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by Allan Kronzek
April 1st, 2013, 3:56 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Upcoming show
Replies: 0
Views: 486

Upcoming show

I'll be presenting my illustrated lecture/performance "The Art of Fooling," at the Mid-Manhattan Library,Thursday, April 18, at 6:30 PM. Admission is free, no tickets or reservations required.
by Allan Kronzek
April 6th, 2009, 1:31 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: The Neurology Behind Magic
Replies: 2
Views: 1022

Re: The Neurology Behind Magic

I spent a lot of time with Drs. Macknick and Martinez-Conde at the recent Theory and Art of Magic conference at Muhlenberg College. They're a great couple and having a ball diving headlong into magic. They were there as attendees, not presenters. Both also went to Roberto Giobbi's full-day workshop,...
by Allan Kronzek
April 2nd, 2009, 4:26 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Wife Swap Looking for Magician
Replies: 3
Views: 1200

Wife Swap Looking for Magician

ABC's Wife Swap is looking for a magician to be on this Reality TV program. You must have a kid, under 17, living at home. If interested email Robert Austin: createmagi@aol.com This is all the information I have.

Allan
by Allan Kronzek
September 17th, 2008, 7:20 pm
Forum: Light From the Lamp
Topic: Allan Kronzek's New Book
Replies: 9
Views: 6274

Re: Allan Kronzek's New Book

Jim Swain made my day by posting the following review of 52 Ways to Cheat at Poker on Amazon: **** A terrific book!, September 17, 2008 By James Swain (Florida) - See all my reviews This is one of the best books written on poker cheating, and should be in the hands of everyone who plays for money --...
by Allan Kronzek
June 19th, 2008, 7:25 pm
Forum: Light From the Lamp
Topic: Allan Kronzek's New Book
Replies: 9
Views: 6274

Re: Allan Kronzek's New Book

Well, it did cause a week-long spike in the Amazon numbers, although I have no idea what that means in terms of copies sold. Howard Schwartz of The Gamblers Book Shop in Las Vegas gave his blessing to the book yesterday. The curious can check it out at: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www...
by Allan Kronzek
June 15th, 2008, 1:04 pm
Forum: Light From the Lamp
Topic: Allan Kronzek's New Book
Replies: 9
Views: 6274

Re: Allan Kronzek's New Book

Speaking of positive reviews, the highlight of my week was this review in Sports Illustrated: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1139477/index.htm">http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/ ... /index.htm</a><!-- m --> The reviewer trea...
by Allan Kronzek
May 2nd, 2008, 9:02 am
Forum: Light From the Lamp
Topic: Allan Kronzek's New Book
Replies: 9
Views: 6274

Re: Allan Kronzek's New Book

Brad, Im heartened that you thought there was something positive in Peter Duffies review. I felt that every compliment was backhanded or grudging. I also found it irksome that he spent so much time on minutia, like the sound of the second deal versus the bottom deal, as if anyone could hear either u...
by Allan Kronzek
April 13th, 2008, 9:28 am
Forum: Light From the Lamp
Topic: Allan Kronzek's New Book
Replies: 9
Views: 6274

Allan Kronzek's New Book

Dear Friends, This is a pitch for my new book: 52 WAYS TO CHEAT AT POKER: HOW TO SPOT THEM, FOIL THEM, AND PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST THEM. Jamy Ian Swiss gave it a rave review in the March Genii, calling it "A remarkably fresh turn on a very old subject." Martin Gardner, in MUM, honored me ...
by Allan Kronzek
January 20th, 2008, 8:13 am
Forum: Light From the Lamp
Topic: High praise for McCabe's "Scripting Magic"
Replies: 5
Views: 3333

Re: High praise for McCabe's "Scripting Magic"

Agreed. This is an excellent, insightful book. Hats off to Pete.

Allan Kronzek
by Allan Kronzek
August 3rd, 2007, 6:22 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Roger Klause Seriously Ill with Cancer
Replies: 93
Views: 16534

Re: Roger Klause Seriously Ill with Cancer

Roger,

It was wonderful getting to know you over the years. When you complimented a performance of mine, I was in heaven for days. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Allan Kronzek
by Allan Kronzek
April 25th, 2007, 5:24 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Max Maven to Undergo Heart Surgery Monday
Replies: 133
Views: 40276

Re: Max Maven to Undergo Heart Surgery Monday

Dear Max,

Great to hear that all went well. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Allan Kronzek
by Allan Kronzek
November 13th, 2006, 10:08 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Bill Tarr has Died
Replies: 24
Views: 4384

Re: Bill Tarr has Died

I met Bill in 1984. We started talking magic at an art opening in East Hampton, had dinner together that night, along with our spouses Yvonne and Ruby, and remained close for 22 years. Bill would have loved these posts, and Ill share them with his sons, and at the tribute. We went to a few magic con...
by Allan Kronzek
November 8th, 2005, 5:50 am
Forum: General
Topic: Has Dr. Hofzinser Arrived at your House Yet?
Replies: 95
Views: 15589

Re: Has Dr. Hofzinser Arrived at your House Yet?

Another great issue. Bravo to Magic Christian, and also to Roberfto Giobbi for the great starter ideas. I would love to see more of them.
by Allan Kronzek
August 21st, 2005, 10:08 am
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: historical figures who are magicians
Replies: 54
Views: 8671

Re: historical figures who are magicians

Leonardo da Vinci definitely qualifies. Magic historian William Kalush writes: "In Milan before the close of the fifteenth century, Luca Pacioli, a Franciscan brother in the Catholic Church, with the help of a young artist, wrote what I consider to be the first book devoted primarily to conjuri...
by Allan Kronzek
December 27th, 2002, 7:25 am
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: Openly stacking a Memorized Deck
Replies: 7
Views: 1701

Re: Openly stacking a Memorized Deck

Simon,

Thanks for the tips. You're right - it plays much better when the performer presents it as a feat of memory - rather than allowing the audience to reach that conclusion on their own.

Allan
by Allan Kronzek
December 25th, 2002, 8:03 am
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: Openly stacking a Memorized Deck
Replies: 7
Views: 1701

Openly stacking a Memorized Deck

I'm wondering if anyone has used the method, given by Jean Hugard in The Encyclopedia of Card Tricks, for openly stacking a shuffled deck under the guise of a four card location. The method is to cull and then force the first or last four cards of the stack, have them returned to the deck, control t...
by Allan Kronzek
January 22nd, 2002, 5:52 pm
Forum: General
Topic: HELP!!!!!! I NEED INFO ON: BLACKS (AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND OTHERS) MAGIC
Replies: 18
Views: 3544

Re: HELP!!!!!! I NEED INFO ON: BLACKS (AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND OTHERS) MAGIC

Jim Magus's book "Magical Heroes - The Lives and Legends of Great African American Magicians" is devoted entirely to this subject. It begins with a history of black-American performers from the early 1800s and takes us through 1995, when the book was published. I bought a copy several year...

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