So, I thought the best place to start would be to introduce myself and see who jumps in. My name is Chad. I am 33 years old this year. I have three kids and I have ALWAYS loved magic. I mean, don't most of us, or why else would we be here to begin with? I just started seriously practicing my skills. However, as a veteran martial artist with 20 years of study I know patience is the key. I did grab a couple of Theory 11 DVD's to add to my routine until I get more comfortable to start making my own. Maybe some of those famed magicians will show up here and give a shout out? I have much respect for you guys.
Honestly, health issues caused me to have to stop the martial arts. Left with a void I decided to turn to magic since it has always interested me. I mean, come on, who does not remember watching the old Magic Awards specials? I grew up with those guys. Then came along you street magicians. You know, Daniel Garcia, David Blaine, Wayne Houchin, et cetera and so on. Man, was that a change of direction. So, I want to say up front I respect all of the people who make the art known. I never want to take a trick and say it is mine. I am working on a trick that is a variation of Daniel Garcia's Torn Too. I love that one even though I do not have the trick. I just saw him perform it and I thought of a variation that I could make work. I am a thinker, what can I say?
Other than that, I am a writer. I am finishing my B.A. presently and am working on some scripts for movies. I have a couple of books in the works. Maybe I will get those published. If I ever do I will be sure to shout all over the forums that my movie got picked up for production. I also have a couple of short films I will be working on soon. When those are completed I will post those to youtube probably.
So, aside from rambling, I hope to get to know the members of the forums better and to get advice where possible from those who have been at the grind longer than I. I do honestly loathe when people reveal things, so do not expect me to reveal something or to trade. There is nothing worse than when you perform a trick like Cannibal and someone starts telling everyone how it is done because some 10 year old revealed it on youtube. Sad. Where did the respect for the skill go? I remember speaking to a magician wen I was a teen and he had paid $1K to learn a trick. I believe it was levitation or the ghost ball. Either way, these secrets are guarded for a reason. We are supposed to help suspend belief and to perform "miracles" for the unenlightened. How can we do that when people pirate the software and reveal the illusions?
Sorry for the rant. Hope to meet a lot of you guys. Hope to learn much from all of you. Remember, be humble. Only a humble person can truly learn. It is he who thinks they know it all who cannot learn. Forgive the 20 years of martial arts training being jammed in there in 10 seconds. So, yeah. It is long, but I was hoping to grab some attention.
Honestly, health issues caused me to have to stop the martial arts. Left with a void I decided to turn to magic since it has always interested me. I mean, come on, who does not remember watching the old Magic Awards specials? I grew up with those guys. Then came along you street magicians. You know, Daniel Garcia, David Blaine, Wayne Houchin, et cetera and so on. Man, was that a change of direction. So, I want to say up front I respect all of the people who make the art known. I never want to take a trick and say it is mine. I am working on a trick that is a variation of Daniel Garcia's Torn Too. I love that one even though I do not have the trick. I just saw him perform it and I thought of a variation that I could make work. I am a thinker, what can I say?
Other than that, I am a writer. I am finishing my B.A. presently and am working on some scripts for movies. I have a couple of books in the works. Maybe I will get those published. If I ever do I will be sure to shout all over the forums that my movie got picked up for production. I also have a couple of short films I will be working on soon. When those are completed I will post those to youtube probably.
So, aside from rambling, I hope to get to know the members of the forums better and to get advice where possible from those who have been at the grind longer than I. I do honestly loathe when people reveal things, so do not expect me to reveal something or to trade. There is nothing worse than when you perform a trick like Cannibal and someone starts telling everyone how it is done because some 10 year old revealed it on youtube. Sad. Where did the respect for the skill go? I remember speaking to a magician wen I was a teen and he had paid $1K to learn a trick. I believe it was levitation or the ghost ball. Either way, these secrets are guarded for a reason. We are supposed to help suspend belief and to perform "miracles" for the unenlightened. How can we do that when people pirate the software and reveal the illusions?
Sorry for the rant. Hope to meet a lot of you guys. Hope to learn much from all of you. Remember, be humble. Only a humble person can truly learn. It is he who thinks they know it all who cannot learn. Forgive the 20 years of martial arts training being jammed in there in 10 seconds. So, yeah. It is long, but I was hoping to grab some attention.