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The Six card repeat was invented by a noted mind reader named Tommy Tucker. (Interestingly, the sponge bunnies aka Peter Rabbit goes to Town was invented by another noted mind reader, Robert Nelson. Those mind readers are diverse people!) While I do not think it appropriate to explain how or...

A thoughtful reply should come tomorrow, but I wanted to say that I too am enjoying this exploration, and I do not feel any of this to be heated or personal. If I have given off that vibe to anyone, I apologize. It was not my intent. (And believe me, sometimes I DO intend it, just not here :) )...

A lot of people in similar situations have still refused to say they are sorry. It is definitely a step in the right direction, and I for one am grateful that parties are attempting to make this right. It is truly something that sets Theory 11 apart from others.

This is SO wrong on so many levels. It is not difficult at all, if you have taken the time to invest in your education. If you care, isn't it worth the investment? If you don't, then do you expect us to believe that you truly took the time to come up with something revolutionary? Further, If...

Clearly, you have never had an idea that you worked on for years taken from you...you might feel differently. If I came to your house, and your nice TV inspired me, but I couldn't get one on my own, is it ok for me to take it from you and do with it as I please? It's easy to be cavalier when...

Good start. I ask the following not to be critical, but to explore your idea: how is this different from busking? Is it different from busking? What makes the items marketed as "street magic" (or guerrilla magic, should we rename it) called such? Is there something about the item that makes...

Again, Bizarre Magic as a name does not have the same problems that Street Magic does - partly because the original "street magic" was a venue specific name and the new SM isn't. Bizarre magic does have enough elements that are unique to it that, regardless of venue, we can call it that and know...

There are many reasons as to why we shake. Sometimes medication can cause it. Sometimes it's nerves. Sometimes it the way we are holding our body - we create a tension that results in shaking. Are you holding yourself tightly? Are you breathing? Trying focusing on both and see if that...

Tom, Street Magic is being sold as many things, and that's the problem. Does it have to result in paid bookings to be real? No. But some portray it as having that potential. It is worth evaluating that claim/implication. There are kids who want to grow up and be "street magicians." I think we...

Andruzzi was not the father of Bizarre Magic, that would be Charles Cameron and his English cronies. Bizarre magic was a reaction to the current British magic scene. It was not something that was "created" but a confluence of ideas that evolved in a certain direction. (It was originally called...

Steerpike, If you are a fan of Paul Harris, I do encourage you to seek out the magazine with is interview. It really does a great job, better than anything so far, of communicating who Paul really is. I would be interested, and maybe not in this thread, exploring the idea that "Blaine style"...

The discussion Swiss raises is explicitly about this notion of "street magic" as it relates to it being a "genre" as delineated by practitioners within our field. You can call whatever you do whatever you want on the banner you use to advertise tyour show to the public, but when you are selling...

See The Magic of Michael Ammar, "The Ice Man Cometh." He did some more work on the effect, and lectured with those touches after publication. There's also a very nice signed, borrowed, serial number identified Bill in Ice routine published in a small, out of print book call Theory into...

And how much money did Paul Harris make while doing it? And, was what Paul doing and the way he was doing it really the same as Blaine with the "look, look, watch" level of interaction? Jamy is exploring the concept/existence of this alleged professional venue of Street Magic (as opposed to...

Did Jay N. ask Cornelius if he could republish his idea and sell it? Brad Henderson

Tom, I must correct you on something. Jamy has done quite a lot to help young people in magic. Each year he volunteers at Tannen's Magic Camp, and he has taken on many young, serious students at a fraction of the cost similar professional training would require. I know this for a fact as one...

The larger issue is simple: If the people are focused on your cards, they are not focused on you. Now, some people may want to put the spotlight on their props. If that is an intentional choice, no one can argue with that. (Of course, you can't get upset if people choose to credit the prop for...

Some names drop better than other ;)

and a LOT of very smart people regularly disagree with Kenton Knepper.

Thinking it is sufficient to give someone the deck to examine after they have come to the belief that they are trick cards is flawed thinking. If they see what you do, and they are thinking "trick cards" while you are doing it, then that moment is ruined. Asking them to go back and re-evaluate...