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I didn't say that I wouldn't buy the DVD, just that I'd prefer to practice what I have right now than buy stuff that I wouldn't even perform that often. I'm not in a lot of situations where I'd make frequent use of a CIB. The sentence can end right there. Of course, in order to get a...

I'm routinely stunned by the arrogance of the magic community. Don't be such a drama queen. I have at least two personal stories of people whom I inspired to take up magic themselves. And guess what? I told them where they could buy stuff! When should I expect all of you with your...

That defeats the purpose of a teaser. A teaser is not an infomercial. All of you are reacting as if you're expecting a Bob Vila special, when really it's just a one-minute spot to show you that audiences like the effect, and Justin Miller is on the DVD. If it left you wanting to know more...

I was here when this place opened and saw the intense rash of threads about YouTube sucks, or this guy sucks, or this dealer sucks... And this still stands out as an unblievably whiny thread. This is why I spend so little time online anymore. I don't know what's more depressing. People...

Were you so naive that you actually thought this wouldn't happen?

You're most welcome. I really hope you find a great chapter you can bond with. This is purely anecdotal, but the founder of BNI, Ivan Misner, is actually into magic himself. He's a member of The Magic Castle and has used his hobby as a presentational tool. He once made a TV appearance...

You're dealing with a person who's both stupid and petulent. He's not worth the emotional effort of hating.

Depends on the effect. Most of them are reusable, but in the cases of effects like Pent and Molten, the stuff you actually bend is one time only (durr-hey).

Post Impression will set you back about the same 5 bucks, but you get a nifty utility device as a result. Molten will cost you the price of the spoon and a very specific prop that averages about $12 bucks for one. That Which You Fear will cost you nothing if you already have the two...

Well, I've read a lot of reviews now. Some good, some bad. Certain reccommendations for card care and maintenance. My decision? I'm going to wait until the Shadow Masters come out, see how they compare, and maybe buy one of each when I have the cash to blow to see whether or not I should...

You've given us plenty of wisdom to think about, I just thought I'd pitch in with what I could offer. I've been a member of BNI since June and things are starting to kick in. I'm settling that gig with The Diesel in the next couple of weeks and one of the people in my chapter also knows the...

I never claimed to agree with everything he said. I only said that I don't consider him a fanboy. Believe me, I've seen far worse than this. Truthfully, I can count the number of people in this thread, regardless of whose side they're on, who can claim innocence on one hand. Either way, it...

He didn't like the cards and said why. If you disagreed with the points, then just say so. I didn't get the impression of him being a fanboy at all. But maybe that's because I do something really crazy: I actually talk to people.

If you want to get into a contest of sarcasm with me, you will lose. Here's the problem with stereotyping people online: you're usually wrong. I'm going to trust you to be smart enough to figure out what I mean.

I prefer not to say anything during a revelation aside from the name of the card. That way, on the off-chance I'm wrong I can use one of The Amazing Jonathon's jokes and say, "I didn't say it was your card, I just said it was the 6 of diamonds."

Then it's going to take some conscious effort on your part to organize one. It doesn't matter how few people you teach. Exposure will happen. That's my point. You're Romanticizing this notion of a magical fraternity in which only the elite can rub elbows and we can undo all the problems...

Coming up with scripting isn't as difficult as most people make it out to be. The key is to find a source of inspiration and stick with it. I get a lot of ideas from movies, folklore, pulp fiction, that sort of thing. And the inspiration can come at any time. I recall once doing the Biddle...

Or maybe we should develop a thicker skin. We already have that. Local magic clubs. The solution to that is to invent effects and share them with no one. I have a couple of effects I've created and have yet to tell any other magicians how it's done. Only one other person has figured...

Another couple of years and you could put out a book on this subject. Have you looked into BNI at all?

You have the makings of what I refer to as kvlt kiddie syndrome (pronounced "cult kiddie"). Those of you from E probably know what I'm talking about, but for those of you not familiar with the term, let me explain. I'm heavily into metal. What a lot of people don't realize is that metal has...