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I'm lost.

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How do you like it?

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I wish I would have checked in on the marketplace sooner!

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A non-gaffed pad is described in PRISM.

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https://psience.org

This appears to be the forum we were expecting, maybe another issue will be right around the corner?

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Issue 8 of The Works has finally landed in our inboxes. It's quite good, IMHO. Agreed. I'm a huge Weber fan, really love his work and his thinking. What I love the most is seeing the evolution of his ideas. Issue 8 is an advancement of something he published in his Complete Mental Act, theres a pre...

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Issue 8 of The Works has finally landed in our inboxes.

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I see.

I suppose I got confused when we started talking about Psience in a thread about The Works. Now I must write an apology to The Director...

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Curiously I'm still waiting on mine. Maybe it will magically appear some other time.

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When I spoke with Weber at Genii he said the next issue would be in our mailboxes by the time we got back from the convention. He may still be at Genii.

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For anyone interested, I experimented with a little art project during the convention. You can find the results at the link below, I hope you enjoy.

https://www.flickr.com/gp/158945096@N05/zfxT31

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Chance was the star of the convention.

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So when Andy mentions in the article the performers who repeatedly classic force, for apparent comedic effect, a chosen card we should infer that those audiences don't assume that they are being force to choose a particular card over and over again, and that they instead assume that any card they ch...

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Richard,

Are the photos from the convention going to be published online somewhere? Would love to see them, relive the memories.

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I just registered.

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Are you sure your room is only booked until the 7th? I assume you mean you will be checking out the 8th?

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Is that private forum still in The Works?

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TomJHodgson wrote:Have we had any more issues since #6?

no

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Does anyone have any news on that special forum for The Works?

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Seems Jerry Sadowitz wasn't too happy to see these videos on youtube.

They have been removed at his request.

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One thing I've noticed about some of Weber's material, there tends to be a bit of overlap. Not sure about an overlap, but he does keep returning to classic problems and solving them differently and probably better each time. Don't know who else went to Magic Live, but the idea of performing Jackpot...

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One thing I've noticed about some of Weber's material, there tends to be a bit of overlap.

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The Jerx wrote:If you want to make your magic performances more powerful and have them resonate in a way that feels greater than just "a trick" then this is a concept that I think is very valuable.

http://www.thejerx.com/blog/2016/9/18/the-buy-in

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Is there any new information regarding magic in Cuba, I'm very curious.

Richard, is there someone specific you may have heard that from? I'm very interested in researching this topic, especially now with commercial american flights heading in to Cuba.

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http://www.thejerx.com/blog/2016/9/10/w ... p-in-books

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performer wrote:OK. Here is his advice on handling hecklers. I am not sure if he is serious or not. If he is then he requires psychiatric treatment. And if people here endorse this approach then THEY require psychiatric treatment.

He is not serious. This is a joke. He is obviously being facetious.

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what part of andy's 'style' did not exist before. exactly? Let's bear in mind I am not claiming to be an expert or an authority on magic history, I'm here for a stimulating conversation on magic. My point earlier in referencing the French New Wave was to try to clarify the issue of defining genres ...

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Again, that self centered, entitled, privileged view that haunts the magic shop. I like to think of it as being cultured and having interests outside of magic, but to each his own. We are discussing something we would like to consider an art, I think it only makes sense to compare it to other arts ...

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Despite the now somewhat tired conversation regarding the vulgarity in "Andy's" blog, what can't be denied is that the blog has inspired what is, to my eyes, some of the most intelligent discussion to take place on the Genii Forum in quite a while . ... which seems, after all - to be the ...

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Brad, You make a valid argument. If I may make a comparison to the history of film the French New Wave was not necessarily a new genre of movies, rather it was a new approach. Each film existed in its own genre but dressed in a style none had seen before. The Jerx would then be the New Wave of Bizar...

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Having a friend think you know some cool stuff about magic is a better frame for a relationship than suddenly trying to switch to "magician" mode and treating him like a spectator. The only way to impress people is to be seen not trying to show off. Trying too hard to amaze a friend quick...

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Brad, I think your caparison with Bizzarists is very interesting. My only experience with Bizarre Magic has been watching a few Eugene Burger performances, but I whole heartedly agree that Andy is trying to explore new emotional responses to magic. I hope that Andy will inspire a new generation of y...

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Richard, It was a polite suggestion, but this is your rodeo. Brad, It certainly is a refreshing take on performing magic, his enthusiasm and passion are also fun to read. I may not be as well read as some, but his ideas are new to me. Andy's language is vulgar and not to everyone's taste and while i...

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I just read the disgracefully vulgar first paragraph and couldn't take any more. This most definitely HAS to be a hormone driven university student. Well if you refuse to actually read the source material perhaps then you'll kindly remove yourself from this conversation as you have nothing to contr...

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I don’t claim to understand or appreciate the purpose of Andy’s blog, but unlike you I have read the blog entries on which I’ve commented. That generations of successful pros have long understood the importance of being audience-centric simply illustrates the fact that such focus is not an original...

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Most of you don't understand nor appreciate the purpose of the blog, probably why you didn't buy the book. Andy is not a professional magician, he is not writing a blog for professional magicians, the ideas he writes about are not for the presentation of magic in a theatrical setting. Andy is an am...

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http://www.thejerx.com/blog/2016/1/23/d ... dhekzmuzq4

Here's a post I think sums up the crux of Andy's magic, the vulgarity is also rather tame compared to his other posts so it should be fairly easy for most to get through.

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Most of you don't understand nor appreciate the purpose of the blog, probably why you didn't buy the book. Andy is not a professional magician, he is not writing a blog for professional magicians, the ideas he writes about are not for the presentation of magic in a theatrical setting. Andy is an ama...

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I received my box, as well. It is nicely packaged and enticing. I was wondering if anyone could give me a reference on the best method to use the wallet for the end of the first effect that we received. I've not used this particular type of wallet before. I'm sure details on handling the wallet wil...

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I'll let you know how I like the book when my copy arrives in the mail.

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