David, Thank you so much. I've gotten two of your books lately and they are some of the best magic books I own. His presentations are outstanding. If half the people on the Café would take more time to READ and think about their presentations instead of asking "what' the best this and best that?" maybe they would become better magicians.

Think about the weakest point of your effect and come up with something entertaining during it. Example: There is a point in one of Regal's effects (Journey of Love) where the spectator is doing some counting and he came up with a great framework, adabtle for every performace to make this part interesting. Each time the patter would be different but you have a direction to go. Brillian! I admit, I have only created one original effect but I take pride in coming up with cool presentations. One day, I'd like to come out with a booklet of my presentations.

You don't have to be the same magician doing the same effects. Different magicians doing the same sleights but it's not what you do but how you do it.

Does anyone else have an entertainting creation for a usually boring part of a trick.

P.S. Get Gary Darwin's book of one liners for cards.

Corrections: "Brilliant" , "entertaining", "adaptable" (Sorry, I got caught up in the heat of the moment! I'll slow down next time)

Wow, this is a first, a post corrected by the author first instead another member.

I saw the entertainting thing, and it made me let out a perverted little snicker. Don't get hung up on the spelling - you got your idea across - this isn't school.

I agree that David has some good stuff in his books, from what I have seen.

An interesting range... from Regal to Darwin