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here is what was in the email sent to me: (ATTACHMENT)

i believe they actually have gold leaf inlay

if I couldn't buy my Bikes for around $1/pack I probably would try others but my Blue Backed Bikes (at least 1 pack) are always on me. I have a set that goes in my pocket, one pack at my desk at work and a pack in my car at all times!

Good point and I didn't want to comment on my first post without quoting you. In some ways, we magicians, can look at this as a positive. We now have to rely on our presentation and the tricks we incorporate into our routines to add that extra "wow" factor that comes sometimes with gaffs...

Sorry to tell you but the magic industry for major card producers is mearly a niche market. In comparison to the Casinos, magicians hold no water to the amount of cards that are used. The Casino business is much more lucrative for a company such as USPCC. Also, If I recall, they have made...

great advice scarecrow. i will add one thing that has helped my practice... get yourself a little video camera and film your practice versus watchin yourself in the mirror. you can really br critical of your presentation and the ability of the sleights and performance versus trying to watch...

best of luck to you....

I was going to say the same thing about the David Blaine part! Your persona should be an extension of you. If you are a funny person then try out a funny type persona. For me (and no I am not copying visualartist) I have spent a lot of my time studying the untapped potentials of the mind...

Amen. Fortunately though that will be the "survival of the strongest" for young magicians. Those who totally ignore patter and persona will become bored with seeing the same reaction ("Oh nice trick" said with little enthusiasm) and give it up. Those who realize through time or by taking the...

Try it and find out. Personally (and this may come from my profession of Sales) I think your patter and presentation is just as much of the trick as the sleights you do. It adds that extra element that proves your magic is just that, magic.

Agreed, 1000%

By Mysterious, how do you mean? Be careful with being overly mysterious (considering I am picturing the type of mysterious you are talking about) because a lot of people will assume you are a crazy person which will lead to a lot more people rejecting you than normal. I would suggest picking...

I would agree with you if we were just talking about someone who has worked with magic for a few years but for someone who is starting out, I think it is good to have the tricks dictate the persona which is used during a performance. I think it will help develop a beginners performance/patter...

I wanted to find out what type of Patter/persona each of you use when performing. Also, do you select tricks to learn based on your persona or do you adjust your persona/patter to fit with the tricks that you have in your routine? Personally, I spent a lot of my free time in college reading...

lol, will (not) do

Thanks ya'll! I don't even remember how I found this site, but I am glad I did! Keoke, funny you say that...the wolf= my spiritual (animal) guide

Hey ya'll, figured I would take a minute to introduce myself. Currently I am from PA (may get relocated to Colorado for work) but I have been doing magic off and on for 12 years. About a year or so I got back into magic after approximately a 2 yr hiatus (by hiatus meaning I didnt have my...