I try very hard to look at the concept of online mentoring though the eyes of a younger me. If you are anything like I was, you may be skeptical of spending money on something intangible. It’s a simple mental calculation of how much stuff you could buy instead of risking money on a class. [...]
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Tuesday, 10 May 2011 22:26
Tuesday, 10 May 2011 22:26
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Thursday, 16 September 2010 20:23
Thursday, 16 September 2010 20:23
Since I put out the call for the Cups and Balls Clinic, I have received a few more questions. I am am a beginner; is this going to be difficult/worth it for me? Because this is a Clinic, the emphasis is to inform, excite and entice you with knowledge. Everyone has a sense of how [...]
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Sunday, 05 September 2010 05:33
Sunday, 05 September 2010 05:33
For thousands of years people have seen magicians take inverted cups and make little balls appear, vanish, penetrate solid metal, then end with the suprise production of large fruits or even live birds. It has long been said that you can judge the skill of any magician by the way they perform the Cups and Balls. [...]
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Wednesday, 07 July 2010 05:04
Wednesday, 07 July 2010 05:04
Often times magicians have a significant misunderstanding of what constitutes effective “presentation.” Many fear they must deliver some kind of Shakespearian monologue or tell a fanciful tale of enchanted sponge balls. Even the word “scripting” (which is an infinitely better descriptor than the more commonly use “patter”) tends to strike fear into the heart of [...]
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 21:43
Tuesday, 23 February 2010 21:43
These are my improved versions of little known (but still classic) effects. Everything I am about to describe can be done with a normal, and many times borrowed deck. Emote- A spectator shuffles the deck and then thinks of any card (no restrictions). If necessary, they may go through the deck and stare at it [...]