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    How to practice "being casual"?

    ^ thanks for the tip, that Pratt performance was killer. It takes some guts to pretend to screw up that badly on national telly!
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    How to practice "being casual"?

    Another thing is that you can practise the art of casual improv *without magic*. Toastmasters does a fantastic exercise (best thing in Toastmaster really) called table topics...you get a random topic and with no pause to think you speak on it for 2 minutes to your club. That is sooo good for...
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    When can I perform?

    Great book list! I still need a few of those, but the ones I have, +100 on those recos. But honestly, if you're young and can't be dropping mad cash on books, the best theory and performing overview to get started without breaking the bank is the last 80 pages of Card College 2. I have tons of...
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    My hands are weird...

    You can totally learn with both hands, but it may feel hella weird at first. Jugglers learn *everything* with both hands (I'm one) and musicians often learn hand backwards (you could make a solid case that the guitar and saxophone are actually played left-handed, which is weird really). It'll...
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    Mnemonica stack

    I got mnemonica down pretty fast and reliably by using a multi-pronged approach. I used the Major System (https://litemind.com/major-system/ no need for me to type it out here) to make a peg system for all the cards and all the numbers. Cards are first letter of the suite into the major system...
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    Pushoff questions: DL vs second deal, video sources,etc

    Thanks, that's very helpful information.
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    Pushoff questions: DL vs second deal, video sources,etc

    Thanks. I know there is no Giobbi push off in the CC videos, I've got those. They are great though! Thanks for the reco on the Gladwin one.
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    Pushoff questions: DL vs second deal, video sources,etc

    Hi, I'm hoping someone can help me here. I'm looking for video tutorial to compliment the texts I have on learning the multiple push-off. My questions: - is the actual push off part the same for DL as what is in Jason England's second deal push video? - is the England's push-off the same...
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    Ricky Jay question.

    Yeah, Deceptive Practice was really good. You'll be less surprised once you watch it. This was a guy who could have headlined in vegas and made a mint, but instead did theatre shows with David Mamet directing. About as NYC intellectual as you can get, I'm not surprised he would not feel much in...
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    WHat is the best deck for sleight of hand and magic?

    If you like stiff: Bicycle Traditional Cut (Richard Turner edition), if you like more flexible, Bicycle elite or Tally-ho. Try them both. I like bicycles too because they look normal. that's my two cents!
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    Is the Card College series by Roberto Giobbi a Good Read?

    Hey folks, the videos just became available as digital downloads for a much better price than the DVDs! BTW, these include tips and refinements in a few places that aren't in the books, as they were made 12 years later (I think, otoh)...
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    Straight Jacket

    This was the book! I *think* the contents got reprinted in the Hades encyclopaedia, but I don't know that for sure. http://shop.misdirections.com/Art-of-Escape-Vol-4-Escape-from-a-Straight-Jacket-by-John-Novak-42054.htm
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    Straight Jacket

    You don't need a gimmick if it fits you ok. The real deal is the Human Restraint jacket, which does not come with a crotch strap (as they didn't actually have them) but it's easy enough to add one. I scored one used and it's great, because it really does look like an antique real straight...
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    Theory11, please drop the music from the videos

    It is seriously so annoying and distracting on the Jason England overhand shuffle video that I doubt I'll buy another one on here with music on it. I'll just save my money for Giobbis. These aren't skateboard videos, they're lessons. :-/
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    Theory11, please drop the music from the videos

    This is intended as constructive criticism, to keep folks buying your vids because they're appreciated. I like a lot of the videos, and I've bought a bunch, but the background music on them is pointless and distracting. It makes it harder to hear and absorb the rhythm of the move you are...
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    Is the Card College series by Roberto Giobbi a Good Read?

    The DVDs are an absolutely fantastic compliment to the books, get V1 & 2 plus the DVDs and you will really understand the moves. They are also newer and so he mentions improvements to his approach and teaching since he wrote card college. I waffled on buying the DVDs and was so glad I got them...
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    Is It Too Late to Learn?

    Lol, didn't realizing I was responding to a dead old thread! Hope the thoughts are helpful to someone. I should also of course have mentioned that the video tutorials on here are excellent too, I love the Jason England ones.
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    Is It Too Late to Learn?

    Just read your second post. So I've seen this a lot teaching adults music and juggling. The problem is that as adults we can understand what we want to do much faster than people learn, so while kids will happily take their time, adult learners are IMPATIENT. And that'll get you. It's normal...
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    Is It Too Late to Learn?

    I'm a musician (several instruments), expert juggler, dabbler magician, and was previously a serious rock climber and fencer when younger. There are really only a few reasons you would be "too late" to learn something... 1) your body can't recover any more from the training required - this goes...
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    How can I reduce hand trembling when performing?

    Further to that, it introduces a real psychological issue in that the key to getting over performance nerves is developing a deep confidence that "I can do this" and "I can handle the worst case scenario here". If instead some part of your brain is saying "well maybe I can only do it when I'm on...
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