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Can he be banned for exposure?

look weav'e all tried to help this person, weav'e tried nice, nasty, imformative, condescending and everything imbetween.
you either get ignored or what i mlike to term the difrent strokes effect, "what you talking about willis"
the fact that we still keep trying to help is a testiment to our belife that this guy can make a good show of himself and if he accepts guidence won't end up an anoying, look at me wanaby, or worse host his own street magic late night cable show, which would be a waste of his tallents and a shame on us.

I'm sorry to hijack your post michael, i don't mind people ignoring what i say, most of the time its gibberish but occassionaly theres cold hard facts learnt from 15 years experience in actual performing to the toughest crowds around.
if you ultimate goal is to host your own late night cable show then more power to you, if however you wan't to make a susessfull career like own own magic mark then i sugest you swallow some of that pride you were around your neck like a medalion and listen to what were all trying to tell you, if we wanted to end your career and spoil your chances there are much subtler and eaisier ways.
if you don't want our advice just tellus and were go help someone more deserving of our respect and talant.

this is the third post ive written, this one iv'e decided to use the submit button on, its probably still too angry but iv'e just about had enough to rewrite it again.

Of course I appreciate your advice! I really find it helpful!

AS FOR YOU, Markdini... Laypeople do NOT know card palming even exists, so how do they know I am not just adjusting the deck?

LOOK, if you want me to post a better video with a One Hand Top Palm, then I will be doing it. But I am going home tomorrow and it will be filmed in an awfully dark setting. As long as you STOP calling it exposure (which hurts my feelings as I have already made clear) I will stop posting these rants directed towards you.

Michael if I could just have my say which I understand may not have weight here but anyways.

You have some good flourishes and promising skills but your effect isn't anything new really. Fair enough you give it your own twist but surely most magicians do this with effects that they learn?

Would you not be better just learning the art, build up your confidence with sleights (p**m) then hope to make a name for yourself and get your rewards later in life. Your in a good position now with being young and well practised at a young age. But you do not want to spoil this adantage by chasing the dollar to quickly.

Lay people dont know about palming a card? Have you ever met a real person out side your lectures? Real people dont know cards have suits either. Of course laypeople know you can palm a card.

Of course the know cards can be palmed... but many do not know palming exists. Do you want the good video or not???

After seeing your great video they do. Yes we want a good video a darn good one.

OK I just filmed the video. The production values on thid one are through the roof! Hollywood special effects, voice overs, split screen.... well, ok, not that great... I tried to make it the exact same as last time. I even put on the exact same outfit for you!

You guys also said you liked the flourishes, so this time, I have loaded the video with them. Expect the video later tonight.

Cheers!

Michael Kras

OH and the current video: as Mandrake says... POOF!

you got someone else in to do the video then? Anychance you can tell us what your lectures contain?

that hurt Markdini.

But as per request (why I am taking requests from you anyway I don't know) My lecture runs for a duration of 2 hours and focuses on the close up magic from my two sets of lecture notes. My virst set entitiled Tricklets and my thrid set entitled Mad About Magic. My second set, entitled How Bizarre, focuses on street magic that is unadaptable to an indoor setting. Anyways so I teach my card magic, coin stuff, silk stuff, pop stuff, battery stuff, marker stuff, glass stuff, etc etc and I sell my notes. That's about it.

What do you mean that hurt? Have you ever performed for real people and got heckled?

Yes... I was physically injured when I was heckled (at school) and the police got involved. Ironically, the policeman that helped is a friend from the magic club.

I don't like people implying that I am a bad magician, Markdini. Geez, I even dedicated the new video to you!

The great Markdini will point some facts out to the Micheal Kras personage.

(1) If you offer your self up for critisim thats what you are going to get.

(2) If you cant take being told you arent as good as you think you are get out of magic now

(3) As said before your flourishes are good but some of your other stuff is not good

(4) Stop lecutirng and do magic for real people. A group of drunk lesbians is a good start.

(5) Stop being so up your self

I do not know what to say except, "Thank You"

AND I can take it. Just hurts my feelings when other magicians say it so harshly.