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Which is usually better? Going from a Bill Switch into a Lemon, or Just doing a Bill Vanish into a lemon. Another thing I've been thinking about when it comes to this is that Michael Ammar said it's often better when he used his own money for the effect, because people didn't have to search...

IE: You have way too endings to a routine. The card goes here, it goes there, it's torn and restored, now it appears in your pocket, wallet, under a glass, under a shoe. Etc. Michael Ammar's Lecture got me thinking about that and how he mentioned that when he performs now days he's usually...

I was originally going to keep this to myself, but as Bruce Cervon would say "If you want something to be kept a secret, share it with everybody." or something along those lines. The Lecture will be online at MJM magic for an incredibly reasonable price of.... 1$ for right now till after...

I have a question for the people here who do sponge ball magic. Usually when you end your routine, do you end it with just 3 sponge balls appearing in the spectators hand or 15-24 (as with Eugene Burgers handling). I've really been thinking about this and I really like the idea of his where he...

I was recently watching David Williamson's Penguin lecture and he mentions that the best way to impress laymen and magicians is to simply fly under the radar. He gave a really good example of how when Bill Malone moved to Florida after spending years under the wings of Ed Marlo. He would go to...

I often see this word thrown about and used as a blanket statement all the time by the guys on the Magic Cafe. "I am an Entertainer!" Yet, it seems that none of them seem to actually know what the word REALLY means. Hell, I am pretty sure they all think it means to tell corny/lame jokes while...

Like if somebody asks to shuffle the cards and it has no impact on the routine and is just dead time, do you let them do it or simply say no. I was reading some stuff on the cafe and one guy said he had a repeat customer who constantly wanted to examine everything and even went as far as...

I've been trying to come up with a meaningful, sincere way of answering that question without having to resort to cliched one liners and without breaking the illusion/magic.

I was reading something about how practicing magic with a metronome tends to help make things go smooth and flow better. IE: it helps you learn how to avoid framing when you deal 2nd's, bottoms and when you palm. But it also helps you learn a natural movement AFTER the dirty work is done. Thus...

I wonder how many people still actually do this or use this idea. The idea is that you practice doing natural movements with cards/coins or whatever. IE: you would simply practice dribbling cards into your left hand, then making a gesture, then squaring up the pack. This whole process should...

So earlier today I was reading the Cafe and I noticed an odd thing from most of the guys there in the table hopping section. A lot of them suggested having like 9 different sets of routines for each table. This to me seemed a bit overkill and counter productive on the part that trying to...

If one effect leads into another, is that two effects or simply just one. Take for example Jon Armstrong's My Opening Act, Where you you have a thought of card in your front jacket pocket and then the other revelation of having the "wrong" named card in your wallet the entire time. Would that be...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od3OREaotOI This effect is INSANELY VISUAL and is also a mind blower of epic proportions.

What is it with everybody wanting a differently designed card back. Every so often I see somebody post about this or that back design and it just confuses me on WHY they would want one. I don't see the purpose of having a deck with a different back than the standard stuff. I mean go look and...

What I mean is that, can a mentalist also do things with cards and coins (sleight of hand stuff) and still keep up the theme of being a mentalist. Or would he/she just be grouped by people as a magician who does mental magic?

And the first performer did a quick change routine which was fine up until him and his wife started dancing around on stage for no reason at all. I sitting there like "Ok.. What's the freaking point of dancing around on stage.. Just do the damn effect.." I mean maybe it's because I am tainted...

What are differences between these two. Besides the fact that TT is custom made. Do both of them allow you to end clean each time? Do they require more than what is supplied. Etc.

Coins across with just Silver coins or Coins across with different colored coins (A Chinese, Centavo, English penny and a Kennedy.) This is something I have been thinking about. I know a lot of guys just do it with silver coins. But I kind of figured that if you used different coins, it...

which do you use? I've tried working with Silver Dollars but could never get my hands to look natural enough or to palm things properly with them.

Here's something I have been thinking about. HOW moveless should your magic appear. I mean if it looks like you literally didn't do anything, people could come to the conclusion that you used a gimmick or something. So do you mix up the sleights with the move-less idea. Thus throwing them off...