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    Paint the Roses Red - Lewis Le' Val

    I watched Harmony and thought it looked a bit similar to an effect by Liam Montier called Henry Sugar. Turns out, it is very similar. So similar in fact that I was shocked to learn that Liam receives no credit on the project. I'm sure Lewis didn't know about Liam's trick. But maybe some sort of...
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    OSMOSIS - Dalton Wayne

    That's my thought as well. If you want to put a signed coin into an unopened can of soda, why not just do Sinful by Wayne Houchin? It's totally impromptu and completely amazing.
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    Telephone Mentalist pieces

    Aldo Colombini has two dvds on magic/mentalism that can be done over the phone. Of course, all of his dvds are $10 so it's a great deal.
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    My New Years Eve Show (In detail!)

    Sounds like you had a great show! But $100 for 3.5 hours of work??? That is low, man. You should have gotten a lot more.
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    Most visual effect?

    I love super visual stuff. However, I feel that these days, that's all anyone wants to do. The problem with a lot of visual effects is that they can't happen in the spectator's hand and they immediately draw suspicion. Like I said, while I love a good hyper visual piece of eye candy as much...
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    Monarchs :: Review

    Hilarious to read some of the reviews, here. This is the very first deck of T11 cards I have purchased. I LOVE the classy old-school design on them. I think they look really cool. Plus the blue and gold looks awesome to me. Kind of prefer it to the more modern designs. But then again, I'm kinda...
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    Ideas Please for a Gig.

    Break a leg at the gig! :) I'm sure you'll do great.
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    There Isn't THE BEST....

    I don't think there's anything wrong with asking questions about products before buying. But I think the best way to go about it is to do your own research. Go to all of the online shops and look at different effects. Do searches of old reviews on the Magic Cafe. Rather than just asking people...
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    There Isn't THE BEST....

    Totally agree! There is no universal "best". You have to find what works for YOU!
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    Ideas Please for a Gig.

    I don't see how you could master something in two days. Take the top six tricks you do, and know inside and out, and do those. Do not do stuff you've never done before or are unsure about. You only need about six tricks for any walk around gig. There will be a lot of people there, so...
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    Thinking process:tricks creating

    Once I get the initial spark of an idea, I then start thinking about a routine. I always strive to create stuff that is real world so if I can't come up with a practical method, I shelve it, maybe come back to it later. Once I think I have a decent idea for a method for the effect I want to...
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    What do you look for in a new trick?

    I think it depends on a few things. I don't necessarily take the whole "been doing it for ten years" thing at face value. But I don't take any hype at face value. I read between the lines of ad copy. Who is the creator? Do they have a track record? Who is producing? When it comes to listed...
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    How laymen think or something along those lines.

    No, most laymen think we use sleeves for everything. And I'm not even kidding. As far as linking finger rings go, a lot of the deception has to do with routining and making everyone thing that the three rings being used are all borrowed. If they didn't think the rings were borrowed from...
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    Magicians - Pretentious?

    Man, I have to respectfully disagree with you, there. I think the last thing we should do is come across as pretentious to lay people. The only thing you will do is alienate them. If anything, we need to be engaging and draw them in. Make them feel good about themselves. Otherwise they'll wind...
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    Magicians - Pretentious?

    No, I totally get that. But I have yet to meet any pretentious 13 to 18 year old performers. :) The young magicians I meet are usually nice, shy guys. Now, if we're strictly talking about internet magicians, then, yes, there is a lot of pretentious on the magic forums in general. A lot of...
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    We All Lie

    This is a weird topic. I don't lie about why I like to do magic. I don't know other people who lie about it either. I don't know anyone who does it just to make other people happy. And I've never heard anyone claim that "making people happy" is their sole reason for doing magic. That's not to...
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    best card thru window?

    I've got a signed card through window that's super easy but most people wouldn't care for it. Not sexy enough method-wise.
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    Magicians - Pretentious?

    Yeah, this is a HUGE generalization. Honestly, most magicians I meet are super nice guys and far from pretentious. They take what they do seriously but know that at the end of the day, it's just card tricks (or whatever genre of magic they're into). Of course, you're always going to run into a...
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    Best Magic Related Magazine?

    Magic Magazine and Genii Magazine are great. If you join the IBM, you get an issue of The Linking Ring every month. Another really good magic magazine.
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    Intensity by Alex Geiser

    I love how slow his movements are. Really smooth.
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