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I know. But it gets a burr under my saddle to have someone come in and tell me that they're too bloody lazy to read something. What, do they think they're being funny? Do they think I'm just going to hand them the Cliff's Notes?

Actually, that would be the Maskelynes, Devant, Kellar, and Thurston. Houdini was a working-class hero and his escape act was created during an era where performers were taking unorthodox specializations. As a magician, Houdini was actually fairly pedestrian. It was his showmanship, the...

If you're too lazy to take 5 minutes to read something, you don't deserve the information therein. Come back when you have something of value to say.

I get this a lot. ;) Still, good to see someohe else talking sense around here. Seeing all the people here playing Nostradamus drives me up the wall.

You're half-right. Creepiness can be done, but it's very difficult to pull off. To do creepy magic requires the utmost sense of tact, restraint, and theatricality. That's one of the reasons I went into the consideration of character and how you act when presenting this sort of subject...

That's a hollow sentiment because it has nothing to do with anything I was saying. It would be better if you just didn't say anything to begin with. I don't know why I bother sometimes.

That still doesn't address anything I actually said. None of you it seems are paying attention. I did not create this thread so a handful of you could tell me what I should be performing. This is specifically geared toward people who have an interest in creating beauty in darkness, and also...

I'd appreciate it if you would actually read the article and see what I have to say before you get on your soapbox. Do that, and then I'll have a response to what you just said here.

Now what? So now we know how to explore the Shadow and why showing off weird crap to people doesn’t make you mysterious. Where do you go from here? Brainstorming and rehearsal. I once heard from a magician who came up with an effect in extremely bad taste and was rather pleased with himself...

Intro This is a topic I’ve touched on lightly every now and again, and I’ve contemplated writing a lengthier article on it. It’s a subject I take rather seriously. The question is in the title itself. Are you dark… or are you just a punk? On the surface that seems like a joke, but I assure you...

Just because performing in school is all you know doesn't mean it's anything like performing professionally.

That's why I didn't ask for exact numbers. I'm just looking for an example for the sake of argument. Going on Ellusionist does not constitute exposure, though. Nor does knowing it exists. In fact, most laypeople actually know that magic shops exist. They may or may not know of the local...

What shows? Phenomenon? If you think that was an exposure show, that just means you didn't watch it. Which one? It's no secret that the mods don't like me. I don't suffer fools, and my acting on that puts me at odds with them quite often.

But since you didn't actually watch the shows, how do you know what the content is? Most people don't know YouTube exposure videos even exist. Don't run if you're not being chased. You're making comments you're not qualified to. And I'm more than a little annoyed with you that you have...

When did David Blaine invent magic? Did I miss a memo somewhere? To say that all of David's work was exposed on Phenomenon and Celebracadabra just shows that you never actually watched either show. Ellusionist is hardly the entire magic community or every effect ever invented. And wouldn't...

Rick Maue defines exposure as "the senseless and destructive revelation of secrets with no positive magical intent." If you want to start a discussion about this, that is the only definition I'm going to accept. Try anyway. I don't need an exact number, just ballpark it. Just for the sake...

Ballpark it for me. Vague allusions of hordes waiting just over the horizon aren't good enough an argument for me. Look at it like this: How many people are in your school?

How many do you figure will actually do that?

I'm always sarcastic and blunt. I don't believe in sugarcoating my words. And since you asked, I'm 23. And how does this change the fact that I think he's wrong and disagree strongly with his insane "us vs. them" attitude? Why? Because they disagree with you? My family are my most brutal...

And I don't. FOX couldn't kill magic with multiple exposure specials. This certainly won't kill us either. How about you evolve? The idea that people should be ashamed of disagreeing with a cliched doomsday prophecy really gets my back up. So they're ruining magic by failing to...