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  1. Mat La Vore

    Prophet or Extreme Burn?

    As someone who owns both, I prefer Extreme Burn. The extra gimmick, in my opinion, was a pretty ingenious addition. It basically does the change for you and provides you with more options for different changes. Also, I've found it easier to spend one of the bills with Extreme Burn than with...
  2. Mat La Vore

    Lit by Dan White and Dan Hauss

    Not true at all. I used one gimmick for an entire week. As long as you don't give the cards away (and almost all spectators will automatically hand the card back after the effect is over) you'll be able to get several performances out of each gimmick.
  3. Mat La Vore

    True Astonishment

    All I'm saying is PH's style these days seems to be less about fancy and complex moves and more about using a creative method. I hardly think that makes the material "dumbed down for magicians with less ability." That's all. If you disagree, that's fine. Happy Magic
  4. Mat La Vore

    50 Matchbooks?

    As someone who performs both Lit and Water Trap regularly now, I bought the 50 matchbooks the moment I saw them. Definitely a point to sell them for me.
  5. Mat La Vore

    True Astonishment

    I think you may be misinterpreting why most of the effects are not difficult to perform. It's because they don't need to be. If you listen to what Paul Harris actually says in the interviews throughout TA you'll realize he's much more interested in coming up with a clever method that does away...
  6. Mat La Vore

    The Advocate - A Detailed Review

    How much pocket speace does the gimmick take up? What's comparable in size (not necessarily shape though)? A deck of cards? TT?
  7. Mat La Vore

    True Astonishments - Performances?

    And the bill change takes place in the spectator's hand. Doesn't get much better.
  8. Mat La Vore

    True Astonishments - Performances?

    Angel Cake: bill change that uses a spectator's borrowed bill and changes it into a higher denomination. Spectator keeps the higher denomination bill. It costs the magician nothing. It's a real bill. Brilliant.
  9. Mat La Vore

    True Astonishments - Favorite Trick?

    Water Trap is the crown jewel of the set in my opinion. Been performing this the last few weeks and getting awesomer reactions. Really plays like real magic. The spectator does most of the work themselves too. They vanish the signed coin out of their own and immediately take it out of the sealed...
  10. Mat La Vore

    Tarantula - Yigal Mesika

    You might just need to work more with Loops then. I use them constantly and find them to be anything but untrustworthy.
  11. Mat La Vore

    What's With the "Kewl" Titles?

    It's definitely not a big deal in any way, but since it's been brought up... I like the quality of the effects T11 puts out, and overall enjoy the work of the artists here, but most of the titles are really bad--"Believe," "Riot," "Witness," "Panic"--they're not unlike all the bland, easily...
  12. Mat La Vore

    Out of this world / Chance Zero routine.

    Learn the Green Angle Separation (Lennart Green) and you can let the audience shuffle all they want. Nice variation on the TA set as well; it's called Dunn's Deal. With both the audience can shuffle as much as they want before the effect. Happy Magic.
  13. Mat La Vore

    True Astonishments - Easter Eggs

    Disc 7 Eric Mead Interview #3 During the Phootnote for Invisible Palm Aces, an image pops up in the lower right corner. If you click "Select" or "Enter" on your DVD remote it takes you to Eric Mead Interview #3. Flap Jacks - Paul Harris Performance and Explanation Go to the...
  14. Mat La Vore

    True Astonishments - Easter Eggs

    Disc 4 Osmosis by Sylvain Mirouf From the main page put the cursor on "Lubor's Lense" and click the right arrow of your remote. The image of the mushroom will light up. Click "Enter" or "Select" on your remote and it will take you to Osmosis by Sylvain Mirouf. Performance by Alexander Slemmer...
  15. Mat La Vore

    True Astonishments - Easter Eggs

    Thanks to jdavet from the TA forums, the last and final cookie for disc 9 (as well as the entire TA set)--Ammar Interview #3 on Disc 9--has been found and posted. So that's a wrap! The index has been updated and is now complete. I'm reposting it here as well. So if you haven't already, grab your...
  16. Mat La Vore

    True Astonishments - Easter Eggs

    Thanks to Gatioxxx and MasterMosse2 (Brad) for the last find on disc 4: Eric Mead Interview #2 When Disc 4 is inserted it will automatically play the introduction/trailer that precedes every disc. At the 4:05 mark, the wizard behind the mushroom appears. Clicking the "Enter" or "Select" o your...
  17. Mat La Vore

    Best Coin Bending

    Ah, I misread. So that's another positive voice on the QB2 then. ;)
  18. Mat La Vore

    Best Coin Bending

    Quantum Bender 2.0. It blows everything out of the water. As an owner of Superman (ugh), Skin, Television Bend, ICON, The Closer, and just about every other coin bend that has ever hit the market, the best advice I can give you is--if you really want a strong, clean, completely convincing and...
  19. Mat La Vore

    MySpace For Magicians / Flourishers

    Already been done. Go to The Astonishment Project and check it out.
  20. Mat La Vore

    TA Forums

    The forums are up. If you ordered from The Astonishment Project, you should have received an email.
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