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So I was watching Dive of Death on TiVo and during an interlude of some quick still shots I noticed some cameos from Doug McKenzie, David Williamson, and Dan White. Never noticed them before as the shots move pretty quickly, but just thought it was kind of cool and thought I'd share. :)

Art of Astonishment is filled with great effects. But, if you could only perform ONE effect from the books for the rest of your life, which would it be and why? I have quite a few favorites, but I think in the end I'd go with Leaf. It's not something I perform all that often, but whenever I...

What are some of your favorite Mentalism effects using cards FASDIU (from a shuffled deck in use)? I love using a memorized deck when it comes to mentalism with cards, but sometimes during an effect or performance the deck ends up shuffled. So what do you go to then? Here are some of my...

I've been thinking about getting Wounded for a while now and I'm still on the fence about it. I'm curious about Smith's handling of the classic pulse stop. The way he teaches it--with how to get into it in front of the spectators--does he use or require a jacket with his handling? Thanks.

I'll be in Vegas from the 14th to the 21st. Anyone else going interested in meeting up?

I'm posting this here because I can't submit a ticket (had my password sent to me too and it still won't take it) and I don't see any email address listed on the site to send an email to. I just purchased Symphony. I had it almost all the way downloaded but had to leave where I was at. When I...

Good article. A few lessons to be learned from this. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/andrewpierce/5252212/I-hate-to-admit-it-but-David-Blaine-really-does-do-magic.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0Ky00FNsaU Brian Brushwood just posted this on Twitter. Sooo funny.

Scenario: A dollar bill is brought out and you want to do magic with it. Excluding Fraud*, what do you do? Describe your routine. I love money magic and I'm interested in seeing what others are partial to performing when a borrowed bill makes it into their hands. I look forward to your...

I figured all of us TA owners here could post the Easter Eggs as we find them, and I'll update the thread as the Easter Eggs are contributed so everyone can benefit from one another's findings. This way, if someone wants to find the Easter Eggs on their own they can and just not look at this...

These are three of my favorite effects I've comes across over the past year+, but that I have not seen a whole lot of talk about, especially in comparison with how strong and practical they are. All three I have performed for real audiences and have now worked their way into my regular...

OK, so I've never geeked out this much over a product release, but I completely am for True Astonishments. So if anyone out there is as excited as I am about finding a little wooden box filled with astonishment in their mailbox some time this month, what three effects are you most looking...

I was looking at some book test performances online (Richard Osterlind's handling of the classic Hoy Book Test is just killer) and I came across this book test performed by Criss Angel. Aside from his goofy performance ("Do you have one locked in your head?") the effect itself is something I...

What's it going to be? New magic from DB and co., like they did after his last special two years ago? Thats my guess, and what I'm hoping for. Overall the Drowned Alive releases were awesome.

There are a few out there--some of them quite good too, but this one is my favorite, and I just had to share it. Enjoy! Daniel Madison Parody

I'm working at a nature camp this summer and the kids are all really great. I've been performing magic throughout the summer and some of the kids have really shown an interest in getting involved in magic. I want to help nourish that interest, so, in a week or two, I'm going to do an "Intro to...

Two things I'm pitching out: 1. I really love the Guardian cards. I've been using them for a while now. Recently I decided to put an old favorite back into my repertoire, Red Hot Mamma, but I'm not sure how possible it is with the Guardians since they only come in one color--black--and...

http://www.pr-inside.com/blaine-postpones-his-most-demanding-stunt-r424758.htm Illusionist David Blaine has postponed his bid to stay awake for 13 days, because it's his most physically demanding stunt yet. The 34-year-old is training and dieting obsessively to prepare his body for the...

Wayne: A lot of us here--if asked to list some of our favorite effects--would have Sinful, Stigmata, Indecent, and (in the near future I'm sure) Control on our lists. So my question to you is this: we've seen you perform your own material, but aside from your own creations, what are some of...

3 NEW Loops DVDs are coming out, by the masters themelves, Finn Jon and Yigal Mesika. They're long too--each one is like 60 minutes. MJM Magic and a bunch of other magic shops have them up for pre-sale. Looks like they'll be on Penguin too. I, for one, am really looking forward to this. I use...