I wish I had more to add to this conversation, but really I have no problem with gimmicks but don't use many myself. I don't like carrying them in my pockets, so I generally will really limit what I carry to no more than one or two that don't make my pockets bulge.
To me magic is about astonishing the spectator(s). How you do that is pretty much completely irrelevant. If someone could fool me with the old 'tossing stuff over his head' routine, I'd be just as astonished as someone fooling me with clever vanishes.
To me magic is about astonishing the spectator(s). How you do that is pretty much completely irrelevant. If someone could fool me with the old 'tossing stuff over his head' routine, I'd be just as astonished as someone fooling me with clever vanishes.