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Hey my names Tom, I'm 19 and I live in yorkshire, england.
I was really into magic when I was younger and having had my passion for it rekindled recently I've started practicing in the mirror with coin and card tricks as I figure this is probably the basics!
I'm also fascinated in showman ship having been in various theatre groups and such, so the idea of distraction and leading an audience or spectator into what you want them to believe is amazing to me.

I was hoping to find like minded people on this forum that I could discuss this stuff with and get reccomendations for reading and such as I figure thats the best way to learn.

All the best guys.
Tom

Hi Tom,

Welcome to talk magic, have fun.

If your getting into card magic get yourself a copy of the royal road to card magic, Much to learn in the course of this book.

cheers skiski. i'll have a look, i just borrowed Pure Effect, not so much card magic or techniques but real solid insight into showmanship its a great book.

I'm trying to learn the ambitious card routine. not going to be ready to perform that for a while... haha

Hi there and welcome to TM

Hiya, welcome to TM

Mark Wilson's Complete Course is another great book for getting you started. It covers quite a few different areas of magic.

Well as well as the stuff above I'm going to suggest some of Jay Sankeys stuff. Strong but easy to learn, also the 40 ways to force a card DVD is great and I think everyone should have this in their collection, magicians, mentalists and bizarrists alike. And if you're looking at ambitious card Darrlys is a really nice routine.

Sorry forgot to say hi from just outside Yorkshire

cheers peoples! just got modern coin magic ordered too. looks like I'm going to have make a list. i'll try find that ambitious card routine on the net too..

rev. you realise alot of the americans are going to assume were pretty much neighbours now?

Reverend Tristan wrote:And if you're looking at ambitious card Darrlys is a really nice routine.

I'll second that. Daryl's DVD is where I started in magic (along with the royal road) and I'll be using the stuff on that DVD forever I imagine.

Welcome aboard the TM train. As a yorkshire lad get over to this thread http://www.talkmagic.co.uk/ftopic18823-1080.php and join us in Leeds one month.

Nice to see a new member from my neck of the woods!

Have you heard of the Bradford Magic Circle - we have some fantastic lecturers coming up this year!!


Mark

Yorkshire born and proud that's me

Hi Tom and welcome

nice to meet a bunch of freindly folks. Youre from skipton Mark? I'm well close to you I live in Silsden!

It'd be great to come to some lectures at the bradford magic circle, my interest in magic has only really recently become rekindled so I had no idea there even was one. or was that the illusion?

Also that Daryl ambitious card routine is amazing rev. i'll have to find one of his tutorial dvds.

Helloooo from Sheffield! In a previous life I think I lived in your neck of the woods - I'm strangely drawn to "Bronte country" and may or may not have been involved with the Cottingley Fairies (oo-er).

Welcome to TM!