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We've been dreaming. The Mystery Box.
Okay, I'm not the only one who thought that.- Steerpike
- Post #27
- Forum: General Discussion
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A Case for Books
"We need to make books cool again. If you go home with someone and they don't have books, do not [sleep with] them." -John Waters, filmmaker I may be a bit cantankerous about telling people to read more books, so please enjoy this humorous take on the subject from one of my favorite directors.- Steerpike
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Tricks of David Blaine
Mark Wilson's. It's all fundamental material, it's only US$20 and you get over 500 different sleights, utilities and effects across a lot of different paraphernalia and props. If you really want to learn more about mental forces and the like, picking up whatever method any of us think David...- Steerpike
- Post #23
- Forum: General Discussion
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Tricks of David Blaine
I'll point them to places like Lybrary dot com, but gold is where you find it. And while I certainly make time for those who genuinely want to learn, I fail to see why I should spend more time than is absolutely necessary answering every single, "What DVD is this trick on?" question. I...- Steerpike
- Post #21
- Forum: General Discussion
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Tricks of David Blaine
And right off the bat we go straight to the "you must have no life" type of insults. Well parried, thou rapier-tongued chappy! This battle of wits is at an end. Oh good, then we can skip the lectures about your fundamentals. Now let me explain to you why Christopher, Krab and myself...- Steerpike
- Post #19
- Forum: General Discussion
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Tricks of David Blaine
It's true that those of us around here who know what we're talking about are generally good-looking in addition to being highly intelligent, charismatic and eloquent. How very astute of you to notice. Krab has narrowed your search down a bit. Let me narrow it further. Ninety percent of the...- Steerpike
- Post #14
- Forum: General Discussion
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Tricks of David Blaine
Then learn sleight of hand. There is no shortcut here. You're not going to ever pull any of this off until you get your fundamentals in order.- Steerpike
- Post #9
- Forum: General Discussion
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Aldo Columbini passed today.
One of the masters in the industry. We're lesser for his loss. RIP- Steerpike
- Post #2
- Forum: General Discussion
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Formal Magic
I'm not sure we're using the same definition of the word formal. That said, just get Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic. I say this because it's pretty obvious you don't have it and that's a mistake.- Steerpike
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Casual // Cardistry By Juhana Viitamo
Correction: you are. Do not presume to speak for the wants of an audience that you've never actually performed for and don't be so arrogant as to believe everyone wants the same things you do. If you want to be seen by anyone who doesn't believe cards are an acceptable substitute for human...- Steerpike
- Post #4
- Forum: Cardistry & Flourishing Forum
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Casual // Cardistry By Juhana Viitamo
0:02 - Problem number one. You're not showing your face. 0:12 - Lighting is a bit severe here with very sharp shadows. Clashes with the soft tone of the music and distracts from the action on-screen. This sort of thing works better in a horror movie. 0:22 - That's a terrible shot because your...- Steerpike
- Post #2
- Forum: Cardistry & Flourishing Forum
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We've been dreaming. The Mystery Box.
I just want to see if this is something other than a new deck of cards. If it is a new deck... well the liquor stores will be happy to see me again. I think everyone knows by now my opinions on cards, so I think it's safe to leave it at that. If you guys will pardon me the mini-rant I'm...- Steerpike
- Post #11
- Forum: General Discussion
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Hecklers
I'm reminded of the coyote-wolf hybrids that have been making trouble in the Midwest and Northeast as of late. Despite previous evidence, it now seems that wolves and coyotes are producing fertile hybrids. While that has evolutionary biologists geeking out in excitement, it is a bit troubling...- Steerpike
- Post #15
- Forum: General Discussion
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Hecklers
The thing to remember is that real hecklers aren't as common as you think. Most of them are just tough because they're being shown a puzzle to be solved, not a mystery to be enjoyed. In that case, you just have to get them more involved. One of the most common causes right off the bat is...- Steerpike
- Post #3
- Forum: General Discussion
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Nobody likes magic
No. No it ****ing isn't. Show of hands, who besides me is getting a little tired of the attitude on this forum that one's feedback is a binary choice between sunny power-of-positive-thinking affirmations on one hand and miserable, defeatist fatalism on the other? You speak as if you...- Steerpike
- Post #56
- Forum: General Discussion
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Trying to Start Restaurant Magic
Oh my god we got through to somebody. Today is a good day. Such laws are in place to prevent a higher drop-out rate. They don't want work to interfere with your schooling. I'm going to leave it at that before I derail the thread with my polemic. Anyway, the challenge you will still face...- Steerpike
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Nobody likes magic
This is like the fourth time you've said this phrase in 3 posts. You know what most people read that as? "Go to hell." Because I worked as a busker for three years and learned everything I know about crowd control and drawing an audience in the school of hard knocks. You? Watch me go...- Steerpike
- Post #50
- Forum: General Discussion
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Nobody likes magic
Technique is far less effective without adequate theory supporting it. I speak from experience. All the charisma in the world is not going to make someone stop and watch you do card tricks if they're trying to get somewhere in a timely fashion. If you've read these books as you claim, then...- Steerpike
- Post #47
- Forum: General Discussion
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New idea
The evidence for my hypothesis continues to build. Dude, you're not listening. This is not original. Stop pretending that it is.- Steerpike
- Post #14
- Forum: The Marketplace
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Why was collins key able to get so popular
My general experience has been that if someone uses the word "hater" unironically and also accuses me of being jealous because I'm not rich and/or famous, then I can dismiss that person's opinion as completely useless and be totally right in doing so. Oh to be young and naive again.- Steerpike
- Post #10
- Forum: General Discussion