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Roberto Giobbi had a book on stand up card tricks and Guy Hollingsworth's Drawing Room Deceptions was a reworking of card tricks for parlor. My suggestion is card tricks that don't rely on the audience seeing the cards. For card tricks: Cards Across (as you mentioned), Eric Ross's Election...

The main issue I have with all of these vanishes is that your hand movements do not seem natural. It only takes focusing on the unnatural movements to find the tell of your method. Pay attention to when your hands touch and to how long they are together. After the transfer, don't focus on the...

Excellent story, Luis. Perseverance and adaptation are good qualities to have regardless of you line of work.

It is similar. Just be aware of the social dynamics - who is the alpha in a group of people. Also be aware of people's state of mind (or inebriation) because that will affect how they react (a little relaxed and open is good, one drink away from blotto isn't good). Trick selection is also...

There are a lot of inspirations. One big one is theme parks like Disney and Universal - the immersive feel of some of the rides that foster the suspension of belief is very much what my goal is with magic. The other big one is stories. Stories are how we communicate our humanity. The third...

The Benson Bowl routine sounds good. Make sue to get a bunch of smaller balls fora a finale. If you do Out of this World, don't use playing cards. If you can find Star Wars cards with the characters' pictures, they can separate the good from the bad. You can use Chris Philpot's idea of...

I think that variety matters. Different props and different plots. You are better doing tricks with cards rather than card tricks that is, tricks where something happens to the card (torn and restored, vanish and reappearance, etc.). You also need "something more" that gives the effect...

So, 8 to 12 isn't "little kids." If you go in with that attitude, you will be tied up, put on a spit, roasted and eaten alive. What you don't want to do is one trick after another with a "look at what I can do" presentation. You need to entertain them with magic -- just like every other...

I think ethics should be common sense. Don't take what isn't yours (e.g. don't pirate stuff, teach other people's effects on YouTube or encourage that by watching exposure videos, don't steal people's presentations without permission, etc.); Treat other people with kindness and respect (don't...

I did a performance where someone came up to me and said, "I had a set of those when I was a kid, but they had a big gap between the rings." Ah yes, the never-ending chase for the next amazing thing (which will have to be better than the last amazing thing). I find myself less and less...

A Card in Transit - Jinx Issue 3, Page 10 (message me for slight changes in handling to make it easier). The effect requires a card to be signed each time it is performed and it is helpful to have the same card used for each performance. Similarly, any card trick that requires a signed card...

Do a search for a "mirror deck."

Maybe that is a sign that you don't know enough to create something. I'm not saying this to be snarky. It is like you having a hammer, saw and a couple of screw drivers asking "what should I build?" You need to acquire more tools (sleights and methods) and learn how to properly use those...

I'm still trying to get there.

Get a good foundation. Not from YouTube but from books. Read and work through the Card College Series. Read the classics like Royal Road, Scarne, Expert Card Technique, Encyclopedia of Card Tricks, Erdnase, Buckley, LePaul, Menzler, Etc. Read the Jinx - start to finish. Read books by Bannon...

If you do a color changing deck routine... don't try to improve it by having the box change. You don't make an effect better by adding a kicker that isn't as impressive as the ending of the underlying effect. More isn't necessarily better. If you want, put the box in a pocket or a case after...

I'd go with khakis with a broad cloth (more casual) button down. That works too. Yes. If you are rotating between three sets of effects, you only have to reset after nine effects. After the three sets, go outside of everyone's view and take a break and reset. Just bring extra decks. If you...

Yes. If everyone is wearing shorts and polo shirts you don't want to be wearing dress pants, a button down and a blazer. Similarly, if everyone is wearing a blazer, you don't want to be wearing jeans and a vintage Led Zeppelin T Shirt. I'm always glad to talk to you about wines. I like...

1. Know the environment. Are there tables where people are seated, standing tables, no tables (determines if you do in the hands or effects needing a table and it also determines your path through the room)? Will it be indoors or outside (wind) ? Will there be music -- pop, classical or jazz...

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