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Actually, I was quoting a comedian whom I particularly like. Not that it matters, as you continue to routinely ignore each and every point I've made in favor of attacking me or someone else. And I somehow doubt that's going to change. Of course, there is an easy way to prove me wrong...

Maybe I didn't make myself clear. He memorized the location of all 52 cards in less than 6 seconds and was able to successfully name them all. After memorizing the spread, he was then able to shuffle and control the cards to deal himself a royal flush. Does that impress you more?

Just uh... you know, putting this out there.

What he is saying is that you shouldn't book a show unless you have already scripted and rehearsed the routine.

To make a long story short, magicians would ask to see his pass as Derrek had a well-earned reputation for virtuosic sleight of hand. They selected a card, returned it to the deck, and Derrek riffled through the cards in a quick snap. The card was on top. It wasn't revealed until years later...

Doug, in an effort to try and pull this back on track, you've seen some of the arguments I've put forward earlier in this thread about the contention of suspiciousness in the Sleeping Queen routine. What do you think? I also mentioned the story of Derrek Dingle's magician fooling pass...

I believe I said something about ad hominem attacks. And your reaction seems to imply that you think I was snapping at you angrily as you are now patting yourself on the back for your percieved rhetorical victory. In reality I'm quite calm. The angry drunken Slovak persona and the bellicose...

I never said I was. And my measure of competence is in the ability to relate to and connect with an audience. In that regard, I'm still far from David Blaine, Penn & Teller, Rick Maue, Cyril Takayama, or any of the other names I look up to. But as the old saying goes, you don't need to be a...

I don't like fanboys either. I'm an equal opportunity curmudgeon. A typo is fine. But saying "it look hell sus" makes you sound like Borat on a bender. And my personal belief is that if you didn't think a statement was important enough to communicate it normally, then it wasn't important...

I don't even own the damn effect. I'm just wondering why everyone is quick to assume it sucks because of who is distributing it and why the ability of a magician to spot a sleight in a video makes all the difference? Using some of the logic demonstrated in this review, the ACR is hackneyed...

It really was. I'm not interested in doing gambling demonstrations, and I mainly went because I love watching the creative process in others. However, I walked away with a new appreciation for memory-based mentalism. I overheard Sal talking with Rick Maue and Rick mentioned that Harry...

No, I've always been a brash narcissist. I'm just a grammar nazi. My mother used to be a magazine editor, and it rubbed off on me. As such I really hate it when people think that the nature of the internet means they can type like chimps with Parkinson's. I've met foreigners for whom...

I'm just saying that if you need someone convenient to record a performance so that you can look over it and critique yourself...

Stick with one or the other. What do you have?

Talk... normal. Why should I care what other magicians think? Because, you know... it's just outright impossible that anyone could disagree with you.

Make better friends, then. Any of my friends or family would happilly sit still for five minutes and let me run through a routine with them in front of a camera.

Why not just ask them? "Hey guys, could you do me a favor? I want to tape myself performing a couple things so I see what I need to improve." Why does everyone have such a hard time asking other people for help?

Look, this isn't something we can really help you with. If you have a month to plan for one trick to do for a congregation, it's easier. But you need to be creative on your own. What do you already have?

That's even better. I can try to shed a little light on the issue. Wayne left to form Theory 11 as he and J. Bayme wanted to pursue a creative agenda a little different from E's. There's no animus between the two parties, and Wayne has stopped for a couple of visits to the E forums since...

No, PK is the paranormal ability to generate kinetic energy through force of will or some other exertion on mental energy. In other words, the ability to touch, move, and manipulate matter of any form without ever physically coming into contact it.