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I couldn't agree more...whenever I'm asked what I'm doing, I can't say magic, cause it's not true. I'm practicing flourishes. So I'll say...cardistry, or flourishing, or card manipulation, and I can always expect the same answer...what's that? And then, when I explain, the same response...Oh...

Misdirect your friends. It's my favorite way. When you get in a conversation with your friends, practice things like hand motions, direct comments, or eye contact, and you figure out how to make it natural and subtle. If you're just walking in school or down the street, try to figure out good...

Senior homes. I love performing at senior homes. It sounds odd, I know, expect the most appreciatory people, (and sometimes the most generous are the elderly. My father is a priest, so I often go with him when he visits assisted living homes or things of that sort. They often need cheering...

A lot of card magic/cardistry is the class, the elegance, the beauty, and the flow, and a lot of that can be lost with bad/no editing. I, being a technological nightmare, find editing my videos a painful experience, and I feel as if I sometimes take away from the video by trying to do so much...

Patter is key in a magician's day to day work. It's a fact I'm not here to deny nor to attempt to. But a lot of magicians are willing to let their hands do the talking. Now, I think a lot of it depends on the effect. If it's The Queens or something of that ilk, patter isn't desperately...

I'd say if you know a shoulder high change, such as the Bob Change by Kevin Ho, you incorporate the smoke in the change to give it a mystical effect.

- When you practice one handed cuts/flourishes while reading other peoples post in this thread - When interacting with people, you think of how you would approach them as if performing street magic - You do flourishes with your phone - Your friends ask you what you were doing, you respond...

This is simply what its about.

I will probably eventually get both. But right now, I can only get one of them. So I'm asking which I should get first for more immediate use.

Title pretty much says it all. I'm looking in to getting one. And only one. Which is your favorite?

Um...Im' realy tired of vacations and I wanna jsut relax...you?

um....hi everyone?