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You're still buying into that transparently bogus strawman argument. What on earth gives you the dellusion that nobody on the streets would want to see a strolling performer? It astounds me how many of you buy into Swiss' bogus argument and then sit there behind your keyboard and tell the...

So it's not legit magic unless you are currently making a living off of it. Glad we got that cleared up.

Don't insult my intelligence. I find it ironic how much you whine about advertising, when it's clear to me you're as much of a rube as anybody else. Ah yes, making individual effects from the DVDs sold for those who don't want to pay for the whole package. Or as you call it: the collapse of...

Then what's the problem? A well-made teaching resource should be taken for what it is. I'm sure not a one of you can tell me that the old standards such as Royal Road and 13 Steps aren't dry in the extreme. They're textbooks. And with the advent of DVD and video technology, there's a new...

Are you familiar with the DVD set Live at The Jailhouse? If not I suggest you get it. Garrett Thomas and Justin Miller both talk about how when you're starting out, right in the very beginning, you're going to be a clone using somebody else's effects and words. It just happens that way...

I would argue otherwise. Look at Blaine. Though he has a very recognizable persona, he is still a very multi-faceted performer. Compare his performances of the Balducci, coffee to coins, and self-tying shoelaces. When performing the Balducci, he's solemn and mystical. The embodiment...

Any form of elitism hurts you. You say they shouldn't copy one magician, then go and tell them to do it just line another guy. Normally, that kind of cognitive dissonance requires massive amounts of alcohol, or a career in politics. You're not their parents. Stop acting as if you need to...

I said no such thing and you know it. Did you submit a support ticket? There have been some issues with the downloads the last week or so, but customer service and tech support have been responding to all complaints as quickly as possible and setting things right until we get this problem...

The interpretation I got was "Books good, Ellusionist DVD bad" said as a blanket statement. But that's apparently what you were thinking, because you have so little faith in their intelligence. And reverse engineer the whole thing themselves just like you did, right? It's their money...

It's not the production values of the trailer. It's who was in it. HUGE difference. And I'm not saying that I can do right out the gate. I need to work harder and get more experience to reach that level, but I've seen that it can be done. Another massive and obvious difference...

Luke Jermay wants to put 13 Steps on DVD. By your logic, Luke is trying to destroy mentalism. But that won't stop you from throwing more wood on the fire over at the rumor mill apparently. This stands as perhaps the single stupidest thing said in the thread so far. If it's performed...

And I say to you that should make no difference to a good magician.

Why is everyone so concerned with upstaging Blaine and Angel. I constantly get requests to do Blaine's levitation. I tell the truth: I don't like levitations because I think they're hokey and overplayed. We're not dancing monkeys. We can say no without making asses of ourselves...

Alexander Herrmann and Max Malini built their reputations on being perpetually in-character. Those who say magic is being cheapened by the current mainstream recognition are incapable of adapting and are victims of kvlt kiddie syndrome.

I'm a guitarist. I write my own music and seriously study technique, music theory, and different genres. But apparently, being a guitarist is a dying art because most guys just learn how to do it to pick up chicks. Do you know how many guitarists there are out there who can't even read...

Which seems to be exactly what you want. Name names. If it's confirmed beyond the shadow of a doubt with video-documented proof, I want to see who can present this evidence to me. Oh spare me. I'm astounded how little regard you have for people's intelligence. In 9 out of 10...

And what Ellusionist DVD does that? No offense, but you're still taking the shot anyway. You people have even less class than me. Kind of works against them, actually. You can get away with way too much here. Apparently you skipped class when they told you what a rhetorical...

And what does respect constitute exactly? I have never met a single newbie who does this. That tells me that either by some cosmic coincidence I only ever meet cool people, or this "street magic threat" that you people are buying into hook, line, and sinker is entirely imagined. This is...

Do either of you know Daniel Garcia personally? Oh, here we ****ing go again... Yes, name drop Criss Angel and take a cheap shot at him to make it look like you know what you're talking about. Give me a break. Take a look at Criss' early material. The man obviously has the talent to...

You are the one who brought it up. Don't make me the bad guy here. Now getting back on topic, I would like you to go back over some of my previous posts and address the points and concerns I brought up that you haven't answered yet.