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Some of you are no doubt unhappy to see me again, but there are a couple questions on my mind that I think are perfectly reasonable to ask. Here's something we need to inject a little nuance into. First is the issue of the full performance. The simple truth is that some methods are...

Guys, while I appreciate the support, Brad an I have a long history of disagreeing (mostly by me saying something characteristically offensive) and I'm talking with him privately to straighten things out.

Have you considered using this as a climax in a CSI routine? There's so much you can perform with it as part of a small show. Off the top of my head, a Living & Dead Test using Clue characters instead of real names as the intro would be cool. As an alternative revelation, have you looked...

That's a first. Quickly, before my rampaging ego tries to stampede through what's left of the thread, let me just say it's good to see another face around here who appreciates the goals the founders of the site aspire to.

Just because you can doesn't mean you should. Then how do you account for the fact that Dai Vernon was fooled by his own students using his own methods at one point? A strong presentation makes all the difference. I get it. I just don't believe the argument. I don't go to the...

But I wasn't asking you, I was asking him. He has proven himself more than capable of speaking for himself. I was suspicious of an ulterior motive due to the barrage of hatemail I've been recieving in the last month. I just change the presentation. Exposure only ruins me if I let it. I...

Merely pointing out that I wanted to know his intentions. Honestly, I don't think it's as big a deal as everybody thinks it is. There's always a way to overcome. Why wouldn't I? Everyone's talking about what the audience is going to think because of this show or that commercial... Why not...

I asked him, not you. We talked and there is no bad blood between us. Knowing how to do something and knowing how to do it well are two entirely different things. I was referring to the founders of Theory-11. I've spent months talking to my audiences about this very issue. Based on their...

Yes you do. You made a claim, and then when people disagreed with you, you resorted to personal attacks and macho swaggering to try and shake them off. That is not how discourse works. Don't say anything you're not prepared to back up. If you can't handle people disagreeing with you, then...

This is what I was talking about earlier. Vendettas and ignorance rule over actual discussion. Trying to get meaningful conclusions out of threads like this is, to quote Aaron Williams, like entering the running of the bulls in Spain and trying to make it out with a steak dinner. I'm trying...

That's the thing I don't understand. I don't see the progression from TV advert to death of magic. There's some steps in between that, and I have no idea what they're supposed to be.

The challenge wasn't hostile. I disagreed and wanted an answer. By taking this macho stand-off attitude, you're the one in the wrong.

Then explain it to me. What is the point? Assume I really am that stupid. How would they do that? I asked you why I should care. I don't understand what the big deal is. I'm challenging you to explain it to me.

This is what's called picking at an old scar. The issue has long since been corrected. To continue harping on it is classless. So you haven't watched the show, but you will gladly criticize it? Am I the only one who sees the faulty logic there? Bull****. If good tricks don't need...

I could say the same for music and filmmaking, both of which are very dear to me. That doesn't mean I need to go on a crusade. Not at all. I actually have immense respect for the founders of the site. It's the politics and fanboys here on the forums that I don't care for. I've said it time...

I've considered it, but I throw enough gasoline on the fire as it is by making fun of arguments that make no sense. I'd prefer to wait for a time when things calm down a little bit and it seems safer to bring the issue up without worrying about a mob of howlers who skim the first post then...

So it should only be embraced by the few? Ahoy there, Captain Obvious! Now, mind telling me why you felt the need to bring it up?

Can you honestly tell me this thread was going anywhere great before I got here? That is what it will inevitably become. There are too many people here with a vendetta to settle and they will choke out all other conversation. You gave these rabble an excuse to complain, and they will be...

But you will anyway. I'm failing to see how this ad is any different from the comic book ads that have been around for the better part of a century. Better question: why should I care? I'm not being cute. I honestly don't get what all the fuss is about. Anytime magic appears on TV...

I'd also throw in that anything by Jim Steinmeyer is gold. Hiding the Elephant Art and Artifice The Great Deception The third title is still on my wishlist, sadly. Lack of funds, and all that...