Comments on: Internet Magic: From the Web to the Parlor

By: 3 Websites To Learn Cool Tricks & Impress Friends

3 Websites To Learn Cool Tricks & Impress Friends — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 02:06:50 +0000

[...] Also, for anyone who’s interested in learning magic during the break, be sure to check out Jimmy’s great post about internet magic tricks. [...]

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:16:34 +0000

Great article Jimmy. You really summed up the current magic community well and offered some great resources that all magicians should really be taking advantage of like the Magic Cafe. I found your personally history very interesting as I am also a science major (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)and was drawn back to magic in my college years not too long ago. I have since started my own online shop and things have been going great since! Thanks for the article. ~Chris (Owner, Infinity Magic)

By: 3 Websites To Learn Cool Tricks & Impress Friends | Maathiyoose

3 Websites To Learn Cool Tricks & Impress Friends | Maathiyoose — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:35:49 +0000

[...] Also, for anyone who’s interested in learning magic during the break, be sure to check out Jimmy’s great post about internet magic tricks. [...]

By: furlan

furlan — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:27:59 +0000

I have an ongoing relationship between doing magic and music, both require a lot of time if you want to do them seriously even as a hobby. I have a link from my site about it here giving a bit of background and further sites to explore:

http://flprim.us/magic.html

By: Mark O'Neill

Mark O'Neill — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:25:09 +0000

For a moment, you sounded like Kyle from South Park “right on Magic Mike…”….LOL!

By: Jimmy Rogers

Jimmy Rogers — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:29:33 +0000

Right on Magic Mike. Magic is about spreading a kind of secret art…not about taking classes and learning the “tricks.” In the end it’s about being an entertainer and making people leave their normal existence for a while.

By: Magic Mike

Magic Mike — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:12:38 +0000

I think the key with learning magic is making some sort of attempt at learning for yourself- from a book/ebook, dvd, youtube, etc. Then once you do this, you can sort of prove yourself to magicians you meet. Magicians are faaaaaaar more likely to help someone who doesn’t do magic, who has taken some time to learn a trick at its most basic level, rather than someone who’s just like “tell me how it’s done.” I think I can speak for most magicians when I say that it’s really fun to help people improve, but it feels like you’re breaking the code when you just tell someone secrets.

~Mike
http://www.magicmikela.com

By: Brainiac

Brainiac — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:27:57 +0000

Awesome… I always wanted to learn a few card tricks to impress women. Thanks

By: BrianR

BrianR — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:12:05 +0000

Thanks for posting this. I really got involved in magic years ago when one of my employees did a card trick on me that blew me away. After that, I was hooked. I’ve got hundreds of tricks and books myself, but never really perform in front of anyone besides my wife and kids. Still, it’s one of the most fun things to get into because of that moment when you pull off that one trick perfectly and the person you did it to is left in wonder. For that brief moment, you’ve made the world slightly less predictable for them.

By: Jimmy Rogers

Jimmy Rogers — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:41:45 +0000

If you want to discuss this article more, please post a comment here, or check out the special thread about it on The Magic Cafe.