On the Pass
I had the pleasure of studying this move for quite sometime. Unfortunately as I was browsing online forums, I saw alot of users putting false information on the move. This might be due learning from improper sources (say, youtube videos ), or talking from no real experience behind them, or for any other reason. Anyway, I hope this blog entry clarifies some issues. Do keep in mind that I didn’t make up any of the misconceptions here, every misconception here was taken from online magic boards. Read the rest of this entry »
Stopping the Stop!
I stopped for more than what was intended, its just because of collecting ideas for the blog. During these weeks, I recieved alot of feedback from many magicians, and since all was postive means that I’m doing a good job. I sincerly hope that this becomes a blog that you come to often.
Temporary Stop in Posting
I’ll stop posting for some while due preparation of articles and ideas, which will be later put on the blog. Be sure to check the blog the next Friday. 🙂
Herb Zarrow, fare well ..
Herb Zarrow died 2 days ago ( at 10th May 2008 ), at age of 82. The creator of one of few magic sleights to move into the gambling world, one of magic’s most passionate amateurs.
Recently Roger Klouse is ill too .. Oh man, I hope he gets better. 😦
Magic advertisment spoof, the Double Lift
Many magic sites now follow a weird marketing thingy, you know what I mean. Here is something I wrote, trying my luck in marketing. I think I’m good. Read the rest of this entry »
Great moves, buried in print!
Here some moves I found to be very, very intresting, though you almost never seen them done, maybe because they are buried inside the books/magazines! If you think you know all moves in card magic, think again!! Read the rest of this entry »
Scripting 101
Many discussions were on scripting vs improvising, I think one major thing that both sides ( appearantly ) don’t realize, is the fact the beginner, or even intermediate magicians, have no clean picture on what the thing is, so they think of it as a difficult process, which is quite the opposite. Why? Because they ARE scripted, they just don’t know it! Read the rest of this entry »
Good/wierd Qoutes from various books, part 1
I went through alot of books, and these are some sentences that made me think/stop/laugh/dance/drink pepsi or what have you. I think you’ll enjoy them as well as I did. Read the rest of this entry »
“Twisting Reality” – Daniel Madison
Ok, so I got Daniel Madison’s lecture notes “One” today out of lybrary.com , and I really like what I read, because its something that almost … wierd. Read the rest of this entry »