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Maybe it's because the stripper deck is so old, it's new. If you really want to have some fun and use it in a way that blows minds to kingdom come, prepare ahead by turning all the black cards one way and all the red cards the opposite way. Riffle shuffle a couple of times to mix up the cards...

I have thought about this question literally for years, and what I have come up with is based on what the best magic teachers in the world have taught me. Who are those teachers? The LAYMEN for whom I have performed. What have I learned. Well, first when having someone select a card, it is...

No bother, that's one main reason we're all here, to help each other out. Actually Poker size is wider than Bridge. Bridge are 3,5 inches long, 2.25 inches wide; Poker are also 3,5 inches long, but are 2.5 inches wide. When it comes to playing cards, it's kind of like wine. What's the best...

I am going to add my two cents to this discussion. First of all, I am reluctant to contradict Desert Cool because he is supportive, has offered some great tips, and I would be willing to bet that he is far more accomplished in cardistry than myself. However, he did invite us to offer an...

@CardMagicNJ: First, I don't believe there is any need to apologize for posting frequently, and it is certainly not "hogging," particularly if the question or comment is one of legitimate interest to members, as IMO your posts have been. Actually, posting new topics and questions by members is...

Honestly, it strikes me as pretty heavy-handed for a pastor to threaten to ban someone from a church, especially someone who gives of themselves to teach kids, just because some irrational extremists say doing some card tricks is "against God." That's just crazy. Perhaps the pastor is worried...

After a 50-yard touchdown play during the Super Bowl, he's staring at his quarterback in wonder, thinking to himself, "OMG, best pass ever!" (*However, his reaction has nothing to do with what happened on the field, but the card trick the quarterback did for him and the team on the sidelines...

@CPUYEAR, My sense is that your goal in magic is to become a strong entertaining performer, doing it professionally, at least part time. With that in mind I would offer the following recommendations: Yes, technique is important, whether you learn it from books, videos or other magicians, or a...

Professor's nightmare. Cuz I've learned you can't judge by appearances.

Here's a few suggestions that hopefully may help: (1) Get some magic business cards printed up. With Vistaprint, for example, you can easily design your own card online. Like 500 cards for around 20 bucks. (It's very easy and fun, and there are a wide variety of very nice designs and fonts...

@Shattered Rain: I purchased one of these decks for my collection. I really like it a lot. The red color is lovely and really pops. Beautiful looking and unique cards. Excellent overall quality and design, as you might expect in a collaboration between Dan and Dave and Art of Play. The...

Personally, I do mainly faros for the break-in process. If it seems like it's difficult to get the cards to interlace, the key is don't push hard or try to force it; actually, just the opposite. Relax the grip each hand has on the sides of the packet it is holding to the point where the grip is...

@Robert1996: I have Annemann's Card Magic by Crimmins. It is one of the best books on card magic I have in my library (and I have quite a few). The effects are very fresh, clever and timeless. Quite a few unique ones with fascinating plots. Annemann understood what people like and how to...

The Professor's Nightmare "A trick you can do with an item you can find around the house - like in your parents' bedroom."

OMG, I woke up in the middle of the night and started worrying about my previous post in which I mentioned parole. I assumed that everyone would realize I was joking, but if there is even one person out there who took it seriously, I want to apologize and set the record straight. It was (or was...

@RealityOne, those are clever answers LOL! BTW, I thought you had finished up your parole? How bout this one: "Yes, I once sawed a lady in half - Now she lives in L.A. and Chicago."

OK, I've thought about your dilemma with the deck in my hand so I could try to picture it. I believe the solution may lie in a 3-fold strategy: (1) a much lighter grip on the deck, so that there is much less resistance offered by your thumb; (2) pushing upward rather than sideways with your...

After producing lemons, oranges, baseballs, or other impressive final loads from chop cup: "Ha, a fake thumb!"

One time, when they asked me the "Can you do it naked" question, it resulted in me doing the most spectacular escape of my career... ...from county jail.

"Can you make my wife disappear?" "Have you seen that guy, umm - - David Blaine?" "Can you do a trick with THIS?" (*Always asked by some little kid who has grabbed whatever object happens to be close at hand)