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  1. Al e Cat Dabra

    How are you doing?

    I am semi-retired from Magic now after about 6 decades of performing. But during this ultra-challenging period, my heart truly goes out to those who primarily or exclusively depend on magic for their support and are seeing shows cancelled, with few prospects on the immediate horizon. Please...
  2. Al e Cat Dabra

    Honesty vs Character

    You will never have to worry about being unique if you just be yourself. In fact, you will never be able to be anything other than unique, because there is only one you in this whole world. When I reached a point of feeling like I was starting to achieve some success as a performer, it was...
  3. Al e Cat Dabra

    Educating 'Laymen' and Tired of...?

    "What is that ONE THING you wish all non-magicians knew, would never forget, and you'd never have to repeat it?" My phone number and that they desperately need me at every party or other special event they have for the rest of their lives. (Well, technically, I guess that's TWO)
  4. Al e Cat Dabra

    Small Victories

    Some little victories that felt really great were getting the coin roll down, the retention vanish, the Tenkai vanish with a card or jumbo coin, and Daryl's Hot Shot to where I could make the card travel from my far left to my far right, spinning in a 3 to 4 foot arc from left hand to right...
  5. Al e Cat Dabra

    Unpopular Opinion: Stage Magic is Harder Than Close Up

    While the comparison of close up to stage magic has led to a fascinating discussion, to my way of thinking, the true difficulty does not lie within either type. The real difficulty is in becoming a great performer, regardless of which type of magic we are doing (something I'm still working on...
  6. Al e Cat Dabra

    Ideas for changing an object into a card in someone else's hand?

    How about if you controlled the selection to the top and then Mercury folded it, and got it into finger palm. Then take one of your business cards and fold it into quarters. Ask them to hold out their hand, and as they are doing so, do a shuttle pass and place their selected (folded) card into...
  7. Al e Cat Dabra

    Unpopular Opinion: Stage Magic is Harder Than Close Up

    OMG I think I just decided to become a mentalist!:cool:
  8. Al e Cat Dabra

    Unpopular Opinion: Stage Magic is Harder Than Close Up

    I think it is a bit like comparing basketball to baseball. Both are sports. Which is more difficult? I don't know if there is an answer except for a person's own opinion. Also, what may not be very difficult for one person (e.g. doing a great classic pass, palming, or bottom deals) given his/her...
  9. Al e Cat Dabra

    Need some ideas

    I would recommend Magic With Cards: 113 Easy-to-Perform Miracles With an Ordinary Deck of Cards (by Frank Garcia and George Schindler) https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0809839210/ref=tmm_pap_used_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&condition=used&qid=&sr= Scarne on Card Tricks...
  10. Al e Cat Dabra

    How to practice

    Moves and sleights are tools. A hammer, a saw and a screwdriver mean nothing in and of themselves, but rather they are for building something. IMHO moves and sleights should be practiced within the context of a trick or routine, then you have something valuable and entertaining to show for it...
  11. Al e Cat Dabra

    Pointers for Beginners in Card Magic

    i would just add a few pointers to the list of many good ones that have been recommended on this thread. Avoid jumping around from move to move, trick to trick, mastering none, but becoming mediocre at all. Master one trick or routine at a time. Practice it over and over, with your full...
  12. Al e Cat Dabra

    Unpopular opinions

    In my humble opinion, it is never about the trick or the prop, and always about the presentational skills of the magician. The 21 Card Trick is as old as the hills, and a self-working trick that a 5 year-old could do, but in the right hands... For example:
  13. Al e Cat Dabra

    Books to read for a beginner/ intermediate magicians

    You are welcome, and it sounds to me like you have a good plan and are on the right track to becoming a successful magical entertainer.
  14. Al e Cat Dabra

    Books to read for a beginner/ intermediate magicians

    Owning a multitude of books can be both a blessing and a curse. The problem can be lack of attention and focus and a consequent failure to master moves and tricks. This has a tendency to lead to mediocrity - practicing a lot of moves and tricks, but most all of them being only mediocre, or...
  15. Al e Cat Dabra

    Tips on the Le Paul Spread

    First of all, the cards themselves must be excellent quality and in very good condition. This means Bicycle, Bee, Legends, or other high quality cards such as decks available from Theory 11. Without that starting point, no amount of practice will make a difference. The flourish cannot be done...
  16. Al e Cat Dabra

    presentation and patter

    Perhaps our greatest resource is our own imaginations. Presenting magic in a way that suits our true personality in everyday life will ring true with the audience. I like to make up stories around my tricks and routines - people love stories and it tends to make them drop the defensiveness...
  17. Al e Cat Dabra

    Me Spreading Magic Love on Black Friday !!

    CardMagicNJ! THAT'S FANTASTIC! LOVE THE VIDEO, THE MAGIC, THE REACTIONS, AND THE MESSAGE! Thank you for sharing this and Happy Holidays and much love, from your boy Al E. Cat Dabra.
  18. Al e Cat Dabra

    Ideas for the dreaded stage performance.

    Lord Magic, I can completely relate to your apprehension. The first time I did a stage show was after years of performing exclusively close-up magic, primarily at special events and restaurants in a strolling format. I was freaked out by the prospect of going into a format that was out of my...
  19. Al e Cat Dabra

    what is your favorite gambling routine

    Magician Versus Gambler is my favorite. It has a great story that draws people in, allows for your favorite fancy false cuts and shuffles, providing eye candy to go with the intriguing story. And it has a great ending! After it appears the magician fails, and has lost the bet to the gambler, the...
  20. Al e Cat Dabra

    Top Card to Bottom Colour Change?

    I think the trick to making this look magical is time misdirection and how the deck is gripped. The way I personally do it is to start by gripping the deck face-up in mechanic's grip. I am standing. The selected card has been controlled to the top of the deck (i.e., it is face down on the actual...
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