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| Taking the Step to Professional | 12/11/2008 |
Q: Mr. Fairman, I have been a magic enthusiast for many years, and I have enough magic ...
A: You decide what tricks to do by asking yourself, "Who is the audience for this show?" If the show is ...
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| Making People Select the Same Card Over and Over | 11/24/2008 |
Q: I was wondering if you know how to do the card trick where you make the person select the same card ...
A: It is certainly not cheating. It's just not sleight of hand. You should get the booklet 202 Methods ...
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| Making People Select the Same Card Over and Over | 11/19/2008 |
Q: I was wondering if you know how to do the card trick where you make the person select the same card ...
A: As with most magic tricks there are many, many ways to do this. I will assume that since you have ...
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| patter | 11/4/2008 |
Q: do you have any really good jokes that go well with the audience?
A: Cam, Comedy is such a subjective art form. What one audience finds funny another may not. A joke ...
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| A Mystery in Magic | 2/27/2008 |
Q: How does David Copperfield separates his body with his hands standing up? I heard the inventor was ...
A: You are correct. Steve Fearson did invent that illusion and as far as I know it is not for sale. The ...
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| First Gig | 12/25/2007 |
Q: How old should you be around to have your first magic gig? is there a legal age? what type of ...
A: There may be a legal age to work where you are located, it depends on local laws but most first ...
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| My First Gig | 12/15/2007 |
Q: Gordon, I haven't been hired yet to do any magic gigs, but I was going to start to prepare a gig, ...
A: What do you mean, "What should be included?" You can only include what you know. What do you know? ...
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| Vanishing Milk follow-up | 8/1/2007 |
Q: You answered a question awhile ago concerning making liquid change color in preparation for drinking ...
A: John, I thought that in most cases tinkerbell was played by an acutal actor in most productions ...
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| starting magic | 1/4/2007 |
Q: Here and there i'v been doing a bit of magic but i really want to get into it and begin. How do you ...
A: The Tarbell course is very good. It is probably one of the 3 best texts out there right now. The ...
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| magician | 10/3/2006 |
Q: What happened to Jonathan Pendragon??
A: According to Viking Manufacturing (a magic manfacturing company): Jonathan Pendragon is in the ...
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| Vegas | 8/8/2006 |
Q: I`m going to Las Vegas next month. I`m trying to decide which show to see, Penn & Teller or David ...
A: Go see Penn and Teller unless you are easily offended. I've head that the years of touring has taken ...
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| music for show | 7/18/2006 |
Q: Do you know where I could get music for a magic show, like the kind that goes along with the ...
A: There are some magicians who are also composers that compose music for just such occasions. One's ...
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| Trying to find a trail of bread crumbs... | 5/31/2006 |
Q: Are there good teachers in SA,TX?Trying to find a trail of bread crumbs...and maybe you'll leave ...
A: Does SA mean San Antonio? If it does you should check out JCR Magic Summit Village Shopping Center ...
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| easy magic | 3/11/2006 |
Q: i dont want to learn secrets but where or how can i learn magic tricks?
A: There are three basic places to learn magic: 1. Books- Beginning magic books can be found in the ...
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| What Type of Magic Should I perform | 2/15/2006 |
Q: I love to do all sorts of magic, cards, close up. but im not sure what kind i could get into. I ...
A: Francis, So many things in your question contradict each other, its hard for me to tell if this ...
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| Children's magic shows | 7/25/2005 |
Q: I am thiking about doing children magic shows on the weekends here in Nashville, TN. I was ...
A: Steven, Honestly I do not know if there are specific studies done on "market demand" for ...
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| Disappearing Milk | 6/23/2005 |
Q: I just need to know where I can purchase an item. My sister is producting/directing the children's ...
A: Arg, you know I said it and now I might have to go back on it. Because of the way you have to fill ...
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| Disappearing Milk | 6/23/2005 |
Q: I just need to know where I can purchase an item. My sister is producting/directing the children's ...
A: I'm a little confused as to what you want to do. You want to do a trick where liquid changes color? ...
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| Performance Tips | 4/10/2005 |
Q: Q. Can you give me some performance tips? Could you also give me some ideas for patters for card and ...
A: This is a very broad question. I would need to know much more about you and your magic to answer ...
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| Puting a price on magic | 3/14/2005 |
Q: Can you please give me an idea of what most performers who do close-up:(restaurants,strolling,and ...
A: Scott, Those rates very widely. Bdays average between $125-$300 depending on where you live. ...
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| Preformance | 3/12/2005 |
Q: I was wondering if you had any ideas about preforming in a somewhat small room? Mainly, my question ...
A: How small is this room? Is it in a house or is it a small theatre? Also, what are you using these ...
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| Effect for a play | 1/25/2005 |
Q: I am currently directing a play which opens with a magic effect. The original script calls for the ...
A: Can you let me know a little more about this. What play is it? What is the description of the effect ...
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| question asked of you on 7/28/04 about " creating character" | 12/8/2004 |
Q: I read your answer to the gentleman's question about how to create a David Blaine type character. ...
A: The advise I supplied was on how to create a character. If he wanted to play himself I think he ...
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| character acting or be yourself.... | 11/27/2004 |
Q: i have been doing magic tricks for friends and family and sometimes strangers. i am good at the ...
A: Matt, Well asking what kind of magic people like better is like asking what kind of ice cream ...
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| stripper deck and automatic cig lighter | 8/14/2004 |
Q: kumusta edd, the mehod i was saying about is that when you show the spec the deck and have him force ...
A: Pretty much any magic store will carry a book called "75 Tricks with a Stripper Deck." Online I ...
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| creating character | 7/28/2004 |
Q: Can you give me some tips on creating a david blaine type personality but not cloning him, and how ...
A: When you say "personality" you mean character right? Because you don't really want to live your life ...
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| Dove effect | 5/31/2004 |
Q: I was searching for an effect I had seen performed in the World Magic Seminar by two of my fellow ...
A: Nathan, I'm sorry I don't know that effect. It sounds really cool though. I would try calling ...
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| learned any new magic tricks recently | 5/16/2004 |
Q: How has Magic changed your life Edd? What's your view on David Copperfield? How do you suppose his ...
A: learned any new magic tricks recently, yes. A miser's dream routine and I built a production box ...
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| Organization | 3/27/2003 |
Q: Just would like advice on how to get organized and pursue a career. Is there a market? My forte is ...
A: Wow, this is an incredibly large and vague question. I would suggest breaking it down into smaller ...
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