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  1. JasonEngland

    Saturday Night Contest - Roundtable with Jason England

    Phil, Sorry for misunderstanding your original question, but I'm glad you got something out of my answer anyway. In response to your actual question above, I don't have a "set" way of performing for people when I do magic. It depends on the specifics of the venue. For instance, am I the only...
  2. JasonEngland

    Saturday Night Contest - Roundtable with Jason England

    I do? Christ, I hope not, at least not in public. Okay, kidding aside, you know you're reaching the upper echelon of card moves when you rarely run across a move you can't handle. This is especially true of the notoriously difficult moves like the false deals, the false shuffles, passes and...
  3. JasonEngland

    Saturday Night Contest - Roundtable with Jason England

    Web, There is no flaw, because there have been no promises made. I'm not claiming that posting under your real name is going to change your life for the better beginning immediately. I simply pointed it out as something that many internet forum regulars do without thinking about the possible...
  4. JasonEngland

    Saturday Night Contest - Roundtable with Jason England

    Mr. Creeper, I'm certainly not trying to pick a fight with you either, though I will continue to call you out whenever you put words into my mouth or mis-quote me. In the quote above, replace "think" with "feel" and perhaps it'll make more sense. I'm not claiming that anyone that posts under a...
  5. JasonEngland

    Saturday Night Contest - Roundtable with Jason England

    Mr. Creeper, Either you can't read or you are intentionally mis-representing what I said. Which is it? I made no statements regarding the likelihood of someone being serious about their magic based on their screen name. I simply said that my gut feeling is that they aren't serious. That...
  6. JasonEngland

    Saturday Night Contest - Roundtable with Jason England

    Dear (ahem) scarecrow1, I didn't say it was impossible to have an internet handle and be serious about your magic. I just said it was hard for me to believe that they take their magic seriously. Ask yourself this: beyond the 4 seconds of giggles you get when you come up with a cutesy internet...
  7. JasonEngland

    Saturday Night Contest - Roundtable with Jason England

    Web, At its core, the paragraph you highlighted simply means that it's okay for your audiences to know that you have skill with cards, coins, or whatever it is that you're using to perform magic. Many magicians, usually, but not always, amateurs with little real performing experience, claim...
  8. JasonEngland

    Saturday Night Contest - Roundtable with Jason England

    I realize this wasn't your only question, but it's one I'd like to answer specifically. There are any number of things I'd change about magic if I had the power, but one of the things I'd change is something you actually all have the power to change yourself. If I could give one bit of advice...
  9. JasonEngland

    Saturday Night Contest - Roundtable with Jason England

    Absolutely. Center deals and Greek deals are demonstration moves only, by and large. Are there hustlers out there that have used these moves in real games? Sure there are. But they've not been anyone's "bread and butter" moves. Not only are they incredibly difficult, but they fly in the face...
  10. JasonEngland

    Saturday Night Contest - Roundtable with Jason England

    I think it depends on the focus of the routine. If the double is done on an offbeat simply to display the top card, perhaps one that was just shuffled and cut there, seemingly at random, then it's probably proper to have your spectator's focus on you and only look downwards as the double is...
  11. JasonEngland

    Saturday Night Contest - Roundtable with Jason England

    I probably use the Zarrow more often, but it's not really because of any visual preference. I think they look the same (to laymen) when done correctly. Both appear just to be shuffles. But, since you have to cut after a push-through or strip-out shuffle and you don't have to do so after a...
  12. JasonEngland

    Saturday Night Contest - Roundtable with Jason England

    I love movies and books. Both help me to relax when I need a break from magic or gambling stuff. I have no idea how to combine two arts to push both forward. If I've ever achieved anything remotely like that it's been a mixture of several concepts, not the least of which is luck. I think...
  13. JasonEngland

    Saturday Night Contest - Roundtable with Jason England

    A book by Darwin Ortiz would be a fine choice. I began with Darwin Ortiz At the Card Table. It's a great resource. Jason
  14. JasonEngland

    Saturday Night Contest - Roundtable with Jason England

    1. Simply to show people how the moves should look (at least my interpretation of the moves...I don't have a monopoly on the "right way" of doing them) and encourage people to learn. Card hustlers have to be thieves by their nature. You probably have all the "skills" you need to knock over...
  15. JasonEngland

    Saturday Night Contest - Roundtable with Jason England

    1: It's limited, but it's real. I've moved in about 2 dozen private games where no one knew anything but my partner. All small to medium stakes, virtually zero danger. Most knew what I was capable of, but didn't realize a partner was the true beneficiary. 2. See above. 3. Of course there...
  16. JasonEngland

    Saturday Night Contest - Roundtable with Jason England

    Los Angeles probably. I no longer have a set practice schedule, but I used to and I still highly recommend it for beginners. When I do practice, I mostly practice sleights, but occasionally run through entire routines, especially if they're not something I do frequently. 3: Great movies...
  17. JasonEngland

    Saturday Night Contest - Roundtable with Jason England

    I can't help but roll my eyes at the mere mention of the words "street magic." Street magic is magic done on a street? Well then yes, it's here to stay. So is racquetball court magic, mall magic, airplane magic, hotel room magic, Disneyland magic, and a zillion other places that you can pester...
  18. JasonEngland

    Saturday Night Contest - Roundtable with Jason England

    Yes. Don't bite off more than you can chew. Are you an accomplished second and bottom dealer? If not, I would tell you to immediately stop trying to center deal and practice those sleights instead. First of all, they are much more useful than the center deal. Secondly, lessons that are...
  19. JasonEngland

    Saturday Night Contest - Roundtable with Jason England

    Well, I don't gamble all that frequently, so I'm definitely more of a magician. However, I do read about gambling constantly. Was looking through several books just this evening at the bookstore near me. So, I'm really more of an "interested party" when it comes to gambling than a...
  20. JasonEngland

    Saturday Night Contest - Roundtable with Jason England

    Most of my magic with cards is rooted in the classics. Triumph, Ambitious Card, Out of this World, Dunbury's Delusion, Card to wallet/pocket, and Card Under the Drink are all classics I've used and continue to use all the time. I don't represent my magic as anything necessarily. When I...
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