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  1. Mat La Vore

    On-the-Spot Coin Bender

    You can make the coin bend however you want. That's just presentation. I do it in their hand with a hypnotic stiff arm. You can make the moment you bend the coin with the QB2 look identical to the demo in Superman. Again, that's all just presentation and has nothing to do with the actual...
  2. Mat La Vore

    What decks have you been using lately?

    Red Bikes for life. Especially since I still use the original Rider Back Twilight Angels cards (bought almost 300 of them couple years ago).
  3. Mat La Vore

    "The hand is quicker than the eye"

    For moves you have the Ring Thing Move, Strike Vanish, Sylvester Pitch, and a score of color changes. For effects, the first one that comes to mind (that uses a unique "hand is quicker than the eye" move) for me is Puncture.
  4. Mat La Vore

    Diplopia by Paul Vigil

    Glad the tips helped. :) Those are discoveries I've made working the effect, so they are tested and proven subtleties that make the routine more effective (at least for me). I like the idea of having them try to hide the card too, but they still will flash you the back of the card, and that...
  5. Mat La Vore

    Failure

    A bit of a rant there, but good thoughts, Asher. Having the guts to potentially fail can make a huge difference in your learning curve. I take quite a few risks with my magic now because I know that if it works I'll have a miracle on my hands. And if it doesn't? I just move along to something...
  6. Mat La Vore

    Will David Blaine with have another special?

    He's been pretty open and firm about his next special airing in May of 2012. He said the special will just be magic--in his words, "No stunts, no talking, no interruptions, no BS. All Magic." He's also said it will be something different than he's ever done. There will apparently be some kind of...
  7. Mat La Vore

    What is this effect?

    Yeah, it can definitely be done without a short card, but I always use one for this force since I keep one in my box with my deck (I use the Joker because you can openly take it out of the pack in front of an audience if you need to) because I use it for a few effects anyhow. The short card...
  8. Mat La Vore

    What is this effect?

    Funny to see this. I just performed this same effect a couple hours ago. It's a Short Card Visual Riffle Force and a DL. You can learn it from Peter Cassford's DVD, Miracles with a Short Card.
  9. Mat La Vore

    Diplopia by Paul Vigil

    Glad you liked the review, and hope you enjoy the effect and get as much use out of it as I have. After you've read through the effect and started practicing it, be sure to check out the Tips part I posted with the review as I think those will really help you out in performance. They've made big...
  10. Mat La Vore

    Diplopia by Paul Vigil

    Diplopia by Paul Vigil The Advertisement Diplopia is one of the strongest impromptu mentalism effects that you can do with a borrowed deck of cards. Paul Vigil is a rising star in magic and mentalism and Diplopia will show you why. Here's what happens: The magi asks to borrow a deck of cards...
  11. Mat La Vore

    Photo Finish

    I agree with formula above. You sound like a used car salesmen, man. The patter, and the tone in which you deliver it, comes across artificial and patronising. I'd feel uncomfortable and embarrassed if someone was performing like that at my table. You're clearly in "generic entertainer mode"...
  12. Mat La Vore

    Misdirection for Mercury Card Fold

    Just to expand a bit further with an effect that uses the Mercury Card Fold, when I was first learning David Williamson's T&R Transpo, the final switch didn't feel right to me at first. I always felt like I was doing the move when spectators were burning my hands, or I'd be just a bit unsure...
  13. Mat La Vore

    Misdirection for Mercury Card Fold

    I do it different every time. It's all about finding the right beat, and it's different with every performance. The key, I believe, is twofold: 1. Relax before doing the move. Take a moment to forget about the fact that you're doing the move and create some natural misdirection by interacting...
  14. Mat La Vore

    Luke Jermay Interview

    Thanks for the response, Jacob. Glad someone else enjoyed it. I was surprised to hear how Luke got into mentalism. Also good insight into how he structures his material. On another Jermay note, after a really quality response with a hand stick, I did the second part of his pulse stop effect, For...
  15. Mat La Vore

    Luke Jermay Interview

    Luke Jermay is one of my favorite creators and performers. Great in-depth interview posted just a couple weeks ago. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. :) http://magicstateofmind.com/2011/11/02/magician-to-magician-luke-jermay-interview/
  16. Mat La Vore

    LIVE strolling mentalism clips - corporate event

    This is not directed toward Benji--as I've already said, I think he got excellent reactions--but in my experience you are dead wrong. In fact, it was just last night at a wine bar I was performing at that I had the two reserved owners, dressed up and talking wine with their customers, soon...
  17. Mat La Vore

    LIVE strolling mentalism clips - corporate event

    Well, I feel confident in saying the venue "the two posters above" thought he was performing at was the same one you saw in the video. Also, how do you know how much time he had with each group? There is no information suggesting any type of time restriction. Anyhow, that really has nothing to...
  18. Mat La Vore

    LIVE strolling mentalism clips - corporate event

    I agree with everything Beans25 above me said. Good videos to have up for sure. You have a natural charm about you that people seem to enjoy, and you have the workings of the effects down well. Looks good overall. I've been using the same three effects and the same three methods youre using for...
  19. Mat La Vore

    Your Favorite Effects Using a Center Tear

    The most logical effect for a center tear is Ashes on the Arms. Richard Osterlind has a great handling of this on his Mind Mysteries Too DVD set. I personally prefer to use an I*p P*d, as it makes the effect much more clean and direct as I never touch or go near the paper they have written on...
  20. Mat La Vore

    Getting Tips - The Waiter Method

    Yeah, I imagine it would. It's a great idea. I was just curious how practical it was for the servers to find the time to do it, and how they generally tend to feel about it. Look forward to hearing more, man.
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