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I would think that the 'art' refers to (in the largest part) the magician, and his/her role as a magician. Just like acting is an 'art' so is the performance of magic 'tricks'. So no, sales is not an art, but yes, perhaps the con could see his work as an art because of the performance aspect...

A good way to prevent that is to add 'convincers' to the routine. This is a tricky thing to do, but there are some good examples in the 2 card monte routines that exist. Such as repeatedly showing the card before the switch, or doing a simpler trick before that establishes elements of the effect...

First edition Guardians. ...snap.

here's the performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoGd2Dm9uBo

I love it, it's a fantastic routine, easy to do, and people love it. In fact, all of Wilson's On the Spot is great. j

Smoke or Mirror? Which deck do you prefer to use?

Who are your role models? Who or what drives you or inspires you to strive to be so good at what you do? How old are you guys? :) Thanks! justin

I'll be catching him in Edmonton on Oct 30th. I'm hoping to meet CK too. (I've also got a pair of extra tickets too for anyone in the Edmonton Area who wants them.) ;) I'm excited to see his show again. j

I learned it from Erdnase way back, but I really like the touch that JB taught. I've been doing it for years, and I'm finding it's taking me a bit of getting used to to try and push the deck back instead of the top card forward. I think that addition will make it look even smoother. Thanks...

I like the storyline theme, In fact you could build a routine off of this. I think it is a good start, but there needs to be more. Perhaps more direct audience involvement would make a simple trick more impactful. The only thing I don't understand is the motivation for losing the four back...

Sounds awesome! Hope all goes well for him today! j

I believe the Royal Tragedy deck is supposed to glow under black light. Never tried it tho. And the deck is horrible for spreading and fanning.

Hey sounds great! Best of luck. j

Heh, I still use Joker's Wild (from PM). It's simple, direct, and a bit flashy to grab attention. And of course it hits big.

lol that made my day

Could it be used for a phone number prediction? j

This actually sounds great!

lol, I can just picture people trying to shove things into their eye trying to figure this out. "Ow! the mint dental floss doesn't work so well!!!" lol Looks great Wayne!

not sure if someone posted this yet, if not then... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxyI4AX7nGw

I've used it once in combination with balducci (right after). and it killed. But I've never found a good time to use it since. j