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Happy Counting
Category: tipsRead more: Happy CountingHere’s a tip for using a card index. This will help you retrieve cards faster, and it has no drawback nor does it need any extra practice. The index that I‘ve used for the last decade is Daniel Madison’s Advocate. You only need a deck of cards to make one, it all fits in one…
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Read more: …And Then You Show Your Shirt
(With apologies to The Roots and their excellent album …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin.) This post is a bit of a rant, with a moral and actual advice at the end. I’m warning you, today we’re going to be looking at YouTube comments. Don’t worry, this isn’t a feature where we’re going to look…
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Gemini Twins Reloaded
Category: trickRead more: Gemini Twins ReloadedAlright, I was too modest about the Ultra-Mental/Invisible Deck tip. I’ll be honest here, this is a great tip. This will change Gemini Twins in your repertoire from a self-worker with great reactions to a nearly self-working powerhouse with even better reactions. I have a better presentation for Gemini Twins coming up, Astrology Twins, but…
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(Card) Monogamy is Overrated
Category: tipsRead more: (Card) Monogamy is OverratedFoursomes are better than using mates. If you can watch the entire video above I applaud you, but it is merely used to serve a point. Method aside, there is one presentational thing I primarily dislike here (despite it being an awful video overall). I hate the use of mates. Whenever I see a magician…
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Read more: Jazz in Social Magic #4: Wrap-Up
It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of David Berglas. In a very Berglas-appropriate coincidence, he is featured in this article, which we have left as written save for the painful decision to change present tense to past tense. Magic has truly lost a titan. It’s been fun doing this series. There’s…
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Read more: Odds and Ends #1
JISM #4: Wrap-Up, the thrilling conclusion (for now) to the not-a-trilogy, will be coming tomorrow. Here’s some lighter fare. We’re gonna be switching to Wednesday and Saturday after tomorrow. That means there will be an extra post this coming week on Wednesday. Occasionally bonus posts not unlike this one will publish on Sunday, but mostly…
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Read more: Jazz in Social Magic #3: Rhapsody in Marked Blues
This is a continuation of the previous two posts, so check them out if you haven’t read them. Whenever I perform, I look for opportunities. I try to tailor what magic I do to the situation that I am in. I think most of us do. I do the same with a marked deck. I…
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Read more: Jazz in Social Magic #2: Lightning Strikes Twice
The way I use a marked deck might be obvious to some of you reading this, especially after the last post. Regardless, I figured it was best to document an experience I had with marked cards. A while ago, I traveled to visit some distant family members I had not seen in over a decade.…
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Read more: Jazz in Social Magic #1: The Greatest Jazz I Ever Played
Jazz In Social Magic is a series starting with a trilogy about marked cards over the next two days that will guide you to become better at jazz magic. Why, what did you think it was? Get your mind out of the gutter. Several years ago, a close family member passed away. It was a…
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Checking Your ID
Category: tipsRead more: Checking Your IDThis is a fairly simple tip for your handling of the Invisible Deck that should be compatible with most every presentation, likely unconsciously inspired by Paul Harris’ Son of Stunner. I thought this was common knowledge for a while, until I actually started paying attention to other magicians performing the ID. How are people not…
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