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Sad eh? Really makes me see why you left. Thanks for reminding me. I was contemplating getting this after Sinful reviewed it. How much is it?

I never use perfectly scripted planned patter. It seems too...unnatural and doesn't allow any leeway. As far as making a routine is concerned, one important thing I believe Drew missed out is this: don't do endless 'pick a card' tricks. Two at the very most. And don't do just cards. Have a...

I think this depends. If you take an effect and perform it exactly as written, this lacks any skill and is a copy. However by making it your own, adding your own 'style' to the trick and making it your own, it's art. Think of whoever invented the double lift and used it to turn one card into...

Thanks. It really would work great. I'm all hyped about this now, let's hope he releases it...

But they won't, because they won't say that their work has that effect on people until somebody tells them that. Even then, being the one to say 'I think I'm good enough to be classed as an artist' is very difficult. Therefore they won't.

I was working on the assumption that people did. Why? Because when performing something like this, there will be some people that believe it's magic and there will be others that don't. As always. However, since it's such a short sequence of events, card isn't there - card is there, the ones...

The way I see art, it's about how it makes others feel. How strongly you can express your emotions. Nobody can tell this for themselves, they need others to say it. Who bar a walking ego would say 'I'm an artist and I'm going to prove it!' If it's about expressing yourself, you need to wait for...

I think you are making a rather big claim. I don't know the exact numbers, but you are talking to quite a large amount of people here. And I personally would say that some at least are artists. I have seen videos on this site that have made me feel mystified, bamboozled and perplexed. Moreso, I...

Sean_Raf is also a pretty good mentalist I believe. try picking up The Devil's Picturebook (dang, I gotta stop recommending this dvd to everyone) for a couple of psychological forces (3 of diamonds and 4 of hearts. There's also a force in which they deal the card from an imaginary deck (jack...

I could be wrong here but I think the second address may be the address of the company that ships the orders off for them. That might be it, don't quote me on that though.

Have you investigated into Matthew Mello's 'Technique'? It's available at Papercrane productions and whilst I'm not aware of the exact method, it allows you to 'divine' a simple picture of number or word written on a pad of paper with you looking the other way. I have heard very good things...

The problem with the pivot is that it isn't a natural way to show your hand. As said, they know the card is hidden in the hand. How is where the mystery comes in. By doing the pivot, you supposedly show the hand empty. Where is the card? His hand's empty. What's he doing? He's showing me both...

May I ask why that deal seems any less genuine than others? I'm curious. As far as I know, there is no sure fire way of telling, the key principle being that the people selling the fakes try to make them seem genuine. But anyway, you can tell as well as me.

What I DO like about books over dvds is that when you watch a performance, you find yourself performing like that to a certain extent. Go on youtube and search Distortion or Witness or some other commercial trick. How many performances are near identical to Wayne's or Lee's? I try not to do this...

Are you looking for a before hand prediction (eg. prediction is made before the show, number is thought of or w/e and prediction is taken out of box or wherever it's been stored) or an on the spot prediction (number is thought of, you write something down, number is named, you turn pad over)...

Oh, welcome to Theory11 by the way. Just noticed that this is your first thread.

I agree with Gustav here, I'm afraid. I have a brick of bikes, one deck of Shadow Masters and one deck of Black Tigers (wanted to see whether custom cards live up to all the hype). Yes, I actually USE all my decks, they don't sit around gathering dust and looking pretty. I mean, White Cents...

Hmm...yeah, pretty much :D It might not be nicest sugar coated trick, nor is it what they expect to see when you pull a few coins from the air, but it sure separates you from 'that kid with some magic tricks' and it definitely gives them a memorable experience. My drama teacher was telling me a...

Yeah, as I said, you could record something and mess it up on a sound editing programe like Garageband or something. That would be your best bet. Or pm Wayne/Dana and ask him.

I'm not quite sure. You have eleven tricks (ten if you take out the bowling ball) in 45 minutes, seems a little rushed to me. You might be ok, I suppose some are quick tricks. Make sure you don't rush them though, build them up. Also, your tricks seem completely unrelated. Why pull a football...