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I'm actually anti-religion as well. I would expound on that, but I'd probably end up with a perma-ban when somebody starts screaming at me. The danger posed by spirit mediums is not always direct. If people can be persuaded to believe in psychic phenomena, that makes them infinitely easier to...

You do realize that I now want to see pictures of you guys on stage.

Are you kidding me? This is United States law! I'm currently working on a documentary about greyhound rescue in Pittsburgh and am working closely with Steel City Greyhounds. I am required by law to get a release form from every person who appears on camera. If I don't do this, they could...

It never occurred to you that I already saw this? Or did you think I was so stupid that I was immune to what you percieve to be cognitive dissonance? In order for that footage to legally air, Criss had to get the people involved to sign a release form requiring full disclosure. That means...

I take that as a personal challenge.

I would like to take a moment to point out something that reinforces my point that Jim Callahan is a terrible actor. If you watch the Phenomenon clip here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kAdZcbfiGY You'll notice that around 1 minute and 20 seconds that Callahan grabs the announcer's...

Jim doesn't count. Strawman argument. Strawman argument because Criss was actually an accomplished stage magician prior to Mindfreak. Strawman argument. Has nothing to do with anything. Welcome back, Brian. I see nothing has changed.

I look more to what people imply. What they say is generally a pretty poor indicator of what they really think.

Did he lie? No? Then case closed.

It often backfires. It becomes less impressive when you pull back the curtain and tell everyone that you worked so long and hard to do that and now you want their praise. People percieve it as fishing for compliments. If you give them a vague non-answer, they'll be more impressed. I wrote...

It depends very heavily on the show. I'm working on a parlor magic show of "A Christmas Carol", I perform seances, and I have a couple different Halloween routines I'm working on. Again, it really depends on the context.

Well, you just have to know your audience. Religious people wouldn't like me very much because I'm sarcastic, irreverent, and a little unsettling when I want to be. However, the kind of people who want to see haunted magic are the kind of people who want to be scared. I'd like to point...

The responses in this thread reinforce a personal belief of mine. Specifically, about 99.99% of the people on this message board are people I would not want anywhere near effects like Wounded. To perform this effect requires the utmost sense of theatricality. A performer must genuinely...

No, they'll just think, "So you were able to control that one card upside-down. And?" It's all about the framing. It's not that I dislike flourishes. It's the prevailing attitude that one must be show-off in order to perform them. The attitude is to seek out recognition and validation for...

A copy of Bob Cassidy's book Fundamentals should be in every mentalist's library.

Nothing so dramatic. However, my ego is liable to grow legs and start attacking people.

You've reached a point where the material is up to scratch, but you need to start working on performance theory. I know that sounds unbelievably dull on paper, but trust me, it's well worth the time you spend on it. The root of it all is a quote from mentalist Bob Cassidy: Stay connected...

Webster defines a magician as a walking ego with a big mouth and fast hands. And by Webster, I mean me.

I'm looking forward to this myself, though I'll have to wait until next month to get it. Money's tight right now. I was thinking about this as I picked up a Tarot deck, speculated on whether or not it could be possible to apply this new principle to Tarot, and the word from Papercrane...

And now you're banned. Enjoy the free time that will buy you. Score one for the intellectual juggernaut that is Steerpike.