Few things impress people as much as seeing a well performed Magic Trick – especially when it is done without apparatus or preparation. Mentalism is one of the more impressive types of Magic Trick and the one I’m about to reveal is so easy to learn that you’ll be performing it tomorrow! Or even tonight!

There are two important rules for learning Magic Tricks -

1. Practice before you perform. Get it right. Work out your patter and learn it off by heart.

2. NEVER tell your audience how it was done!

To learn this Magic Trick you only need to remember a few things and develop a ‘patter’; a way to perform it.

You have an audience of at least six, preferably a dozen – though it could be performed for as many as you like – provided you can give them all paper and pencils. You tell them that you are going to project your thoughts into their minds.

They must write down the thought as soon as you tell them to – write down the first thing that comes into their head, without trying to think about it (transmitted thought is fragile and too much of their own brain activity will wipe it out).

“We’ll start,” you tell them, “with an easy one. Get ready to write it down … a single digit number; a number between 1 and 9 – NOW!”

You write on your piece of paper; the number 7.

“Now we’ll try a word. What I want you to write this time, is the name of … a vegetable – NOW!”

You write on your piece of paper; the word CARROT.

“Another word. This time I want you to write down the name of … an animal that lives in the jungle – NOW!”

You write on your piece of paper; the word LION. (Trust me; I know they don’t live in the jungle, but this works!)

“Let’s go back to numbers. This time it is a 2 digit number with two different digits (i.e. not 11 or 22). I want you to write down an odd number between … 10 and 50 – NOW!”

You write on your piece of paper; the number 37

“OK. One more number. Again a 2 digit number, an even number with 2 different digits. I want you to write down an even number between … 50 and 99 – NOW!”

You write on your piece of paper; the number 68.

When everyone has written their last number, you display your paper and get them to compare their answers. More than half the answers will match your ‘prediction’.

Well, not everyone is receptive to thought transference, and for those that are, it is an intermittent thing and they will not receive every thought accurately. Those that thought too much before writing it down may have scrambled the transmitted thought.

Do not repeat this trick for the same audience – when they find you are using exactly the same numbers and words each time, they will smell a rat!

In fact most people under the given conditions will come up with those numbers and words. Why? Dunno. Must be the way the human mind is wired.

Note. When doing the 2 digit numbers, always pause where I put in the 3 dots – as this helps to clear their minds of any number they were thinking of up to that point; they don’t know what you are going to say next, so it blanks the mind.

If you decide only to use the numbers, I would do the single digit last. When you’ve just written down ‘7′, being told to write a 2 digit number, you are going to avoid using 7 again. Moving the 7 to the last slot means there is 68 between it and 37.

To learn this Magic trick all you have to remember is 3 numbers and 2 words. Easy isn’t it? Your victims – sorry, audience – will be spell-bound with amazement.

There are many Magic Tricks you can learn that are just as easy as this to perform and just as impressive. My own preference is for Magic tricks that can be performed with borrowed objects so that the audience doesn’t suspect that you are using special gimmicks – even though, often, you are.

About The Author

Andy Canning is an amateur magician; an enthusiast. He has created a Website for fellow enthusiasts – amateur or professional – at http://www.magic.4funandprofit.co.uk where he offers free magic tricks for you to learn.

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Jamorama is a guitar course created by New Zealand outfit Rockstar Recipes. They have teamed up with Ben Edwards, who has two passions – playing guitar and teaching (in that order I would suggest). Ben had some decent commercial successful as lead guitarist with the band DegreesK but really hit his straps when he created the Jamorama Guitar course. This article will outline what the course is all about.

The course is downloaded from the internet. You download the Jamorama Maestro software that runs all the lessons, audio and video clips. You can download one lesson at a time or download them all at the same time which is handy if you have a dial up connection.

You also have a membership section where you can grab hold of the various bonuses and even take part or ask questions in the forum.

The heart of the course is the two ebooks that run in the Jamorama Maestro software. The books are titled beginner and advanced.

The beginner book starts from the top. It teaches you all the new guitar terminology including an anatomy lesson on the various parts of your guitar. There are plenty of lessons that teach you how to hold the guitar, how to strum and finger placement for the major notes and chords. The lessons build up as you learn to play chord progressions.

The book is well written and is accompanied by straightforward, good quality diagrams and photographs. This is especially relevant when it comes to finger placements and even how to strum the guitar. Describing where to put your fingers in words is terribly dry and in this case a picture really is worth a thousand words.

Many of the lessons have audio and videos to accompany them. Again, they show you how to play notes, a chord or a chord progression. In the more advanced videos they use a  split screen video so that you can see the finger placement and the strumming method.

It’s safe to say that each lesson will take around 30 to 45 minutes to go through but this depends how much you practice the skills you are learning. 

The advanced ebook builds on the beginner lessons so that you get to a stage where you can play complete songs. It follows the same teaching techniques as the first book.

There are various bonuses that are more useful to the beginner – like the metronome and the guitar tuner.

The Jamorama guitar course is pretty good value and can really help you learn guitar provided you are willing to put a little effort into it.

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Types Of BC Rich 7 String Guitars
 by: Steve Morgan

BC Rich 7 string guitars are available online in various styles and types, used and new, at different auctions and e-commerce Web sites.

One example is the BC Rich 7 string bronz Warlock Bass. Its body is made of bass wood, plus the Warlock is equipped with an EB-7 adjustable bridge that is traditional and recognized as BC Rich. Its fingerboard has 24 frets and is made of rosewood, the hardware is chrome.

Another of the 7 string BC Rich guitars is the Warlock. This jammer has an Agathis style body, with a neck bolted on and made of maple. Rosewood has been used to make the fingerboard, which has 24 jumbo-sized frets. The bridge is double locking and is a Floyd Rose Tremolo.

You can find the Warlock for just under $200. The NJ Rich Classical Mockingbird guitar and the Innovator 5 string bass are among the higher priced at $839. The NJ Rich has body wings of mahogany and a top of quilted maple. The neck is made of bolt-on maple, stringers are made of walnut.

A 1 ply neck and headstock binding of cream, equip the best of the BC Rich 7 string guitars along with a fingerboard of ebony.

About The Author

Steve Morgan makes it easy to learn about guitars quickly and easily. Learn more by going to http://www.best-guitar-deals.com For 12 string guitars try the http://www.best-guitar-deals.com/crafter-12-string-acoustic-guitar.html.

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Jamorama has been around a while, since 2004 in fact, so if you have been looking to learn guitar online then you’ve probably already stumbled across it. The course has been developed by Ben Edwards and a dedicated team of guitar enthusiasts and promises to have you up and playing guitar within five minutes. But does it really deliver on these claims? Surely something so reasonably priced cant be that good? Well, I wanted to find out for myself.

Dusting off the old wallet I quickly discovered that there is only one place to buy Jamorama and that is from their official website. Don’t be put off by the many ads asking the question ‘Is Jamorama a Scam?’ because I quickly discovered that it is not. The order process is smooth with payment taken by Clickbank’s secure payment portal. (Clickbank is a respected agency allowing vendors of digital products to sell their stuff online). Add to this the knowledge that Jamorama offers a 60 day money back guarantee and there is really no need to be concerned.

So, once my purchase was complete I was given immediate access to the course materials which come in ebook format (one for beginners and one for more advanced guitarists). There are 252 pages to browse at your leisure and it is all structured in very logical way. The course walks you though 44 chapters containing 148 video examples and exercises. The Lessons themselves are very easy to follow and take the beginner through all they will need to know when starting out with the guitar, from identifying the various parts of the guitar, through posture to the more advanced guitar styles and tablature reading.

Bonuses

As if all that wasn’t enough the team at Jamorama just seem to want to keep on giving. Bundled with your purchase of Jamorama itself you also get access to some very good bonuses:

• The pro version of Jayde Musica (interactive software to teach you how to read music)
• GuitEarIt! (more doftware designed to improve your ability to recognise chords from their sound alone).
• Jamorama Metronome – designed to aid your timing, speed and control
• Guitar Tuner Pro Software and an Ebook called ‘How to tune your guitar
• 30 Days Free Access to songpond

Conclusion

There can be little doubt that the Jamorama Guitar Learning course contains a lot of very valuable information for the beginner, and when you combine this with the price of the course (currently $39.95 – no more than the price of a couple of of lessons with a guitar teacher), I have to say it is outstanding value for money. With two ebooks some excellent bonuses as well as access to the Jamorama Forum where you can pose questions to other guitarists, Jamorama is all you will need to start playing guitar.

If you consider yourself a reasonably competent guitarist however you may find the material in the course a little too simple, don’t forget this is for beginner / intermediate players. Jamorama is unlikely to get you playing the guitar like Eric Clapton but by the time you have completed the course, you will be well on the way to mastering the basics and have built a platform which you may well be playing like one of the greats in time.

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Paris Hilton: Why Is She Famous?
 by: El Veasey

I don’t wanna knock Paris Hilton and I have nothing against her but why is so she famous? Is it because of her looks? Her talent? Because she’s rich? Because she’s sexy? Brilliant?

If it’s her looks, is she better looking than a host of other female beauties like Halle Berry, Alicia Keys, Gwen Stafanie, Angelina Jollie, etc., etc.?

If it’s her talent, what talent? Can she really act, sing, dance, produce or direct?

Is she brilliant?

Someone may say it’s because she’s sexy, but is she more sexy than Pamela Anderson, Jenna Jamison, Selma Hayek, Nicole kidman, Christina Ricci, Halle Berry, or a slew of other attractive female celebrities who don’t receive nearly the attention she does?

Is it because she’s rich? Now we can all agree that she damn sure is rich. That’s the thing that initially got her the media spotlight.

But there’s another factor we’re overlooking in our quest for the answer to why she so famous: her infamous sex tape. That tape really helped put her on the media map, didn’t it? A timely sex tape can really grab the public’s attention and light up one’s career just ask Pamela Anderson, Rob Lowe etc.

One talent Paris Hilton does seem to have is the ability to work the media and keep her image in the center of the public and media spotlight. (The Media never met a celebrity it didn’t like.) And she certainly knows how to keep the guys attention doesn’t she, fellas? (As we can see from the photo above.)

But the real reason Paris is so famous is…..You guessed it…..Us! We never met a celebrity we didn’t like either. For all of Paris’ sexiness, beauty, “talent” and wealth, if we, the public, weren’t so fascinated with the rich and famous would we even know who she is?

Some of us live vicariously through the lives of the rich and famous, wishing that we could live the lives they live and do the things they do. Some of us fantasize about being involved with them. Some of us love them, some of us hate them, but they’re the center of our attention. These factors are all part of the reason for Paris Hilton’s celebrity and why she so famous.

But isn’t it a sad commentary on us and our culture that someone can become a media star and a pop culture icon just because they’re rich? Not because of the kind of person they are, or what they’ve done for society, but just because they’re rich?

Peace

About The Author

El Veasey holds Ph.Ds in counseling, political critiques and psycho-social commentary from the University Of Hardknocks Ghetto Town, USA. Copyright 2005 El-Veasey Publishing Inc.

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