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- February 27th, 2017, 1:11 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Daryl's Death at The Magic Castle
- Replies: 180
- Views: 67360
Re: Daryl's Death at The Magic Castle
It seems they are trying to change the cause from suicide to accident. So the choice is to go for the insurance money and throw Daryl under the bus. There are only two things people do alone, with a ligature around their neck. There is only a thin curtain separating Daryl from the stage. Not exactly...
- May 31st, 2016, 7:02 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Who was Richards?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7288
Re: Who was Richards?
I remember Glen Faulkenstein finding peoples lost car keys and performing other miraculous feats of mentalism, on the radio, here in Los Angeles, in the early mid to late 70's.
- May 22nd, 2015, 7:13 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Magic Open Mic in NYC
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1361
Re: Magic Open Mic in NYC
This is awesome, Guys! I wish we had something like that here in L.A.
- March 13th, 2015, 2:17 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Ringling's Elephants and then?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8533
Re: Ringling's Elephants and then?
There once was a time when people were in chains. Times change. Some would say for the better...
- March 6th, 2015, 12:20 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: Bruce Cervon Castle Notebooks
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3497
Re: Bruce Cervon Castle Notebooks
You may end up having to pay someone to haul them away
- November 21st, 2014, 3:58 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: The Carbonaro Effect
- Replies: 27
- Views: 12811
Re: The Carbonaro Effect
My wife sat through more of this than she would have had she thought of it as a magic show.
- November 20th, 2014, 12:22 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: The Carbonaro Effect
- Replies: 27
- Views: 12811
Re: The Carbonaro Effect
I think it's a great show. However it's not a "magic show". It's broad appeal is due to the fact that it's a "hidden camera" show that uses a magician and modern close-up magic to pull off the stunts live.
- November 14th, 2014, 12:55 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: New Pepper's Ghost art toy
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8258
Re: New Pepper's Ghost art toy
I thought this was more closely related to the camera obscura allegedly used by Vermeer, but I could be wrong...
- June 4th, 2014, 11:30 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Bursky and Maron
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1518
Bursky and Maron
Did anyone else happen to catch Alan Bursky on Mark Maron's podcast WTF? Definitely worth a listen.
- February 15th, 2013, 1:39 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Justin Willman Article
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2430
Re: Justin Willman Article
He's a favorite of one of the local, morning news shows here in L.A. He's featured on the KTLA morning news quite often.
- March 20th, 2012, 12:21 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Panic by Aaron Fisher
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6421
Re: Panic by Aaron Fisher
erdnasephile wrote:I think in general, effects that magically cause a deck's physical properties to change play much stronger after the deck has been in play for awhile
Great idea! This calls for a deck switch!
- March 3rd, 2012, 3:25 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Out of this Universe
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1018
Out of this Universe
I just had the pleasure of frying the mind of a co-worker with Out of This Universe, which I refer to as
"The Big Mix-em-Up" to laymen. Thanks Harry!
"The Big Mix-em-Up" to laymen. Thanks Harry!
- February 20th, 2012, 5:37 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Magic Castle Happenings – The Good Stuff (February 2012)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5629
Re: Magic Castle Happenings – The Good Stuff (February 2012)
Has anyone noticed the quality of the lecturers slide a bit?
- October 31st, 2011, 6:34 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Magic Castle Happenings – The Good Stuff (October 2011)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5478
- August 20th, 2011, 1:51 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: David Copperfield is a dad...since last year!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6420
Re: David Copperfield is a dad...since last year!
Richard, I think Damian was only making light of the rumors.
That WAS funny!
That WAS funny!
- July 30th, 2011, 3:47 pm
- Forum: iGenii
- Topic: iGenii Problems/Questions
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7363
Re: iGenii Problems/Questions
Is there a problem with the August Issue? it does not appear to be available on my ipad.
- July 14th, 2011, 2:39 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Guy Hollingworth & Erdnase
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4379
Re: Guy Hollingworth & Erdnase
I've got tickets for the 28th. I'm looking forward to it. I'll write a breif review.
- July 6th, 2011, 10:07 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Magic Castle difficulties
- Replies: 277
- Views: 76490
Re: Magic Castle difficulties
Hey, I had no idea. Seriously...seems like only yesterday everyone was happy at his promotion.
- July 5th, 2011, 5:27 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Magic Castle difficulties
- Replies: 277
- Views: 76490
- July 2nd, 2011, 3:09 pm
- Forum: Magician's Local Hangouts
- Topic: Las Vegas
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4127
- July 2nd, 2011, 12:52 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: David Roth's coin that floated like a kite
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9038
Re: David Roth's coin that floated like a kite
Wow...I'm sorry, but that just was not magical in the least.
- July 2nd, 2011, 12:42 pm
- Forum: Alternative Media
- Topic: Fig on AGT
- Replies: 0
- Views: 897
- July 2nd, 2011, 12:11 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Magic Castle difficulties
- Replies: 277
- Views: 76490
- June 30th, 2011, 6:21 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: I Never Would Have Believed This ...
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6989
Re: I Never Would Have Believed This ...
Joe Mckay wrote:Persi is a bit of a genius
That's an understatement
- June 30th, 2011, 12:42 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Some Bastard Steals Raymond Crowe's Act!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2595
- June 24th, 2011, 6:02 pm
- Forum: Light From the Lamp
- Topic: Dan Harlan's Awakening
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1579
Dan Harlan's Awakening
There is already a version of The Professors Nightmare called Awakening...it's a book by Ron Dayton
- May 28th, 2011, 3:05 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Magic Castle difficulties
- Replies: 277
- Views: 76490
- May 20th, 2011, 5:43 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: New Al Schneider book coming soon!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3575
- May 13th, 2011, 12:45 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: More merlin awards
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2700
- December 21st, 2010, 6:26 pm
- Forum: Platform & Stage Magic
- Topic: Fantasic Asian Dove Act
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1566
- December 21st, 2010, 12:15 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Who Loves Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5778
Re: Who Loves Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein?
I'm straying a bit off topic here...but has anyone heard the story about Bud Abbott being "Shanghaied" as a boy and being forced to serve abourd a merchant ship for several years before being allowed to return home?
- December 7th, 2010, 1:11 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Rick Lax Dumps on Criss Angel's New Magic Set
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2514
Re: Rick Lax Dumps on Criss Angel's New Magic Set
What I meant was that TV Magic Kits helped to introduce a generation of new magicians to the hobby, not a comment on the quality, per se. I began with a set of TV Magic Cards...
- December 7th, 2010, 11:34 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Rick Lax Dumps on Criss Angel's New Magic Set
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2514
Re: Rick Lax Dumps on Criss Angel's New Magic Set
It's odd...he really doesn't dump on the kit so much as dump on Angel. He says "The worst part of the kit is the DVD..." which seems to imply the rest of the kit is bad as well, but If you read the final line, he seems to almost "praise" it. It's interesting that Criss chose to l...
- November 9th, 2010, 11:32 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Magic Cruise?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 600
- November 3rd, 2010, 5:58 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Castle Grievance filed against Bill McIlhany by Rich Cowley
- Replies: 206
- Views: 64713
Re: Castle Grievance filed against Bill McIlhany by Rich Cowley
Dustin, Currently, does a member have to audition before he has the right to reference membership in the AMA in promotional material?
- October 28th, 2010, 4:10 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Scary Rumors Regarding the Magic Castle
- Replies: 38
- Views: 12926
Re: Scary Rumors Regarding the Magic Castle
AJM, Short answer, yes. The Sr. Glover had a gentlemans agreement that stood for years and is only now crumbling. Things change.
I've always been keen to visit Scotland...
I've always been keen to visit Scotland...
- October 28th, 2010, 3:01 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Scary Rumors Regarding the Magic Castle
- Replies: 38
- Views: 12926
Re: Scary Rumors Regarding the Magic Castle
Zancat has a point. I fear if the AMA is chased out of the Lane Mansion, some very bad mojo will decend upon the place.
- September 27th, 2010, 5:57 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Magician David Blaine to become a father
- Replies: 31
- Views: 8265
Re: Magician David Blaine to become a father
It was a different time when Vernon was raising (or not) his kids. It was a time when children were seen but not heard. I don't believe it was common for adults to spend much time with children...Who would have "taught" Vernon to be a father? These days we have fewer excuses...
- September 27th, 2010, 2:53 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Steve Carell to play a magician
- Replies: 1
- Views: 843
Re: Steve Carell to play a magician
That explains his recent visit(s) to the Magic Castle
- September 21st, 2010, 10:22 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: False memories
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1307
Re: False memories
Bring this topic up to someone with OCD and watch their head explode