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Here's a little mental exercise for you to ponder dealing with creativity, and personal development. This is of course a hypothetical situation, so please feel free to submit your own thoughts or insights. Suppose you are entering the entertainment field as a working professional, and you...

Awesome! Way to go. Now you've got the right idea.

Dude, take responsibility for your own art. If you want to make a video -then name it yourself. Don't expect us to do all the creative work for you. Or at the very least come up with a couple of name ideas that you're stuck on, and then ask for peoples insights. This is just lazy.

I know right? There was so many interesting points brought up about theory this year, I wish I could share them all. Really you have to be focused on the experience, not the trick, in order to really be a successful magician.

Pass. I just got back home from Vegas, and after spending an intense week studying magic and stage craft the last thing I want to do right now is more magic. Best of luck everyone!

I'm highballing it at aound $150 craig

Matt I kind of agree with you. A puff of smoke to vanish something, or as you remove a deck of cards, etc may just be a bit over the top for your average worker, however I was thinking something else when I got mine. My motivations for getting pure smoke was more character driven than anything...

Iamspade, First off respect him as an artist, not as a fan boy. Fan boy's are not magicians, they are just rabid fanatics who only obsess over the person or art. Magicians respect each other for their own accomplishments. Identifying yourself as a "fan" is potentially labeling yourself as an...

Casey, No I understand what he was trying to say. Yes when in person Eric was in a jacket doing demos, but I can see how the gimmick can be rigged to be performed short sleeved. It is possible. May not be preferable, but it is possible. The point I'm getting at is that wasn't false...

Eric Jones performed with a jacket, it is possible depending on how you rig the gimmick to produce smoke from a short sleeve shirt. All you have to do is position the gimmick belly level inside your jacket or vest. keep hands at belly level, and wallah, instant smoke from no sleeves.

To be successful at anything you must believe within the very core of your being that what you are doing is the best thing for you at that moment in time. Even if that changes the next day, what ever your current ambition is, you must believe that it's for the best. If you love magic...

yeah many people just can't stop talking about it, that's nothing new.

You can show your hands empty, and if necessary roll up your sleeves, depending on how you have it set up.

Thank you for your appreciation Rick, I was getting slightly annoyed that some other ego stroking post about getting oneself famous was getting more response than a thread with solid gold nuggets of wisdom that could be used to improve oneself. I'm glad that someone out there appreciated this post.

Yes, well a review for this new one from me is shortly coming.

I was hanging out all week with Eric, and the rest of the boys over at E. I had a chance to not only see this new thing, but also I purchased a copy for myself. Here's the details. It's a new and improved smoke from hand gimmick like the Ultra Smoke 2000 system HOWEVER this system does not...

break a leg teach!

What do you define as "famous"? What does that word mean to you? Further why do you want that? Fame for the sake of being famous really is kind of a shallow ambition.

Hello everyone! As I lay in my bed resting, and meditating on some of the wonderful experiences I've had here in Las Vegas at Magic Live I have been thinking how truly amazing this convention has been this year. Both in the amazing shows, and educational focus panels, as well as the awesome...

I'll be leaving for magic live tonight, and will be expecting to learn a lot this week. If anyone is going look for me, I'll be the guy with the signature top hat with skull and cross bones. If you see me, say hi!