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Cassidy has a lot to say about using magic with mentalism that I found incredibly interesting. The main point being that a lot the great mentalists we read about used it to great effect. While he was not really advocating either stance he presented clear do's and donts about how to do this well...

Didnt even think of this one if you are a die hard card man this is the best place to see scarne (well his hands) Don Juan

Shade is a fantastic one the prestige and the illusionist are the most recent dealing with magicians Next with nicholas Cage was suprisingly enjoyable Anything with neil Patrick Harris has him doing magic at some point or another

I think he was more getting that magic is typically approached with levity (certain acts excluded) and people say that was clever while after a good mentalism preformance the audience wonders whether the preformer can truly read minds. I recently watched Bob cassidy preform and saw a young woman...

Its all right. I was put on my friends guest list and they let me in when I got there. HAHAHAHA I was a little nervous and felt weird about saying open sesame to the owl at first. (wonderland fan?) A charming Cheat

I was invited. A charming Cheat

Thank you very much for you advice guys It turned out to be the most amazing birthday of my life. Before the castle trip I had tracked down a magic shop (Suprisingly hard to find) because I wanted to look through some of there stuff. Behind the counter was a man named Newall Unfried who after...

If you have acess to some of Bob Cassidy's matieral he has a lot of helpful stuff on this topic. A charming cheat

Thats who Im specificly going to see very very excited and nervous at the same time

This helps a lot I do think this is the part I was missing. I believe Im going to start with your work and branch out from there. Thank you for the response. A charming Cheat

Im going to LA for my birthday this weekend and plan on going to the magic castle for the first time. Unfortunately I was unable to get a dinner reservation for the night I was able to attend. Does anyone have any restaurant recommendations around the magic castle area? Also aside from the...

A recent endeavor of mine has been to strengthen my ability as a cold reader. Its a topic Ive known of for a while and even did a little experimenting a couple of years back. I can give a cursory reading and get reactions but nothing to spectacular. Ive read most of Kneppers Work on the...

Fantastic I cant wait to see another video showing this effect. Good job. -A charming cheat

Outside of books specificly on magic Stanivlasky's method acting books helped me a lot in presentation and showmanship. Watching as much magic as possible also helps. Watch mentalism specificly and study there presentations and timing. Watch Richard Turner the cheat his act is a fantastic...

Use this opportunity to push yourself to create. To me that seems like the most liable solution. If these guys are looking up your methods and exposing them its time to come up with some of your own or take other effects and make them your own. Modify the methods. Also look into your...

Thank you for the advice guys. I think I have an idea what I'm looking for and where it will fit into my act. I've always enjoyed blindfold routines but they aren't really my style. I could not agree more that the super complicated blindfolds ring more of magic tricks and never thought about it...

Hey guys so here it is, What are the best hard hitting mental ism effects out there. I am not looking to become a mentalist but it has always been an area of interest and I'm looking to expand my repertoire. I've read quite a bit on the subject (thirteen steps, kenton kneppers stuff, luke...

When your rehearsing on your own incorprate the misdirection techniques into your practice. Rehearse in the mirror, if your chosen method of misdirection is looking them in the eye look yourself in the eye and do the move. Rehearse until this become second nature and then when you practice on...