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I don't understand why people never read any of the posted comments underneath a video.

They explain all.

That's an old video.

Sometimes, the comments posted are more entertaining than whatever the video was!

Gosh, unless the book has been printed in two or three colors, normally PMS colors, you can look under a magnifying glass and look for dots in the signature. That's a dead giveaway for a printed signature. Solid ink colors as in a PMS color will not show dots due to the fact they are mixed but solid...

If we were still living in Studio City, I'd be there. That hotel was just walking distance up Vineland where I lived.

Tell Brent hello from Kelly Johnson.

Regarding the beginning, middle and end... yes, I expect any effect to have that, let alone an actual act. I just wondered if anybody actually gave the #of effects performed a thought. When I auditioned for my Magic Castle membership in 2003, I threaded the idea of my imagination amongst three diffe...

Hello to everyone- I'm wondering what the current thoughts are on how many effects should or shouldn't be offered in a close-up set of around 30 minutes. Obviously, all the 'yada yada' about presentation, a master could entertain with only one, two good mentalism presentations could take up a half o...

Well, there you go. Thanks Richard for clarifying that aspect.

Wow. Seeing the dates of the correspondance were so much later than the actual development cycles as well as publishing dates, it leads me to wonder about an opinion I heard from someone. In fairness to him, I won't mention his name, but as he was an early member of the Magic Castle and up to a poin...

He was at R Paul Wilsons lecture yesterday at the Castle and has some new props coming out that are remarkable. His new magic wand of snake wood is gorgeous and his improvment on a rattler is amazing. His new site is : www.porperoriginals.com Wilson asked for a round of applause for his return and i...

The bookplate notion is a little tricky for cross-platform files, but not if they are distributed on a cd. However, that really kills the idea of the portability of an e-book. That being said, everything else you mentioned, adding notes/changing text (although you might lose info) and adding links a...

Good point. However, you have to subcribe to the magazine to get those comments or find it in a store of which are specialized so laymen aren't as likely to stumble upon them. Also, burying exposer in and amongst long reviews provides some cover as well- as many of those who would reveal secrets wou...

holy toledo. I'm pretty fresh in this game, but it doesn't take a phd or even highschool diploma to see that Mr. Nagler sure is mad! Obviously, besides his claims of getting ripped off, he must have some other unresolved issues with certain people. The tag to visit the magic circle jerk is like wear...

You guys, Acrobat 5 has this capability via the Catalog and Index features and Im willing to bet possibly 4 had this. The key is that the pdf documents have to be created correctly...from text, not from graphic files. Saving a screenshot or photo as a PDF from say, Photoshop will not allow indexing ...

Hi Pete- Interesting idea of creating another level of membership. However, what would the added priviledges consist of that wouldn't somehow in the end...'rob peter to pay paul?" Dinners/drinks/reserved seats at all Palace shows on "X" day?..etc Just wondering....I'm new and just did...

Wow, well I see how close some people are to the matter of personal opinions. However, I've always wondered... where the hell are all these dumbos who pay people for their "personal opinions" when I need some extra money? Personal opinions should never come up in any sort of technical revi...

Tommy-
Good catch! It was Joe Turner on the review.

Sorry, I just got the December issue of Genii so this may be late. I'm surprised to find two totally opposite views of the same product, Stealing Pips The Card Magic of Oz. David Oliver thought pretty well of the product while Michael Close didn't think much of it at all. Michael Close gave a pretty...

This may be a little off topic as it responds to the accusation of Picasso being a rip-off artist. But as that was brought up in this post I feel I can relate the matter back to magic. Besides the typical response such as, double-standard, practice what you preach, two-mouthed and the such, how can ...

another way is to use two hands which can enhance the effect as well though technically, youre doing the same move. Begin with gimmick knife in left hand holding it between the tips of your left second finger and your left thumb on the ends of the knife. (as if you were going to spring cards. Approa...

It's too bad that jealously, anger, hurt, rejection and probably flat out embarassment can give a man such a purpose. I go on record for saying this, directly and intentionally to the creators of that site (who will probably review this thread): You're unbelievably naive and stupid to think that any...

While I'm strictly coming from an advertising/design background, because of my background I have to work with files of many types from many platforms. The real issue when selling or advertising a product on the net should be which format is the most compatible, not neccessarily provides the best pic...

Oz- I checked out your rendition. Pretty nice. The effect was great although for a split second I was expecting to see four 10's...but that's only because I'm terrible at math... two fivers per card..ah yes...nice. I think for the majority of people who like to just watch card illusions and enjoy th...

lo and behold, a new shop The Magic Shop has opened in Opry Mills mall. Just today. They are going to be there through January to test the waters. They have a pretty varied stock and a small stage that will be for performers on Saturday nights. A little higher priced on some effects, but with the ma...

Thanks Bill and Tommy. I'm hoping to make it at least on Saturday.

Kelly

Hi- I had received an email from a Genii member who mentioned a magic convention September 18 - 20 in Chattanooga. I wrote back asking for more details ie, where, who can come and how much does it cost?.. but my message went 1)undeliverabe and then 2) an auto responder asking to be removed from a ma...

thanks guys. I know many times it just helps to hear what others think. As for a 'Coffin Pass,' that's what the move is called at www.e-magictrick.com in the 'Sleights" section with all those video tutorials. I stumbled upon a similar move many years ago and now see it was probably what this Co...

Being a guitarist for 20 years, I know the importance of practicing something 'correctly' slowly so he fingers remember/learn the right thing. Does this go for sleights as well? Should one really learn a Hermann Pass and then a coffin pass? Should a French-Drop be learned before a pinch vanish? Just...

Hi there-
You're probably looking for a method explanation, but I know the effect is available from Penguin Magic.

That's a cool trick. I'm sure many have done that before, but I've only seen Lance and David Blaine perform the trick.

Good luck

Well, I certainly appreciate all the comments and suggestions. And I can't wait to get out to the west coast and visit such a great shop!

You've all given me some good stuff to think about and again, I really appreciate all the posts.

-Kelly
www.johnsoncreativegroup.com

Hello all- My first post here. I realize the category, but this forum seems to have the most readership so I thought I'd throw this one in here. My background is in Advertising and Design. From that point of view, I have certain notions and the like about opening a magic store. But I'd like to ask a...