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Magic Newbie in Seattle?

Jul 22, 2008 17:46

Hi, I'm brand new to magic, but I'm hoping to learn a little bit. At this point, I barely know enough about it to know what I'm interested in. At any rate, do any of you know any good resources in the Seattle area? Magic shops, people who might be interested in teaching me some basic stuff, local performers to go see, etc? I'm willing to accept any ( Read more... )

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worldof_wonders July 23 2008, 01:24:49 UTC

http://www.nwringoffire.com/ is the ibm ring for Lynwood, very close to Seattle. They would be able to help you more ( ... )

pixxelpuss July 23 2008, 01:48:01 UTC

Awesome. I'll be looking into it. Thanks!

worldof_wonders July 23 2008, 02:10:16 UTC

I am learning card magic and perform only for our club so far. May I friend you? Perhaps we could encourage one another, share tips? This journal is new. There is not much there yet, but I shall post from time to time.

pixxelpuss July 23 2008, 03:20:28 UTC

Sounds good!

general advice mthegreat July 23 2008, 01:35:32 UTC

Try to stick to theory and techniques, not gimmicks.
Card College by Giobbi is a good place to start. Its five volumes, but I would suggest buying volume one and working through it from beginning to end. Also, try to do some research. I'll give you one more title to show you the rabbit hole (its up to you to commit to going into it): The Expert at the Card Table by Erdnase.

Re: general advice pixxelpuss July 23 2008, 01:48:31 UTC

Thanks so much, this looks like a great start!

Re: general advice richardiii July 23 2008, 06:31:45 UTC

I agree as well, Card COllege is bloody briliant. Its where I started and can't reccomend it enough.

Re: general advice sleightgirl July 23 2008, 02:38:26 UTC

I agree...Card College is a wonderful place to start. I love the series.

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abracadavey July 23 2008, 01:52:49 UTC

When I was 11 years old and just getting started a professional magician said, keep it simple so you can concentrate on the performance and not the finger flinging. After 30 years of walking around loaded down with gimmicks I learned the wonders of sleight of hand. That is REAL magic. So take
mthegreat's advice and learn theory, learn technique and read books. If you learn sleight of hand you will have the power to walk in cold and perform miracles with borrowed objects.

pixxelpuss July 23 2008, 01:55:46 UTC

Thanks. From what I've read so far, sleight of hand and mentalism are what interest me most. But that's based on only the most preliminary reading.

Mentalism philemon_v July 23 2008, 03:20:12 UTC

For mentalism, you'll want to start with Corinda's "13 Steps."

Re: Mentalism pixxelpuss July 23 2008, 03:21:04 UTC

Awesome, thanks!

richardiii July 23 2008, 06:32:38 UTC

I'm currently based in Vancouver at the moment, so if your over the border naytime in the next month let me know. I'm doing magic shows every day on Granville Island.

pixxelpuss July 23 2008, 06:33:35 UTC

Wow. That's reason enough to head up. I'll let you know. Thanks!

richardiii July 23 2008, 14:48:03 UTC

Cool just give me a shout in advance and I'll let you know where to find me. On the weekends I'm prebooked at various times, the rest of the week wil require a little diging arund when you get here :)

cookman August 2 2008, 16:01:32 UTC

Royal Road to Card Magic and The Amatuer Magicians Handbook are two good books to check out. Just have fun.