Who really cares?

Just a quick question. Who cares really? I have seen a lot of chit chat from some of the forums and tearing people down. I really do not think anyone really cares about other people. As magicians I really feel that we are supposed to help out each other. But too many magicians beat up other magicians because they might not do the best double lift or coin vanish.

I really think that before people start to beat up on others they might want to check themselves first. just a thought.

Sex & Magic

So I have been really thinking about should I write this or not and after all my thoughts on it I am going to.

This is a issue that I have tried to talk about on a magic forum and it totally got shot down so this is my blog and I can say what I wait so I am going to. Sex sells is something that I am sick and tired of hearing. There are magic magazines now that are really focused on this thought of sex sells. Magic is not about sex but now it is because it is the cool thing to do.

I tell you this is what Sodom and Gomorrah got deleted of the face of the earth for this junk. People have asked us to sell some DVDs or magic magazines that have half naked girls in them . We have families coming into our magic shop so no we can not. I really do not think that we should stand for this trash to be a part of magic. Porn is the number one money maker in this world. That is sick to me.

I have talked to people that have put there names on these items . This is what they say. I am a christian but there is nothing wrong with it. AWAWAWWAWWAWAWAW. There is nothing wrong with it? As a christian we are not supposed to support this trash but yet they do because there is money in for them. So there you go Sex & magic is sick .Those are my two cents.

This video was just talked about by Penn of Penn & Teller on his video blog.

Books or Dvd's

So I have been reading some blogs and looking around today on the net and this is something that is really bugging me. Books are vanishing and more and more DVD's are coming out on the market. People say that DVD's are better but then why is america one of the dumbest country's there is latly? I feel it is because no one wants to stop and read a book for a half hour or so. They want to want to watch the dvd and nothing else.

Do not get me wrong dvd's are nice heck I have put one out and soon I will again. I have dvd's heck and I have learned from some of them but what I am saying is most people only do the dvd thing and nothing else. That is what is sick to me. Pick up a book and really learn and not from some guy that has never picked up a book in his life but now has a great dvd. Learn from the best and that takes time and reading a book. Like always enjoy life and enjoy magic.

Why o WHy

So this weekend I was talking to a friend of mine about magic. I thought that this phone call was going to take about 10 min or so but it ended up to be about 45 min of great talk. One of the things we talked about is being different. He told me that he has gotten turned down by the castle and some magic conventions because he is not there type of magic. But knowing him and seeing some of his stuff he is one of the greatest creator's and performers I know.

So here is my thing. Magicians are so worried about being just like this guy or that guy that they forget who they are. I have talked about this before but magicians still do not get it. I have been told that I am one of the kind and so has my friend. To me this is true because the two of us do not do the same pick a card any card trick. We strife to be different because some of the greatest magicians are the greatest because they are different. So think about your act and how you can be yourself and not like the guy down the road. So anyways enjoy magic and life.

Does it matter?

So here is my thinking. Does what you do matter or make sence? Now I want you to think about that question and go back and rewatch the teller speaks video. I will wait._______________________________________________

Ok now your back so what do you think? Does what we do really matter or even have to make sence? I think yes it has to. I once heared Michael Ammar say that when you go to pocket do not go for magic dust but for a marker or a coin or something. There should be know were in the effect that people can back track to a point and say he did this when he did that. I can not stand to see magicians use the old thing about magic dust. That to me is a way to make our spectators feel cheap and used. I never want them to feel that way. If you do this then the only thing is to say is shame on you. When I perform my close up magic my goal is to have a relationship with my spectators. You cannot do that by making them feel used and cheap.

So I gusse what I am saying is do not make a bottle of wine appear just because you can. Make sure everything in your act fits and also think about your ending. Where do you want you spectators mind to be at the end. Then work your act on how to get there with out using magic dust.

Now rewatch the video one more time and then get to work.
Enjoy magic andEnjoy life.

What are you going to do about it?

So in my last blog I talked about your choices in magic and life are what makes you. if you have not read it yet check it out. So I am ging to keep this short. But my only question is whatare you going to do about? For real what are you going to do about changing your life and those lifes around you? Our goal with magic should be to improve life around you and to help others enjoy it. So do it. I am to sick and tiered of people who just talk and do not do anything about it. So stop reading this and write downsome ways you are going to help yourself and others live a better life. Enjoy magic and life now get out of here.