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What a ridiculous argument! There are far worse problems in magic i.e. exposure on Youtube If it was in fact illegal to trade/sell/buy used copies of any media then ebay would not be allowed to operate in the first place! And from a producer's point of view you have to price your product with...

I think the biggest problem/thing that people need to change is that they see magic as an excuse to interact with others. If you use magic as a reason to approach people and then try to add a personality/performance around your tricks, then you will always come across as 'just a magician' to...

For all of the tricks in my current repertoire I need the following: Double lift (push off or snap) False count (to display a different number of cards or the same card multiple times) Ellis loading move Pass (standard and riffle) top change Shapeshifter False shuffles (tabled riffle, in-hands...

I find that the following cover all of my controlling to the top needs: A pass (riffle or otherwise) - learned from RRTCM and Ninja 1 Swivel cut control - think I learned this from one of the Brainstorm volumes by John G (which are great for learning new effects btw) Multiple shift (for...

Sounds like Jerry Sadowitz!

Yeah that's a fair point with the different props. One thing I would be cautious about though is that there is still little difference in the spectator's eyes between making a coin disappear and appear somewhere impossible and making a card do the same thing... so perhaps for each of the...

I didn't really see a rising card...

The pass is the only sleight that I have ever learnt from a DVD! I wouldn't usually recommend much Ellusionist stuff, but I think that ninja 1 was a really good intro to the pass. Then I supplemented that with EatCT and Darwin Ortiz's stuff. The only two passes that I use now are the riffle...

Hi everyone, I wanted to share something with you that I found very useful in my magical development: One of the most cited phrases in magic is that it’s better to perform a few tricks very well, rather than perform lots of tricks to an average standard. This is very true, but why? And the...

Not great if I'm honest... The methodology is the same as a card transpo in RRTCM I think, and you flashed the 6S when you copped it from the deck. I also assume that you used the shuffle and gambler's cop because you're not comfortable with the top palm, but the top palm would be more...

Since I like the ACR so much, I thought I'd contribute to this thread. Like most things there needs to be a start, a middle and an end. I always use the same start and middle, but I have a two different endings. So: Start (aim is to introduce the concept and get the spectator involved)...

I'll go with my recommendations for some false shuffles. I'm of the opinion that you only really three kinds of false shuffles in your repertoire, so I'll categorise them like that: (Note: the ones in bold are the ones that I actually use) In the hands false riffle shuffle: "Drawing Room...

Nah I'm not really a flourisher, well apart from a few flourishy revelations- I have more of a simple hits hard philosophy when it comes to performing..... well simple tricks from the spectator's point of view anyway. I come from the Guy Hollingworth/Darwin Ortiz schools of thought on card...

Covent Garden probably wouldn't be ideal since most of the people who go there want something to see rather than something to interact with; that's my impression anyway. So it's better to be doing something big, in front of a big crowd, there rather than something more intimate. I think...

Yeah I think that Southbank would be a good bet, good mix of tourists and locals. Regents park would be good too- good atmosphere there, especially on a Sunday. Personally I wouldn't like to spend too much time around Trafalgar Square, Hyde Park etc since I imagine there wouldnt be too many...

Hi Everyone, For those of you in the UK you'll have started to notice the occasional ray of sunshine appearing through the grey skies. In the hope that this indicates summer is round the corner I'm starting to think of some good places to do a bit of street magic in London. Do any of you who...

Actually 'Learnt' is a word, although used incorrectly in this case. In the (British) English language 'learnt' is the past tense of the verb to learn. e.g. I learnt my first ambitious card routine 5 years ago. 'Learned' is used in the imperfect tense. e.g. The best thing I have ever learned is...

This is always an interesting topic... There is a particular stage one will get to in their development as a magician when they realise that they have learned so many effects that they need to filter through their repertoire and decide which effects they actually want to perform in the longer...

Looked pretty cool, but I agree it doesn't make much sense...yet. The idea of putting the card in between the two jokers and then taking it out again seems counter-intuitive. So maybe this is better suited to a repeat phase of a sandwich trick. For example: Set aside 2 jokers Have a card...

Maybe it'd be best if you describe the effect that you want to achieve, then people will be able to help more effectively... You have 3 choices: Riffle force a stack of cards Spread the deck, get the spectator(s) to select the cards, and then do a packet switch Get lucky The first...