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    Dan Sperry on America's Got Talent

    I like Dan Sperry, but last night's illusion was very weak. You could barely see anything. The robot woman was cool, but I think the entire illusion needs to be re-worked. The crapy host who speaks in ebonics made it blatantly obvious that he was part of the act before it even started as...
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    Bicycle card flip book?

    Haha. Cardtoon #2 is even funnier.
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    Bicycle card flip book?

    Thanks for the reply. That looks awesome!
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    Bicycle card flip book?

    A friend of mine says someone showed him a "magic trick" where he riffles a deck of bicycle cards and the angel falls of the bike and hits his head on a rock. Obviously he is describing a flip book. He keeps insisting it was a "magic trick." It sounds pretty funny though. It would make a...
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    The True Secrets In a Deck of Cards

    I think the description by Jeff McBride is something he uses for theatrics. There are many, many theories about the origin of playing cards. No one knows where they really came from. The earliest known written reference to playing cards is in Europe in 1377. The USPCC says on their website...
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    Does the Hindu force really work?

    Well I think the solution is to be competent in several, so you can change it up. Especially when you are forcing a gimmicked card, because there are some forces that won't work for that. My favorite force so far is the one Brad Christian teaches on Inside Magic. I don't know what it is called...
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    Does the Hindu force really work?

    Thanks for the info. I love Wayne Houchin's Art of Magic. It's my favorite magic DVD. I had kinda of a list of different DVDs in the back of my head that I was considering for my next purchase, but after watching the Symphony trailer, it just moved to 1st place!
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    Does the Hindu force really work?

    On art of Magic Wayne Houchin does the Hindu Force for Carbon Paper. To me that force just does not look like it would work. When Wayne did I immediately knew what he was doing. Now I understand that the average spectator wouldn't be looking at it the same way I was. I noticed that in the...
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    Guardians = Which deck on ellusionist ?

    To me, both Shadow Masters and Guardians feel thicker than regular bikes. Those two decks feel very similar to me. Guardians are definitely thicker than regular bikes. There are some reviews on Amazon and what not where people actually complained that they are two thick. Guardians are the...
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    Stop motion forces

    I was wondering where I can learn more about stop motion forces. Daniel Garcia has one called ego force. I have experimented with gimmicking cards, but haven't gotten anything very consistent yet.
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    Blind Stab ... Help ...?

    I agree with the others. I say uses red bikes and buy a brick. Use your Guardians for other tricks. I've taken a major liking to having the customer sign the card. In part because it makes it extremely easy to flip cards over while they are signing. I'm getting bricks of reds and blues...
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    Sleight Of Hand Or Gimmick

    Theatrics play a big part as well. I think raw sleight of hand with great theatrics is as powerful as any gimmicked card trick. Plus it's great when the spectator accuses you of having trick cards and you hand them the whole deck for examination.
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    Quick Question About The Biddle Trick

    Here is something I'd like to through out. Twice I've had a spectator say, "why is the card upside down?" I could practically see the gears in their head cranking as they searched for clues. I said "well, I used to not put the card in upside down and it would take too long for the person...
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    Just got Crash Course 1 & 2

    I got Crash Course 1 & 2 in the mail yesterday. I was up till 3:00 AM watching them. Crash Course 1 is good, but it would have impressed me a lot more if I hadn't gotten Wayne Houchin's Art of Magic first. There are a few controls and sleights taught. Then they are used in four different...
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    Comparison of Double Lifts

    In Art of Magic Wayne Houchin teaches an easy double lift and an advanced push off double lift. I have watched a lot and his easy double lift is by far the best easy double lift out there in my opinion. Houchin also says that it took him two years to master the push off double lift that he uses.
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    Sweaty Hands when practicing

    Costco sells bricks of red and blue bicycle decks for $12.99 That comes out to $1.08 a pack. These are the good ones, the Rider Backs. That way you don't have to worry about trashing your practice decks, because they are so cheap. You can use your Guardian deck or whatever when performing.
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    Interview with Criss Angel by Penn - Made me respect Angel more.

    Of all the David Blaine and Chris Angel parody's on youtube and what not, this is the only funny one. Just thought I'd through this in. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIe3eEMe6CQ By the way. If you want to talk about camera tricks and stooges, David Copperfield was the original king of...
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    Quick Question About The Biddle Trick

    I count the cards. I go "card number 1... (pause) card number 2... (pause) card number 3..." I try to make it as fair looking as possible. Also, if I get nervous and start to fumble the card, it's easier to recover if I'm going slow. If I was going really fast and then paused to square up the...
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    Best Levitation?

    I've seen the skywalker online for as little as $15, but I can't figure out what you get. Is is a DVD? A booklet? A prop? Thanks,
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    PK Rings

    Well, there is a place near me that sells this one for $21. http://madhattermagicshop.com/magicshop/product_info.php?products_id=4241 Wizard PK G2
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