NYT obituary of the great Juan Tamariz. Gift link.

I don’t have any of his books. Which on should I get first?

I'm looking for a good way to mentally force a spectator to choose a suit, let's say clubs. Trying not to do a basic "magician's choice". Any suggestions? Without breaking any guidelines can you perhaps point me in a direction?

There is an initiative from Tamariz's relatives and R. Paul Wilson for the creation of the Juan Tamariz Foundation: https://fundacionjuantamariz.org/en

They are currently running a gofundme campaign, donate if you can: https://gofund.me/86a474f39

Hi! For my birthday in October I want to hire a magician to come to a dinner for my friends and I, or go to a magic show. Any recs for great magicians? Thanks!

I typically like to do Michael Ammars routine with a card in wallet finish courtesy of the every man's wallet, however I perfer to do that standing as I typically perform with the wallet in my back pocket. I can do the bent card finish but I was wondering if anyone had any other ideas for a tabled finish

Any recommendations for magicians that do private lessons in Chicago? I have a very experiential learning style and work best with teachers that instruct more than show/tell which is kind of hard to find in the magic community sometimes. We do love to show off! :). Specifically want to focus on sleight but curious about other genres beyond cards.

I know that magic isn't for everyone but sometime it can start as an hobby if you found someone that inspires you and encourage you to try it.

I am not talking about "explaining the secrets". The question is: if you have to present your passion/hobby/work to a friend, where do you start?

Hey everyone, when you're booked to do close-up but it's broken up into two sessions, say opening cocktail reception at a wedding and then after dinner at the tables, do you charge for the waiting time in between? You might be performing for 3.5 hours, but could be at the event for 6 hours total—those 2.5 hours are still worth something, right?

I'll be there and would love to meet new friends! 😊

Here's the info for the convention:

https://www.taom.org/assoc/

I'm local to Houston, so I'm happy to answer any questions or give recommendations.

I enjoy this trick alot but I often find myself confused on where go go after the trick. Just wondering what other effects people like to routine this trick with

Hello, a friend of mine won‘t be able to join us in London to Piff and Penns Show on the 15th of September.

If someone wants to join, let me know! You don‘t need to talk to us. We have Tickets in another row :D

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He paid 57£

Sorry for posting here. I didn‘t know where else to go.

Hey - I've been out of magic for a few years now, but a friends birthday is coming up and he really likes magic.

Generally I could do a number of things with cards or coins for them - but just wondering if there is any new fun "toy" that I could spend a small amount of cash on for something new/different? I went to a couple of online stores and was a bit disappointed with what I saw, so would love to get some ideas.

Anything that's been released in the past couple of years preferably - not double cross or gimmicked coins ideally. I've enough of those lol.

Saw a post by a young magician just starting out, with some great advice.

Made me wonder. What would you tell your beginner self ?

Me: Don't waste your time learning loads of tricks for a few people. Perform a few tricks for loads of people.

I'm brand new to even having the idea of magic as a hobby. I checked out a book from the library last week - Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic - original copyright 1975. I've read a bit and am trying a couple of relatively simple card tricks. It seems really fun as I really like to practice things and get better at them. My goal is to have fun, potentially show some cool tricks to my kids (and maybe grandkids) in the future. I've watched some YouTube tricks and don't really have any specific goals other than having fun and learning new skills. However, I don't want to get overwhelmed by everything that's out there right away. I also don't want to get into skill levels that I have no business messing with at first. I'm in my 50s and hope to be able to enjoy this for another 20 or 30 years. I'm not looking to monetize this or go "all out", as I don't have a ton of spare time right now. I have a few questions for those with experience:

1. Would you start with card tricks? It seems like a logical place to start. Are there certain things you would practice for fundamentals first before trying to understand more complicated tricks? What other areas of magic would you experiment with after learning some card tricks?

2. Any books or YouTube channels that you might recommend for getting started? I know there are many options, so I would really like to hear you opinions on what magicians have influenced you. Are there any teachers or methods that you might stay away from?

3. What are some of the biggest mistakes you made when you were a beginner? Is there anything that you spend too much time trying to master?

Thanks for any thoughts!

It's a pretty fun trick to spice up a card routine. I'm still not comfortable with it but got a solid recording out of my practice.

Yesterday I had an interaction with someone where they asked me to show them a trick. I didn’t want to get a whole deck but had a folded card on me.

They ended up getting to selected card through a series of choices, iykyk, and it was already placed under their watch, but instead of milking the moment, making it last and bringing in a few more spectators, I rushed through and asked him to flip his wrist. Don’t get me wrong, he was floored and the two other people watching seemed wowed too, but I just can’t help feeling like I rushed the moment I had perfectly set up.

All part of the learning process I suppose, next time it’s all set up, I’ll have that experience to draw from.

First paid gig is today, wish me luck, going to try and pull that one off again today.

The event is happening on September 12th and 13th, with possibility of additional shooting on Thursday, Sep 10th and Friday, Sep 11th.

Experience and production quality is not that important since I have some of my own gear. If you know a photography student who is wanting to get some real life experience, that would also be great, but I am also open to videographers with lots of experience.

Any referrals would be greatly appreciated.

Basically the title. I was recently listening to this podcast from Penguin Magic with R. Paul Wilson: https://youtu.be/OZunySbhVoM?si=o-fl96G-2knrFu76

I know the Kickstarter didn't go as planned, but during the podcast, Wilson mentioned that the movie was already shown in Madrid. Does anyone know if there are plans for a public release?

Here is the IMDb link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27972541/

I do about 50 in-home visits as Santa each year. Getting the kids focused in and attentive with some magic is always very fun and successful.

I'm looking for suggestions of some possibly new tricks and sight gags to implement this year. Last year I added Animinimals, Popschticle and a great big hand-crank fire engine siren. I've kept D'Light LCD lights in my gloves for years, along with magnets in the glove index fingers for effects with the jingle bells and the autorotation nut gag.

I'm always on the look out for some new material - I've visited some of these families for 12+ years! Please recommend any close up magic and/or sight gags that might be rolled into a Santa routine. I only ask that it be suitable for all ages and not involve cards, coins or paper money.

Thanks, and Merry Christmas!!

A while back I saw Charlie Frye do a fun quick piece, where he did a different illusion with each finger in quick succession. Something along the lines of the classic thumb cut in half trick, then making the forefinger longer, then making the middle finger disappear, then bending the ring finger impossibly and then taking the little finger off and reattaching it to the between the middle and pointer fingers, etc.

Does anyone know if he has this routine in print, or have any general resources for these types of impromptu finger illusions?

I do consulting at my local theater and need to do a haunted hanky type effect. Basically, I need a hanky to fall to the floor, then pop up and run off the stage.

My known solutions involve it flying or the performer needing to be near a la haunted orb type effects.

Can anyone point me in the right direction if this has been solved with hankys, stuffed animals, etc?