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  1. Ben Long

    Let's create our own custom cards

    I had this idea for a deck a while ago. It was called "noir." The idea was to have washed-out greys and blurred face-cards. The ace was a kind of gritty design with splatters of ink. Here are the images I made. The first was the ambigram I made. Turn yourself upside-down. The second...
  2. Ben Long

    Making theory11 a respected community

    In my humble opinion, the T11 staff is pretty chill. Who gives a damn what the rest of the "community" thinks? Who the hell is this "community?" As long as I'm able to share my thoughts in an intelligent manner (and in an irreverently humorous manner) everyone elses' respect is worth jack...
  3. Ben Long

    Shadow Masters Review!

    Wow. Um, ok. I guess I'll check these out... Geez, infinity? That's...a whole...lot...
  4. Ben Long

    I'm just not feeling it...

    I did a performance tonight and it went pretty smoothly. But I just wasn't feeling "on." I felt like I was missing somthing. It wasn't my pants, that's the good news. Everything I did just felt trite. The audience seemed to really like it, so I guess I did my job of entertaining them...
  5. Ben Long

    A moment of "eureka..."

    "I'm not crying, It's just been rainin'...on my face...These aren't tears of saddness that you're leavin' me, I've just been cuttin' onions, I'm makin' lasagna..." "You're so beautiful, you could be a waitress, you could be an air hostess in the sixties, you're so beautiful, you could be a...
  6. Ben Long

    A moment of "eureka..."

    I was sitting in front of my computer a short while ago, trying to think of a good discussion topic I could post when suddenly the though occured to me: "Why am I not practicing?" I think everyone can practice more... I hope that the irony of this thread is not lost on everyone...
  7. Ben Long

    TnR Frequently Asked Questions

    I've got some TnR questions. As always, if answering them would be exposing them, don't asnwer them... 1. Is it gimmicked? 2. Is there setup? 3. Is it angle sensitive, and if so, how angle sensitive? 4. Is it noisy? 5. Can everything be examined afterwards? 6. Can I...
  8. Ben Long

    Just a Question...

    Um... I'm gonna go ahead and not say anything after all...
  9. Ben Long

    Why That's Just Silly!

    Well, gee-whiz... Thank you, I appreciate that. ...Now let's get some TP...
  10. Ben Long

    Why That's Just Silly!

    I suppose that should go without saying. I just think that it's sometimes akward to have somebody joke around a lot and then do a mentalism effect that's the most serious thing in the world. I think a routine can go one of a few ways. I prefer, however, one of two ways. Either being...
  11. Ben Long

    Why That's Just Silly!

    I was thinking (I do that sometimes, but try to contain your surprise), making a trick's presentation silly can actually (believe it or not) make said trick cooler. The more outrageous the trick, the sillier it should be. The idea I had uses that Criss Angel levitation (which I personally...
  12. Ben Long

    Different Handlings of Old Tricks

    I was just wondering...who performs tricks using the handling exactly as it is taught? Sometimes I'll change up the handling for some card tricks that feel akward. Does changing the handling necessarily change the effect? Sometimes the handling that is taught just doesn't work for...
  13. Ben Long

    TnR Photograph Question

    Why...is there a photo of Chris Kenner in which a taxidermic beaver resides in the background? Is Kenner really a magical Norman Bates? Are we all going to die?
  14. Ben Long

    This is my College Essay on Magic & Art...

    Sorry, I meant more thougtns on the subject of the place of magic in society, not necessarily the essay itself...
  15. Ben Long

    This is my College Essay on Magic & Art...

    So...doesn't anybody else have any thougts on this?
  16. Ben Long

    This is my College Essay on Magic & Art...

    Yeah (chuckles to self), I know about the whole personal pronouns thing, but my English teacher told me to include a personal example...jeez, you should've seen the first draft (this being something like 4th); I wrote it like a dissertation. It was pretty technical and I also made the fatal...
  17. Ben Long

    This is my College Essay on Magic & Art...

    I did originally mean it to be a post for these forums, but it fit the criteria for an essay topic, so I made it both.
  18. Ben Long

    This is my College Essay on Magic & Art...

    Thank, I really appreciate that. I just hope it gets me into college.
  19. Ben Long

    Hello. Not sure but...

    Could you use pink text? Lucida Blackletter pink?
  20. Ben Long

    This is my College Essay on Magic & Art...

    Since there's no Cerca Trova yet, here's this: What is the role of art, specifically magic, in society. How does magic work in society? ........................................................... Ben Long Illusions of Society Art defines what is real in society even when that...
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