Seance work. BENDING as I've explained elsewhere, is a bit over-done and worse of all, it has fallen into the repertoire and reputation of being a "Magic Trick" vs...

Ok then. . . the 2011 season don't have Murry. . . I think there's only one poor little rich kid with a John Gaughan magic kit in the line-up. His audience was composed of roughly $30k in big illusions from which six or so girls were produced and he did a sub-trunk type piece with a box large...

When you do stuff for people that "know you" well, you're already at a disadvantage in that they can smell your B.S. and worse, if you happen to be in a pub and partaking (especially under the auspices of a sports club or similar testosterone oriented environs) they are simply geared to give you...

While I'd known some sense of "success" during my teens one of the most nerve racking moments in my life was at the Magic Castle. I was all of 21, straight out of the midwest and auditioning for membership by doing my Cups & Balls, some Sponge & Card stuff. . .filling in on the committee that...

If you can't speak the language chances aren't very much to your favor when it comes to busking, a good 90% of what makes it viable as an income generator is the spiel and being able to build the tip. Too, just doing 3-5 "tricks" ain't going to get you very far in most cases, there are very few...

A whole lot of sound "truth" shared by all but let's look at this idea a bit closer; Strong misdirection can lead to one being exceptionally sloppy in all he/she does. This is particular true when it comes to any aspect of slight-of-hand work. We must also understand just what misdirection is...