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The problem comes with the fact that we have changed some names without being clear about it. Generally speaking, a gaffed card, or gimmicked card, was a card that was used secretly in order to create a magical effect. So, a double back, double face, split card, etc would be a gaffed card...

There are many issues here. First, if you are being paid to work, it is entirely different than if you are performing for friends. If you are being paid, the buyer has certain expectations. Notice, I said BUYER, not audience. You have to consider both. If your goal is to make money with...

Magic Makers ripped this off some time ago. We discussed it on the review panel at Magic Live!. They are known for doing this. What's worse, the handling they teach is - well, the only word that comes to mind - stupid. I mean, apart from the rip off element, they made it into an awful...

I have taught magic for over 20 years. I have never had a student who could not fan due to hand size. Having said that, it took me FOREVER it seems to learn to Pressure fan. (I was 11, maybe 12ish) Worked on it so hard, and nothing ever came. So I gave up. About a year later I was going...

There is a large-ish magic club in Richmond. I have a good friend there (Kevin Dunn). He is an amateur, but his magic is really smart. McBride used to call him his favorite magician. Magic clubs can be kind of cliquey. So, be prepared to take some time, get to know people, and let them learn...

Not sure about 4 BLue Cards. In fact, I am not sure it is one of his effects. (The monte is.) I don't know anyone else who has really made anything happen with that (blue cards) trick, so it seems a shame to dilute that by pointing people to sources. Now - if Tamariz had marketed it, then it...

Yes, but the routine is not Earle's to encourage you to replicate- and several people have commented on that the moment they saw it demo'ed by him in an attempt to sell his DVD. Bad choice on his part.

It is generally considered bad form to ask about tricks from a magician's professional repertoire. So, I am addressing the behavior. If, of course, that magician has released his trick, then it is generally considered ok to point people in that direction (which you almost did), however even...

Should we give away secrets that professional magicians use on their TV shows? Would we like it if someone came here after seeing US do a show - in school, at a restaurant - and everyone told them what it was or where to buy it? Tamariz has several books in print. If you are interested in...

The "surprise ending" is actually part of the original routine. Sadly, no one ever asked it's creator if it was ok to take his idea -his routine - for their own. They did, and now we praise them for it. No one read the amazing introduction to Swain's "version" that explains why this is so...

Yes, PJ, it's the bigger picture that troubles me. And no worries, RK. I just think there is so much more you can get out of Bobo's (or a good book like Coin Magic or Roth) that will serve you so much better in the real world than the pipedreams being sold today by others. To me - if you...

While calling attention to trickery with the suggestion to examine should always be avoided (unless you have a dramatic reason to do so - and they exist), I think the original question still has value. We must eliminate the thought in our audience minds that the objects are "trick." If they...

Apparently we share different sources when it comes to our information about people. And that's the sad thing. If we "like them" or we think they're"cool" or - to use your phrase -- because they've made a name -- they get a free pass. It can't work both ways. Just because someone is a...

Someone just wrote a great essay about this! After the fact is too late. You are essentially asking them to go back in time, mentally, and reconsider everything they just watched. They already had the magic moment (or didn't - of they were suspicious.) The magic moment is emotional. While...

Charles Manson is a household name. So was Hitler. I do not think either of the magicians listed above are psychopathic killers, but being a household name is not a measure of the respect one deserves. Fame and infamy often lead to the same points. Should someone who makes his living as...

Medic, I have seen Jon bring a room to tears with laughter. I have seen him hold an audience for 30-45 minutes. How many of those names held up for emulation (Derren excluded) can say that? Jon has been the official magician at Epcot center, and has performed all over the world - for real...

RK, I guess it troubles me that someone is clamoring for 'advanced work' when they have access to it right in from of them. (Referring to Bobo's. Jay Noblezada - while well loved, and popular - lacks the experience, understanding, and practical skill sets to even pretend to be a teacher. I know...

Then you should have readily known the cost of the "coin one gimmick" and at least a dozen places to buy it. You have mastered all the techniques in Bobo's or did you just flip through the pages? Forgive me if I am skeptical, but if you have mastered Bobo's good for you. I don't know if I...

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