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There's a couple of things that are becoming increasingly important to me when it comes to magic.

Reset... does it reset instantly?
No table required... The amount of times I see a trick and think "Hey, that's great!" but in reality, it's going to be really hard to get to use because it needs a table to work on.
Angle proof... Not essential, but it does need to e quite robust.

I've found Lee Smith and James Browns DVD's to have a fair bit of material that fits these requirements.

Does anyone know of any other DVD's or books that'll provide more things? (Even recommendations of individual tricks will be greatly appreciated!)

Thanks!

Chris

Pointless by Gregory Wilson if you don't have it already. Very practical for strolling, meets all of your requirements, and rather fun to perform.

The DVD "flying tonight" by Chris Congreave and Gary Jones is entirely composed of 3 fly and coins accross routines suitable for strolling magic and might be worth a look (for most of the routines you will require an expanded sh**l) if you enjoy coin magic.

Some other things to think about. I've started thinking about metal bending, at first I was enthralled with key bending because you simply can't bend a key using strength like you can a spoon or a fork. I'm not saying that is the way it is done, I'm saying this is what a spectator may think. Of course you can perform a visual bend where it visually bends in the spectator hands or visibly at your fingertips. But I'm getting away from the point.

A key bend while wonderful leaves the spectator with a bent usless key, if you bend theirs. (which is stronger), the fact that they now have a usless key makes it impossible to perform that effect. So you move onto spoons. Now do you carry your own? Do you keep damaging the restaurant spoons? Do you use a gimmicked spoon so you can use the same one over and over? And if you don't perform in restaurants, why do you suddenly have a spoon to bend? So I moved onto paperclips. Love Bently only I can't rely on it. When it works it is wonderful but when it doesn't work, it just doesn't work. And you don't really know until it happens. So, love you bently, but bye, bye. (unless I'm just doing it wrong)

Coins. Coins are my best option. The problem is not everyone has one, I never carry cash anymore of any sort. However I have come to realize that this is still the best method because now you can have the spectator sign a coin you can bend the signed coin and give it too them. So If they don't have one, you can supply one and have them sign it. For me that solves the problem.

The point of this is just to add to the original poster's post that just because something is a great effect, does not mean it is one that fits you and your venues.

Just things to think about.

As to answer Artychris, find a copy of the magic menu. I know it is now a book rather than a magazine, but the contributers are all well seasoned table hoppers. The Magic Menu is a valuable tool for any in the field.

I wasn't a fan of James Brown's stuff.

David Stone's Real Secrets of Close up Magic - half of it is table magic / half cocktail functions.

Shaun McCree's dvd sets, might be worth looking at too.

artychris wrote:There's a couple of things that are becoming increasingly important to me when it comes to magic.

Reset... does it reset instantly?
No table required... The amount of times I see a trick and think "Hey, that's great!" but in reality, it's going to be really hard to get to use because it needs a table to work on.
Angle proof... Not essential, but it does need to e quite robust.

I've found Lee Smith and James Browns DVD's to have a fair bit of material that fits these requirements.

Does anyone know of any other DVD's or books that'll provide more things? (Even recommendations of individual tricks will be greatly appreciated!)

Thanks!

Chris

Thanks glad you liked my material.

Check out party animal by Mathew J Dowden. I use much of it in my strolling work.

Wow! Thanks for all the ideas and suggestions There's some great ideas here and I'll certainly be getting some of these DVDs, Stone, McCree, Dowden, Wilson and "flying tonight," are all now on the shopping list

Bmat, you're right about coin bending. Coinvexed truly is one of my most used things ever!

And Lee, I think that 3rd degree has been the card trick I've used the most over the last couple of years! Thank you

Thank you to all who answered!

Chris