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I'm a huge fan of the ultrasmoke...the only downside being that you have to purchase refill cartridges. That being said, over on Ellusionist's forums I typed a super-detailed review of it along with a follow up a few months later, and I discussed some of the positives/negatives about it. If...

While I see your point, it shouldn't make those who bought the download unhappy. Those who purchase the individual downloads as they come out are getting fresh-off-the-press material. By the time an artist has released 11 of them some of the effects on them would've been out for quite some...

Just out of curiosity (and forgive me if it's been questioned before, but I don't get to frequent the forums as much as I used to), but has the idea of, after release of the 1-on-1s over a certain time period, putting them on a physical DVD as a collection been brought up or mentioned (I've...

Nor should they jump on the "cool" (yet impromprly named) "street magic" theme. They're excellent in their own fields. I also wasn't insinuating they are playing a role. I'm simply saying that from watching them perform, they both seem to have a similar laid-back performance style that...

Agreed---it flows nicely. Am I the only one who thinks that Joshua Jay and Justin Miller have very common performance styles, or has anyone else noticed?

I'd like to add an aside to this topic as well. All the above reasons are correct. However, you CAN buy cheap gaffs. What's the difference, quality of course. Are you going to be "caught" by using a gaffed half shell that's only $30 vs a top of the line Jamie Schoolcraft one? Nope. Not...

Snow Days - Justin Miller Some effects are flashy, in-your-face, and jaw-dropping. They leave the spectator speechless in wonder and amazement. Snow Days isn't one of them. Instead, snow days is an effect paced nicely that allows the spectator to think back to being in school and having the...

Subway is a good quick-trick, but by far the best and most visual in the set to me is Deja Vu. VERY visual. VERY fast. VERY confusing. The change they do is knacky, but its an awsome effect that gets great reactions.

Sure, that'd fix the neck issue...but then it'd be a little tighter. The neck-issue I could over look, however pick up a Hanes Undershirt and feel the thickness of it...that's the shirt you're getting only in black with lettering. I still LOVE the appearance of it...I'm just disappointed in...

Well, it had to happen. Eventually, there had to be something I bought from T11 that I was disappointed in. From the Gear page, the shirt itself looks very cool. I'm not big into advertising "Hey, look at me, I'm a magician...and I buy my stuff from an online store...visit _______," so in...

"The method of this trick is, simply put, genius. It does require a lot of work to get down, to me it definitely is not a trick where you have the luxury of thinking about what you're going to do while performing. For this, it all has to be muscle memory in order to create that smooth transition...

What are you looking for? Card College is like an encyclopedia of information on card magic. It has explinations for sleights used in card magic and also includes various routines throughout the book. Paul Harris' books are, as put by maxrob22, Paul Harris on paper. He's a very creative...

Ok, for those of you considering purchasing it, let's clear a few things up that have been said: 1. The gimmick isn't "invisible." It's just made of an appropriate material (I'll leave it at that for the exposure-people....that would mean it could either be flesh colored, clear, etc... and...

Sounds decent. You could always just go with a quarter regardless instead of having them choose...not sure how much the choice adds to the effect. Would have to see it in action I suppose...

That's a very broad question. Even coin bends as simple as The Closer by Morgan can be great if presented well (it's actually my coin-bend of choice).... If you're looking for a fancier bend, then again, Spun by Morgan is PHENOMINAL. Rumor has it Daniel Garcia is going to be releasing one...

Truth be known, there's not a HUGE difference between the majority of close-up pads in that price range. Granted, you can get much nicer ones and there will be a difference in quality, however, particularly if it's your first one, I would think it would be fine. The brand that I bought with...

Spoken like a true professional Jim :)

Just make sure others don't take the "drunken ass-hole" that you overcome as a sign that you're welcoming challenges...because then you may run into the problem of the others in the audience you're performing for TRYING to "stump the magician." Other than that, as long as you're not against...

The classic one-coin routine by David Roth is simple yet very effective and utilizes a jumbo coin. If you're looking for something more flashy (and also more difficult...): David Stone also has a routine called Smile Land. I don't personally use the routine because I don't do much jumbo...