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I am going to get serious about practicing magic. I'm going to practice for an hour a day, with all my best tricks, every day this week. Some kid came up to me today and was talking about magic and how T11 sucks :O and I had to face the fact that he was a better magician than me, so I was unable...

Very thought provoking post! I think that someone is a magician when they are able to effectively give the illusion of magic skillfully and artfully. I consider myself a novice magician, but when my friends introduce me to people, they always state that I'm a MAGICIAN! and could I show them all...

Wow. Awesome effect plus epic cleanup FTW! Great job Aaron!

And no one's mentioned 808cards.com yet?

First guess: Ten of clubs and Ten of clubs Second guess: Three of hearts and Three of hearts Third guess: ace of clubs and ace of clubs Am I copying anyone?

So long as they flow and seem to be related. Maybe do some of the false-cut flourishes with the kings on top, then show that you have "found" the kings and do Panic, then do twinsplit (with a king and a queen and an ace), and then maybe some flourishes, and then hoffzzy osbourne.

Seconded. I can not recommend this highly enough. I still watch the DVD periodically, since it's even a great refresher for experienced magicians. You WILL use these tricks, even as you become more accomplished. Link Here's what it teaches (copied and pasted from penguin magic)...

Why is there not a "none of the above" option?

I started the post at 10:59, but the stupid uploading thing took 4 minutes. It should still count. :( Here's mine:

Collectors are willing to shell out mucho moola for 1st editions, but the release may lower the value slightly. Check on ebay and make sure that nobody's panicking and selling, because if there's a lot of competition, the price is lowered. I suggest finding a good resource for ebay selling and...

It's supposed to be ironic. How is over-dramatizing something bad? It's what magicians do with everything. It's called presentation. ;)

In more recent news, the T11 cameraman was previously involved in the making of several spaghetti westerns. The incredible DVD has multiple camera angles including over-the-shoulder, spectator's point of view, and between-the-legs. Big brother is watching...

Awesome! I sooooo need these! I think I have the first one, but the second and third have me completely fooled. Way to go!

Towards the beginning pages everybody seems obsessed with more shipping options. DON'T LISTEN TO THEM! Simple is beautiful.

Say "That's what's called misdirection. While you're being distracted by my supposed failure, some friends are sneaking an elephant wearing a sandwich board with the name of the next card you are picking into the room (or building) behind me." Obviously don't just use the same one for every...

Isn't XCM all about new cuts and stuff? I'm no expert, but that sounds like saying "inventing hundreds of reveals does nothing for the magic community". The second comment is also about a deck of cards, not their XCM DVDs. Lots of Playboy readers probably play poker, and lots of poker players...

Dan's post on the second page wins all. :D

I always wash my hands before opening a new deck, and make sure that the seal is completely gone with no residue. Not really a superstition, but it all feels right that way.

I have only been called out a couple of times on carrying a "trick" deck, but I explained that it was normal and let them spread through them and shuffle them etc. and they were cool with it. Someone did think that the Werm was done using a trick deck, though. :rolleyes: I think as long as you...

*sigh* He'd probably be a great magician if he used a few basic tricks and figured out some killer patter and presentation. I get better reactions with The Amazing Reversed Card in Deck (OMG!!!1!!) than TiVo2.0 sometimes, just because I've got some good patter and have worked on the...