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Hi there, I don't have the new version of DM's book but I did purchase most of his previous releases as they got out back in the days. I found loads of good tricks in many of them. I wouldn't consider every single trick of his great, but some effects I'd definitely call gems (burn and angle...

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I guess it really depends on the situation. The first thing to focus on is probably when the person who caught you reveals what they saw. If this happens during the performance, probably I would start swearing during my interior monologue and smile outside. No, I mean, if a spectator caught...

1. Smoke production/transposition with A.Rorrison's Smoke gimmick. 2. Variation of Stigmata using digits on a credit card/banknote 3. Coin Bend 4. TnR Business Card 5. A penny for your thoughts

I totally agree with the advice. If I may, I'd add Mark Wilson's Course in Magic which wouldn't be as thorough as those mentioned above but which would offer you some insight on coin and other props magic as well. As far as decks are concerned, I'd go for standard rider back bicycles, especially...

I would definitely agree with all the above, even though I don't actually believe that a camera always helps. I simply guess that, righteously, some people don't want to be filmed. A couple of tips I used and still use from time to time: 1- At the very beginning I used to go to shopping malls...

I generally use the vise as mentioned beforehand and I actually choose to have them bent at an angle, generally closer to one of the edges than to the centre (I even slightly shift the position of the coin so as to make a less regular curve and in order to perform a variation of Strebler's "The...

A vise and a rubber hammer do the trick for me. Just remember to put some piece of cardboard or leather or even a folded playing card between the jaws and the coin so as not to get scratches on the coin.

To be honest, I don't have tons of tricks. I try tons of them but then I tend to settle on a few (maybe 20 or something). I rehearse, which would include practicing, 9 effects daily (the ones I perform in my formal close-up and formal parlour acts). It takes an hour or so, and I do it in the...

It's Mercury Aces by David Kong.

I'd go for Counterfeit. I don't fancy Ref4m, for the simple fact that, in my opinion, tearing a card, then restoring it and then tearing it up again not only makes little sense but it kills magic too. On the other hand, with Counterfeit you end up with a restored card that you can give away as a...

Awesome and useful book!!

In my opinion, you should start by brainstorming. What type of ideas do you connect to Gambling? What feelings do you want to convey? How do you see yourself as a Gambler? For exemple, if you look at different performers (Daniel Madison, Jason England, Paul Wilson, Benjamin Earl, Jack Carpenter...

Close Up or Strolling: A blister effect, with a deck of cards and a borrowed lighter. I started performing it with Branded by Tim Trono, but then eventually moved on to a homemade gimmick. The reason is it feels very magical, realistic and spooky (the magic gesture here isn't simply a...