On Sep 2, 2014, Jamie Ferguson wrote:
Aren't all magicians liars if you think about it?

On Sep 2, 2014, barts185 wrote:

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On Sep 2, 2014, Jamie Ferguson wrote:
Aren't all magicians liars if you think about it?

No.

I know this is a commonly used saying, but I don't like it.

I tell people that I'm going to entertain them, and one of the ways that I will entertain them is possibly by fooling them. But really it's more about the entertainment (sadly, not all agree). And then I do it. Where's the lie?

On Sep 1, 2014, 1KJ wrote:
I saw about half of it so far. I have mixed feelings. Unfortunately, I watched half of it right before watching a bio on Jerry Andrus. Not a good idea to watch Shimshi right after watching a bio on Jerry Andrus.

I felt like I had to take a break and take a shower to wash off the cheap, fake, bulls**t. Perhaps Shimshi is right about how many are lying in marketing and many are doing the "fake it until you make it". but, he is so wrong about what he thinks about wealthy people. DEFINITELY NOT ALL wealthy people are as focused on name brands as he thinks they are. There is a difference between a focus on quality and a focus on name brands. I am a multi-millionaire, I know a ton of multi-millionaires, and very few of us focus on trying to impress people with brand names.

On the other hand, I did learn some cool things from his lecture and it provided a lot of food for thought.

My advice for anyone watching this is this: You create your life, and everything in it. You don't need to fake anything to make anything. A perfect example is Mack King. In real life, he is a very regular guy. On stage he is a very regular guy. Of course, that's not the only image. If you want a similar image as Shimshi, then by all means, create what you feel is you and what makes you happy. However, don't do it to try to impress someone else.

Unfortunately, I only watched about half so far. I just felt like I had sleeze all over my body after watching half the live lecture and had to take a shower.

I did enjoy it, though, and thanks to Shimshi for sharing his knowledge.

I'll catch the rest later.

So far, I rate this a "two shower" lecture.

kj

On Sep 3, 2014, Jamie Ferguson wrote:
1KG isn't a multi-millionaire. He's following Shimshi's advice and lying about it in order to make himself appear more successful than he is.

He really lives in the projects.

On Sep 3, 2014, magicjoe wrote:
Hey Rick I'm going to be in Vegas in two weeks if you could hook me up with some Shimshi tickets!!!

On Jul 13, 2015, MagicalFreak3 wrote:
I got his lecture from Penguin Magic a while back, loved everything about it but I have one problem ! I can't spin the card the way he does. Just spinning the card like that, where to hold it from, etc.. Does anybody have any solutions to this ? Cuz I reeallyy wanna do the Credit Card trick ! Thanks.