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Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts |
Get a blank piece of paper, take a pencil and draw a picture of a DVD on it. It doesn't even have to be round. Then put on it whatever you wish to add. That's a good starting point.
~michael baker
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Pete Biro 1933 - 2018 18558 Posts |
I keep a small tape recorder next to my bed, and often wake up with new ideas. If I don't record them they often get forgotten. I just had enough material to write another 24 page book.
STAY TOONED... @ www.pete-biro.com
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Faulkner Loyal user New Orleans 249 Posts |
I bet I could just download that from some pirate site, no need to spend any money.
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ray raymond Veteran user 329 Posts |
Could you burn me a copy?
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Kondini Inner circle 3609 Posts |
Tape recorders by the bed !! New ideas in the night !!!
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Faulkner Loyal user New Orleans 249 Posts |
Note book by mine, not that I come up with many new ideas but they seem really cool at 3 am.
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Bill Palmer Eternal Order Only Jonathan Townsend has more than 24312 Posts |
I used to keep a note pad next to my bed. I would wake up in the middle of the night and write down various ideas I'd had. One night I had an amazing dream about a wonderful show -- music, magic, the whole thing. I woke up and wrote it all down.
The next morning, I took a look at what I had written. It was completely illegible. In Magical Adventures and Fairy Tales and also in Once Upon a Time, Punx discussed how he created his magic. Sometimes the ideas came from a prop. Sometimes they came from a trick. Sometimes they came from a story or an article he had read in a magazine. Don't limit yourself to what you see others do.
"The Swatter"
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funsway Inner circle old things in new ways - new things in old ways 9982 Posts |
If you hold up any CD or DVD and stare into the shiny side,
you will find the source of all innovation -- just be careful not to place the hole over your mouth image, as that just allows half formed ideas to fall out. Peering throught that center hole can give you a better perspective on mnay of life's situation if it pointed away from a TV or Computer screen.
"the more one pretends at magic, the more awe and wonder will be found in real life." Arnold Furst
eBooks at https://www.lybrary.com/ken-muller-m-579928.html questions at ken@eversway.com |
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2885 Posts |
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On 2009-08-25 19:32, deadcatbounce wrote: You see that term on alt.conspiracy a lot. Anyone who doesn't agree with the posters pet conspiracy theory is a "sheeple."
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts |
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On 2009-08-29 06:11, funsway wrote: Makes sense. I've heard if you cut a sandwich the wrong way it allows all the flavor to leak out. Must be the same dynamics at work. I think I'll capitalize on that two birds with one stone concept, and make a DVD that shows how to learn magic from a book.
~michael baker
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tabman Inner circle USA 5946 Posts |
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On 2009-08-27 20:55, Bill Palmer wrote: That's funny, Bill. The Punx books are some of the best. -=tab
...Your professional woodworking and "tender" loving care in the products you make, make the wait worthwhile. Thanks for all you do...
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Mario Morris Inner circle Mario Morris 2044 Posts |
Some yrs ago when I first started busking their was a greater sense of comradeship.
What I mean is respect for each other and sharing of ideas and so on. Every now and then you would hear of someone stealing some guy's show, you know word for word. He would become known as a fool because he would not be able to work any regular pitch with out loosing his teeth. Today their is still comradeship amongst fellow buskers. What I mean is respect for each other and sharing of idears and so on. Some put this into book others into DVDs this supports that comradeship and creative thinking. It is not intended to copied and pasted STOLEN SHOW IS A STOLEN SHOW never mind how they got it. This attitude of stealing someone show has all ways been a problem in the whole world of entertainment. From stealing shows and stealing magic creations. The point is any one that does that will not be doing them self's any favors. You cant blame some one for trying to share their knowledge and experience with you through a book, DVD, you-tube. They choice not to be afraid of a thief, so you can still have that knowledge. We can all trust that they are will never do them self's any favors. In other words blame the thief of a show not the producers. Long live comradeship, sharing of creative ideas. Mario |
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Brane Loyal user Virginia, USA 272 Posts |
Not to denigrate those who are truly dyslexic, but I find that to be a very broad category that few sufferers thereof have been able to define clearly for me.
I've worked along side quite a few people who have identified themselves as dyslexic; I think the majority of them have 'self-identified' themselves that way. In watching how they work, I tend to think that, from their point of view, if reading ONCE through some long, complex description of a two handed sleight, for example, isn't immediately clear, they declare it 'incomprehensible,' and explain that they are 'dyslexic,' and can't learn that way. In other words it's 'hard to learn!' (Which is exactly what they often say.) Compared to repeatedly playing a DVD track over and over of a sleight it IS hard to learn! Well, yes, of course it is! One must read very slowly, word by word in most cases, to visualize what is being described. I consider myself able to follow such instructions fairly well NOW, but I can remember that when I began reading magic books that it was very difficult, confusing and frustrating at first. Also, the writing of such complicated physical maneuvers is equally difficult to do well! It's an art that too few instruction writers do well, as many will attest. Sometimes - maybe as often as half the time - I fault the instructions as being written so poorly as to really be nearly incomprehensible - the complainers are right! Still, I maintain that if the complainers would attack the usual complicated instructions more than just once or twice and go slowly, they could probably 'get it!' One might even find a fellow magician to learn some basics from. And yes, I am just old enough to remember when one HAD to learn the magic basics from 'Amateur Magician's Handbook' from the library. Certainly, having a small home 'movie' of the sleight demonstrated by a professional performer that you could play over and over would have made it SO much easier, but that would have been only science fiction daydreaming at the time. Not to sing that familiar 'the kids these days are spoiled rotten' song, but note how many effects are described as 'no difficult sleights,' 'self working,' 'easy to do,' or my favorite - 'NO SKILL REQUIRED!' (And, honestly, those descriptions were not uncommon forty years ago, either.) Quite likely the ability to hold an image in one's short term 'working' memory is at least partly a learned skill that has not been helped at all by the increase in the average level of non-verbal visual input through television, video tape and all the other newer portable media. Reading, which is the major method of learning to use the required mental comprehension and visualization process, is something that most people are doing less and less of all the time. I am uncertain if the number of 'dyslexics' has actually increased. I do think, certainly, that the number of people unfamiliar with using those mental muscles has increased exponentially. Most likely there have always those with odd faulty mental connections that were never identified in the past that are being properly recognized today. Still, learning from written materials, with even very good illustrations, is not 'easy,' it never was! But that fact alone is not, at least in my view, indicative of any serious psychological impairment label. I think in another decade or so, the pendulum will swing in the opposite direction and the general consensus will be that the dyslexic label was poorly defined and over applied. (old geezer) brane |
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Mario Morris Inner circle Mario Morris 2044 Posts |
I hope you had fun writting that.
I am dyslexic, my initial commit was a joke which you appear to have missed. Jugeing by your above statment, a sense of humor is somthing you lack. My love for magic books is far greater than Magic DVD's. I often stress magic books is a great way forward. In fact I poses hundreads of magic books and have sold thousands. At this stage I owe 4 DVD,s I don't posses a TV, cant stand them saying that I do like a good film at the movie's Being Dyslexic is a gift, some of the most talented artist, musicians, performers,writers and directors are Dyslexic. I am currently reveiwing a book written by a frend of mine who is him self Dyslexic it is a great book full of magical mystery. What I learned in my child hood is that Old School neglected to reconize the gifted students they had in their ranks. So they tried to press every one into the same mould. Today young gifted folk are excelling in their learning because they have discovered that Dyslexia is not a handicap but a gift. Mario |
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Brane Loyal user Virginia, USA 272 Posts |
Dear Mario:
Naw, I wasn't aiming hardly any of my comments in your specific direction at all. I was responding more to gallagher, Kondini, gaddy and gman's insightful comments about the general subject of the possibility of creativity erosion and perhaps dyslexia. Surely there was no such label many years ago. I can easily imagine how those with genuine nervous systems differences would have been viewed. No doubt as 'retarded,' or 'limited,' and treated accordingly. Bad business all around. My position is that the category is often poorly defined and over applied. Heck, I was handicapped with the label of 'severely gifted!' (I suspect that might have been a precursor to something like the modern Asperger's Syndrome.) (Yes, I did enjoy writing it - I got to use big words! HA!) Sense of humor? Heck, I am the inventor of Spanking Therapy! The NO Money Back Guarantee. (Not a Single Penny. Ever.) I wrote the advertising campaign for Slugs 'N' Slime, the East Coasts #1 Slug Restaurant. (The REAL Fast food! Fastest either going down or coming back up!) I invented Smakky-Face the loud, autocratic party clown with sharp teeth for those children you despise. ("Steak Knife Licking! Thumb Tack Musical Chairs! Fun With Super Glue! Come Out, Mr. Electricity!") And for the animal lovers, I invented Beaver Massage, for those with Tense Beavers. I have business cards for each of the above pursuits - and eight or ten others than can't be printed here. And so on. Sorry if you felt my paragraphs were directed at you; they weren't. I've always read your comments as being thoughtful, to the point, well written and not evidential of communication difficulties at all. brane (Heck, even my 'name' is mis-spelled!) |
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tomterm8 Regular user 163 Posts |
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On 2009-09-04 03:08, Brane wrote: Dyslexia is a depreciated term now in the UK, because it refers to a broad spectrum disease. So it is highly likely that people can't define it clearly, because in fact - like autism - the impact is unique on each particular case. The spectrum has numerous symptoms, including in young children: 1. a delay, or difficulty, in developing clear speech, 2. mixing up certain words and phrases - for example, saying 'by mall' instead of 'my ball', 3. being unusually clumsy and uncoordinated, 4. a difficulty in being able to appreciate rhymes, for example, they cannot understand the connection between the words 'hat' and 'cat', and 5. having persistent problems with dressing, or tying their shoe laces. in children between 5-7 years old: 1. difficulty in learning the alphabet, 2. inability to read, except for a few simple words, having problems writing properly, 3. difficulty telling left from right, 4. problems remembering simple sequences, such as the days of the week, and low attention span, and problems concentrating. in children between 7-12 years of age: 1. poor progress at school compared to their classmates, 2. become frustrated at school, which can either lead to behavioural problems, or to them becoming quiet and withdrawn, 3. inability to learn multiplication tables, and 4. problems following instructions, or remembering more than one thing at a time. in teenagers: 1. difficulty in organising work, 2. problems copying, or writing down, instructions, 3. difficulty revising for, and coping with, exams, 4. taking much longer than average to do school work due to reading difficulties, 5. persistent problems with spelling and writing, and 6. severe difficulties in learning a foreign language. and in adults: 1. trying to avoid reading and writing whenever possible, 2. trying to conceal any difficulties that you have with reading and writing from other people, 3. poor spelling, 4. poor time management and organisational skills, and 5. relying on memory and verbal skills, rather than reading or writing. However, individuals on the dyslexic spectrum often suffer other specific learning disabilities such as dyspraxia, dysgraphia, and various social problems caused by reduced ability to learn due to poor reading skills. It is generally accepted in the UK that dyslexia is a secondary disability, caused by either a visual processing or auditory processing disorder. In my case, predominantly caused by an auditory disability. It is not curable simply by reading more, you need to treat the primary disorder. After treating the primary disorder progress can be very quick. In my case, after proper treatment, I advanced over 5 years of reading age in a single school year. It might be interesting to note that a number of studies have shown that dyslexics tend to be more intelligent than average, and have very highly developed spacial reasoning abilities. Quote:
I've worked along side quite a few people who have identified themselves as dyslexic; I think the majority of them have 'self-identified' themselves that way. In the UK, any student who shows signs of dyslexia is entitled to be assessed... this process requires a qualified professional to carry out a battery of tests that establish whether you are dyslexic or not. Quote:
In watching how they work, I tend to think that, from their point of view, if reading ONCE through some long, complex description of a two handed sleight, for example, isn't immediately clear, they declare it 'incomprehensible,' and explain that they are 'dyslexic,' and can't learn that way. The above statement is simply not true. With someone with even moderate untreated dyslexia, it takes much more effort to read even simple sentances. It often take so much effort to decode the information in a sentence that by the end of a sentance they would not be able to remember the first word. Quote:
In other words it's 'hard to learn!' No, I do not agree with this statement. For someone on the dyslexic spectrum who is untreated, the difference between it taking a week to learn a simple trick, or two months, would be as simple as recording it on a tape. |
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Brane Loyal user Virginia, USA 272 Posts |
Tomterm8:
Good thinking! I'm impressed with the level of thoughtful response, as opposed to the usual ad hominem stuff. I think you may have missed the point that I do not lump ALL those labeled as dyslexic as lazy slackers - only SOME of them! It's a convenient excuse for many folks to not bother with the effort to learn. That statement takes nothing away from those who have some honest clinically diagnosed symptom. One of my points is exactly the same as the last one you make about learning something as not necessarily being 'hard to learn,' but may only require using a recorded verbal input as opposed to visual. I find there are those who wouldn't take that step. They merely use the 'I can't learn that, I'm dyslexic' sentence to avoid maths, for example. OR to avoid completing a book report, as it requires them to actually read the blasted book in the first place! Then there are those strange folks who find the 'dyslexic' label to be currently fashionable. As far as my example of a student 'reading through a description of a two handed sleight,' you simply cannot declare that my statement is untrue. It is a factual reporting of many students of mine! Note that I did NOT say this true was ALL of those who are self labeled as dyslexic, merely a broad spectrum of those who don't wish to read the sleight descriptions, as it's 'too hard,' and they would prefer a DVD - or someone like me - to SHOW them how to do it. And, as far as people being unable to define dyslexia, (you compare it to autism which is a complex diagnosing and/OR educational assessment here in the U.S.), stating that the impact is unique in each particular case. I wonder about any criteria which are unique in every case. I would tend to see that as NOT being a criteria at all if it's different in each defining case! Anyhow . . . thanks for your words! brane |
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BCaldwell Special user is really regretting his 524 Posts |
I'm still waiting on the link to the video so I'll know what this thread is about!
"...that's just my opinion. I could be wrong." Dennis Miller
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vernon Special user Scotland 559 Posts |
Dyslexia rules KO...and what does DNA stand for National Dyslexics Association...many dyslexics have great careers and achieve GREAT things with difficulty in reading no bar at all.Kudos!!!
Re stealing shows lines etc It may seem like a good idea at the time but it's no basis for contiued success.I've been guilty of doing that in the past but now get truly inspired by great performances and hope to push myself further to create good bits seques & routines JJ |
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vernon Special user Scotland 559 Posts |
Oh &yes Todd is a scream Sooooo funny & off the wall
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