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I would pick up Juan Tamariz book on the subject. It;s pricey but worth it.

Basic science from elementary school. Or at least it was in the 80's when I was in elementary school. http://www.instructables.com/id/Clean-and-Simple-Electroplating/ http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/careerstart-grade8/5532 http://chemistry.about.com/od/electrochemistry/a/electroplating.htm

Well I'm wondering when I should post my Rebel stickers on eBay?

I tend to stay away from the green monster. There are other places that are layed out much better like Magic bunny or IBM Ring 2100. With Ring 2100 you have to be a member of the IBM, but that is a good move anyways.

I'm not with them. I'm just trying to get more people into books and the classic books. The Tarbell books, either the eight volume set or the reprint of the original, is something all magicians should have. As for Lesson it is Lesson 27 The Famous Needle Trick or the Famous Houdini Needle...

In the last hard back edition of the amateurs magician's hand book, there was a section about how to film your practice sessions. How to place to mirrors at an angle to your left and right side while filming head on to get the best coverage when played back.

It is in the Tarbell set as well as the big Tarbell book. Now if there was only a link on this forum where one could find said big Tarbell book for free this week only.

Hey there was an "and small stage" between the parlor and 1000 people. My stage show is not big box illusions but parlor effects that play large and can be seen from a distance.

There were the other books in the free ebooks. July 7-14th: The Expert at the Card Table July 14-21th: Charlie Miller's favorite book Magicians' Tricks: How They Are Done July 21-28th: The Modern Conjurer. July 28th-August 4th: Robert-Houdin's Memoirs. August 4th-11th: Jean Hugard and...

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It is very cool I have a hard copy not of the book but of the original mail order set given to me by my mentor from when he was a child. I paid $30 for PDF when Lybrary first offered it just to have a searchable version. Really this is one of those MUST HAVE books.

This week over on the Conjuring Arts they have the Mail Order version of the Tarbell Course as a free PDF. That is over 1200 pages of all types of magic. Cards coins thimbles cups and balls ropes. Close-up, parlor, and stage. History, theory, staging ect ect. So if you do not have the Tarbell...

I still like to do parlor and small stage (less than 1000 people) I would support a forum on platform and stage magic.

There are some websites out there what have them for $12 a deck. Saw some today when I picked up my Book of Wonder Vol 1 and 2

This. If you do something for just a couple of people and no one else it makes them and the moment feel special. When asked to do anything more politely decline. Then keep declining for a week. It will make the next time you do something more of an event and less like you are looking for attention.

Then I'm done trying to help you. I'm pretty sure the other working guys are done trying to help you. We are trying to set you on the right path but you are being a normal 16 year old with both fingers in your years jumping up and down saying "I KNOW IT ALL YOU STUPID ADULTS". Because of my...

It's story time. I worked on learning slights and effects for years before I did anything outside of a Ring meeting. The summer I turned 18, 1997, my mentor would book us as a pair for street fairs walk around. Eight to ten hours a six to seven days a week for three month. Not solo though. I...

Go and find a mentor. Go to the IBM and SAM website to find the local meetings. Talk to the men and women at the meetings. Show a willingness to really slow down and learn and you will be shocked at the advice the older performers will give you.

You have been in magic for a year with only card work and you are 16. No where near ready for restaurant work.

It is reasons like these that I am selective about when and where I will do an effect outside of a gig. If you are always doing magic than it's not very magical. So you know one guy is gonna heckle you, then pick out one or two people to perform for. Frame it in a way that makes it more magical...