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Do you want to see what it is (i will post a link) i REALLY am not joking

Mr Mark Lewis, what can I say? You’re an entertainer extraordinaire! I will be looking forward to Bobby Cat’s response tomorrow! This should be thoroughly entertaining!

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Yes stephenmagic that would be good. As long as you can guarantee that I will not succumb to the same hex that has got you my friend!

Ok, i would really like views on this!

Go to

http://www.alakazam.co.uk and search for Balsamo

Just imagine the routines you could do.

I had a look at the link you sent me and the detail of the skull seems very impressive but I can't justify the price. Unless, you are very seriously into mentalism and spooking people out.

I would say for the price they're asking for; that skull should have the ability to talk on its own

If you are just looking for a skull to add ambience to your presentation I am sure you can find one without the mechanics for a fraction of the price. But if you make adequate money on mentalism and this is your expertise then it might be worth looking into this particular skull.

Anyway here is a video I found of the skull you are interested in – just in case you haven’t seen one in action yet:

http://www.magies.com/catalogpro/magie/ ... 3425&lg=fr

Thanks for the help I do think it has great potential and it is a good investment

first of all, thanks for all the PM's. yes i agree...

what's next, well an apology. if you started reading this thread to see what members had to say about "Ellusionist", i am afraid that egos (one way over sized ego in particular) have gotten in the way.

so just to put you up to speed if you joined us late:

Ellusionist is an online retailer of magic supplies. high profile, very marketing focused, and with a very good range. sometimes their prices are great, sometimes not so great (true of everyone) but their service is always EXCELENT!

some people complain that they take old tricks, repackage them, add a few "tweeks" to the presentation and put it on a DVD for $25. well... lets look at one such case, and i will use personal experience and fact rather than rhetoric and assumptions (my name aint Mark Lewis). lets look at Wayne Houchin's Stigmata.

everyone i know who owns this DVD (including myself) says it is fantastic! well produced, well explained, and excellent value. some people i know who DONT own the DVD suggest it is nothing more than a repackaged knock off of a Banachek routine. so what does Banacheck himself have to say???

"... beats out any predecessors that came anywhere close to it."
- Banachek, one of the world's foremost mentalists

interesting... imagine someone who thinks they know more about Banacheck's routines than Banacheck? even the bitter ego maniac Mark Lewis would not cross that line... maybe???

my opinion? either you buy it or you dont... but to "make observations" when you are not in possession of all the facts is a little unfair.

so now we move on to the next issue, Brad Christian... the boss of Ellusionist makes money as a result of people buying his DVDs... wow! imagine that. and what makes things worse, it seems at least one member of this forum knew Brad before he became "famous". and unfortunately this same member has as a result of this become somewhat bitter and jealous of Brad's success.

as a result of all this banter, Brad himself chipped in to the conversation and addressed the cryptic yet crude attempt at verbal abuse, only to rise above the "mildly interesting gent" that made all the fuss and compliment him on his... ummm... unique style. many of us laughed...

having been made to look the fool, our unique friend the "mildly interesting gent", then tried to make personal remakes about the race, politics and no doubt before too long... the religion, of fellow members.

secretly however, the rest of us have banded together and agreed to just smile and turn a blind eye to our friend's bitterness, wish him all the best and hope things improve for him. we certainly wont exclude him from our conversations... his craving for attention is a major part of his otherwise uneventful life.

now, speaking of Ellusionist, i just bought a 3 pack of the new Bicycle Engraved card clips with free Ghost deck. they are absolutely beautiful and i thoroughly recommend them. a GREAT PRODUCT!!! I only hope BC spends my money wisely .

well... i hope this has brought you up to date and thanks for visiting www.talkmagic.co.uk (formally www.marklewisrantsandraves.com).

enjoy!

stephenmagic wrote:Thanks for the help I do think it has great potential and it is a good investment

Oh no, I am sorry! That was not my intention! I didn't mean to push you over the edge!

Anyway, like I said, I will see you at the next CUPS meeting .

B0bbY_CaT wrote:first of all, thanks for all the PM's. yes i agree...

I am not getting any PMs of support! That's not fair!

B0bbY_CaT wrote:so just to put you up to speed if you joined us late:

Ellusionist is an online retailer of magic supplies...

Hello Bobby Cat, I must say that was a smooth return back to topic. Even though I am sure you will hear an earful from the Great Mark Lewis . I am bringing the popcorn tonight! You have also given our dear friend a lot of I’s to worry about - I’ll try and steer away from the bald jokes I am not even sure why I made them in the first place I guess I was projecting, as I also wouldn’t exactly make a great candidate for a shampoo advertisement (unless someone was trying to market their hair product as a prank that you can play on your buddies).

B0bbY_CaT wrote:now, speaking of Ellusionist, i just bought a 3 pack of the new Bicycle Engraved card clips with free Ghost deck. they are absolutely beautiful and i thoroughly recommend them. a GREAT PRODUCT!!! I only hope BC spends my money wisely .

Oh yes, I was looking at those! They look really flash! If you have already received them, can you tell me if they are similar to the older stainless steel card cards? Can the edges make holes in your pockets or have they been smoothed out really well? Perhaps you can write up a review. Oh man, I feel like my CUPS is coming back! Stephenmagic, we will have to that an emergency intervention for two!

Hi Costas,

re the "baldness"... well actually i didn't know the "great one" was bald, someone else mentioned that in another post. all i did was provide some re growth advice so i am not sure why has taken such offence at that... somewhat hypocritical...

in terms of his total obsession with the letter "i"... having read a few of his posts now, i must say i believe him. it is definately his favorite letter, word, subject.

in reference to the card guards, i am not familar with the older item you refer to, however i can say these will not make a hole in your pocket... unless you buy too many! what i really like is the engraving is spot on and tends to hide any scratches. i bought the 3 pack @ US$13.98 each including a free ghost deck. the spine of the guard says "your selected card is the king of diamonds" which could be fun/useful. they will not "flatten out" your "bent" deck, they are not made for that, however they will help keep yr deck box (and cards) neat and clean looking, ready to perform at any time... plus these guards just look so nice!

oh and yes... in case anyone was wondering, Ellusionist did not invent the card guard themselves, and yes this is another example of them taking someone else's idea, making it nicer to look at, and selling it for profit.

This Bobby Cat personage really is a silly young man. It appears that he cannot read as well as spell. If he could he would see that I get on perfectly well with Brad Christian and I am probably the only person on this forum who knows him personally.

First let us deal with his alleged supportive e-mails. He didn't get any. So Costas needn't be jealous. I know these things in my capacity as a psychic reverend. Besides I can see every message that comes into his mailbox. I will try to refrain from revealing them on the bounds of propriety. I shall simply say that I do not approve of unnatural behaviour and leave it at that.

As for my alleged criticism of Brad Christian there isn't any. Neither is there the slightest envy or jealousy. There is no "bitterness" - there is only admiration. And Brad admires me just as much as I admire him. I have proof of it in his own handwriting.

In fact a young Toronto mentalist who lurks here told me privately that he didn't approve of Brad's ethics and I defended Brad on the grounds that ethics are a most peculiar notion anyway. I have always managed to get on perfectly well without them so it really is no big deal to me. However the point is that I DEFENDED Brad. If I were "jealous" or "envious" or "bitter" I wouldn't have done so.

I am not sure what Banacek has to do with the matter but I will say that he is a very boring performer indeed. He is nearly as bad as Derren Brown although nobody could be quite that horrific. My main complaint is all the "ums" and "ahs" when he works. Besides he has the personality of a dial tone.

I will however admit that he is not Australian so there may possibly yet be some hope for him.

B0bbY_CaT wrote:Hi Costas,
re the "baldness"... well actually i didn't know the "great one" was bald, someone else mentioned that in another post.

I think that was me a little earlier on

B0bbY_CaT wrote:all i did was provide some re growth advice so i am not sure why has taken such offence at that... somewhat hypocritical...

Yes, you would think the guy would be grateful!

B0bbY_CaT wrote:in terms of his total obsession with the letter "i"... having read a few of his posts now, i must say i believe him. it is definately his favorite letter, word, subject.

Indeed it is! Here is some trivial information for you: Did you know the word “ego” comes from the Greek pronoun meaning ‘I’.

B0bbY_CaT wrote:in reference to the card guards, i am not familar with the older item you refer to, however i can say these will not make a hole in your pocket... unless you buy too many!

That’s good to hear! I am not sure if the older item was ever sold at ellusionist.

B0bbY_CaT wrote: what i really like is the engraving is spot on and tends to hide any scratches.

You make a very good point!

B0bbY_CaT wrote: i bought the 3 pack @ US$13.98 each including a free ghost deck. the spine of the guard says "your selected card is the king of diamonds" which could be fun/useful.

Just to get picky here; it is a pity they don’t each have a different card name engraved on them which would allow you to do a switch using this concept and enabling you to really impress the hell out of your spectators. I know it would be impractical to do this for every card but it would be nice if the 3 pack had each guard with a different card name across the spine.

B0bbY_CaT wrote: they will not "flatten out" your "bent" deck, they are not made for that, however they will help keep yr deck box (and cards) neat and clean looking, ready to perform at any time... plus these guards just look so nice!

That is why I like them because there is less chance that they will crumple my sexy little boxes. I use my Joe Porper clip for the ironing out to perfection business.

B0bbY_CaT wrote: oh and yes... in case anyone was wondering, Ellusionist did not invent the card guard themselves, and yes this is another example of them taking someone else's idea, making it nicer to look at, and selling it for profit.

No, I wasn’t but I am curious as to why USPCC never thought of this exact concept on their own (unless they already have or had in the past and I don’t know about it).

Anyway thanks for the helpful insight Bobby Cat. I also think you should format your comments using the TM review template and post it as a review as well.

Mark, your post is once again entertaining as usual!

In your defence I will post the following quote you made at the start of this thread - just in case anyone was sincerely wondering what your intentions truly are

mark lewis wrote:I am not quite sure what your critics are chattering about but I can tell the young man who was wondering about your past history what I know about you.

When I knew Brad he was (and I suspect still is) in love with magic. It was his passion and he treated it like an art form. I suspect he still does. I do not believe he would do anything whatever to hurt the art of magic and I quite believe his fans when they say he is a great teacher. He seems to be putting quite a bit of effort into his business and unlike me really wants to keep his customers happy.

I do know that he was a professional magician for many years and I do know that he took lessons from Slydini. I also know that anything he tells you comes from bitter experience.

I knew him as sincere and honest and I always have considered this a great failing of his. However I expect he will find it a useful asset in his business. I keep hearing that there is controversy about his business but I am not sure why. I don't really know exactly how he makes his living except that he sells magic tricks on the internet and is no longer starving doing street magic.

He works hard for his money so good luck to him. He is a nice guy and I believe you can trust anything he says which I have always found a very odd concept in people.

mark lewis wrote:I
I can assure the gentleman who appears to have the very odd name of Bobby Cat that it is correct that I have no hair. It is also manifestly obvious that he has no brains. However once I had hair.

Sorry guys, but for me, this is the winning put down so far.

Looked for the poll at the start of this thread, but couldn't see where we were supposed to vote.
Someones hijacked it, talking about some magic company or other.


Like the way you guys are doing this. Able to take it aswell as give it.

Please keep it that way, low punches will result in disqualification.