Comments on: Internet Magic: From the Web to the Parlor http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/internet-magic-from-the-web-to-the-parlor/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/internet-magic-from-the-web-to-the-parlor/#comment-381781 Chris Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:16:34 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=3720#comment-381781 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) <a href="http://InfinityMagic.com" title="Online Magic Shop" rel="nofollow"> 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: furlan http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/internet-magic-from-the-web-to-the-parlor/#comment-336477 furlan Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:27:59 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=3720#comment-336477 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 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 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/internet-magic-from-the-web-to-the-parlor/#comment-336475 Mark O'Neill Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:25:09 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=3720#comment-336475 For a moment, you sounded like Kyle from South Park "right on Magic Mike..."....LOL! :-) For a moment, you sounded like Kyle from South Park “right on Magic Mike…”….LOL! :-)

]]> By: Jimmy Rogers http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/internet-magic-from-the-web-to-the-parlor/#comment-336453 Jimmy Rogers Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:29:33 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=3720#comment-336453 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. 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 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/internet-magic-from-the-web-to-the-parlor/#comment-336281 Magic Mike Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:12:38 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=3720#comment-336281 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 www.magicmikela.com 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 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/internet-magic-from-the-web-to-the-parlor/#comment-336264 Brainiac Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:27:57 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=3720#comment-336264 Awesome... I always wanted to learn a few card tricks to impress women. Thanks :-) Awesome… I always wanted to learn a few card tricks to impress women. Thanks :-)

]]> By: BrianR http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/internet-magic-from-the-web-to-the-parlor/#comment-336215 BrianR Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:12:05 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=3720#comment-336215 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. 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 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/internet-magic-from-the-web-to-the-parlor/#comment-336209 Jimmy Rogers Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:41:45 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=3720#comment-336209 If you want to discuss this article more, please post a comment here, or check out the special thread about it on <a href="http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=267371&forum=30&0" rel="nofollow">The Magic Cafe</a>. 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.

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