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  1. Ben Long

    theory11 Roundtable Discussion - Jason England

    How important to you is "The Expert at the Card Table?" How do you view it in your work? What's the most important thing, technically speaking, for a sleight of hand artist to know? Hoe much do you practice in a day? How do you practice? Do you just repeat the moves over and over until...
  2. Ben Long

    Magic is an Art

    I write. And I'm getting into film.
  3. Ben Long

    Tired of the magic industry?

    I just posted this in another thread: I think that there is a new movement to move back to the roots in sleight of hand. I see this at Dan and Dave's website and I really think it should be embraced. Also, while the single trick DVDs are nice, there are very few that truly offer good...
  4. Ben Long

    Jason England - Tables

    First I'll say that T11 has always proven to be a community that listens to its members, so hopefully they'll take this into account. I think that there is a new movement to move back to the roots in sleight of hand. I see this at Dan and Dave's website and I really think it should be...
  5. Ben Long

    Jason England - Tables

    So, I'm just putting this out there to the T11 crew. I love that Jason England is working with T11, at least for that one 1-on-1 video. So this is more or less a request or a desperate wish that you (the royal you) will continue working with England. I, for one, would absolutely be...
  6. Ben Long

    Controls

    Actually, it's Chad Nelson's handling of Paul Le Paul's a flourish and a pass. Chad's is pretty different. The only similarity is that there is a spread involved as cover, but the way it's used is different as well.
  7. Ben Long

    Official // 1-on-1 // Wants

    Maybe they'll cover the Hofinzer spread cull. That would be nice.
  8. Ben Long

    This Week's 1-on-1?

    I really want to get this, but I promised myself that I'd spend the 60 or some odd hours getting down the Arthur Buckley method.
  9. Ben Long

    This Week's 1-on-1?

    England is the man. And by "the man," I mean the 1984-Orwellian-Big-Brother "Man." I'm a little scared. The 1-on-1 looks awesome, though.
  10. Ben Long

    Controls

    I usually do a spread pass or the convincing control. Somtimes I'll do the nowhere pass by Aaron Fisher, but it depends on the situation. Ego slip is great, too.
  11. Ben Long

    The Weekly Debate : #1

    Well, let's look way back to the largest semblance of a definition of the term "magician" that we know of. Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin, the father of modern magic, said "a magician is an actor playing the part of a magician." By that definition, I think that Blaine is no longer a magician...
  12. Ben Long

    The Rice Paper's by Homer Liwag

    I second that. These are great.
  13. Ben Long

    "Wait... Do that again!"

    I always use the line "it costs extra the second time."
  14. Ben Long

    This Week's 1-on-1?

    Boy, was I surprised to see another one of these threads. I sure wasn't expecting it at all. What shock.
  15. Ben Long

    USABLE Material

    Collateral all the way. Out of all of the effects on there, there are basically two that I'm probably not going to use.
  16. Ben Long

    Created Effects

    Well, the idea is that once I have the cell phone in the most magical position between my hands, some one calls it and they hear it ring, but then it begins to squeak.
  17. Ben Long

    Created Effects

    I have a good amount of material that is in development, but my personal favorite (and take note, this is theoretically possible and I've worked it out, but I don't perform it for obvious reasons) is taking a spectator's cell phone and turning it into a real-live mouse. And then giving the...
  18. Ben Long

    What makes a good routine?

    I always try to think of a good routine the way I think of a good piece of music. Like a symphony, I feel that a routine should build upon itself--every movement or trick should have a logical structure within the overall set. Getting into specifics, I don't think that a routine can survive...
  19. Ben Long

    New DVD - AM/PM

    This actually looks pretty good. It seems like a nice mix of original effects. Hope to see more details on this.
  20. Ben Long

    Election in America

    AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Hell yes.
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