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Jeffrey Korst

There are a lot of opportunities for magic in "Pippin"

Jeffrey Korst

Bill Duncan wrote:Hulu is free?

But they do have a free trial period.

Jeffrey Korst

Won't make sense if you're not a fan of Top Gear and F1, but it reminds me of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifrtlC4NTys

Jeffrey Korst

I knew a cat trainer. Mike Clark from McKinney, TX. He rescued mostly trouble cats from roadside zoos and people who had them as pets and were attacked - then he trained them and put together an act. He told me that a lion - if you get it young, and it's friendly and lets you pet it and play with it...

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Thanks, everyone. I found what I was looking for. The friend with a copy of Rice didn't find the effect Spellbinder mentioned, but did find a thread elsewhere that pointed me to the lecture notes of Peter Gloviczki which is what I was remembering. It is a triangle cut silk and shows how the thread g...

Jeffrey Korst

Thanks, I'll see what I can find in Rice.

Best,

Jeffrey

Jeffrey Korst

Hi, all- This involves a reel attached under the lapel. The thread goes through the lapel and then threaded through the silk (half a silk, cut diagonally?) in a way that when the reel pulls the silk, it jumps to the lapel forming into a flower on the way. Trying to find how to thread the silk. I hav...

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I think new magicians "need" to know that magic HAS a history. That effects were created by someone, varied by someone else, and that it's easier to consciously build on what's come before than it is to start from scratch. And they need to know where to start looking to discover that histo...

Jeffrey Korst

Thanks for the additional thoughts.

For whatever reason, the person cast to fill the role did neither of the bits the first performer was claiming rights to, so it was not an issue.

Jeffrey Korst

I've seen a version where one tears out almost a quarter of the bill (including the serial number) as the "receipt" given to the spectator. The corner, of course, then matches the found bill. I'm trying to ID the title of that effect or method of tearing the bill. Does the description ring...

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David Oliver had a great idea in GENII recently... It was a trick he did for Robin Williams. He was friends with Robin Williams and would perform at his birthday party each year. Well - one year - he couldn't attend - so he devised a trick he could do without having to be present . . . Rather than ...

Jeffrey Korst

A wide rubber band on both the shell and ball may give enough extra grip to separate them

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performer wrote:I don't give a stuff about anyone else.

The man knows where of he speaks.

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I'm really not asking for my friend but in a more general way. I saw my friends email, and later someone offered the opinion that the rights might actually not be his, but belong to the show. Knowing how excited the board can get when discussing intellectual property, I thought I'd put the question ...

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This is not directly magic related, but am hoping for some insight. A friend performed as part of a long running show for the last 11 years. After a dispute with the producer/director, he quit. In the last of a string of emails that went public, he says "and don't even think about doing X or an...

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There's Tra Palco e Realtá

http://www.trapalcoerealta.net/

Stopped in about 3 years ago and was very welcomed.

And if he's going REAL soon, there's show on Friday.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1431108127202224/

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The effect is called The Voodoo card. It can be found in Guy Hollingworth's book, Drawing Room Deceptions page 14 ..the prologue. Also, see The art of Astonishment by Paul Harris, vol. 3, page 303. The effect is based on a Steranko routine. Hope this helps. Russ Polizzi Thanks Russ, that's the one ...

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I have a vague recollection of an effect where a card is selected (forced?) and marked 'in some way'-by being burned. Having the spectator choose that the card be burned is a psychological force. The card is then found in an impossible place in it's altered condition. I'm trying to find the write up...

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And thus the debate roars. "Artistic license" even has some crossover. In 1976 did a h[img]appy dance when I first saw the cover artwork by Lynn Curlee for Blue Oyster Cult's album, "Agents of Fortune": [/img] http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U5fKG1oAeB0/TnCRIY0MCiI/AAAAAAAADZ0/ZZGbqAh...

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So - basically - in defending the view that magic is art. You are saying anything can be art? Well - why not just remove this word from the dictionary since it obviously doesn't mean anything. (snip) A lot of magicians wonder if magic is an art? Yet nobody in the fields of painting, poetry, film or...

Jeffrey Korst

P.T.Widdle wrote: Move on.

Now there's an idea . . .

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And then there's the name of a favorite prop-

To a large part of the world, Lota does not mean what magicians think it means.

http://www.salon.com/2012/07/10/secrets_of_the_muslim_bathroom/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

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mrgoat wrote:harry [censored] potter makes it hard to search for wands...

As does your day job, I would imagine.

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Silly in the extreme, but so is most all of the banning that goes on there.

And what happens to the Genii section of the Cafe if the Head Genii is banned?

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my trumpet teacher gave excellent advice. If you can hear the difference between you and severinson, some day - with practice - you have the chance to sound like that. Thanks for re posting that, Brad. I'd been trying to remember where I heard it. My dad put himself though law school playing trumpe...

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Richard Kaufman wrote:Yes, I wrote "some guy." Now castrate me if you wish!

I thought your "Balls" were already on eBay.

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Rome has a very unique little shop called Eclectica that has antique toys, figurines, and a small magic collection, including some books. Thanks for the name of this place. I'm pretty sure it's a shop I saw on one visit, but they weren't where I remembered on my last visit. I figured they closed, b...

Jeffrey Korst

My advice is don't try to learn something new in an effort to impress them. Do something you do well and with which you are very comfortable.

Jeffrey Korst

Arrived today in the San Francisco East Bay. No idea what the post office does that consistently gets it here two days after it arrives in the city.

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There is no perfect way. Magic magazine annoys me because I have to dig out the physical issue. It's not always easily available--if I'm even home. The Genii archive can be accessed anywhere. Both ways make sense to their respective publishers. But I still subscribe to both and have no intention of ...

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Arrived in the San Francisco East Bay today. Looking forward to digging into it!

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Tom Moore wrote:Jonathan - Equivoke; i'm sure the diner table force is on a Maven DVD somewhere

Really? I figured he just read the script.

Jeffrey Korst

I am still looking for methods and ideas. The message system on the board doesn't work properly.

Please email me: jeffkorst at comcast dot net

Jeffrey Korst

It does look cool. Kent liked it, too:
http://www.geniimagazine.com/forums/ubb ... Post279241

Richard Kaufman wrote:This looks really cool:
http://www.theperfectshuffle.com/

A bit of getting used to, I think, but seems to work very quickly once you get it set up.

Jeffrey Korst

There were certainly some weddings, but it seemed like much of the visitors in town were salary men. They'd get on the shinkansen, arrive in Atami and change into yukata for the duration of the stay. Put the suit back on and back on the train. Lots of company banquet business. The yukata was so such...

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Wow, my 6 months performing in Atami would have been so different if the internet had existed. Kamakura was such an easy train ride away (and Fuji wasn't so far either) but I had no way to search for local magicians in 1988. 6 months in Atami??? You must have slighted someone reeeel bad. Actually, ...

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Wow, my 6 months performing in Atami would have been so different if the internet had existed. Kamakura was such an easy train ride away (and Fuji wasn't so far either) but I had no way to search for local magicians in 1988.

Jeffrey Korst

In my case, the color preference dates back to the early 80's when close up magic was done on a close up pad. A black pad was out--I was doing Roth's portable hole. Red was just too bright and garish for my taste which left blue. A blue deck on a blue pad had no contrast, so red backed cards it was-...

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MManchester- Don't exile yourself and don't put off performing magic. You aspire to perform magic, not just demonstrate tricks but no one (and I strongly suspect Mr. Berglas would be included) performs magic right out of the gate. Characters and routines that flow seamlessly do not appear out of thi...

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And it hit the San Francisco East Bay today

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