Hi, all. I've recently graduated from "doing kid tricks" for cub scouts and my boys' elementary school class, to "doing real magic tricks". I downloaded some free tricks from YouDoMagic.com, then joined to get everything on the site. The videos of actual performances were very useful. So far I can perform about a half dozen low-tech illusions (rubber bands, string/rope tricks, ring on string) that the kids love - and adults too.
Still practicing. I'm not a card player, but have started working on card handling -- double lift and so on. I do not yet call myself a magician, but hope to some day. I am practicing old and new tricks at least an hour a day/several hours a week.
- Will