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Well, yeah. I was eating lunch. I wanted to eat lunch. That was obviously part of the problem, though. If I'm going to play with my cards in public, I've got to be ready to do what I'm basically advertising. But I see what you're saying. It's not enough to do magic for others. I have...

Yeah, metamorphosis is relatively simple when you get right down to it. It can be accomplished in a week, and the props are very simple. You just have to make sure you have the right misdirection down, but other than that, you should be OK.

I had a realization today. One might say it was something I already knew and re-realized. In short, I was eating lunch and was approached by a few girls who saw me playing with my cards. They asked to see some magic so I did a few quick tricks to get them to leave. They got pretty excited...

Rick Smith Jr... Is this the same Ricky Smith Character who knows Dan and Dave Buck, or are they different people? Hmmm... Come to think of it, I have never seen either of them in the same room together...

Coins Across.

Unfortunately the rate at which I go through decks of cards is a result of my location. It was really cold here today--in the upper 80's (because it rained).

Woah, not too shabby if I do say so myself.

I actually got it used a few years ago. On Amazon, you can get it cheap for around $200.

Yeah, it's a hilarious book. Ricky Jay used to be a pretty wacky guy back when he had long hair. There's actually a video up on Bunnyboy of him way back in the 70's or something.

No he wasn't. First of all, he was the "King of Kards." Second, Cardini was way better. So was Hermann. And third, nobody calls hims "Erich" anymore. OK, I was only kidding about that third part. I still call him Erich.

I think it would be nice to look at magic from an actor's standpoint. Perhaps we could look into things that we can do as performers to enhance our magic. There is a whole range of things we could discuss, and not necessarily just developing patter, but projection, eye contact, our body...

I half agree. Kind of. Technically, you have it down perfectly. But spice it up a bit. Now that you've practiced the move itself, add some flourish. Nothing too superfluous, but maybe something that makes your movement itself more interesting to look at. Maybe just lightly brush your...

Invite me please.

Let me first say that I think card throwing is an invaluable skill to have as a magician. It's just plain damn cool. Now, this is not so much a review as a recommendation. I picked this up used a while ago and never really looked at it. Recently, I got into card throwing, boomerangs, etc...

As long as you do a good job...

I'm sorry, T11 whats?

Ricky Jay is basically the man. But I'm a big fan of Jamy Ian Swiss. Blaine is now more of an "endurance artist," but I like his magic a lot. My favorite creators are probably Paul Harris and Chris Kenner.

I would keep everything the same, but I would use Witness as a closer rather than an opener. That's just me, though.

This summer, I've been going through regular bikes like two per week. No joke. So I use those less and mainly work with Centurions, which hold up better.

I mean, don't get me wrong, they're great cards in my opinion.