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| torn and restored newspaper trick | 11/22/2006 |
Q: How do you do the torn and restore newspaper trick that alot of magicians do? Kevin
A: Kevin- Thanks for your question! Due to my obligations as a professional magician, I cannot divulge ...
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| invisible deck | 10/10/2006 |
Q: i just bought an invisible deck but i didnt receive any instructions, how does the trick work?
A: James- Thanks for your question! First off, any good invisible deck, purchased new, should come ...
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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: Joel- Thanks for your question and I apologize for taking so long to respond. If I had to choose, ...
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| Trying to find a trail of bread crumbs... | 5/31/2006 |
Q: Trying to find a trail of bread crumbs...and maybe you'll leave some for me. First off I would like ...
A: Steven- Magic teachers are not only hard to find, but very expensive, especially for a good one. ...
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| Playing Cards | 1/23/2006 |
Q: and I have a few simple qestions to ask you. What playing card brand would you recomend for card ...
A: Dan- Congrats on making magic your hobby! It's a lot of fun! For basic cards, I highly recommend ...
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| Card trick help | 12/20/2005 |
Q: This trick is called Throw Vanish or Vanish DL.
A: Matan- I believe you are describing what's called the Tenkai palm. It appears as though the card is ...
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| practice | 12/11/2005 |
Q: I am just starting out doing card slieghts. I have been fooling around with magic for a few years ...
A: Josh- Great questions! Thanks for asking! The best book for you to have right now is the Royal ...
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| Copying another's work | 10/31/2005 |
Q: Maybe this is a legal question, not a magic one. But I thought I'd try it here first. Without ...
A: Joe- It's extremely ironic that I'm being asked this because when I used to be a manager of a magic ...
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| Can u teach me some tricks | 10/20/2005 |
Q: I am a begginer looking for mental and card tricks. If u could teach me some I would appreciate it. ...
A: Logan- I appreciate your enthusiasm for the great art of magic. However, due to my obligations of ...
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| svengali deck | 9/24/2005 |
Q: hi --i am a beginnign magician and hav epracticed with my svengali deck and tapered deck and marked ...
A: kboy- Sadly, there's no way around this situation with a trick deck. I used svengalis and those ...
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| Leviteting Things | 7/19/2005 |
Q: I really want to know how do you levited cards and other things , its something that emaize me from ...
A: There are a number of ways to levitate objects. For smaller items, invisible thread does the job as ...
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| magic | 7/17/2005 |
Q: Please teach Me Some Simple Sleights and Tricks With A Set Of 3 Sponge Balls. I Am Quite Proficient ...
A: For simple sleight with sponge balls, you can do false transfers and french drop style vanishes ...
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| performance | 7/4/2005 |
Q: i was wondering for a time i am looking for a magic set , books andwebsites is there any you wolud ...
A: Katy- Congratulations on your decision of magic! It's a great hobby to have! For magic sets, the ...
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| David Blaine | 6/11/2005 |
Q: Hey, I was just wondering if you knew anything about the card tricks that David Blaine performs in ...
A: John- Due to my obligations as a professional magician, I can only tell you the names of the ...
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| card sleights | 5/3/2005 |
Q: The push off and strike are examples of which common card sleight?
A: R.G.F.- The "push off" and "strike" are not sleights themselves per say, but they are PART of ...
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| Card Sleights | 4/10/2005 |
Q: Q. How do you do a french lift and how do you palm a card?
A: Silvia- Thanks for your question Silvia, I appreciate the "repeat customers"! Now by "french ...
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| Cards | 4/9/2005 |
Q: Q. How do you cut a deck and complete the cut? Thanks for answering.
A: Silvia- Cutting and completing the cut is accomplished by cutting off approximately half of the ...
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| Floating match above playing card | 4/8/2005 |
Q: I have recently been shopping online for cards and card trick supplies. I ran across an item that ...
A: Gumbo- I'm going to give you my absolute honest answer because I used to own this effect as I read ...
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| Card & Coin Sleights | 4/7/2005 |
Q: Q. Can you tell me some card and coin sleights? Just sleights, no tricks.
A: Silvia- I'll give you a few that you should know at a beginning level and some handy resources. ...
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| Card Sleights | 4/2/2005 |
Q: Q. How do you do a riffle shuffle?
A: Silvia- Great question! A basic table riffle shuffle is when you cut the deck and place both ...
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| A coin magic | 3/25/2005 |
Q: Do you know how to disappear and reappear a coin? if you know please tell me how
A: Amir- There are several methods to vanish and produce a coin. Due to the rules of magic, I cannot ...
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| A Question | 3/25/2005 |
Q: Do you know how to levitate a card? if you do please tell me how
A: Amir- There are several methods for card levitations. Due to my status as a professional magician, ...
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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: Alexander- First off, what type of effects are you looking at in a small room? Stage, close-up? ...
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| card tricks | 3/9/2005 |
Q: I have this friend who is excellent in magic.She shows me a book.It is empty.But then she waves her ...
A: Due to my status as a professional magician, I'm not permitted to disclose the secrets to an effect. ...
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| card magic | 2/9/2005 |
Q: can you teach me how to do card magic?
A: Lee- Using this medium, it would be far too difficult for me to teach you all the subtleties ...
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| Grand Illusion | 1/6/2005 |
Q: I'm a young professional magician in the U.K. I perform, primarily, grand illusions. I know you say ...
A: Christian- To be honest, I'm not completely familiar with the effect but I do have a lot of ...
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| Impromptu card tricks | 1/3/2005 |
Q: If someone came up to you with a regular deck of cards and asked you to perform a few of your best ...
A: Twitch Magnum- If someone handed me a regular deck (this has happened to me more times than I care ...
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| your response to a question asked of you by a gentleman from Finland on 11/19/2003, regarding the definition of "Impromptu" | 12/8/2004 |
Q: I'm not here to ask you a question, per se, but have you ever performed an "impromptu" trick before? ...
A: Nicholas- I greatly appreciate the candor of your commentary. I have learned much since I ...
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| how to do the pass | 11/23/2004 |
Q: i had been reading books on the pass, but i still dot really get it. May u explain it to me how to ...
A: Paul- Unfortunately, I do not know of any magicians near Highland Park. I also do not typically ...
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| How to do a good top/bottom switch | 11/19/2004 |
Q: i'm currently a highschool student in NJ and i have great interest in card magic. I have problem on ...
A: Paul- Highland Park? Cool! I used to live in New Brunswick. The key to the top change is ...
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| How to do a good top/bottom switch | 11/18/2004 |
Q: i'm currently a highschool student in NJ and i have great interest in card magic. I have problem on ...
A: Paul- Remember the key aspect of doing all these sleights is the misdirection involved. You can ...
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| how to do allusiuns | 11/15/2004 |
Q: how do you make a key dissaper
A: Kohn- There are many methods. You can do a false transfer like a french drop, you can hook it up ...
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| 4-Ace Routine | 10/30/2004 |
Q: I have been doing card effects since i was a teenager (I am 45 now). I am planning a show for our ...
A: Roger- A pro magician once told me that any magic trick must be 3 dimensional. There must be the ...
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| slight of hand | 7/28/2004 |
Q: I have recently read a book in which it talked a great deal about magic tricks and slight of hand. ...
A: Lexi- Sleight of hand can range anywhere from the very simple vanish of a coin up to the most ...
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| routines and patter | 7/25/2004 |
Q: I have practiced magic for a few years very frequently, and recently I have started to show tricks ...
A: Art- I was once told by a magician that a trick needs to be 3D. It needs to have a story or plot ...
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| cards/the pass | 6/29/2004 |
Q: First off, I'm very happy to find someone who is willing to answer questions that have hard to find ...
A: Cory- Well, to start off, I'm going to be absolutely and totally honest with you: I hate the pass. ...
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| Hindu Shuffle | 6/14/2004 |
Q: I recently picked up Marc Wilson's Complete Course In Magic book, and am tyring to use the the Hindu ...
A: Daniel- I'm assuming you want me to be absolutely honest with you, so I will be. It's not worth ...
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| learned any new card tricks recently | 5/16/2004 |
Q: How has Magic changed your life JW? What's your view on David Copperfield? How do you suppose his ...
A: Sterling- How has magic changed my life? Well, I since I started learning magic, I made a little ...
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| creating a full length routine | 5/9/2004 |
Q: i'm interested in doing some restaurant work, or busking, and i'm not so great at creating a full ...
A: Jay- I apologize for taking so long to respond. If all you're going to be doing is restaurant ...
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| card forces | 5/5/2004 |
Q: i have a few question's for you. i no quite a bit about magic but i only know 2 forces, i no the ...
A: Vanishingrabit- To be honest, I don't know of/use many other forces besides the slide force. You ...
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| the overhand shuffle | 4/15/2004 |
Q: I am currenly reading the royal road to card magic and i am confused by two sleights that seem to be ...
A: Mark- You're question is a great one and often asked of me by my students. Here's the low down in ...
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| I can't palm | 3/18/2004 |
Q: I am really discouraged. I have just about concluded that I can't palm anything. I can't palm ...
A: Joe- I apologize if I've already answered this but there have been some computer problems going on. ...
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| Recovering from a blunder | 3/9/2004 |
Q: I am an amateur magician, just learning some new card tricks. I have determined that most card ...
A: Joe- Excellent question and I was just faced with this problem when I filmed a TV special recently. ...
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| learning | 3/3/2004 |
Q: i know some tricks regarding cards but i wish to know some more can u teach me some triks. ...
A: Yafi- Since I'm not aware of what level you're on and what you already know, I can only recommend ...
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| Impromptu? | 11/19/2003 |
Q: I am a "starter magician" from Finland and because of my poor english, i would like to know what ...
A: Ville- Yes, impromtu means "spur of the moment". In other words, someone hands you a deck of cards ...
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