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Whiskey_Trigger New user 54 Posts 
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I have a water buffalo (TA forums) and a baby kangaroo (upcoming Paul Harris video chat)
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niva Inner circle Malta (Europe) 2970 Posts
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My set still not in sight
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jaylynch68 New user Orlando, Florida 57 Posts
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My set arrived this past Monday. I selected "slow freight" delivery so no surprise that it took a week to get here.
My general impression is this is a fabulous collection. I'm strictly an amateur and don't spend a lot of time on magic but I'm really happy that I bought this. If I had passed, I'd be kicking myself repeatedly. The first thing that struck me was the overall quality of the set The wooden box makes the collection truly unique and the individual packaging of each DVD is a great touch. It would have been so easy (and less expensive) to package 3 DVD's together. The Astonishment folks did not disappoint. My high expectations were exceeded. Well done Paul, Jason, Tim, and everyone else who contributed. 
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Jay Buchanan Special user New Jersey 512 Posts
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On 2009-02-12 13:06, FZandura wrote: LOL Having a kid of my own, I laughed! Not so much at the video itself, but at the fact that we keep these things in our arsenal of responses... 
Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt. ~ Shakespeare
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Acecardician Inner circle New Orleans 1396 Posts
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On 2009-02-12 02:53, sirbrad wrote: The tricks are shown in a real performance situation. Some of the same ones are also shown in a close up camera view. Everything is explained in detail by the time you watch everything. Although I tried, I cannot really give a correct answer to this question as I really don't know what "Blaining" means. If it refers to that guy on TV, I've only seen him once, standing in ice, I was flipping between Miss America and him, and every time I flipped back, he was still standing there, so guess what show won! I have really never seen him perform. I work myself doing magic at night, so I don't get to see TV specials, and I watch very little or no TV anyway.( Now all my spare time can be spent watch TA). (No answer is required on this post!) ACE
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oombob Special user Canada 861 Posts
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Hmm... I ordered through TAP but have no idea how to access the forum...was an email sent out with access? No big deal... just wouldn't mind checking it out.
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Review King Eternal Order 14446 Posts
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On 2009-02-12 15:37, oombob wrote: PM'd you.
"Of all words of tongue and pen,
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jbadman Special user London 995 Posts
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I thought a little more about posting in the 'Secret Sessions' section here with ideas I've had about TA and well... it's a bit of a dilemma.
See, the TA Forums are a GREAT idea because you have a set if you're a member... whereby posting here about it, not all readers own TA - and they could possibly deduce more about the routines than they're entitled to, if there's open discussion on a Café forum. I wonder if there's any merit to starting up a forum open to ALL owners of TA so we can discuss new handlings, ideas etc (I have some interesting handlings for Warped, Ripped and also quite a different routine based on the Vanishing Deck that I'm more than happy to share if it helps kick things off). To verify membership, perhaps answer a question about the actual packagaging - perhaps regarding one of the quotes on the disk sleeves or something like that, rather than something on the DVD's (which, inevitably, will eventually become available on Torrents etc)... Any takers?! Cheers, Jamie.
http://www.underground-collective.com - check out our new DVD now!
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Xcath1 Inner circle 3133 Posts
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I like seeing live performances. I did not see any advantage to the technique of presenting "split" perfomances that was sometimes used on TA. That is showing several live performances but cutting between during the course of the trick
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FZandura Loyal user North Carolina 247 Posts
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On 2009-02-12 15:56, jbadman wrote: I personally have not posted or read much on secret sessions, for the very reason of the trolling that 'can' be done. Unlike many marketed effects where knowing the secret is only so good, since you lack the devise/product if you did not purchase it; most everything on TA can be performed/reproduced by simply knowing the method. For this reason, I would only discuss presentation/variations on a closed forum, that ensures ownership of the TA set.
F. Zandura
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Tim Trono Inner circle 1118 Posts
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Would you like we to post a list of the cookies and where to find them on a separate post or will that spoil things? Happy to do whatever.
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fridoliina89 Special user 503 Posts
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What people are saying about this set is not hype, its is the truth.
Even tough the set had been "hyped" allot before the release the set was so much better then I ever would have imagine. Every effect is a worker and almost every effect can be done in any situation totally surrounded and most handelings are so streamlined that it feels like most of the tricks are self working. The interviews are alsot great and very inspirational. |
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Mind Melter Regular user Australia 179 Posts
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Tim. I'd like it if the cookies could be posted in a separate thread.
To avoid any possibility of spoilage  thanks for your consideration.
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bugjack Inner circle New York, New York 1625 Posts
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People should just head over to the Theory 11 thread. Those guys did a great job hunting down and publishing all the cookies.
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Winks Special user Arizona 755 Posts
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On 2009-02-11 20:31, Nico Zottos wrote: Ah, well, wish I'd known. I will just have to content myself with TA itself. Such a hardship. |
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Review King Eternal Order 14446 Posts
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Has anyone watched Patrick Snowden's Tensegrity? I watched this today and caught myself in the mirror with my head turned like a dig does when they are trying to understand something. My mind whirled with methods and I was wrong on everyone of them.
I can't even imagine anyone coming up with something like this.
"Of all words of tongue and pen,
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Acecardician Inner circle New Orleans 1396 Posts
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On 2009-02-12 19:19, Christopher Kavanagh wrote: I had just opened the seal on that DVD earlier today and watched it. All I can say is WOW! ACE
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Jay Buchanan Special user New Jersey 512 Posts
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On 2009-02-12 19:19, Christopher Kavanagh wrote: Yep! Blew me away. This is from my review of that piece, earlier in this thread. "Tensegrity - This is another that is easily worth the price of the set for me. This is an entire education on a principle that I know nothing about. This is like discovering magic for the first time for me... I am simply blown away by Patrick's thinking on this one. I watched the performance as the first thing that went through my head was "WHAT THE %$@&???". No joke. This is STRONG. This should be a box set by itself. Patrick is extremely thorough in his explanation and it's like he says, this is simply the brickwork. This is sure to become an entire branch of magic by itself. I don't know how else to say this guys... this one, to me, is one of the craziest and strongest things you can do. It's like bringing the incredible feeling of witnessing a Copperfield Illusion or something... to the intimate venue of close up performances... and to steal a line from Patrick here, it's like you stop time. At one point it really appears that everything is mid-tumble and yet it's frozen in space and time. I shed a tear when I think about how powerful this is. Patrick, if you see this... you have completely outdone yourself on this one. If you or Paul ever put out anything else on this concept, count me in as your first customer please! I'll be working on this one a lot! "
Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt. ~ Shakespeare
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sirbrad Inner circle PA 2099 Posts
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On 2009-02-12 10:38, Whiskey_Trigger wrote: Yes, but was that decision made in "pre-order mode" and will it hold up later on? I doubt it. Of course those who spent the money to per-order will selfishly assume that is the right choice, but inevitably it is not. There is going to be many out there who bought the set from shops that come up wit interesting ideas, and they will not be able to contribute to the forums of this product because they are being closed out for not pre-ordering. This is of no benefit to the TA community whatsoever, in fact it only limits it severely. Quote:
On 2009-02-12 12:40, jrl41090 wrote: To the contrary, I did not order it yet and the place I am ordering from has no bonuses. Bonus DVDs are one thing, forums for discussing a product universally is another. Quote:
On 2009-02-12 15:35, Acecardician wrote: Blaining is concentrating on spectator reaction soley, and sometimes it is unclear what the magician actually did. However Blaine shoots many different angles to cover it all. Thanks for the insight.
The great trouble with magicians is the fact that they believe when they have bought a certain trick or piece of apparatus, and know the method or procedure, that they are full-fledged mystifiers. -- Harry Houdini
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Review King Eternal Order 14446 Posts
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On 2009-02-12 19:38, Jay Buchanan wrote: Jay, I think you nailed it perfect on those observations. When I first read them, I decided to make Patrick's effect the last one I viewed. The feeling I had watching it will stay with me for a long time.
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