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  1. Ben Long

    Ellusionist - Losing Touch?

    Yes. Yes it has.
  2. Ben Long

    Openers And Closers

    A good opener is Las Vegas Leaper, by PH. A good closer? Maybe David Stone's Bite Me.
  3. Ben Long

    David Blaine :: World Record Breaker

    What the EFF?! Way to go, DB.
  4. Ben Long

    Chuck Norris of Magic?

    No, I believe it's: "'Thread Bumping' is the act of posting a pointless comment within the thread, as to bring it back to the top of a particular board." Now, seeing as the entire thread is pretty pointless, I'd say that just about cancels it out, seeing as the bump was a comment that was...
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    Chuck Norris of Magic?

    I don't know... I'd have to say that Michael Bich is Bruce Lee. He just stares you down... And does anyone think that Brian Tudor is like James Franco and Steven Seagal mixed together?
  6. Ben Long

    What hits hard?

    The Anything Deck. Proof that complex can hit just as hard if not harder. I have made a grown man cry with this one. No joke. Real-live tears.
  7. Ben Long

    Famous quotes for your signature...

    Has anyone noticed that comedians usually say some very relevant things? Take a look at Andy Kaufman. "I just want real reactions. I want people to laugh from the gut, be sad from the gut-or get angry from the gut." "What's real? What's not? That's what I do in my act, test how other people...
  8. Ben Long

    Believe :: First Glimpse

    I understand if you're mainly a flourisher, but if you're a magician, it should never be a problem. They're just cards. Looks great, though there isn't much material to judge as of yet. I'm excited to see what will happen.
  9. Ben Long

    Custom Deck

    Hey, for the second edition you could add some thunderheads and lightning bolts. Call them the typhoons or something fruity like that...
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    How many people actually perform?

    Those of you who do perform, in what venue do you do magic?
  11. Ben Long

    David Blaine on Oprah - New Record

    It's probably a mental thing. There's no safety net underwater. If you breathe in, you die...
  12. Ben Long

    David Blaine on Oprah - New Record

    Everybody gets a car!
  13. Ben Long

    How many people actually perform?

    Just out of curiosity, how many people here actually go out and perform for real people on a regular basis?
  14. Ben Long

    Anybody else dislike gimmicks?

    As you've got a plan for your gimmick, it should be all good...
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    "Stealing" routines

    Well, it's pretty hard to argue against most of those points, so I suppose I'll just finish by saying that I don't think that it's a black-and-white issue. It depends a lot on the magician and the material. I suppose that I like to think of the magic subculture less as a "hoard my...
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    "Stealing" routines

    You make an interesting point there. I believe that the inverse is true for the same exact reason. A good performance can open your eyes to something you've overlooked. I just feel that it's a stretch to need to ask a performer to do a trick that is already published. A good...
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    "Stealing" routines

    I'm not saying that somebody should take a routine that they just see. I mean, most of what Jay does is already published in some form or another. he does his own versions. The 3CM he does is Vernon's and is, in fact, available for anyone to learn. What I'm saying is that if I see...
  18. Ben Long

    "Stealing" routines

    Yeah, you're probably right. The next time I want to perform the Anything Deck, I'll just toss Paul Harris an email to make sure he's cool with it...
  19. Ben Long

    Must-read book for all magicians

    I don't know about the other stuff that was mentioned, but it is a very adult book. It takes place during World War 2 and the Holocaust. It is about escape in many different forms. The Pulitzer Prize don't lie...
  20. Ben Long

    Old Timer Magicians

    I guess that just goes to show that history is subjective...
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