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Thats funny. Small world no? Great story though!

How often do you perform? less than 5%? How can you even attach a percentage value to the situation? I think the situation is relative to the performer in question. Fact is if you perform enough, you're going to experience this. I held a membership at the Magic Castle for just over three...

Sloppy magic isn't fun. Not for you nor for the audience. There are a few things I'd do to improve your chances of avoiding the egg on your face should a trick go south such as described above. First, I always use witnesses. Anytime a card is selected I always make sure multiple people get...

Welcome to the forum. If the convention you speak of was in Vegas, I probably met you there. Enjoy your stay, and don't worry about Steerpike too much. His bark is worse than his bite. Although I hear that some comparisons of the piranah's bite being gentler but they are mostly hear-say...

Wow.. Thanks for the props on that essay! I was going to sugggest the same thing. Just use the search thread, or follow the link above. If you have any questions, feel free to PM me. I'm no guru by any means, but I've learned a lot the hard way.

Wow.. you got ripped off man. I can usually get a full deck for that price.

If you want to be remembered by your audiences as "some guy that did this really awesome thing with cards that {fill in the blank here}" Then work on your skills. If you want to be remembered for who you are, by name, and susequently by reputation then work on your presentation and...

God that video was horrible. Anyways you want to focus on details. Camera shots clarity of sound and video, if there was contenuity if the film conveyed a message, what that message was, what your take on the message is. Did the content justify the length, did everything in the video make...

Copperfield 14: This is completely unrelated to the subject at hand, however after reading your signature, I have to point this out. Starting a "good by" thread isn't something to brag about. Those threads scream "give me attention" which no one really pays attention to anyways...

Offer to play him a simple game of black jack. Higher hand wins. Cheat. End of story.

Sorry Cringe, You'll notice that I had edited that post, but it looks like you were already in a reply before I got it finished.

All I will say on the matter is no matter how good a deck of cards is suppose to be, they are not worth paying $50 bucks or more per deck. That's just too expensive for my taste. I'd be scared sick to pharo them for fear of ruining the cards.

Hmm. I can see your point, especially if you are doing shows in the private sector. If you ever perform for a business then you shouldn't get their permission. Referance checks are something they fully understand. I see now where you are comming from. I would defenatly ask a client if I...

That's a good question. Just how -do- you transition between effect to the rest of the conversation. In showbiz there's a saying: "Always leave them wanting more." That's basicly what you need to do here. You need to fight the urge to show more magic and learn to simply walk away. Trust...

I don't know if you realize just yet what you have stumbled upon but you are dead on right with what you're doing. The notebook idea is wonderful and is something we all should be doing if we ever intend to make a buck doing shows. The first notebook that you described is basicly the...

Another one of those "damn youtube" threads I see. Try searching out a subject if you're not sure it exists. This subject has been beaten to death on this forum. And to a lesser degree, everyone wants to complain but no one wants to be the bad guy and call out names. I say screw that...

In reply to your post in the Criss Angel's Secrets Revealed post: I should be ashamed... but I'm not!

You're going to run into people like this all the time. Best to just ignore them on the subject. If and when they get serious then invest your time. Otherwise you're just asking for a headache.

shhh don't ruin it for the rest of the marks that will no doubt flock to this message!

I think this video link pretty much reveals how Criss Angel does most of his most popular illusions. But don't take my word for it, check the link out and judge for yourself. Criss Angel's Magic Revealed! Click Here!!!