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It was once stated by a wise man known as "the Maven" Good Magic is like good sex; it's just harder to find Live by these words and you will be wise, otherwise you will find yourself frustrated by those that refuse to practice and actually learn... sadly, they tend to outnumber those that...

Where's that embarrassed smiley when you need one? Thank you for your more than kind words.

Get yourself a copy of Rick Maue's BOOK OF HAUNTED MAGICK as a starter, anything from Borodin or Ed Solomon would be appropriate as well as certain pieces from Docc Hilford such as you'd find in his book BAND OF THE HAND... he's got some very clever bits such as a spirit bell routine with a...

To do a good horror palace one requires tons of cash and a good year or more to pull it together, baring that you can always work with the classics; Spidora as your greeter at the entrance The Living Head (on a chair supported by swords) Half Living Torso -- I've had fun with this one by...

Look up Philemon Vanderbeck or run over to Pike Place Market... downstairs should have a magic shop run by a couple of old Hippies with the last name of Beckman.

Hey guys its been forever sense I've been on the forums. Well I've been doing card magic for about 13 months now and I don't want to say I'm getting bored with it but I feel that the spectators that I perform for a regular basis may be getting tired of the typical "Pick a card, lose it and find...

Actually making up cards of this sort has been done for years. Dean Hankey and a few others I know of had actual machines that allowed you to make Credit Card replicas so they could do a Cut-Up & Restored credit card bit and that was in the early 80s. I had a set of "Credit Cards" made of...

You're wanting a quick and easy way to learn something that requires DECADES of time to actually learn with NLP being one of the more questionable methods associated with such and FACS being one of the more commonly employed elements. "Body Language" used to be taught in community colleges for...

I don't know if you've noticed or not, but quoting bible verses only works on people that believe in and fear the holy suppository... NO… you’re trying to justify or nullify the many transgressions for which (apparently) your religion is guilty of in the name of their god and supposed right...

Fat Pat & Co. love to point fingers at this and that disaster claiming that it is god's wrath... what about the growing migration of the public away from religion? What about the growing scores of young & old alike, feeling dirty about being called a "christian" and choosing to call themselves...

Ok, here comes my regular lecture/butt chewing on this topic... WHY would you accept a gig when you're not prepared? Secondly, the sort of thing you're asking about can't really be answered in all honesty, through an on-line chat. People need to see you work so they know which routine is...

Contrary to the the hype bought into by most, Hypnosis does NOT rob people of their will or for that matter, their awareness of what's going on during the process. I'd suggest you get a copy of Anthony Jouquin's REALITY IS PLASTIC and/or Ormond McGill's Encyclopedia of Stage Hypnosis in that...

Ok... My bad... the tone of how you responded lead me to jump to different conclusions. But yes, there are those that have expressed sentiments not based on actual footwork, investigation, etc. It is "trendy" after all, to disbelieve in everything prior to investigation as well as the LIE that...

magicman247... I can assure you that I know MORE about Christianity than most people that call themselves such and have the degrees to prove it. But that's aside the fact... somewhere in the 80s Pat Robertson and his cronies started promoting fear of everything but especially Tv shows...

AMEN If I were to belive in the idea of being a "victim", I was one; I was born into a very narrow-thinking (limited education) southern oriented family... we're talking about the kind of "christian" attitude that drinks poison and plays with rattle snakes & copperheads as part of their proof...

Copperfield actually did a Dancing Hank routine sat on an Art Deco styled Bar long before he did the Neck Tie version (both are classics pieces of his). The Blackstone handling is some what dated, using the old Degoba Box, etc. (I think Jr. ended up with a little haunted house in his shows...

Tempest... my comments came as the result of someone else pointing finger at you and inferring insult and further more, the points I made about the esoteric side of the Old Testament isn't "my opinion" it's a matter of fact... I actually have a rather deep background in theology so I know a bit...

Actually, it don't necessarily need be directed to atheists, there are many folks who simply detest Christians because of the wonderfully bloody and inhumane history they gave the world and the perpetuation of LIES they insist on recycling with every group, race, or whatever they decide to...

This is the classic assinine attitude of a cynic that creates major problems in society and hurts the very essence of skeptical claim; when you insult a person's beliefs you instantly put a wall up between you and them as well as encouraging them to dig their heels in, in defiance to what you...

John Pyka (Big Daddy Cool) comes to mind... I'd suggest you find out about the local Magic Clubs (IBM & SAM) and pay them a visit. Nashville is a very big city and given what I found a bit over a decade ago when I was working out that way, I'm confident you'll find magicians throughout the...