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    Simple Short Sandwich - Feedback?

    hmm. very similar to my in the hands sandwitch routine... so I have one question Why do you start it off with that phase? The move you implement can be done at any time, so why not start off with a "clean" sandwitch to eliminate any possible doubt from the offstart. This way, when you do...
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    My Ambitous Card Routine (the new guy)

    To be honest, I didn't really like it. Not trying to be mean, but there are two main reasons why this ACR doesn't really do it for me... 1: There is no real logical flow, except for the fact that every stage, the "card comes to the top." This is a common problem with all ACRs now a days...
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    My Reset

    Your first sequence seems to be a bit more original than others I have seen, but the second sequence is 100% the same as Bebel's =) Because it is the same as Bebel's, I suggest checking out Jordan Lapping's version of this. His is a great example on how to personalize it a bit more. In...
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    Sad Newbie

    It is NOT quantity of practice... it is QUALITY of practice. That is the bottom line. I have been playing pool on average of 5 hours a day 5 or 6 days a week for the last 2 years straight. When I first started out, I improved slowly, but I noticed that the way I was practicing for the first...
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    Reed Mclintock

    woot REED though! Portland magicians yay. His tatoos are kinda scary though >_<
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    My New Montage

    Honestly, I would give the video two different scores. Magic peformed (from both a technical and performance standpoint): 5 Video quality and creativity: 3 You mention it being a scene on a promo DVD. To me, that has a professional ring to it, and yet the video quality is quite low...
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    Hobbies and Personal Interests

    Did Sport karate (NBL and NASKA) and XMA for 22 years (I am 26 now). I never went to trixmas, but I competed with Steve Terada (one of the best XMA performers around) in Las Vegas and at the NBL Supergrands. I also played ice hockey for about 8 years, but due to injuries, I can no longer do...
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    Cards at School

    This is the immature way of thinking that I think his hilarious. People act like, "stick it to the man..." and "just do it, adults dont know anything," and "those rules are stupid, just break them..." yet they know nothing about life or why rules are in place. Please do not listen to this...
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    Free Media : Vol. 1 - Kicking it Old School

    JDEN, to be quite honest... about the spelling thing... EVERY single time that someone points out some spelling mistakes, or offers advice like, "please use a spellcheck," everyone gets really defensive. The ONLY answer that should be given however, is "thank you, I will take your advice."...
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    Religious Themed Act

    No offense, but if I was the teacher of this Religion class, I would not give anything higher than a C or maybe a C+ to any of the ideas so far. The project is not "use magic to show a small demonstration of something small about one specific religion." The project is, "use a medium to...
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    Packet trick sleight...

    use the cockroach pass, but in this case, you dont need to do the full pass. So, do the cockroach turn over. It is simple: Show all 5 cards spread face down, and then look about 3 feet behind the feet of the spectator(s), and point. Then, in a very startled voice, say, "ewwwwww a...
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    Cherry :: up_Close

    The change at the end was created by my good friend Liquidsn (both on T11 and on youtube) and is called "ChanGe" (not released yet). The original demo video for this can be seen at http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=gvkOEUD7O5c&feature=channel_page For his new blog, please visit...
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    Centurion change

    Read http://www.doublefacers.com Go to the end and find an old post called "visual noise." I will summarize it a bit for you here though. You know when doing a classic pass, or clip shift, or actually, many sleights, where there is a small sound (maybe a flick, or click, or slide noise...
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    New collectors

    idea, not bad. presentation wise, a little "too much." What I mean by this is... you "show" the three selections going into the middle the same way each time and too slowly, you are drawing way too much attention to what should be a very simple and natural thing. Try using a simpler...
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    Original Trick : Konceptual-X

    enough coddling... way too much coddling... People need to be straightforward in these situations, or else the people on the receiving end will never get it into their minds. Magic Trick: Card penetrating through box: NOT original, done before, and done cleaner/ better Crimp and...
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    Tivo 3.0

    I know this will sound harsh, and I know I will get flack from it... but for crying out loud. If you sit down and spend the time to make a video of your trick/ performance... than dont do it half-assed. You can wear whatever you want, shoot it sitting down in the middle of a dirty bedroom...
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    Raise Rise

    Here is another performance. http://media.theory11.com/770-Raise-Rise
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    My College Application Essay

    Commas are your friend, too many periods = painful to read. Learn how to make compound sentences and try your best to not sound repetitive. By this, I do not mean try not to say the same thing over and over again, but rather, try not to make every sentence "sound" the same. To be honest, I...
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    Some Feedback Please

    It both looks like and sounds like a Gentleman's club business card. I see this type of flashy, loud, annoying, business card almost every day walking through parts of Tokyo on the way to my Billiards Hall. Don't like them then, and sorry to say, still dont like it now.
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    A "Signature" Effect - New Trick -

    Not an original idea. Just a different handling (not an improvement in my opinion) of something a lot of magicians do. I saw David Acre and Richard Sanders doing something similar in a lecture they did in 2001. And to be honest... stop handling the deck so much... Too many fans, too...