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A sentiment I've heard time and again is the idealization of the average Joe. Some people use different terms: Joe Sixpack, regular guy, Tom, Dick, and Harry... The idea is still the same regardless. The idea is a romanticized view of the working stiff, the amiable lug who leads a normal life...

If you've ever wondered what magic would look like in real life, I'd say Harry Dresden presents a pretty good idea. For those of you who don't watch the SciFi Channel or visit bookstores regularly, the Dresden Files are a series of novels by Jim Butcher about Harry Blackstone Copperfield...

Because you contradicted me. I never verbally disagree with anyone unless I'm prepared to back everything up the instant I am asked to do so. You apparently do not have the same scruples. You disagreed with me, then ducked behind the word "opinion" as if it were a shield and blathered on...

First, I want to hear what you think it means. You claim to know people who do, so I want to know what definition you're using so I can tell whether or not it's worth my time and energy to continue this conversation.

I was trying to be ironic.

Care to elaborate?

And we're right back to horrifically impractical solutions. What does it take to make magicians rub two brain cells together and actually form an intelligent thought?

Anger motivates. Pity accomplishes nothing. And if asserting that respect should be earned makes me an angry person, then just call me Rabies the Berserker. But I refuse to think that I or anyone else deserves respect just by the virtue of having squirmed out of our respective mother's...

The burden of proof is on you. Thus far, I have not met a single person over the age of thirty who contradicted my assertion that no one in high school has their life together and figured everything out. They think they do, but they don't. That's for you to figure out. Respect is earned...

Platitudes with a pretention to being profound have a pomposity all their own. To put in a way that the non-English majors can understand, if you have to try to say something deep, you aren't.

Figure it out. Again, do not waste my time. Don't argue with me if you can't be bothered to back it up.

And that would accomplish what, exactly?

They assumes they wouldn't just phone it in to get the whole thing over with. How many times are people going to post this inanity before it sinks in that it ain't gonna happen?

I'm a little foggy on the name. Escapes and rope magic aren't my specialty, I just know a few good pieces. If you can, pick up a copy of Mark Wilson's from the local magic shop. The Great Coat Escape can be rehearsed and performance ready in about a week if you practice properly...

That's not what I said. Try it again. Proof or shut up. Don't waste my time.

Terrible idea. Insanely expensive. Bad taste and not magic. A real stretch for stage work. Am I the only one who has performed for an audience of more than single digits? Think, people! He needs something that can be appreciated by a very large crowd that can be effectively...

There's a chance you can pull this off. If you know The Professor's Nightmare, this can be done for a large group provided you have the proper sized ropes.

In saying that, I can only assume you never actually watched the DVDs. Am I far off? Possibly he's drunk.

What do you already know? How long do you have before this performance? To follow up on the second question, if you say less than two weeks, I'm just going to say it: you're boned.

Yeah, you're gonna get that. Everybody thinks they know our industry better than us. I've heard some real horror stories form working pros of working with hotels, churches, and other organizations and companies who were rather aggressive in their ignorance. You're completely in the right...