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And people call me hostile. What do you care? You have absolutely no personal stake in this whatsoever. Why is the goblin in your head commanding you to flip out on that guy?

I was really hoping that I would not hear that strawman in this thread. So much for that.

Build a better mousetrap, friend.

Might as well pitch in. Name: Alexander Vornov DOB: November 17, 1984 Location: Zombietown, USA Experience: 3 years this October First Book: Basic Card Technique by Anthony Norman Genre: A blend of close-up, stage, bizarrist, and some mentalism. Hobbies: Parkour, cooking, martial arts...

There are good people here who have the right idea. But these early hours of the new forums seem to be drawing out of the woodwork a lot of people with foolish notions of what the purpose of these boards is. I'm not the only one who wants to see things improve around here, I'm just the most...

Yes, but having a title including the words "love to hate" gave a lot of other people the impression that they now have free reign to whine and complain about whomever they want.

I really believe the founders have good intentions. It's certain individuals who are on the wrong page. I made no such thread. I've been advocating people to stop fostering these non-existent rivalries since I got here.

Nice dodge. PM me if you can actually back up your claims. God, I'm sick to death of this politics crap. People here are trying to make out this guy or that guy out to be the next Jeffrey Dahmer.

Yes, speak your mind. Unless it's to argue or say something contrary, then you're a wanker who's just attacking people. I'm just blunt and sarcastic. If you take that as an attack, you're very thin-skinned. Clearly, I'm doing a bad job of getting my point across or you would have figured...

Pillow Stuffing transforms into playing cards. Stuffing transforms into duffs (works well for feather pillows). Stuffing transforms into rocks. Levitation (like sleeping on air). Demonstrating the ability to alter the properties of matter, a magician uses a pillow to break a cinderblock...

I originally was writing this for the Ellusionist boards, but after seeing what's going on here, I think it's just as relevant. This is a subject I've been sitting on for a long time, and I figured this might be the easiest way to air my concerns. Go through this simple questionnaire and...

I didn't. At least not for a while I didn't. Again, you're thinking like a magician. The teaser trailers are made more for the beginners than us. And I believe that's important. Rotating new blood into the scene is one of the most critical aspects in the health of magic. Everybody...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't they do that with Sinful? And the same people who wanted more of those videos cried foul when the exposure monkeys used it to reverse engineer the effect? Don't magicians on TV edit out portions of the effect where critical moves could be exposed? Isn't...

If you're an experienced media savvy magician, what difference would it make to you?

I already said it's available from The Spook Club. http://www.spookclub.com/product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id=1417

But people want the drama. Even if the know it's just marketing, it's exciting nevertheless. Then you must be overly suspicious of a lot of businesses.

I'm speaking generally of course. We live in a culture of mass media, so we owe it to ourselves to become more media savvy. My point stands however that the hype is intended for the beginners who want all the fanfare. When I first started out with Ellusionist, I wanted to see all the...

Close this thread. Now. This is nothing but a circle jerk of impotent, generic complaints and does nobody the slightest good. Theory 11 have stated they're about unity and bringing the magic community together. Thus far, 90% of you have done everything but. And this thread is just one...

That only works with people who are already magicians. Beginners coming her to get their first taste of magic want to see all the hype and zazz and sound bites and quotes and testimonials. If you live in this generation and still aren't media savvy enough to take hype with a grain of salt...

Only one of which Cyril has done. How much of his stuff have you seen? He does a lot of sleight of hand as well, and his handling of effects I know is so clean I can't catch him.