View Full Version : Heads up-- We need your questions!
shwooddotcom
11-14-2008, 10:42 PM
Hey gang-- our plan is to start a viewer-mail portion of "scam school," where I answer questions from you guys on the air. We're shooting the next batch of episodes in only 3-4 days, so I need your questions ASAP!
Mail me questions directly at Brian@revision3.com, or you can post them on this thread. They can be questions about past episodes, tales of success (and failure), questions about the "when" "where" and "how" to pull off certain scams, questions about whether something you see is a scam... you name it.
Just get them in as quick as you can! :-)
comeoneileen
11-14-2008, 11:09 PM
Feel free to send in some video questions too! We'd like to see who you are :)
patrickd
11-14-2008, 11:20 PM
Feel free to send in some video questions too! We'd like to see who you are :)
Awesome! I'll have my camera out for a podcast shoot tomorrow, so we'll record a question for Scam School while I'm at it. :)
requisition
11-14-2008, 11:27 PM
It will be cool to hear your story about how you got into learning and preforming magic tricks, scams, sleight of hand stuff, fire eating, etc. You began in college with the 'Royal Road to Card Magic' and left Dell to do Fire Eating, didn't you?
Also, how you just came to know how to do all these little tricks that you do would be neat.
rabidbadger
11-15-2008, 12:51 AM
Feel free to send in some video questions too! We'd like to see who you are :)
What's the best way to submit a video question?
murphy1d
11-15-2008, 02:39 AM
My biggest question has always been "where to begin" when it comes to doing a scam.
Brian, can you give us some examples of intros you use when you begin your scams, as I would think "Hey, you wanna see some magic" wouldn't work that well in your local biker bar.
(I would also think a camera crew would grease the skids pretty well too).
rabidbadger
11-15-2008, 03:05 AM
yeah, he's gotta a headstart with a camera crew. Gets the egoists attracted. And that's a good thing. Better than quiet shy folk for the show. Jerod for example.
Eating fire! How does one begin?
comeoneileen
11-16-2008, 01:36 AM
What's the best way to submit a video question?
Hmmm. How about just uploading your question to YouTube and posting it here?
murphy1d
11-16-2008, 02:10 AM
Nutha question,
How do you get the bars to agree to having a web TV show "filmed" in their bar?
whats the best way to keep someone interested in playing after you win the first bet in fast and loose, nim, etc?
coldv
11-16-2008, 02:08 PM
How do you handle a tough audience who constantly tries to mess your trick up? For example, people who insist on not telling you which card they were thinking of when you try to perform the Mind Control Scam, or people who insists you to shuffle the deck of cards their way.
shwooddotcom
11-16-2008, 06:55 PM
(psst... I found the best matches in the world to do the human chimney with--it makes crazy billows of smoke! ... if someone asked a relevant question, I could show you guys what brand I found...)
Not that I'm trying to feed you questions or anything.
narieno
11-16-2008, 07:25 PM
I've found that matches with white heads make the best smoke, and have been told that strike anywhere matches work really good as well, but have not been able to get any recently
minton
11-16-2008, 07:43 PM
Do you have any favorite props that you use for tricks? Any certian brands of playing cards, special type of matches, or anything else that can help us perform the tricks?
How does the approach for a scam in the epsoide work? Has anyone ever not signed a release?
What is your record for drinks scored via scams in one night?
If you could only pull one scam for the rest of your days, which one would it be and why?
Is Mr. Happypants going to make a scam school appearance....using the dark side to score a free drink or someone's soul???
will you ever deliver on your promise to do the human blockhead as a scam school episode?
rabidbadger
11-17-2008, 03:23 AM
You guys are wasting posts unless you are also emailing them to the address he linked to in the first post.
Hey gang-- our plan is to start a viewer-mail portion of "scam school," where I answer questions from you guys on the air. We're shooting the next batch of episodes in only 3-4 days, so I need your questions ASAP!
Mail me questions directly at Brian@revision3.com, or you can post them on this thread. They can be questions about past episodes, tales of success (and failure), questions about the "when" "where" and "how" to pull off certain scams, questions about whether something you see is a scam... you name it.
Just get them in as quick as you can! :-)
he said we can post them here :D
rabidbadger
11-17-2008, 02:34 PM
doh, missed that.
therage800
11-17-2008, 06:06 PM
(psst... I found the best matches in the world to do the human chimney with--it makes crazy billows of smoke! ... if someone asked a relevant question, I could show you guys what brand I found...)
Not that I'm trying to feed you questions or anything.
I can't believe no one has come through yet... So here goes:
What are the best matches to use for the Human Chimney?
murphy1d
11-17-2008, 11:14 PM
I can't believe no one has come through yet... So here goes:
What are the best matches to use for the Human Chimney?
Yeah, crazy that someone didn't already write this .. :rolleyes:
Do you have any favorite props that you use for tricks? Any certian brands of playing cards, special type of matches, or anything else that can help us perform the tricks?
shwooddotcom
11-18-2008, 02:19 AM
Yeah, crazy that someone didn't already write this .. :rolleyes:
D'oh!
Yeah, crazy that someone didn't already write this .. :rolleyes:
lol, that sir, calls for a gentlemanly touche
patrickd
11-18-2008, 05:10 AM
I e-mailed a link to a video question recorded this past weekend while shooting my own podcast. I uploaded fairly high quality video rather than simply posting to The YouTube since I figured it would look better... Hope it works out okay.
therage800
11-18-2008, 07:23 AM
Yeah, crazy that someone didn't already write this .. :rolleyes:
OK, OK, my bad. No need to get all angry... I missed that.
radzack
11-18-2008, 09:24 AM
I've asked this other places, but not here:
What do you use to keep your hair so spikey?
viewers would probably like to see that...
Secondly...
Have you ever had to buy another a beer?
while shooting my own podcast. .
not to get off subject...
but DUDE. Love your show! I used to love destroying stuff! Will keep watching ;)
I have another question..! will you ever be selling brian brushwood action figures? I mean, BBotR made it look so AWESOME!
murphy1d
11-18-2008, 05:30 PM
I have another question..! will you ever be selling brian brushwood action figures? I mean, BBotR made it look so AWESOME!
Dude, I sooo want a Mr. Happypants finger puppet!.
Brian, you have to work out a way to have 1/3 scale Mr. Happypants finger puppets. What a great item to pic up after the shows. I got the idea when I looked at my thumb wrapped up in the Aiken, SC pics.
murphy1d
11-18-2008, 05:32 PM
OK, OK, my bad. No need to get all angry... I missed that.
LOL, no anger..just a little smirkiness...(its a word...that I just made up).:)
rabidbadger
11-18-2008, 09:05 PM
I've asked this other places, but not here:
What do you use to keep your hair so spikey?
http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/full/1050860.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1227043534&Signature=6%2BE%2BG%2FxU61%2B4cc2J%2FmIcDDPtIzQ%3D
uuilliam
11-19-2008, 02:21 AM
where / how can we get hold of your Cheats, Cons, Swindles and Tricks: 57 Ways to Scam a Free Drink freebook? and howmuch (i checked your site... it doesnt allow you to buy it via that)
Dude, I sooo want a Mr. Happypants finger puppet!.
Brian, you have to work out a way to have 1/3 scale Mr. Happypants finger puppets. What a great item to pic up after the shows. I got the idea when I looked at my thumb wrapped up in the Aiken, SC pics.
DUDE! Mr. Happypants would be an epic finger puppet. Rebounding on that, it would be awesome to get my hands on an I <3 Mr. Happypants shirt
murphy1d
11-19-2008, 11:08 PM
DUDE! it would be awesome to get my hands on an I <3 Mr. Happypants shirt
DUDE...I got one! Well, a "Mr. Happypants is Watching You" shirt
DUDE...I got one! Well, a "Mr. Happypants is Watching You" shirt
Lucky
rabidbadger
11-20-2008, 01:44 AM
Happypants always get you lucky.
Happypants always get you lucky.
thats when hes mr Very happy pants
alaskalonewolf
11-20-2008, 02:47 PM
Will Scamschool ever do a quick episode on stupid pick-up lines?
murphy1d
11-20-2008, 05:13 PM
Will Scamschool ever do a quick episode on stupid pick-up lines?
"You might as well go home with me, cuz I'll have you whether you're there or not." :eek:
rabidbadger
11-21-2008, 01:11 AM
will you ever deliver on your promise to do the human blockhead as a scam school episode?
Your question and half my av are FAMOUS right now! :D
Your question and half my av are FAMOUS right now! :D
I know, its kinda awesome, when i heard my forum name, i smiled a bit.
rabidbadger
11-21-2008, 04:40 AM
Kinda? smiled " a bit" !!!! just half my av on screen made me cream my Grranimals!
Kinda? smiled " a bit" !!!! just half my av on screen made me cream my Grranimals!
lol, i had to control my excitement, i was in class...
peppersghost
11-22-2008, 06:25 AM
Have you ever scammed someone for profit? (besides free drinks)
rabidbadger
11-25-2008, 08:58 PM
Brian, have you ever been scammed yourself since getting into scamming? Ever fall for something other than a puzzle you couldn't solve?
patrickd
12-09-2008, 07:09 AM
While I may spend a few hours each week at the bar, I spend 40+ hours sitting in a cubicle. Are there any scams that we can pull at the office with various office supplies?
(I've already done Nim (the original) using paper clips, but I'd be interested in any other office-related ideas.)
astx813
01-28-2009, 06:48 PM
I posted this in another thread, but it may have been buried, so I'll mention it here:
Do you have any wonderfully good or bad stories about magic/scam fails (not including the 'first trick you ever bought' or your 'first attempt at the knife test' both of which are wonderfully epic)?
More importantly, how do you handle a misfire? For example, say you accidentally lose control of the key card (an amateur mistake) and it gets shuffled in? Or maybe you instruct your mark to cut the cards and he shuffles them instead? Do you back out of the trick? Start over? Put a blade through your hand...?
minton
01-28-2009, 08:18 PM
Since they have yet to be answered I'll ask them again
Do you have any favorite props that you use for tricks? Any special type of matches, specific brand of playing cards, or anything else that can help us perform the tricks? (I have noticed white tipped matches work better for the human chimney)
How does the approach for a scam in the epsoide work? Has anyone ever not signed a release?
What is your record for drinks scored via scams in one night?
If you could only pull one scam for the rest of your days, which one would it be and why?
Is Mr. Happypants going to make a scam school appearance....using the dark side to score a free drink or someone's soul???[/QUOTE]
scamschoolisbeast
02-01-2009, 03:04 PM
hi bryan i am a scam school fan and my question is who is probably the magician you look up to the most and do you make up any of these scams yourself?
mrpopular
02-03-2009, 05:27 PM
i was gonna email, but damn this thread has so many questions, I may as well just post it here.
Has there ever been a trick or a scam, that you saw and thought "there's no way in hell l'm doing that"??
I noticed that during the bbliveshow with Daniel Garcia, he did the ripping the card trick. But from your angle I assume you could possible tell how he was doing the trick, So my question to you is. Do Magicians like to share tricks with other magicians?
minton
02-03-2009, 09:37 PM
Where on earth do you get all of those shirts? Some of them are pretty kick ass!!!
rabidbadger
02-03-2009, 10:12 PM
Where on earth do you get all of those shirts? Some of them are pretty lick ass!!!
I'm guessing that's not exactly what you meant. :eek:
minton
02-03-2009, 10:30 PM
I'm guessing that's not exactly what you meant. :eek:
new laptop with a differently set up keyboard, the buttons are a little different, typo is corrected
scamschoolisbeast
02-03-2009, 11:07 PM
Two more questions. Whats the toughest trick youve ever preformed and if it wasnt for scamming people, what would you see yourself doing?