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I think that is an excellent idea Visualartist. I honestly think you should get a pretty decent reaction. I mean, after all, people dress up like statues and stand still. If people tolerate that and still drop coins in the bucket, I have to assume that seeing someone actually doing something...

That is a charge that I have found falls equally upon the shoulders of all specialties within the magical arts. Specifically I mean that I have seen probably the same percentage of good close-up magicians as bad, good stage magicians and bad, good mentalists as bad. Now I haven't seen a lot of...

You should avoid that....because its not true! And I spent most of my time in Paris! I don't know how Parisians got that reputation but I found the the people quite warm and friendly compared to residents of other large cities throughout the world. I know it sounds cliche' but there really is...

I hate to cast style generalities but the stuff I have seen from the Devo inspired "Hand Lordz" side of the spectrum is stuff that I think could easily be added to a stage matipulation act. Lots of long spread catches and aerial stuff.I don't really know how many people add those type of...

Ha...You have found the more interesting topic Craig. LOL. I'm in my 30s, which is why I knew of Max I guess. I was watching cartoons in the 80s. Thus to me, he was well known. Perhaps not as well as Doug Henning but at least as much as Harry Blackstone. Again....To ME he was. I certainly wasn't...

Well I don't know what to make of your plagiarism comment? You are not specific enough about it to argue for or against, or to be warned off from purchasing from those you are accusing. What I can say is that is an issue in our community and it goes back a long way. Many of our magic idols were...

lol Hate on MCdog at penguin...I forgot all about it until he mentioned it. And fear not. When A&E dumps C.A. for you It shall rise again!

So for those of you who haven't had an opportunity to see Josh demo his effect, check this out. It truly left me speechless! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Gj8LH_vBtI&feature=player_embedded

Drop Card You bring two spectators up on stage. One selects a card and buries it in the deck. The other is hypnotically induced. The first spectator spreads the pack of cards face up on the table and is asked to send the image of the card to the spectator who has been induced. The hypnotized...

Mind Expiriments: By Chris Rawlins (with comments and commentary by Kenton Knepper) Where to buy:http://www.wonderwizards.com/product_info.php?products_id=517&osCsid=6ue28qjcfjjgtartk0im2asku6 Price:$30.00 ***** Five Stars! I don’t know where Kenton Knepper finds these guys? First there was...

Okay so I am reading this book http://www.wonderwizards.com/product_info.php?products_id=517&osCsid=6ue28qjcfjjgtartk0im2asku6 by Chris Rawlins (review will be posted in a day or so) on the heels of having read a few books by Peter Turner...

It is interesting to read all these comments. I never had to many issues with the sound. The felt on the gimmick muffled the sound enough for all but the most quiet settings, and I was using the classic pull style, not the reel style. What I do agree with was getting into it. I tried and tried...

Just realized..If you are looking for a deck design that is good for both reversed cards and one that looks good for seconds, you might check out the Conjuring Arts Smith Back designs. They will kind of work for both.

1. You definitely have a classy, some might say dapper, performing persona. Some of us, especially students of the history of magic, flirt with the idea of "dressing up" our acts but it can definitely be intimidating to people who come from decidedly working class roots. Is your persona...

As a general rule cards on an Aristocrat stock are a little less durable than something on a bike stock. Aristocrat stock is very similar (possibly the exact same) stock as the stock on a Bee club special. The biggest difference is in the cut and the finish. It will have a more precise cut, thus...

That's a great ending. Omni decks play very well for laymen!

Thanks. That is exactly the type of info I was interested in. I appreciate you offer to share more of the details of your show but that won't be necessary. As you say, the specifics of everyone's show is a bit different and mostly what I am interested in is the overall structure. When you...

Okay thanks but that's really not what I am talking about. I'm asking about actual shows, not just effects or routines, that demonstrate actual cheating moves, not just magical sleights explained as gambling sleights. Anyways thanks for your response all the same. I had heard about...

Err....I'll probably sound like a jerk here but your prices seem a bit over the top. 90 dollar pledge get you a brick? That's just shy of a brick of Fournier 605s and this will be printed on Bike stock? I realize this will be a small run of cards and that always jacks the price a bit that seems...

So I am considering going pro or at least semi pro within a year. I have created about 4 really tight sets of magic that I can use for restaurant/walkaround and I have one 45-50 mn parlor/small stage act. Now one of my real joys are gambling demos but to this point that has just been my guilty...