So in using this tool I developed a cool method of using this as a peak device. When you are ready to perform you secretly call a friend and setup a FaceTime chat. Then place the Iphone face down on the table. He will be able to see anything that you put in front of the camera. Now you have some one pick a card draw something or write down the name of a loved one who died in a horrific accident. You the have them turn it face down and hand it to you. You then casually hold it over the phone and your secret assistant is able to peak the item and know what it is. There are several ways for him to communicate the item to you. He can disconnect from the FaceTime chat and then send you a text message telling you what he saw, or he can replicate the drawing on a piece of paper and hold it up in front of his camera. Now at some point you casually pick up you phone and put it away while glimpsing either the text message or the paper being held in front the camera. The future is here and we are living in it.
Just my thoughts,
Brent Braun

"The problem with that boy is he’s got more smart than heart. He is afraid to taste the dirt and if you never taste the dirt, you aint never gonna grow no corn."

This is a life lesson I think about every time I think I know the answer. Have I rolled up my sleeves and tasted the dirt? The solution is only 10% of solving the problem; the other 90% is just plain old fashioned hard work.  

Just my thoughts, 

Brent Braun 

So here is the deal. You send me any of your unwanted magic books, tricks or DVD’s and I will send you any of the products available at www.decksliesandvideotape.com.

It’s that easy. Empty that Magic drawer into a box and ship it to Brent Braun 2202 Budd Rd. New Albany IN 47150. Please include a note explaining which of my products you are interested in. You will receive a credit equal to the retail value of the items you send.

Of course there are rules.

1. The product must be in good working condition and contain the instructions.
2. The product must be tangible and real. No downloads, photo copies of books or burnt DVD’s will be accepted.  
3. The products must be magic related to receive credit. You will not receive credit for Novelties, food and clothing. Feel free to throw it in the box but do not expect to get anything except a thank you.
4. You will not receive credit on multiples of the same item. IE: 17 invisible decks. Again feel free to throw them in the box but you will only receive credit for one.
5. The credit only applies to current products and will not be valid toward future purchases.
6. We reserve the right to end this promotion at anytime.
7. Include a note explaining which DVD’s or downloads you are interested in.
8. Be creative, Tell your friends and have fun!



Been busy so I haven't written much. So to fill some space and keep this Blog active I am posting some of my favorite quotes here.

"It's better to be lucky than good. I just happen to be both." -Brent Braun

"There are only two ways to do anything. The right way, the wrong way, or not at all." -Brent Braun

"90% of all problems are solved wrong, because you are solving the wrong problem" -Brent Braun

"I needed help putting my kids to sleep, so I call a veterinarian friend of mine. That was not a good idea at all."- Brent Braun

"Waiting equals dying, Stop waiting start living" -Brent Braun

"What I love about the Internet is that it is one of the few places were opinion can overcome truth"- Brent Braun

"Some people say they do not deserve this, In an attempt to be humble. I say it because it is true."-Brent Braun

"Me queso es you queso, but this is nacho cheese."-Brent Braun

"If you build it they will come, it maybe single file and not very often but they will come."-Brent Braun

"Mean people suck! Trust me we do." -Brent Braun

"Sometimes I think my life sucks then you come along and prove to me that it could be worse, I could be you"-Brent Braun

"I do not mind being thrown under the bus, as long as it give us better traction." - Brent Braun

"A great leader brings out the best in people and then tells them its not good enough" - Brent Braun

"Not being afraid to wear your underwear on the outside does not make you a super hero, Although it does bring you one step closer" -Brent Braun

"Time is more valuable than money...What are you spending yours on?" -Brent Braun

Just my thoughts as random and insane as they may be,

Brent Braun

So we all know it happens and it is a very important part of what we do. After the show someone walks up and says so how did you get into magic? We stare blankly at them as if this is the first time someone has ask such a profound question and either a blow them off like they are in idiot or b come up with some lame story about the first trick we ever saw and ask them if they want to see it. Hell no they do not want to see it. They are interested in getting to know more about you not your stupid ass tricks. I mean when you ask an author how we got into writing do you expect him to hand you a book and say read this? If you ask a musician how he got into music do you expect him to whip out his piano and say listen to this?  

If liking us, is an important part of them liking what we do. We should think more about how we relate to people in social situations. I know that most of us got involved in magic to overcome some socially awkwardness that we were born with, that’s why we should strive that much harder to have intellectual, entertaining and sincere story to tell.

I personally believe that these small moments of after the show interaction are as important if not more important than our show. So write a script for what you will say next time someone ask hey how did you do that thing with the milk and the light bulb.

As saying stuff like, very well! or can you keep a secret cause so can I, only proves to people that you really did get into magic in an attempt to overcome your social ackwardness and inability to grow up.

Just my thoughts,

Brent Braun



 I cannot explain to you how excited I am about the new book on Torched and Restored I have seen a lot of people perform this effect since it was released 10 years ago and most people seem to not understand what makes it such a great effect. I feel like this may have been my fault as the original write up was ok at best and only contained the method for the effect. I left out all the thoughts and ideas that I had spent months thinking about assuming that no one would be interested. What I found is if you do not understand what is important about the effect then you cannot express the effect properly to your audience.

All of that is now a thing of the past Mathew Bennett and I sat down for hours while he interviewed me about the effect and the creation process. He then painstaking transcribed all of my disjointed thoughts into what has to be the best write-up of the effect possible. This leaves nothing for you to wonder or figure out. You will not only learn how to properly execute each phase you will understand why each phase is important and how to make this effect as powerful as possible.

Even if you already own Torched and Restored you will be interested in reading what Matt has written. 

Just my thoughts,

Brent Braun

I know it's suppose to make sense. I don’t still use a phone that is tethered to a wall. I retired my 8 track players years ago, and I cannot imagine that I used to actually get up off the couch to change the channel!

I mean, what the hell? - technology has changed my life for the better in so many ways. When I first put up this website I made promises of instant downloadable effects and e-books. The truth, is I lied. It was not my intent to lie or to deceive people. I just thought, hell it’s so much easier to make and email e-books than to actually sell a physical object.

Well, after reading all the work and thought that has gone into the first chapter of what will one day be an entire book. I snapped out of my greedy easy-way-out mentality and I realized that if it is worth reading, then it is worth printing.

If I do not believe that it has enough value to be printed why the hell should you think it has enough value to be read. I also realized that in the last year I have bought around 20 e-books and have never read any of them more than once. Compare that to the amount of times I have read all the books on my bookshelf. Some of the books aren’t even that good but on a rainy day I pick one up and read it again trying to understand what the author was really trying to tell me.

I now understand that there is something valuable about holding a book, and reading it, and rereading it.
Well I have to be getting on now. It is getting late, and my lamp is running low on oil.

Just my thoughts,

Brent Braun

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