Quote of the Week

"Hey guys, I've been doing card magic for around a year now and I have started making my own tricks" Ozzy Hey as long as you don't get the stupid idea of selling them you're welcom...

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And within there lies hope!

I wondered, if Marlo and crew have had access to today's modern networking technology. What would they have done with it. Would the crew have spent that much time together in Marlo's kitchen, or would they have been doing stuff endlessly via Skype sessions. Would Vernon have traveled across the world just to meet a gambler who was in the know of some "moves". Or would he just study Youtube for that stuff. As much as I see the disadvantages I also see the advantages of modern technology and magic. And that gives me hope somewhat. As long as the...

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Please help the guy out!

Harry Lorayne needs money. Right now he's selling a whole lot of stuff at the green meanie. Among the many items: Entire Xerox of Wm. Miesel’s Moe and His Miracles - $12.00 Entire Xerox of Simon Aronson’s Shuffle-bored - $11.00 So it's okay to sell xeroxed copies now? Edit: Okay, after a few of the usual suspects complained to Harry he had all of the follow up posts removed as well as the suspect entries in his list. So does he understand...

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On Copies

A few days ago iTricks ran a post that I failed to notice, until now. Here is the quick version: Mike Voltagio claims “All of my illusions are designed by me, then custom built,[...] You won’t see my illusions anywhere else in the world. I’ve taken classic tricks and put really new spins on them to the point where they’re actually fooling other magicians. I like to push everything to the extreme.” Then iTricks asked "would a random audience member know an original, custom-built illusion if it bit them in the face? Would they care?" Here is...

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Mongrel Passing

There is a discussion on the Magic Cafe concerning the Mongrel Pass by Steven Youell. As you all know the Mongrel Pass is an improvement on the classic pass. Making the classic pass even better. One really dumb magician, his name is Andrew fails to see that. That Andrew guy maybe smart, but Steven Youell is smarter. And therefore Steven is right and Andrew is wrong. Also look at all the guys praising the Mongrel Pass. This should convince you,...

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The Fred Change

So there is this new magic seller. As always they don't care about making you a better magician, but about getting your money. But I gotta admit the Mystic Factory has a nice look going for it. And by that I mean it looks like all of the other usual suspects. And one of the first items is the Fred Change by Andrew Csirmaz, a technical variant of a color change by Salvador Sufrate. Needless addition... well actually it's a subtraction. By changing the angle back to the normal mode the method becomes way too apparent. This is a typical case of a...

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Winner Michael Ammar

It is April. In celebration of this blogs three year existence, the whole month will be winner time. Only the coolest and best members of our elite circle of nerds will be featured. Today: Michael Ammar There are those who are born performers and then there are those who are born teachers. The later are seldom. Michael Ammar has been around for ages. And you can tell. Watch his looks, as he teaches his Encore stuff and compare it to today....

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