Pic Du Jour

Performing on the baby grand at the Seattle Marriott. I like the smooth surface and how people can come close and form a half circle around me.

Sponge Ball Routine

My sponge ball routine has pretty much been the same for some time now. I am looking (as with many of my routines) to put in the necessary effort to make it more than just a standard trick. I'm not so satisfied with the whole procedure.

Here's how it goes:

Two balls are brought out. One ball goes in my hand and one in the spectators. My ball dissapears and reappears in their hand. I then "cut" one of the balls in half, now giving me three balls. I now go into the only one in the pocket, one in the hand, and one in the pocket bit. They are asked how many balls are in my hand? One? No, three. This is done again in slow motion. This usually gets some laughs. They guess one, and again there are three in the hand. This is done one more time and the hand ends up being empty! This is the standard bit, and as a whole the routine is pretty standard. There's not enough wow factor for the 'ball appearing in the spectators hand' part. And there is just an unsettled feeling that I have when performing this.

Which routine do you use/prefer/like? I am trying to construct my own routine but would like some insight as to some good bits and ideas.

Solomon

Color Changing Deck

This is the color changing deck routine that I do. David Williamson is a genius! This routine is informative, funny, and amazing. I do it with my own tweak of course, but the skeleton stays the same.

What do you think?

Solomon

Welcome!

I had an idea this week. Here it is. Welcome to magictalkblog.blogspot.com!

Here is where us magicians can and will discuss anything from techniques for color changes, to marketing tips for the modern day magician.

Please post and say hi, stating you name, age, and what your most passionate about in magic.

I'm looking forward to great things!

Solomon