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    The Manchurian Approach DVD - my review

    Age really shouldn't matter that much, What you should do tho is do the first two things that he shows you on the first DVD and then from there you can go into the deeper stuff.
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    Neuro-Linguistic Programming - NLP

    NLP isn't what you think it is. It's not going to make you into something like Derren Brown. Seeing has how he mainly uses basic Mentalism techniques and just covers them up to make his audience feel smart by saying it's NLP or Psychology. Tho he did spend a few years studying it and was a...
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    Arcane Cards @ Ellusionist

    I don't like the thinner playing cards. They just don't feel right sometimes and really this is why I like the masters a lot better than most. They last longer and really don't look too weird. I did enjoy the ghost decks at one point in time, but I've gotten found of the Masters.
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    Better way to store your rare cards...

    Yes but it was stuff of value. Money, important files and paper work. It just looks silly when they see you putting in a bunch of playing cards. But hey, it's your 5-10 bucks a month to rent that thing out. So if you want to put playing cards in it, go for it.
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    Make a YouTube tutorial!

    I mean the people who spend all their time trying to look up stuff like that on youtube, don't matter. Most of the people on youtube give really forgettable performances. It's possible to perform those old effects and still entertain and fool people if you dress them up differently than what...
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    Make a YouTube tutorial!

    Lay people are watching it, just not the ones that tend to matter. I can't really see anybody older than 12 watching that and going "Man, that guy is a genius. I.. I am in tears. Great performance good sir. I was on the edge of my seat." I think this goes back to Val Valentino. I remember a...
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    Better way to store your rare cards...

    I've heard of putting important files in a safety deposit box and even money and credit cards... But playing cards... Really? If somebody breaks into your house they're not going to go "Hey Marv, This kid has the rare (insert playing cards here). We could make a killing with these on the...
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    Make a YouTube tutorial!

    I guess it depends. I can see the REASON why they wouldn't go out and buy said DVD or book (even tho most of the old stuff is pretty cheap to get off amazon or the local lybrary.. Like 5 bucks cheap.). Technology has pretty much caused people to become abit lazy and with youtube it's like "Hey...
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    Make a YouTube tutorial!

    I honestly don't think ANYBODY besides 12 year olds watch youtube videos on magic. I am pretty sure most Adults and anybody else has something better to do then to go "Man I want to look up how so-so did that effect!" Specially when 90% of the videos are just peoples hands and crotches. But hey...
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    Make a YouTube tutorial!

    Again, if he doesn't want that brought up. He should ask for Expert Village to remove it. Another thing I can bring up whatever the hell I want. It wasn't even meant as a bash. It was me stating a fact. But sense you tend to hate people stating facts. This should really piss you off. Tree...
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    Make a YouTube tutorial!

    How am I dick for stating a fact? He already did do a few Youtube Tutorials.
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    Make a YouTube tutorial!

    You already did some youtube tutorials.
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    Where did you get those cards?

    I like that attitude. Yeah because all you're going to do is yell at me (that is if you want to spend the 300 bucks on a plane ticket and a hotel just to do to that.) Which shows a lot about your character. You once called Baller a bully, but from the attitude I see so far. It's pretty much...
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    Where did you get those cards?

    Became a mentalist and found things dealing the mind alot more interesting and better able to connect to the audience.
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    Where did you get those cards?

    I look forward to that day as well. because it will be rather boring. I'm mentalist not a magician, so I personally find Card magic to be rather impersonal and filler. Compared to Billet Work and other forms of Mentalistism. And actually Darwin Ortiz used to have the people he was...
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    Where did you get those cards?

    If you really want to look like you can do real magic. Then make use with they got. Who cares if the deck is super old. Just do a keycard effect or something in those lines. Once people see that you can do it with their stuff, they SHOULD realize that it's not the deck.
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    Where did you get those cards?

    What's wrong with a gimmicked deck? I know a lot of people who made their living doing things with nothing but stacked decks or marked decks. I really don't see what the big deal is if somebody wants to see the cards. Their freaking cards, let the person do what they want with them. Personally...
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    Arcane Cards @ Ellusionist

    While they do look nice. I don't really see the mass appeal to them. This would be a carpenter buying a shiny new hammer and trying to impress the other carpenters with it. When they all just use a regular old dusty one to get the job done just fine. I used to like the Ghost deck (tho the...
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    How to handle a horrible show?

    He said he was over it. I see nothing wrong with wanting to down a 6 pack.
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    How to handle a horrible show?

    Lesson Learned: Don't do anything that requires them to remember anything. Something like Cut and restored rope, sponge balls and cups and balls would pretty much go well, because wouldn't have to do much. I've heard tons of horror stories from people who have done those types of places...