On this side of the screen I never will grow old of the amusement some give in saying “I’m retiring”. Justin Miller did it for Jesus, Morgan Strebler because of politics, Ellis did it at his blog for 3 days.

In all due fairness I remember when Morgan quit it was right around the time he hung around James L. Clark, which….well who knows. Still, is it just me or does it show how wacky some of these dudes are? I admit at best I write about magicians I find to be rather weak in character and somewhat deprived of formal eduction on some level whether it be social skills, political flags in the air with no idea what they stand for, or just downright bat shit crazy. Myself and my friends included will never make a big announcement “we are quitting”. Why? Who the hell would care! Problem is they want the attention for a brief moment in time. Back a few years ago Justin Miller and Morgan where attention whores. Anyone that would debate that didn’t go to the places I did.

Why do some care so much about “fame” in the magic world? Sure, with laymen it feels nice to be recognized. And sure! acceptance amongst your peers shows your doing alright in thine eyes. But these fuckin’ pseudo famers need to take a hike and stop with your puss drama. I’m leaaaavinggggg….everyone cry, and make me feel like I’m sooooo loved.

I LIKE 99 percent of the magic world. Don’t ever get my place all confused. It’s just easy (and funner) to yap about the ones that drive you berserk. What piss poor examples some of these guys are to their fans (whom most likely think T-Pain and Lil’Wayne is cool….and actually still perform with black Bikes or something there of….trust the Cardman on this).

Weak souls my friends. About the same as a little girls throwing hissy fits, then come back as crack whores, wanting you to fuck them in the Mystery Machine for only the price of a DVD.

Real men stick to what they enjoy for life and don’t care if they have 1,000 haters or 1,000 lovers. They don’t need acceptance and are immune in character from pulling any temper tantrums, thinking everyone should give a shit.

I’m going to go kill myself! I’ll do it!!!!!!!!

Cory will be the next on triumphant return? We need more Jesus yammering in magic.

A leaked draft of the Internet chapter of the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) reveals that ISPs will be held liable for the infringements of their customers, unless they disconnect those accused. The draft aims to strengthen the power of the entertainment industries and other copyright holders, at the cost of the public.

Here at Deadmagicians we try and educate our fellow magicians from time to time.  The term “Brown Artist” is anal intercourse coining the man who is fucking, as opposed to the one who is fucked.  See also the “Gary Hardy Brown”.

The Browns are two twins we’ve been hearing about lately, blatantly taking Marco Temptest’s ideas and claiming them to be their own.  If there is one thing we can say about Marco is he has a very original theme in his work.  If there is one more thing we can say about Maro’s work is most of his videos have simple explanations the viewer can reproduce after one viewing.  I say this not in a degrading manner, but one of simple truth.  Though the ends tell tale the means before hand, his videos are a fun enjoyable ride.

I mise well just say it in the open.  I don’t think that ANY magic should be recorded for the public to watch.  Reasoning is the obvious in that magic can easily be rewound a few times, studied, and what seemed to be magical, then turns into inadvertent explanation.   To me if ever there was anything diminishing the power of magic performance it’s simply putting a camera in front of a performer.  Isn’t it obvious video and magic just don’t mix?  A good analogy growing up near New York is the taxis driver statement “The meter doesn’t lie”…..Nor does a video device.  I’m really sorry for Marco, and I wave his flag high on this matter, the problem again is inadvertent methodology most anyone could reproduce all too easily.

So here’s where the shit really hits the fan.  Gary Hardy Brown (see also Hot Dog and Brownie Pushing) are claiming that a video made comparing the exact same methods and presentations of Marco’s effects, can not be shown on youtube, we can assume obviously because…yes…you guessed it “we own the copyright to the video”.  I’ve stated many times on this blog copyright is just utter bullshit.  It’s a lot like recycling, the drug wars or PETA.  Copyright may sound good at first glance but does not, nor will ever work properly, having more negative effects than what they claim in the positive.  Most of the time people that send DMCA complaints and whatnot are complete assholes and only assholes would defend them.

I really feel sorry for Marco and the crap these twins are pulling. It’s beyond me what those two think they are pulling. On the other hand let’s give a hardy hand for the plethora of magicians that are calling these twins out. It may be the best that can come out of the whole thing. For myself it just once again shows the cockeyed nature of claiming copyright on anything. As Penn said on the subject “I just don’t know”. It’s too complex of a subject depending on the circumstances. One thing for sure is The Hard Brown Garys are about as idiotic as can be possibly rationalized…They really expect us all to believe they thought up those routines before or at the same time as Marco. Fucks sake. Hopefully we can see them in our town soon. I’ll bring the pepper spray and piss balloons.

Frankly I’d put that video back up on youtube. Fuck em. They can’t do shit. I’m sure it just comes down to not wanting to be bothered, same as when butt wipe Ellis sent me a DMCA notice for putting a picture up of his dip shit dork face and Dumbo ears.

Simulation

Shit list
1.Tim Ellis
2.Sue Ann
3.James Clark
4.Gary
5.Hardy

Up all five of your asses. I personally can’t think of four any worse right now.

So in enters this dude again to promote Tommy’s…..can it be….YES….ACAAN.

What are these ass hats thinking?  Again there is nothing but hype and “congrats on finally getting a good one”.  Do “real” magicians really buy this shit and give in to these butt holes trying make a few extra bucks.  Tom’s last PDF I had a viewing and it was a disturbing mixture of taking a lot (if not everything) and giving no credit once so ever.  This guy fuckin releases a new ACAAN around every 2 months.

Seriously Tommy.  Fuck you.

Here’s the real deal my friends.  I got quite good at ACAAN back in the day.  For every person that understands and appreciates the complexity of adding the number with the card there are nine that don’t “think” about that part much at all, it just makes the effect more tedious.  ACAAN is mostly a magician on magician thing.  Simply take a guess on a memorized stack, pass and peek the bottom.  If your off you can openly show as many cards as needed to show it’s not on top and get a break at the proper point and pass.  Have the spectator hold the deck and look at the top card.  Yeah I know this is 101 classics, but through trial and error, I’ve found not only is it easier on the performer, more to the point….but laymen appreciate the card called for coming to the top “from their hand”, light years beyond the tedious.

Do we really need this Pud releasing some ACAAN/OP every damn month.  Keep a notebook and when you get 40, print a book.  Save everyone time you nickle licking Twack.

PS.  I read the PDF (destiny 2)  and know where he “borrowed” ideas from.  If they are dead, I don’t much care in all honesty about credit (though I think it’s respectful), but for the living it should be of up-most importance if your making cash.  Don’t go into the oblivion that no one else out there also reads or has the same books you may.

Over the years I’ve enjoyed casual talk about other magicians that laymen have seen in the past (in social environments).  I gotta say straight up, a common answer is along the lines of “He was really cheesy”.  For the most part people will laugh at shit that isn’t funny, be kinder than they perhaps should be, but they usually won’t fake orgasms, I mean reactions.  Perhaps some go their whole lives feeding on reactions and superficial laughter with the delusion people really enjoy what they are doing.  I think we should never take magic as a trivial item to be a (usually) bad comedian. Not only do I see too many retard acts on youtube and whatnot I get stories from laymen also.  The problem is, what they do affects me also.  That’s a problem which seems to be unstoppable, yet easily rectified at close.

Who would have thought in the modern age, so few magicians actually come across as “cool”.  Is that really a challenge in the first place?  Do some use bad comedy as a crutch out of nervousness or lack of understanding the point of magic?  Hell if I really know because I don’t relate to that style at all, in fact I pretty much think it’s the dregs of the art.  Don’t get me wrong now, if you do some jokes and are actually good at what you do, you’d know best and I salute….and in fact the best comedy magicians are “cool” in their somewhat nerdy nature.  Yet, some may still not realize how embarrassing they are to their peers and spectators.

A few months ago I wrote an little article about why people may dislike magic.  In the end I think the number one problem is the first, and probably last magician they saw real time.  Let’s imagine everyone we perform for in the future, had seen Eugene Burger in a personal environment as their first experience with magic.  Most all I’m sure would get excited about seeing more, appreciate and get excited about going back “into the zone”.  It’s important I think to realize the mental power of the “last guy” upon when they finally cross our own paths.

Let’s assume my favorite tripe I’ve seen in a long time is the tainted model of the art in someones pre-thoughts.

Shit just can make anyone look bad down the line for those spectators that categorize and have an ideal that’s what magicians are like.  Fortunately breaking the chains of bad magic can be a benefit to the latter performer….still…it can be annoying as hell. I used Criss Angel for years to benefit my so called “just a deck of cards” magic, in a simple appreciation presentation manner. Folks that seem paranoid of looking foolish to adjust as needed and have them appear to do the work (perhaps effected by the classic force 10 times asshole…poor souls). Magic to me should be very deep and real time. Yuks yuks just don’t cut in my opinion, and if anything is a lazy excuse not to dive.

We all have our own thing. Personally having people I don’t even remember buy me drinks more than not, girls flirting and asking for the phone number, watching people get excited when you take their request to “do something”, is a symbolic aura of doing the right thing on some level. A couple of quick laughs, a magic award, conventions etc. mean nothing to me….especially the guys that only use those resources for “fame”….not impressed. Alas, “I saw this cheezy magician once”, happens more than one may think being I openly ask “had you ever seen a magician before me?”. Oddly I think many are the magi….at magic/Star Trek conventions, have an award, and use bad comedy or look foolish.

Hopefully we can “hand off” our spectators with a little more pride someday. Who knows. Laymen seem to be getting the wrong idea from the socially awkward with some kind of gimmick slapstick it seems. Ask laymen yourself and see.

Subject: Partnership with Ellusionist.com

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Hello,

Would you be interested in an affiliate partnership with Ellusionist.com – a leading online retailer of products that help magic enthusiasts learn new tricks?

We are prepared to pay 8% in commissions for every sale you bring. This is increased to 10% once your monthly sales exceed $1000, and 12% for $2500 or more. If you can send in over $5000, we will be ready to negotiate a private commission level.

A selection of banners, coupons and a datafeed are all available for you to promote our products. Tracking is fully handled by a third party, and payments can be made either by check or by a direct deposit into your bank account. There is a choice of two networks, either ShareASale or Pepperjam.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,

Nick Prussakov
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Affiliate Program Manager
www.ellusionist.com

Subject: Partnership with Ellusionist.com (Follow-up)

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Hello,

I recently inquired about partnering with your website. Since there has been no reply, I would like to check whether you have received my email.

Your website’s traffic could be monetized if you were to promote Ellusionist.com – a leading online retailer of products that help magic enthusiasts learn new tricks.

We are willing to pay 8% in commissions for every sale you bring. This is increased to 10% once your monthly sales exceed $1000, and 12% for $2500 or more. If you send in over $5000, we can negotiate a private commission.

Very much looking forward to your reply.

Best regards,

Nick Prussakov
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Affiliate Program Manager
www.ellusionist.com

Nick Prussakov,

I find it rather odd you would ask a site with the nature of DeadMagicians to be an affiliate.  I don’t find it ironic that when I checked search results on the dates the letter was sent and the term “Ellusionist” was used in the search bar.  Even though I’m avidly, (if not a little crazy) about supporting proper REAL magic shops, you were not hesitant to send your affiliate copy/ paste to my Email.  Thus.  Even a site that makes posts like “Justin Miller Sucks Satan’s Greasy Cock” you still pursued.  Hey!  As long as you can get your little corporate sign on others peoples site, who cares eh?

Instead of beating around the bush I will put up your little banner on these terms.

-15 percent on every sale made (I don’t receive a dime)
-50 percent of every sale will go to Tam Shepard’s in Glasgow to Roy Walton/and or his wife or daughters
-The other 50 percent go to Denny Haney at the Denny And Lee Magic Studio in Las Vegas/Baltimore
-I can still rip on your magic factory and it’s products at my leisure
-Anyone that links to this blog get the same terms

Sadly even though you work at a so called magic seller, the heart beat of our past is in the traditional style magic shop.  Shepard’s was founded in 1886 and has the best damned living magician in the world behind it’s counters.  Just to give a perspective that was the year the first gas powered car was patented.  Denny’s place is about the equivalent as walking into a magician Disney Land, full of books that are hard to find, and staff that are there everyday teaching and interacting one on one on a daily basis .

Now we have magic factories like Ellusionist.  Cold, lifeless ententes of the modern world with dollar signs in their eyes and no respect or care on the virtues of what makes the newer generation of magicians blossom….real interaction.

Thus with the slowly dying real magic shop, due to trendy demos, mass advertising, mostly weak product, and probably the worst of all, pulling beginners away from classics and entrancing them with an almost addictive nature of new hype…. I will go down to your level as long as you support the people you are destroying.  15 percent is the least you can do.

As if.  None the less it was fun to imagine for a little bit.  Compare what this person says about Denny, then scroll down a couple of posts of how Black’s Magic and that ass hat James L. Clark do business (whom Tim Ellis supports as an always reminder).

Denny is the real deal!!!

You walk in or call his shop and you always receive no B.S. and no fluff. Denny and his staff are phenomenal!!!

Why would you shop anywhere else? From time to time I may find a novel item elsewhere, but 99% of my entertainment supplies come from Denny.

I walked in to his shop in Baltimore a few weeks ago and was prepared to purchase a book for $150.00, Denny asked why I wanted this book and upon his review of my cause, he suggested that I purchase another book in place of the one I had cash in hand to buy for $150.00. The twist here is that the other book that Denny sold me on only cost $35.00.

Guaranteed that 99.9% of all magic dealers are just this, dealers and all they consider is their bottom line. Denny takes you and your future as a quality entertainer seriously, considering you and your bottom line (guess who gets my repeat business)!

That's A Magic Store Worth Supporting

The term underground may not have meaning anymore in the modern age. No more than coining the term “Alternative” did in the late 80’s. It would be best termed as something like:

Art, opinion or organization that exists outside of mainstream society or culture. Also known as “independent” or sometimes “counter-culture”.

It seems to me that what once was mainstream, now in the modern age has flipped flopped to the underground and vice versa in the magical arts. I think it would be fruitless to point out how and why this is other than state that the modern age of the internet, television and other methods at anyone’s disposal for whoring put things in more of an ass backwards corkscrew.

Growing up as a teen I was highly inspired by the writings of Jack Kerouac, Hunter S. Thompson,  Allen Ginsberg and Ken Kesey.  They mostly had two things in common.  They traveled for mostly pointless reasons other than for the adventure, and didn’t fit the general plastic molds of society.  I didn’t live in the early 1900’s of course but I tend to think that mentality is what drove magicians for the most part during that time.  One could never survive that harshness of being in a side show or carnival without a thirst for those adventures as an example of parallels.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone online at least, write a post that they just took off on a road trip to do magic.  Hell, that’s the best ticket around I think.  Just good old fashioned traveling to hit some street corner and amuse some local spectators and inhale some of the local vibes and culture a couple hundred miles away.  I remember a rather manipulative military advertisement on television that asked the question “If you were to write a novel about yourself, would it be boring?”.  Yeah I know I don’t watch television because it gives you herpes of the brain, so deal with it.  Point is I feel that is a fairly interesting point to ponder.  We could even take some of the most prestigious names in magic and many would be boring as watching flies fuck.  A constant endless stream of bouncing from here to there, doing some business, finishing a shoot, editing a script.  Though I’m sure it’s their pleasure and the way they wish to live their lives and should be respected but….alas it’s no different in essence than the 3 piece suit and tie guy that drinks too much coffee and sells tiles at wholesale to new buildings.

Then there’s the underground you’ll rarely see or hear about.  They don’t want any awards, recommendations, prestige and the like.  The tale within their own mind archives shape a life that overflows with a self acknowledging freedom the others can’t grasp.   Oddly we are the freaks of modern times for not conforming to the vicious wheel of fame glory and limelight.  Just the real mysterious strangers scattered throughout the globe, getting offered casual sex, drugs and who knows what else on a weekly basis because their magic is real world approved by most everyone they meet on their life long journey.  Yet the foul stench of digital text ask what credentials everyone has in the Magic Cafe.

Far from alone.  Or as Hunter once said “Too weird to live, too rare to die”.  Still, as I see it, for the most part the freaks are just in heart of the old school making their own living chapters.

First place is first place.  Doesn’t matter if it’s a scale of 1-5 or a scale of 1-,1000, or that you need 80 points etc.  He just thinks it’s using the same song as an excuse.  He still misses the point.  If we for instance took Runaround Sue and did an act it would essentially make you a jerk at FISM.  Yet we call Shawn a jerk for doing the same thing and “that’s different”.  The balls on this guy.  Wish he mentioned the fact that so many people are more interested in how the hell the act itself got first, music, theatrics etc etc aside.

The most important part I feel is when Dodd asks “What do you look for as a judge?”.  Now compare that to Shawn’s act.  Ellis blames the cameras as to the act looking poor.  No sir.  As stated the get readys are pitiful, and the Vernon Depth Illusion is horrid.  In essence the whole routine is based on only those 2 moves done very amaturish.  Camera angles.  For shame.  I think you could see those areas as a card person from the 3rd story of a building.  I’m having flashes of Nixon in my head.

We only pick on Ellis because ‘it’s a fun game”.  Like ringing a doorbell and running.  Christ did he really say that again.  It’s not an ugly side of the internet and magic, it’s the fact people have a voice which is fantastic.  Unlike Ellis we enjoy being here and stating our opinions, and things we feel are wrong, things we have found on our travels to improve, recommend books…the sky is the limit.  It’s not ugly at all.  What is ugly is a world where people can’t express themselves as they truly feel as legit.  People should speak up because it’s their right.  No one is making threats like Clark does and Ellis supports.  We are just being our own voices as we see fit.  Roland wasn’t trying to just be a jerk.  He was stating a point that is valid in his opinion and others also.  At the end of the night everyone has the right to their opinions whether people agree or not.