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Yeah and that's fine. I'm just saying there are other books out there that will focus on the same thing. And if you read Martin Gardner's Foreword for The Expert of the Card Table, he says it right there, and a lot of magicians will agree with that. Erdnase himself states that it isn't the most...

Yeah I thought so but was unsure. Anyways, what was the venue for this? Was it a stage/parlor show, or was it more street. I think I might have an idea...

Hey Justin, I think that the way you built your routine was exactly the right way to do stuff. When I first started doing magic, I had no idea what I was doing tbh. I thought I was good to perform, but I was some utter trash lol. then, I heard someone quoting a magician who said something...

That is literally exactly what Chris wrote... Also, sorry to ask this James but (if it isn't revealing too much about the effect) what does the "R" in ITR stand for ? I can never tell... Btw @ChristopherT do you go by Chris or Christopher?

The expert at the card table is a book that has good information. However, unless you are willing to sit down and reaaaaaally study it, and have some prior experience, it is not a good book for anyone. As is stated in the foreword by Martin Gardner, there are things that are taught wrong in it...

Oh I forgot, there is also a 3 minute fake card to pocket, but actually an in the hands transpo too.

How is it not a Sven Deck anymore?

Yea I very much agree with @Al e Cat Dabra . The thing I want to draw most emphasis on is incorporating the spectator. Make it feel like they are part of the performance, not just watching one.

Hey guys! I am making a show roughly 30 min long for a pretty nice public place with a lot of people. However, I have a ton of questions. Just to help you guys help me, here is a general overview of what it might look like. I plan to add more to this. (These are all with patter). The timings...

You are probably going to find the most gaffs for rider backs, since they are the most used decks out there. You can make your own several ways, but you can buy a Gaff Deck like THIS. You can also buy a full blank deck like THIS as well as several other forms of blank cards. I ran across this...

You might enjoy visual tricks that use gaffs. For example, maybe a card trick where they select a card, and you bring out a funny looking gaff card. You then do a colour change to "find" the card. I think goofiness lies more so in the patter than it does in the actual trick, so try experimenting...

Oh yeah definitely. I use my laptop's webcam, that way I have a little mirror to look at, with the perspective being someone who is grilling my hands..

Yeah, Erdnase definitely has a lot of info. That being said, it isn't the "best" one out there. A lot of the latter stuff is somethings people would never use.

Yea I agree. Like I said, there is most definitely a social hierarchy, but it is not a rigid or a super competitive one, or one that is exclusive and probably a lot more "friendly" then some of the stuff that you guys went through. It is definitely more fluid. Anyways, I think its probably...

Slowing down the performance wont disengage the audience if you are still talking to them. Start telling a story, or bring in some patter. Funny thing is, you're kinda looking at it backwards. They will definitely lose interest in your 3rd or so trick if you don't slow it down and bring in a...

Will do! Oh & its not even just muscle memory. Its like having a card lost in the deck and doing a pass to get it to the top, then doing a hermann pass to get a card above it, only to realize you needed it at the top lol.

Sometimes when I start performing a trick, something clicks off in my head and I forget my steps that I normally take. I thus have to improvise. The performance normally ends up going, but my brain is yelling "AHHHHH" the whole time. Am I the only one that this happens to? If so... uh... Have...

I don't think that is physically possible, but you might as well learn a nice deck switch you can do easily at a table. For gambling routines, in the middle of the gambling routine, your best bet would probably be Shin Lim's Flash Deck Switch Or you could learn a tabled deck switch without any...

In a real game? I am not going to encourage swindling peoples money, or cheating in a legit gambling game. If its a casual game with no money an you are playing something like Captilism or BS, I think it is ok as long as you on't ruin the game for others. For magic, the Royal Road to Card Magic...

1st off, I can't tell you enough how bad I feel for you guys, and everyone that has gone through bullying. There are like somewhere between 1800 and 2200 or so kids in my school? We are expected to break 2800 - 3000 by the time I graduate, so they are actually building another one. I totally...