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  1. Ben Long

    1-on-1 // Shifty - Rising Card by Chris Kenner

    Is this the same as S.W. Elevator from Totally Out of Control? It looks the same...
  2. Ben Long

    Totally Out of Control

    This book is so badass. I just got it last month and can't put it down. Some spectacular coin stuff in it.
  3. Ben Long

    Bicycle Ghost

    I'd actually say the opposite of what you did. I think they look pretty cool. They just warp like you wouldn't believe, which can become a pain.
  4. Ben Long

    Paul Harris - Simple Switch and Instant Replay?

    I try to keep my hands one-body width apart from one-another.
  5. Ben Long

    Strength of an effect

    Well, I'll just say this: In general, when an effect fools magicians, the method is usually so clever that it becomes real magic to the spectators. To boot: look at DG's "White or Wheat." Its method is really quite clever. It uses crazy ninja moves. I know I was completely fooled the first...
  6. Ben Long

    Molecule 2: The Flip

    Holy crap. That really works quite well! Actually, I'm having some trouble with the catch. I'm supposed to be catching the flipped packet in the right hand, but the thumb is in the way. Do I just pick it up?
  7. Ben Long

    Saturday Night Contest - Something Unexpected

    A while back I posted a thread about what I thought was (and still think is) a great presentation for Triumph. In effect, when performing for a large group, I get a confederate to tell somebody else to just flip over a packet while I'm shuffling. Then I "shuffle" and realize what has happened...
  8. Ben Long

    Paul Harris - Simple Switch and Instant Replay?

    If you need some more specific tips, (other than those that PH gives) here's what works for me. I push the top card (in the left hand) over a bit more than half-and-inch so that I can get the entirety of my first joint on my index finger flat against the back of the card. My other fingers, I...
  9. Ben Long

    Paul Harris - Simple Switch and Instant Replay?

    First of all, what does a long time mean? Does it mean a few weeks or does it mean a few months? Second, make sure you learn "Instant Replay" [first. Third. Just stick with it. Do it over and over and over and over and over and over, until you really get a feel for the amount of...
  10. Ben Long

    Malini and Ramsay subtleties request

    Alright, well I happen to have that book. Also, no need to be snooty.
  11. Ben Long

    Cardtoon Was Just Stolen!

    Well, seeing as Harlan's currently incarcerated, I'm not quite sure that anybody knows how he feels about that particular thing.
  12. Ben Long

    Blizzard and the Anything Deck -- Real Magic?

    These two tricks are unbelievable. I just spent the entire night flooring people with these two. I don't think I want to close with anything else ever again (I probably will, but still). These tricks are so good I almost hate them for their disadvantages--the fact that I have to carry around...
  13. Ben Long

    Make You Own Display Competition

    What's a "compition?" It sounds like some sort of angry Russian pastry. "I WILL TAKE DOZEN COMPITIONS!"
  14. Ben Long

    Making an effect

    What might be really cool is if you crumpled the card into a dollar bill, or into a few coins. You could talk about gambling and money and then just deal a good hand for yourself and crumple it into some money. Also, you seem to be new to these threads. Welcome! Read the rules and enjoy...
  15. Ben Long

    Routine Advice And How To Approach Spectators

    If you're just strolling, I would recommend that you just perform two good effects, at most three. Leave them wanting more. Minimize down-time by structuring your two- (or three-) trick routine so that one thing flows into another. For instance, do a 4 king production and then do Panic...
  16. Ben Long

    Magic trick names are weird

    I gotta say, I like most Paul Harris titles. The Anything Deck Nightshades Interlaced Vanish Yeah, I'm down with those.
  17. Ben Long

    Magic trick names are weird

    Suffice it to say, I feel like it's torn out of some goth poetry or something...
  18. Ben Long

    Magic trick names are weird

    Let's face it: Sinful, Panic, Torn, Fallen, Into the Abyss, Stigmata, Kaos... Magic companies clearly stole some Emo kid's diary to come up with all of these. But in all seriousness, I cordially request that we get some more apt titles, or something.
  19. Ben Long

    Bottom Deal Tips

    About. That's what I mean.
  20. Ben Long

    What a night!

    Jeez. Holy ****. Are you going to be ok? But man, talk about no good deed going unpunished... Get well soon, dude.
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