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by Jerry Harrell
December 20th, 2010, 9:05 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Ron Wilson Has Died
Replies: 31
Views: 10532

Re: Ron Wilson Has Died

Another huge loss to the magic community! Condolences to his many friends and family.
by Jerry Harrell
December 15th, 2010, 8:46 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Counting Down ...
Replies: 52
Views: 11166

Re: Counting Down ...

Wow. Congratulations to everyone involved. This is a wonderful resource for subscribers.
by Jerry Harrell
December 15th, 2010, 8:39 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: David Alexander Has Died...
Replies: 64
Views: 17793

Re: David Alexander Has Died...

A terrible loss to the magic community. My condolences to his family and many friends. I will miss his thoughtful and informed writing, and his incredible knowledge of all things magical.
by Jerry Harrell
August 17th, 2010, 6:17 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: September Issue of Genii In the Mail! Have you Received your Copy?
Replies: 37
Views: 6959

Re: September Issue of Genii In the Mail! Have you Received your Copy?

Congratulations Richard, and many thanks to you and the Genii staff for so much excellence. I will be renewing my subscription today.
by Jerry Harrell
July 8th, 2010, 8:34 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: New Genii Website Now Live! Free Digital Issues!
Replies: 38
Views: 6854

Re: New Genii Website Now Live! Free Digital Issues!

Congratulations on a great design and thanks for access to those issues! Bravo.
by Jerry Harrell
June 24th, 2010, 8:11 am
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: The Eclectic Deck - a Real World Rainbow Deck -
Replies: 27
Views: 5085

Re: The Eclectic Deck - a Real World Rainbow Deck -

Deck arrived promptly yesterday. What a great prop! Thanks David.
by Jerry Harrell
June 9th, 2010, 2:01 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Wild at Heart Ebook - Aldo and Rachel need our help!
Replies: 16
Views: 4251

Re: Wild at Heart Ebook - Aldo and Rachel need our help!

Book ordered. Thank you Kyle.
by Jerry Harrell
May 30th, 2010, 8:12 am
Forum: Alternative Media
Topic: New film "The Illusionist" (no not that one , the NEW one)
Replies: 15
Views: 6859

Re: New film "The Illusionist" (no not that one , the NEW one)

Thanks for posting this. Really looking forward to it.
by Jerry Harrell
December 6th, 2008, 2:25 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Forrest J Ackerman Dead
Replies: 20
Views: 3742

Re: Forrest J Ackerman Dead

I was one of the lucky folks allowed to take a camera inside the Ackermansion. You can see our tour from 1989 here: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aflALPxejCg">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aflALPxejCg</a><!-- m --> You can see Mr. Ackerman at a mini-con here: <!...
by Jerry Harrell
August 25th, 2008, 4:21 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: The Passing of a Great Prestidigitator - Barry Price
Replies: 13
Views: 3905

Re: The Passing of a Great Prestidigitator - Barry Price

Jennifer,

My sincerest condolences on your loss. You are correct of course, it is a huge loss for the magic community as well. Your father was admired and respected by all who knew him.
by Jerry Harrell
August 12th, 2008, 1:21 pm
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: Roy Johnson still alive?
Replies: 24
Views: 17991

Re: Roy Johnson still alive?

Bill, could you give us the link for that page please?

Thanks.
by Jerry Harrell
June 23rd, 2008, 1:44 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: George Carlin Passed Away Today
Replies: 41
Views: 6674

Re: George Carlin Passed Away Today

George Carlin on being an icon: "I don't want to go around describing myself as a 'groundbreaker' or a 'difference-maker' because I'm not and I wasn't. But I contributed to people who were saying things that weren't supposed to be said." Mr. Carlin will be long remembered for his thought-p...
by Jerry Harrell
June 18th, 2008, 11:41 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: PRESTO! The New Short Film from Pixar
Replies: 18
Views: 4712

Re: PRESTO! The New Short Film from Pixar

Thanks for posting the link. Looks great, as does everything Pixar does. (The review in this week's Time Magazine makes WALL-E sound like a groundbreaking film in several ways, especially for those of us with a soft spot for silent comedy.) I do regret those shots in PRESTO that reinforce to childre...
by Jerry Harrell
May 22nd, 2008, 9:17 am
Forum: General
Topic: Help With a Quote
Replies: 3
Views: 1486

Re: Help With a Quote

OK then. In the words of Rick Blaine, I was misinformed. Thanks Jonathan.

The quote I was searching for (and found in Dr. Whaley's encyclopedia) was this:
"If you want to keep a secret, publish it..." -Will Dexter
by Jerry Harrell
May 22nd, 2008, 8:53 am
Forum: General
Topic: June Genii arrived in mailbox
Replies: 34
Views: 7951

Re: June Genii arrived in mailbox

Finally arrived in Norfolk, VA on the 21st. What a great issue! I will sit down with my copy of Mr Regal's new book, open beside the terrific material in the June Genii, and have a grand three day weekend. Thanks, Richard!
by Jerry Harrell
May 22nd, 2008, 8:48 am
Forum: General
Topic: Help With a Quote
Replies: 3
Views: 1486

Help With a Quote

Folks, I am working on an article about a book collection and want to use the quote about the best way to hide a trick is to put it in a book. Did Jay Marshall say that? Thanks for any help.
by Jerry Harrell
April 16th, 2008, 9:43 am
Forum: General
Topic: May Issue of Genii In the Mail!
Replies: 34
Views: 7938

Re: May Issue of Genii In the Mail!

Norfolk, VA on 4/15. Some great reading.
by Jerry Harrell
April 15th, 2008, 11:23 am
Forum: General
Topic: I need your help/vote!
Replies: 15
Views: 4000

Re: I need your help/vote!

Done. Good luck!
by Jerry Harrell
March 29th, 2008, 2:42 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Pamela Anderson Injured during Illusion
Replies: 9
Views: 2992

Re: Pamela Anderson Injured during Illusion

Thanks for that visual, Richard. Now I'm gonna have to poke out my mind's eye.
by Jerry Harrell
February 20th, 2008, 3:01 am
Forum: General
Topic: March Issue of Genii Now in the Mail
Replies: 83
Views: 18072

Re: March Issue of Genii Now in the Mail

Norfolk, VA on the 19th. Can't wait to dig into the articles.
by Jerry Harrell
February 8th, 2008, 4:52 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Remembering Doug.
Replies: 61
Views: 11832

Re: Remembering Doug.

That Yoda guy? What Yoda guy?
by Jerry Harrell
December 18th, 2007, 10:23 am
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: Virgil and Julie
Replies: 2
Views: 1350

Re: Virgil and Julie

Thanks for the info Dave.
by Jerry Harrell
December 18th, 2007, 2:54 am
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: Virgil and Julie
Replies: 2
Views: 1350

Virgil and Julie

The first big illusion show I saw was Virgil and Julie in 1960. Are there any bios on these performers? I found an on-line reference which says " Julie decided after a while to write a book called The Great Virgil (this from The Last Night of the Hippodrome by Alan Clark). But I cannot find tha...
by Jerry Harrell
December 17th, 2007, 6:06 am
Forum: General
Topic: January Issue of Genii Now Arriving in Mail Boxes!
Replies: 47
Views: 5787

Re: January Issue of Genii Now Arriving in Mail Boxes!

Just returned from a weekend gig to find the January issue waiting, so it must have arrived in Norfolk, VA on Saturday the 15th. Another beautiful issue!
by Jerry Harrell
October 13th, 2007, 3:31 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Happy Announcement
Replies: 20
Views: 1877

Re: Happy Announcement

Congratulations to you both, and welcome home!! Now the real magic begins.
by Jerry Harrell
August 28th, 2007, 9:12 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: nothing cooler
Replies: 0
Views: 395

nothing cooler

With all of the hand-wringing I have seen lately here about the publics opinion of magic and magicians, I wanted to pass along a comment from Jon Carroll, who writes for the San Francisco Chronicle. In his column of August 23rd, he mentioned the NY Times Sleight of Mind article, which has already be...
by Jerry Harrell
August 13th, 2007, 9:08 am
Forum: General
Topic: Novel Ideas
Replies: 2
Views: 512

Re: Novel Ideas

Carter Beats the Devil, by Glen David Gold, from 2001 is a terrific book. Amazon has it in softcover for $5 bucks here:

Carter Beats the Devil

(Edited by JM to clean up the link)
by Jerry Harrell
July 13th, 2007, 3:04 am
Forum: Marketing & Magic Business
Topic: promotional video
Replies: 6
Views: 2596

Re: promotional video

Scott, I am the video production manager at a state university. Our rule of thumb is that the demarcation line for this kind of issue is whether the video is being recorded to sell. As soon as dollars are changing hands, it gets sticky. But if you are making a promotional video, not for resale, and ...
by Jerry Harrell
July 5th, 2007, 12:36 pm
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: thin model sawing
Replies: 7
Views: 2438

Re: thin model sawing

Thank you Richard. Recently, I was discussing seeing the illusion performed at the 1961 PCAM convention by John and Irene Daniel, and thought I remembered him saying it was his. My friend insisted that Virgil first performed it. I appreciate getting the correct answer.
by Jerry Harrell
July 5th, 2007, 10:06 am
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: thin model sawing
Replies: 7
Views: 2438

thin model sawing

Who invented the thin model sawing a woman in half, and when? Was it John Daniel?
by Jerry Harrell
May 30th, 2007, 2:32 am
Forum: General
Topic: June issue of Genii Should Start Arriving Soon
Replies: 89
Views: 8430

Re: June issue of Genii Should Start Arriving Soon

June issue arrived in Norfolk, VA on Tuesday 5/29. A beautiful feature story on Shimada.
by Jerry Harrell
April 19th, 2007, 4:11 pm
Forum: General
Topic: May Issue of Genii in the Mail Today! Let's Track it!
Replies: 180
Views: 21704

Re: May Issue of Genii in the Mail Today! Let's Track it!

Norfolk, Virginia on April 19th. This is going to be one of the most prized issues of Genii ever published. Not because of the 3D, which is certainly cool, but because of the interview and the Berglas material it contains. Congratulations Richard, you have done it again.
by Jerry Harrell
March 23rd, 2007, 8:25 am
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: WTB: McComb 25 Years Wiser
Replies: 2
Views: 495

Re: WTB: McComb 25 Years Wiser

Magic Books by Post has new copies for sale.
www.magic-books.co.uk/
by Jerry Harrell
January 12th, 2007, 1:13 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Salon De Magie book received!
Replies: 15
Views: 1918

Re: Salon De Magie book received!

David,

I ordered my copy online December 22nd and it arrived the day after Christmas.
by Jerry Harrell
January 9th, 2007, 8:16 pm
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: WTB Vernon Chronicles 2 & 4 and Elmsley 2
Replies: 7
Views: 616

Re: WTB Vernon Chronicles 2 & 4 and Elmsley 2

Vernon Chronicles Volume 4 was a bio of Vernon by Bruce Cervon, also published by L&L.
by Jerry Harrell
January 7th, 2007, 6:20 am
Forum: General
Topic: Who is this? Wow!
Replies: 59
Views: 2664

Re: Who is this? Wow!

My biggest dilemma with magic on video is that its always a given that everybody who appears in the shot is a stooge, because the magic is being performed for the camera, so angles are not an issue. Plus you only get to watch what the camera lets you see, which is not as much as it seems at first. I...
by Jerry Harrell
December 30th, 2006, 5:27 am
Forum: General
Topic: "Put some magic in your life"
Replies: 4
Views: 982

Re: "Put some magic in your life"

Thanks for the update arnie. Sounds like a must-see show!
by Jerry Harrell
December 29th, 2006, 3:10 pm
Forum: General
Topic: "Put some magic in your life"
Replies: 4
Views: 982

Re: "Put some magic in your life"

Any way to get some more info about this, like where it is being held, or how to go about obtaining tickets?

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