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Some people are just charming enough to get away with that kind of cheese. I personally would have to kick my own ass if I ever did that, but it's not like it matters because I'm not the personality type to make it work. If it works for your friend, then I can only say that there's more going...

I think I would rather remove my own molars with a rusty pipe wrench than say a pick-up line out loud.

(golf clap) Very comprehensive list. To satisfy my own curiosity, I wanted to ask if you're familiar with the Top Shelf lecture notes?

Most people don't take constructive criticism well because it isn't validating their egos. I hate to say it, but most people just aren't that mature. Consider also the publisherless nature of the internet. There is no quality control, and a large community of the unskilled and untalented...

It's a valid question, but I personally decided to bite and see where this is going. Could be interesting.

Which venues do you perform in? Mostly private parties with the occasional larger event. What are the demographics of the audience you tend to perform for? Mid-twenties to mid-forties generally. What makes you different to every other performer? I offer a mythology, a world...

Again, just glad we got to you before the rest of the forum did. You narrowly avoided stepping on a few tripwires. You'll be fine, just keep your ear to the ground so you know who here is the real deal and who's a just a blowhard.

First of all, you have no idea what the hell a sell out is. Don't use that phrase in my presence ever again. Second I challenge you to actually back up your assertions and explain why he's wrong. Not that I believe you will. You seem to be all hot air and condescension.

Fact of the matter is that magicians are like a lot of people: they're lazy. Worse yet, they assume that something they're ignorant of is easy. Writing and acting are two big ones with magicians. They can't write and they can't act, but they like to pretend they can. The fanciful world of...

Better, but too much work for most people. I mean, come on! Talking to people? Who wants to go through that nightmare?

In order: 1. Hypothetically. I'll need to double-check to see if there's a precedent on that. More likely, he meant to say "Copyright Lamont McGee" and just screwed it up. 2. No. 3. God no. 4. No one in the real world cares, so what does it matter?

Then they need to shut the hell up and stop regurgitating that Robert-Houdin quote at me. Unfortunately, it's hard to pimp slap someone via cyberspace so I have to rely on the scalding heat and venom of my words.

I see it as something of a grey area. A line needs to be drawn somewhere, though I don't believe this was it. Simply put, I just don't buy crap on release. I wait for reviews. Not just any reviews, but reviews from people whose opinion I value. And then of course there are just times when...

I bring up Stanislovski because having read his work is pretty much a foregone conclusion with actors. Every actor has read his book at some point or another. Makes me wonder why more magicians don't. Truth isn't always a sexy answer, but if anybody can read that and find anything wrong...

So that's, what? Four people in a community of thousands who have actually studied the craft of acting. About what I expected, but still depressing. I hesitated to do this, but I think somebody needs to say it. This was an utterly jaw dropping moment for me due to the arrogance of those...

Try me, kid. You honestly think that I'm saying this because you're such a great illusionist that you fooled me? Oh god, I can hear you masturbating through cyberspace. All I want to see is a live audience. Unlike you, I get that secrets aren't everything in magic. I want to see a great...

I used up my supply of good will earlier today on a young man who actually had an interest in learning to be a good magician. See me after class. That said, you make it sound as if you have any bargaining power in your last sentence. We are listening to you. The problem is that you fail to...

Take your time, it's a tough question. There's no irony in my voice as I say that. It took me a while to answer that question, and to be honest I know there's more to it than I have thus far been able to figure out.

That's the gist of it. We're all guilty at some point of buying more than we can handle. I've done it more than I care to admit. My personal recommendation is to invest in a copy of Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic. 20 bucks and the number of effects within number in triple digits...

http://forums.theory11.com/showthread.php?t=5590 To balance my gloating out a bit though, go through Morgician's posting history. Just about everything he says is made out of equal parts gold, wisdom, and True Metal.