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Least of all you. Beating the war drums over a false alarm isn't productive in the least. People burned when they allow themselves to buy into hype are the first ones to demonize it. So teaching basic material is dilluting an artform? Where have you been? That's what the magic...

Thumb tips can be bought at any magic shop. It's preferable to do so as you can actually test them out for fit.

Stay connected. If no one can relate to you, why should they pay you to do card tricks?

This highlights a problem I've been having with the magic community for some time now. Magicians are extremely susceptible to massive ego problems. Now, I admit to be an unlikeable narcissistic twit. But even I look modest and down to earth in comparison to some of the attitudes I've seen...

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(sigh). That was not the answer I wanted. There was a question I really hoped you would ask, but you didn't. I'm dropping out of the thread, as there really is no point in my being here anymore. As to the issue of Callahan and talking to the dead, I leave you with this link and can only...

Let's stop there. Assuming most people would not believe Criss is telling the truth about stooges and camera tricks, why would you bring up the threat of belief in the supernatural? If the paranormal is not the only remaining explanation for people to go to, then why say the exact opposite and...

Which works fine until you're getting paid to do this in which case your boss will think you're an unprofessional twit and fire you. Or when you encounter someone whose solution to being humiliated is violence. Heckler is an utterly ridiculous routine, created by an arrogant man-child to...

Do you really expect me to believe that if an audience is told that there are no camera tricks or stooges, that every single one of them will default to a supernatural explanation? Yes or no will suffice. The one that shows me you can tell right from wrong. That doesn't answer my question...

Are you implying that camera tricks and stooging are the only logical explanations? No, no, no. Don't sidetrack. No obtuse, awkward analogies. What is the difference? I want to know specifically what the difference is.

No, because he's not claiming a supernatural explanation. Pop quiz: What's the difference between lying about your TV show having no camera tricks and lying about the dead?

The difficulty of any skill is directly proportional to how much work you're willing to put into it.

Keep my trap shut and let things run their course.

One of us has actually tested these lines out in the real world, and thus is more qualified to talk. Hint: It's me.

You'll definately want to get your hands on a copy of Live at the Jailhouse. It's a 3 DVD set with lectures, performances, and effects by Kirk Charles, Garrett Thomas, Paul Green, Dan Tong, Dan Fleshman, Kozmo, and Justin Miller. It explains a lot of things better than I could.

I think my answers are classier and more professional.

That actually has the distinct advantage of helping you book more private shows, which in American magic is where the real living comes from. Most of the magicians who busk full-time travel cross-country, and others go to Europe. Sit down for a week or two and think about this. Instead of...

Interestingly, I find people like you actually speak better English than many Americans I know.

Criss doesn't like to share his secrets with other magicians, and I can't say I hold it against him too much. To be honest, I'm okay with it because what Criss does is for Criss. I do what I do and I have fun with it. ...or... If I could do that, I'd be in Vegas right now. Anyway...

I'm a what, kid? (sigh) Internet tough guys... So you can do it, but you never have? Yeah, sure. Until you are doing it, you have no room to criticize. Eugene Burger has called busking the "ultimate crucible" that separates the pros from the amateurs. And Eugene Burger is smarter...