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mzr9mm New user Bistrita, Romania 93 Posts |
Hello Magic forum,
I recently began studying: Erdnese - Expert at the card table and Roberto Giobbi - Card College #1. I started from scratch with Card College and I`ve almost finished Erdnese last week. Please bare with me this is my first post on the Café and I hope I don`t get anything wrong and/or any rules broken. Anyway, after I finished studying Card College (with 3 h/day practice) I wanted to perform a couple of tricks to some friends... I can say that I was amazed to see them that surprised. but the thing is that 1 out of 10 spectators allways keeps bugging me and I can not concentrate on the cards and sometimes I screw-up .. I am a very ambitious guy and I am realy fascinated by magic. If there is anyone that has some advice for an absolute beginner that`s what i`m here for and if anybody can tell me where can I find a good deck of cards in Romania or an online store where I can place my order. Thank you, mzr9mm |
NeoMagic Inner circle I have... 2017 Posts |
I've always found Cards4Magic (based in the UK) to offer a very good service and they have a wide selection to choose from. Just keep in mind that their shipping costs to you (in Romania) won't necessarily be those you see calculated when you place your order so be sure to ask them what the exact charge will be.
http://www.cards4magic.co.uk/acatalog/Cards.html
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Jaz Inner circle NJ, U.S. 6111 Posts |
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On 2006-04-24 17:04, mzr9mm wrote: Welcome to the Café. Reading, practicing and rehearsing tricks in private is just the beginning. It's not until you go before people that you really start learning. Screwing up is a part of the process for many beginners. I'm guessing that you screw up because the distractions are causing you to forget what you practiced. No? Yes? Trying to remember a lot of different tricks, especially those with a lot of sleights, has always been difficult for me. What I've done is to focus on just a few card tricks and learn them well. Most are easy and only a couple more intricate. As time goes by, and you have performed those a few times you will get a feel for performing them. Once those few tricks are really polished you can begin to learn new ones and try them on people. I don't feel that there's a need to do more than one or two tricks and stop when performing for friends. Leave them wanting more and show them a new on next week. |
NeoMagic Inner circle I have... 2017 Posts |
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On 2006-04-24 17:28, Jaz wrote: Me too! I asked Harry Lorayne about this very thing when he was a guest here at the Café back in early 2004... here's my question and his reply: ---------------- NeoMagic: Mr Lorayne, I have a particular fondness for card effects but as I rarely perform except during informal gatherings I often experience difficulty in recalling the methods for tricks, especially if some time has passed since I last looked into their workings. I keep a stock of some six or seven effects (your ten card poker deal happens to be one of them) committed to memory but beyond that I'm struggling (until I dip back into my books again). Ironically, I have quite a good memory in other fields - even won a memory competition once! Any tips that might aid improvement? Thank you in advance. ---------------- Harry Lorayne: No, don't really have any tips for you here. I guess the answer is that you have to do the effects more often, until they become second nature. There are a number of effects I do and can do - drunk or sober. That's what I mean, they're second nature, the same words come out during the same actions every time. But, honestly, since I don't do card magic that often any more, when we're going to someone's house, dinner or party, I do go over some of the more difficult stuff because I KNOW I'm going to be asked to entertain. Wish I could be of more help. ---------------- http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......orum=122 Oh yes, and welcome to the Café mzr9mm... hope you enjoy your time here!
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mzr9mm New user Bistrita, Romania 93 Posts |
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On 2006-04-24 17:28, Jaz wrote: WOW ! I wasen`t expecting e reply that fast form anyone Jaz: Basicly I think that I screw up because I am camera/audience shy I know that I will overpass this with time untill then I will stick to practice, rehursing lots of reading. And by the way .. I realy did not do tricks with difficult sleights .. just easy ones but impressive to the untrained eye as well. Thank you for your kind words, mzr9mm |
racoon New user 53 Posts |
Lakeside, UK is home to a warehouse called Costco. It is wholesale generally, but individuals can apply for a Costco card (I think it is about £20-£25).
However I think that this pays off - I bought some bicycle decks from there about a year ago and they were around 83p each (prices were in USD as it is an American trader). racoon |
yachanin Inner circle Cleveland, OH 2105 Posts |
Hi mzr9mm,
Welcome to the Café. When you say "1 out of 10 spectators always keep bugging me and I can not concentrate on the cards," what is the spectator doing? Are they talking while you are performing, trying to take the cards from you, making fun of what you are doing? If the spectator is being rude and talking while you are performing, perhaps you might say something like, "Please, I need to concentrate for the magic to work." Regards, Steve
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mzr9mm New user Bistrita, Romania 93 Posts |
Yes, somthing like that, most times they just make fun of me and they are not realy interested ... some of my friends I mean .. but I want today in the park and did a trick or two for random people .. and they ware realy amazed and I was glad that I did not screw up at all
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Vater Araignee Regular user MI 172 Posts |
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On 2006-04-25 12:56, mzr9mm wrote: Sounds like my wife and most of the time I mess up a new effect for her but when I nail one that she has not seen I try to remember exactly how mush I practiced it. Suggestion Find out who will be your harshest critic but will watch you every time, you'll be better for it.
"Good enough never is." - Vater Araignee
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Chris Henderson Special user Indiana -- Anyone w/ no life would have 563 Posts |
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On 2006-04-24 17:04, mzr9mm wrote: All magicians experience hecklers and trouble makers from time to time. Psychoanalyzing the reason hecklers do this would be worthy of another thread entirely. But with 1 out of 10 making trouble for you, that means 90% of your spectators are not! Sounds like you're doing pretty good to me! The problem lies with the remaining 10%. The question now is how do deal with them. For starters, no magician will ever satisfy 100% of the people 100% of the time. So don't let the occassional naysayer bother you. Practice, practice, practice. The more you do, the more you will learn and be able to handle and deal with such situations when they do happen. When you know your routines inside and out, hardly any outside interference will be able to shake you. Be on the lookout to learn to recognize potential trouble makers by their body language, facial expressions, the words they use and other subtle and not-so-subtle clues. Knowing ahead of time who to watch out for will give you a mental advantage and let you know who not to ask to be a volunteer. Learn a good effect or two that makes the spectator the hero or the winner. That way when you are performing for people, any potential trouble maker who gives you problems will be frowned upon by the rest of your spectators because they will recognize (perhaps even on a subconscious level) that you are building them up and thus the trouble maker is also attacking them. I would suggest to be very careful with heckler insults and "put-downs." While tempting, these can backfire on you and make the other 90% of your cooperative spectators turn against you and side with the trouble maker. This is not to say you always have to take what the trouble maker dishes out. Sometimes you may be forced to defend yourself and verbally confront a really bad trouble maker - or use a sucker-type effect on them. But beware of overkill. Let the "punishment" fit the "crime" so to speak. Be grateful for encountering these trouble makers. They are forcing you to learn under fire. You will come away from these encounters better prepared for your next performance! Good luck!
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