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Permalink Reply by ruisdael on April 29, 2008 at 6:20am

im from philippines

i want to learn magic.

and to entertain people

i really want to learn cause i want to show what magic can do.

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Permalink Reply by Zola Patino on April 29, 2008 at 1:21pm

I have always had a passion for magic but never practiced it until I met a "professional magician" (his words). He was pretty good. In 2001 he needed a seamstress, so we bartered. I sewed props for him and he threw me a magic trick every once in a while. I "entertained" (my words) my friends and family. Then 6 months into it my husband died. I didn't care for any extra-cirricular "hobbies" for years. I still sewed awhile for Mike but then he moved away and so did my passion for magic. I saw celebrity cadabra and something in me fired up and then I found this site. I want sooo much to do kids magic. Kids are involved in every part of my life. (See my lame profile.) I love to watch kids at magic shows. I love the wonder in their eyes and they are all seeing themselves up there performing. As I am 52 and just starting I'll need all the help I can get and I hope to get a lot here. Thanks

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Permalink Reply by Jack Shea on April 29, 2008 at 6:11pm

Zola,

Doing magic for kids is a very different thing than doing magic for adults. Adults are easier to fool with magic because we have so much information in our minds to sort through. Kids minds are not overloaded with "stuff" so they can go right to the way a trick is done. For that reason you need to do magic that is more play than mystery. Make it fun. Do simple things and play. You need to have fun with them and they will have fun with you. Try to be a "show-off" and look smart and they will give you a hard time.

Look in the Library for Magic books to start learning basics. That is a good way to start.

jack Shea

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Permalink Reply by Cj Blardony on April 29, 2008 at 4:30pm

HELLO TO EVERYONE
I AM FROM UNITED KINGDOM
I JUST STARTED DOING MAGIC LAST MONTH. I HAD MY LESSONS IN THE PHILIPPINES
I JOIN THIS ORGANIZATION TO LEARN MANY THINGS.
CAN ANYONE TEACH ME?
MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS: cj_blardony917@yahoo.com

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Permalink Reply by Leslie on April 29, 2008 at 5:16pm

Hi my name is Leslie and I dont do magic because i dont know how, but im very interested in it and have been for about 3 years now and i really dont know much. I would like for someone who is really experienced to talk to me and tell me whats the main thing dealing with magic like is it logic or illusion or just really believing, please if you have answers as to how magic is done and how i can prepare myself to learn magic please email me. Thanks!!
Dat_gurl_sosexy4life@yahoo.com

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Permalink Reply by George Buckley on April 29, 2008 at 10:11pm

Hello everyone,
Glad to see so many new faces and members. Thanks to all those who have added me as a friend. Hope we can share some great ideas. Sorry it has been awhile since I had time to chat. The Dogwood Festival here in Charlottesville, VA is over and I can slow down for awhile. Between working street magic at the downtown mall and working a new night job, I haven't had much time to breath. But, I have compiled some of the Lecture notes from last nights IBM 320 Teach-In by David Clauss. They can be found at http://homepage.mac.com/gbbuckley under Blue Ridge Card Effects. I will try to add some actual "effects" to the notes as I can get time. David Clauss held an excellent class in the basics of card magic. We went over quite a few basic moves and David supplied us with some hand outs on some of his favorite moves from Jerry Mentzer's "Counts, Cuts, Moves and Subtlety". This is an excellent book for anyone wishing to learn card moves. David is very accomplished at card magic and he provided some excellent "hands on" teaching last night. The notes I have posted on our archives are the student handouts I produced for the class I taught to earn my certification as an Instructor at the Shennandoah Criminal Justice Training Academy. We had to pick a subject, develop the curriculum, and teach a class of students. All of which was graded. My subject was card magic. I hope you can learn a bit from the notes, remember start small, learn the basics, and practice-practice-practice. You will also find last months notes on coin magic. These should be excellent material for any beginner or seasoned magician wanting to learn the basics of a new area. Let me know if I can help or answer any questions. Secret #1 - Never show anyone how it's done. They will beg you and flatter you for the secret, but as soon you give it up, you will be nothing to them. You will have worked hard for the secret and they will have it for free. The secret impresses no one, the trick you use it for and the story you tell is everything.
As a side note I agree with Jack Shea on performing for children. For those of you wanting to perform for your children, try your favorite coin or card slight with color cards or color disks. Most children don't know much about coins or card suits, but they do know and love colors. I produce a color version of Copper/Silver with Red and Green holographic disks the same size as half dollars. Kids love the Red light/Green light effect I perform and I have even had adults follow the moves better than with coins. Well, anyway I hope this helps. Again glad to see so many new members. Check out the discussion groups and share your ideas. Hope to see you on the streets.

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Permalink Reply by Purple on May 1, 2008 at 4:08am

Hi I joined here to learn more bout magic tricks.,,

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Permalink Reply by Magical on May 7, 2008 at 5:27pm

Hi, Im Ashley from California. Im here to learn more about magic, and meet people who have the same interests as me. Hope to talk with you all soon!

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Permalink Reply by Shawn Parker on May 9, 2008 at 10:30am

My name's Shawn. I'm from the US and I've been studying magic for approx 20 years now. Don't get the chance to perform very often, maybe on a night out or if friends are hanging out. I specialize in close-up cards, though have started to move on to a few mentalism effects and I am currently working on a Linking Rings routine before moving on to Zombie Ball and Cups and Balls.

Glad to meet everyone here.

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Permalink Reply by Todd on May 9, 2008 at 11:37am

Hey everyone, my name's Todd :P

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Permalink Reply by renren on May 10, 2008 at 3:23am

hello im Ren-ren
from philippines..

im trying to be a good street magician,,

so sorry ,, im not so good speaking in english..

lol..

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Permalink Reply by erika on May 10, 2008 at 4:17am

hi!
im from the country PHILIPPINES..
im a beginner
i know how to perform a lil bit of magic
i start to perform when im 11yrs old..
i want to be a professional magician someday..
i started with cards..
i want to know mentalism..
i know a little about it..
but i want to master it..
that's all..thank you!

peace out!

-erika-

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