I once worked with a woman who had that nasty habit of illustrating her quotes with her two hands....a most annoying habit.
Jon, your pickup was amazing!! You've earned the right to coin the word.
Adrian
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- May 6th, 2009, 5:10 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Riffle Shuffle Work Using The Triumph Shuffle
- Replies: 352
- Views: 101992
- March 8th, 2009, 12:54 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: Rogers’ The Traveling Magician
- Replies: 1
- Views: 828
Re: Rogers’ The Traveling Magician
He has another also....this one in pewter selling for $480.00.....If I had the money, I'd be hard-pressed to decide between this and "Comin' Through the Rye"....fortunately, I don't have the money so it's a non-issue!!! <grin>
Adrian
Adrian
- March 6th, 2009, 1:24 pm
- Forum: Alternative Media
- Topic: The Great Buck Howard
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6546
Re: The Great Buck Howard
Below is a link to Cindy Adam's column in todays Page Six regarding the Buck Howard movie and Kreskin <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/03062009/gossip/cindy/buck_starts_here_in_amazing_story_158217.htm?page=0">http://www.nypost.com/seven/03062009/go ... htm?page=0</a><...
- March 1st, 2009, 11:41 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: getting cheated buying online
- Replies: 40
- Views: 8832
Re: getting cheated buying online
I don't recall ever ordering from Hocus-Pocus and here's why: They state that their "sale price" will be calculated when the invoice is written and the charge card is processed. That's too late. I want to see and approve the invoice before the sale is finalized. They should really join the...
- February 22nd, 2009, 3:12 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Another Youtube magician With No Ethics
- Replies: 54
- Views: 8662
Re: Another Youtube magician With No Ethics
Jonathan Townsend wrote:Anyone ask him why he's selling a work by a living magician where the item is still available from its publisher?
My guess is he's selling to his "exclusive" circle of friends and taking the credit for the effect.
Adrian
- February 15th, 2009, 2:19 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: CRISS ANGEL ONCE IN A LIFETIME DEAL - BETTER JUMP ON IT!
- Replies: 28
- Views: 7729
Re: CRISS ANGEL ONCE IN A LIFETIME DEAL - BETTER JUMP ON IT!
"We're not happy until you're not happy"....
Imus via Kinky via Willie????
Adrian
Imus via Kinky via Willie????
Adrian
- February 9th, 2009, 12:00 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Dutch Magician needed for some translation help
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1421
Re: Dutch Magician needed for some translation help
Mission accomplished .....Thanks to all.
Again, sorry for misappropriating the Forum for a personal
issue.
Adrian
Again, sorry for misappropriating the Forum for a personal
issue.
Adrian
- February 8th, 2009, 1:46 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Dutch Magician needed for some translation help
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1421
Dutch Magician needed for some translation help
First, I apologize to all who are upset at my submitting something that is so totally off-thread, but I don't know where else to go. I recently discovered a letter in my late-father's file from someone in Holland, and dated 1952. I have NO idea what it says but would like to. Anyone willing to help ...
- February 5th, 2009, 10:43 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: World's Greatest Potential Sleight of Hand Artist Just Born
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4455
Re: World's Greatest Potential Sleight of Hand Artist Just Born
Richard Kaufman wrote:Somewhere out in the world in the next few years a little girl is going to be born and develop into a "shrimper." If we can just get the two of them hooked up, they'll be in heaven.
Richard.....you've been watching too much Discovery Channel...
Adrian
- February 5th, 2009, 10:40 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Unreal Work DVD
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5196
Re: Unreal Work DVD
Sebastien L. wrote:I imagine Adrian might have been able to find the DVD... in the 4 years since he initially posted.
Yep....4 days after the initial post
Adrian
- February 3rd, 2009, 12:41 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Carney on Two and a Half Men?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4159
Re: Carney on Two and a Half Men?
I look at it this way:
He made more $$$$ than I did last night!!! (or when it was taped)
Adrian
He made more $$$$ than I did last night!!! (or when it was taped)
Adrian
- January 29th, 2009, 6:08 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Carney on Two and a Half Men?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4159
Re: Carney on Two and a Half Men?
What's even funnier is reading Chuck Lorre's Vanity cards. You can pause them as they appear at the end of the show or go to ChuckLorre.com
They're all there from all the different shows....Dharma and Greg, Will and Grace, Two and a half men and Big Bang Theory.
Happy reading.
Adrian
They're all there from all the different shows....Dharma and Greg, Will and Grace, Two and a half men and Big Bang Theory.
Happy reading.
Adrian
- January 28th, 2009, 5:06 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Probably wishful thinking but....
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2071
Re: Probably wishful thinking but....
Is it the routine from the Lewis Ganson column, "Teach-in on Fabian's Easy Oil and Water" in the January 1976 issue of Magigram (Vol. 10)? Could very well be. I just realized in the early 80's I was not getting the "current" issue of Magigram, but back issues that I was able to ...
- January 28th, 2009, 12:13 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Probably wishful thinking but....
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2071
Probably wishful thinking but....
Way back in the early to mid 80's, I learned an Oil and Water routine that appeared in the Magigram. It was as honest and straightforward a routine as I'd ever seen. I showed it to Connie Bush, a perfectionist if ever there was one, and he too loved it. Now, for some strange reason, I'd like to do t...
- January 25th, 2009, 3:29 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: Coin gaff set combo deal here
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4457
Re: Coin gaff set combo deal here
Mike ...
Sorry....if you notice I JUST edited my original comment to include the Hee-Haw info.
Sorry if you were upset!
Adrian
Sorry....if you notice I JUST edited my original comment to include the Hee-Haw info.
Sorry if you were upset!
Adrian
- January 25th, 2009, 3:25 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: Coin gaff set combo deal here
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4457
Re: Coin gaff set combo deal here
Mike Vance wrote:Ray,
I'm not sure what you mean by trying BR-549.
Some folks jist don't git to watch that there intellecial TV
(Still on RFD-TV btw!!!)
BR-549 was Junior Samples phone # on the show Hee-Haw....
Adrian
- January 13th, 2009, 3:44 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: FSH: RNT2 small chop cups, goblet, Biro/Ramsay cups + MM-Minis + Hindu/Indian Cups
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1990
Re: FSH: RNT2 small chop cups, goblet, Biro/Ramsay cups + MM-Minis + Hindu/Indian Cups
Are the working balls available separately???
Adrian
Adrian
- January 8th, 2009, 5:50 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Nathan Coe Marsh at New Port Richey Theater
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1131
Nathan Coe Marsh at New Port Richey Theater
I had the pleasure yesterday of seeing Nathan Coe Marsh, a fellow Genii Forum member, in performance at the Suncoast Theater theater in New Port Richey Florida. The theater itself is quite oldbuilt probably in the 20s, but beautifully restored and maintained. I recall he opened with a Billiard Ball ...
Re: Josh Jay
Well....that's one of Carlins 7, just 6 to go.
Actually, Mark Harmon used the "S" word on a Chicago Hope episode some years back.
This clip shows just how good Josh is.....
Adrian
Actually, Mark Harmon used the "S" word on a Chicago Hope episode some years back.
This clip shows just how good Josh is.....
Adrian
- December 21st, 2008, 11:09 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Fascinating item through email...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2185
Re: Fascinating item through email...
Thanks Chris for pointing out my lack of research....
I knew you would come through in your usual fashion.
Adrian
I knew you would come through in your usual fashion.
Adrian
- December 19th, 2008, 12:09 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Fascinating item through email...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2185
Fascinating item through email...
Read this first: Click on the link below and a playing card will appear on your screen...wait a few moments for it to load, then scroll down below the card and you will see a line that has a little red slider bar in it. Move the slider gradually to the right and stop and watch the show take place, t...
- December 15th, 2008, 5:20 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: New effect/routine to hit the market within the next 6 months(I hope)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2244
Re: New effect/routine to hit the market within the next 6 months(I hope)
What did they think of it on the Cafe???
- December 3rd, 2008, 12:00 pm
- Forum: Alternative Media
- Topic: The Fringe 12/02/08
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4125
Re: The Fringe 12/02/08
I've been watching the show since it started and every time I see Walter, I think "Jerry Andrus"....
It's a fun show!
Adrian
It's a fun show!
Adrian
- November 28th, 2008, 12:59 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: World Magic Awards
- Replies: 45
- Views: 10533
Re: World Magic Awards
The first guy on.....don't recall his name....merely went from one box to another, producing all kinds of things with nary an effort at a reason or anything else. Get me the box, let's cover it, then uncover and....WOW a wild animal or a female. Next. Roxanne (hope I have the name right), the pretty...
- November 28th, 2008, 10:33 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Ckeck this
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1503
Re: Ckeck this
I'd hesitate to use the word "develop"....more like "ripped-off" from Bill Schmelk and Wellington Industries. 'course, your version looks a lot crappier than the beautiful apparatus Bill makes. You have a helluva nerve posting the above. All the bad luck in the world with your ri...
- November 17th, 2008, 12:52 pm
- Forum: Reference Room
- Topic: What deck is this?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3545
Re: What deck is this?
Philippe Billot wrote:See The Book of John (1978)
Wouldn't it have been easier to just identify the brand?
Adrian
- November 1st, 2008, 12:32 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Criss Angel Believe Buzz
- Replies: 446
- Views: 163251
Re: Criss Angel Believe Buzz
The shows single most memorable image involves a giant severed bunny head that rolls over and tap dances on its ears.
Man....that's enough to make me pack up my oxygen...hop on a bus and get to Vegas before the show ends!!!
Adrian
- October 23rd, 2008, 5:34 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Another Use for your Sharpie
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3429
Re: Another Use for your Sharpie
I had cataract surgery on my eyes about 2 years apart but at different local surgery centers. The first marked the eye to be worked on with an "X". The second wrote the word "Yes" above the eye being fixed. I asked why and the answer was: "X has two meanings....it could mean...
- October 21st, 2008, 1:09 pm
- Forum: Alternative Media
- Topic: Magic on the Tonight Show w/ Johnny Carson
- Replies: 29
- Views: 7255
Re: Magic on the Tonight Show w/ Johnny Carson
Last year I bought a 4 video tape set of The Best of Ernie Kovacs. It's awesome to watch and see how far ahead of the rest of the TV world he really was. Some ---or many--- of his bits border on genius, especially the Eugene bit with the thermos bottle. Another who left us too early. Adrian (Now.......
- October 20th, 2008, 5:14 pm
- Forum: Alternative Media
- Topic: Magic on the Tonight Show w/ Johnny Carson
- Replies: 29
- Views: 7255
Re: Magic on the Tonight Show w/ Johnny Carson
Thanks for that reference....I now know the last Tonight show I will watch is May 29th 2009.
Adrian
Adrian
- October 20th, 2008, 10:19 am
- Forum: Alternative Media
- Topic: Magic on the Tonight Show w/ Johnny Carson
- Replies: 29
- Views: 7255
Re: Magic on the Tonight Show w/ Johnny Carson
As for the Tonight Show, Johnny was it. Period. However, a shout-out is due Ernie Kovacs. Not only for Matzo Hepplewhite, but also for being the first host of the show that became The Tonight Show. DV Ernie Kovacs appeared numerous times on the Tonight Show and even "guest hosted" it, but...
- October 2nd, 2008, 4:04 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: New Mark Lewis Book!
- Replies: 62
- Views: 12076
Re: New Mark Lewis Book!
How will this new book differ from "The Wit And Wisdom Of Mark Lewis" which was sold as a PDF download about a year and a half ago?
Adrian
Adrian
- September 30th, 2008, 11:24 am
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Vernon's Ace Cutting Routine
- Replies: 46
- Views: 7281
Re: Vernon's Ace Cutting Routine
Back around '75 or so I was in Tannens trying to decide which of two books to purchase. Bob Elliot had shown me an effect from each. He was leaning towards "Stars" so he told me: "What I'm going to show you now....will make you buy the Stars Of Magic". He had already shown me &qu...
- September 26th, 2008, 4:54 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Magicians on Sullivan
- Replies: 47
- Views: 14828
Re: Magicians on Sullivan
I had the good fortune to see Richard Ross do the Rings and the Clock routine in 1976 or 1977. If I had never seen the rings after that, it would've been OK.
His was a masterful performance.
Adrian
His was a masterful performance.
Adrian
- September 26th, 2008, 9:52 am
- Forum: Reference Room
- Topic: Rollover Aces
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5066
Re: Rollover Aces
Here's an idea....
Why not do "Flush Brush"....it's a Killer!!!
Adrian
Why not do "Flush Brush"....it's a Killer!!!
Adrian
- September 25th, 2008, 3:19 pm
- Forum: Alternative Media
- Topic: Magic on the Tonight Show w/ Johnny Carson
- Replies: 29
- Views: 7255
Re: Magic on the Tonight Show w/ Johnny Carson
Funny....I must be older than you guys. When I hear "Tonight Show" I think of Steve Allen, Jack Paar and Carson. Each were great in their own way, but Carson wins. I like Leno and will continue to watch him wherever he goes.... Adrian (Betcha NBC is trying to figure a way out of THAT deal!...
- September 25th, 2008, 10:54 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Magicians on Sullivan
- Replies: 47
- Views: 14828
Re: Magicians on Sullivan
I had inquired of the company a couple years ago about a "specialized" set of Magician performances and was told that it was being considered....as well as "other" compilations. It has not yet been produced and frankly, I'm doubtful that it ever will. I recently bought two sets o...
- September 25th, 2008, 10:24 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: David Blaine - Death Dealer
- Replies: 101
- Views: 22229
Re: David Blaine - Death Dealer
I was switching back and forth between Blaine and re-runs of "Cops", but I did get to see the "Dive of Death".
More correctly "The Bungi-Jump of Death".
More correctly "The Bungi-Jump of Death".
- September 24th, 2008, 9:34 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Words that a Magician Should Never Utter in Front of Laymen
- Replies: 78
- Views: 13027
Re: Words that a Magician Should Never Utter in Front of Laymen
Henley wrote:"and EVEN
the ace of clubs."
And NEVER NEVER...
"and EVEN
the ace of puppy feet"
- September 24th, 2008, 9:30 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: David Blaine - Death Dealer
- Replies: 101
- Views: 22229
Re: David Blaine - Death Dealer
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