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Is it really that important to have an invisible get ready? Do you need the pinky count to do double lifts well? Some say that the pinky count is the best way to go. I certainly used to think something along those lines, until I did an experiment recently. I have a job at the local YMCA...

You don't need any of those if you have good misdirection, but good moves help. I've pulled off the Invisible Deck with a normal deck by using misdirection. I also got lucky, but that's beside the point. I essentially got away with murder because I had their attention where I wanted it. As far...

Don't remember that off the top of my head, is he talking about ditching held out cards there?

1. So we know what mistakes those before us made and can avoid them. 2. So that we don't publish material that already exists and claim originality 3. There are some really good ideas in the early magic texts. 4. I love studying the history of magic. It's absolutely fascinating to me. 5. The...

A little while back I posted a list of my favorite tricks from Royal Road. That might be helpful.

Of all the people on this forum, I think he's the only one I wouldn't want to meet at Starbucks.

Valid points. Thanks. :)

If you are so knowledgeable, then write a book about it. Don't come to us claiming that you have superior knowledge and being pompous and arrogant about it. I happen to be familiar with the material contained in the works of Jean Hugard, but I don't say that in a way that makes me sound like I'm...

Mr. Prestidigitation, I invite you to prove your knowledge. Make a video that demonstrates your superior knowledge and understanding of card magic. If it's anything beyond my current understanding of card magic, the I will congratulate you for having studied more than I have. If not, I will have...

Is it just me, or do you think very highly of yourself? I understand confidence in your abilities. I know what I can do and what I can't do and I stick to what I can do. Your writing leads me to believe that you think you are special, and while everyone is unique, your abilities don't put you...

It is too long on video, but in performance it actually works to set up the trick similar to what I've done there. (With your second point you are thinking like a magician and seeing the trick from that point of view. I'm going to play along with that just for the sake of having some fun. If...

I recently auditioned for a position at Kings Island in Ohio. To my surprise, I found myself waiting in the theater where Ed Alonzo does his show there, so that was both encouraging and discouraging at the same time. Encouraging because now I know they hire magicians, discouraging because they...

Your location info indicates you are in the USA, which leads me to believe english is your first language. Your use of the english languages indicates that you don't know english very well. No punctuation at all, one typo, and some strange sentence structure and word use,. Please, if you know...

I love gimmicks for the versatility they provide and the things they make possible. Twilight Angles, for example, is one of the best card tricks in existence, and it wouldn't be possible without a gaffed card. I hate gimmicks because I always leave them at home, therefore, I never use them. As...

I live between Dayton and Cincinnati and know of an IBM ring and a SAM group in Cincy.

How? I used a control and a force, and that's it. My control may not have been simple enough, I'll admit that, but I think some of it is necessary. If I used a Center Double, for instance and eliminated the shuffle, the method may be more transparent to laymen. I feel there's some subtle...

A standard top palm, IMHO

With an audience it works much better. I still haven't figured out the best way to do videos. I've looked at various people known for their videos, Gnarlycardz in particular and tried to mimic them in some ways. I guess it hasn't worked. As far as the classic force goes, I would like to use...

It seems lame, yes, but it blows people away. Try it! Plus, I'm horrible on video. I do so much better with people to interact with.

for the Wire? (The method is probably too transparent.) I've genuinely never seen anyone present a card trick this way before. I looked on Youtube before I began working on this and no one had done anything close. (I know, Youtube is a comprehensive list of every magic trick ever invented...