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He said cheat.

Did they pay you to say this?

Look on the positive side. You were able to show enough restraint to avoid mentioning that anyone who makes a "That's what she said," joke should be torn in half by sumo wrestlers.

There's also a method for that in Mark Edward's Restless Plots. Oh god, I'm glad you said tacks.

Oh no, you aren't getting off that easy. If you publicly bad mouth one company, then imply that you have more dirt on everyone else, it's disingenuous to then say you're not going to discuss it in public. Gotta love the internet. Ha! Wanting money doesn't mean it defines your existence...

Same reason he published it in a book in the first place. He likes our money. Why stop? It was just getting good. I mean, hell! You brought it up! Do tell.

Who said I had to buy it to know what's in it? A variety of reasons, events, and decisions that came to my determination to walk the path that I do... and it all means nothing in light of the fact that I'm just a dick. Brad, were you even listening when I explained why I do this? Do you...

Question: To continue the road analogy, what exactly is this destination that I have yet to reach and what is the qualifier to signify that I have in fact reached it? If this destination is so important that every single one of us without exception is heading toward it, it seems like the kind...

Sorry I missed this earlier. Exalt of the Weird is mostly a compilation of performance theory on making bizarre magic more palatable to audiences while still maintaining theatricality. There are only three actual effect in there: Long Distance, Ofuda, and Solder. A big part of the thesis is...

Like how I explained my reasoning for suggesting Royal Road as a better guide for beginners than Card College. Is there any clearer proof of what a ****ing maniac I am? The implication being that we don't. Classy. Probably why I refer to these people and tell others to email them or read...

...? I live in Pittsburgh.

Tarasabos is quite brilliant. Very ballsy, too. I'm amazed how guys like Rick Maue and Sean Fields can walk into an Office Depot with 20 bucks for an hour and come out with a full stage act.

To try and help with illustration, here's a couple sources of bizarre magic that might help show the difference with geek magic. Capricornian Tales by Christian Chelman Hauntiques by Christian Chelman Burn Witch Burn by Docc Hilford Pentalogy by R. Shane Restless Plots by Mark Edward...

I was speaking on general principle. I had hoped that the knowledge that I'm only in my mind-twenties would have made that obvious. I tell people what I have seen to work, to be effective. Again, you act as if I'm pulling this all out of my ass. As if every word I have spoken was a...

I spent 20 years listening to conventional wisdom. It was only once I started experimenting that I started getting what I wanted. And since this approach to experimentation with counterintuitive thinking is working, give me one good reason why I should stop doing it. You're actually going...

Or I could just say it here. I released my new eBook, Exalt of the Weird, this week. It's currently available only in PDF. Print version won't be out until this summer.

You could also ask me. I do this for a living.

I never actually suggested that we not use 13 Steps, or the Tarbell Course, or Mark Wilson's, or Card College, or Prism, or Modern Coin Magic, etc. My suggestion is based on my own experiences that when beginning a skill, you need a direction and a series of mini-accomplishments to maintain...

Had to laugh at that one. They just tell you what crap to buy (half the time it's whichever of their own products they want to hock). Get in touch with Craig Browning over at The Magic Woods, get on his good side, and humbly ask for advice and some other names to talk to.

Being well-rounded is good, but sooner or later you should probably pick a specialization. Anyway, I think we should clear something up. Bizarre magic is not the same as shock magic. It's a pursuit of more theatricality in magic. To learn bizarre magic, you really to understand and...