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- December 11th, 2008, 2:31 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: What is your favorite torn and restored card effect?
- Replies: 88
- Views: 21173
Re: What is your favorite torn and restored card effect?
Jonathan, I chose the Williamson torn and restored because I like how it presents a magician in trouble sort of scenario, and getting out of it would seem impossible, yet you do get out of it and there seems to be no explanation other than magic. Also, you tear up the card that was produced, the wro...
- December 9th, 2008, 10:43 am
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: What is your favorite torn and restored card effect?
- Replies: 88
- Views: 21173
Re: What is your favorite torn and restored card effect?
David Williamsons torn and restored is fun and magical.
- December 14th, 2005, 7:30 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Can Anyone Identify this Performer - Possible Fugitive
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7203
Re: Can Anyone Identify this Performer - Possible Fugitive
Yes, Declan McManus is Costello's real name. His real middle name is Patrick. Declan Patrick McManus.
- December 3rd, 2005, 9:34 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Can Anyone Identify this Performer - Possible Fugitive
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7203
Re: Can Anyone Identify this Performer - Possible Fugitive
Michael, he woked there awhile after me. And his name isnt Patrick, it's Declan. :p
- December 2nd, 2005, 6:09 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Can Anyone Identify this Performer - Possible Fugitive
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7203
Re: Can Anyone Identify this Performer - Possible Fugitive
OK, just finished the article.Thats definitly him. He always pretended to be of Irish heritage. I always wanted to stomp his guts out.
- December 2nd, 2005, 6:03 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Can Anyone Identify this Performer - Possible Fugitive
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7203
Re: Can Anyone Identify this Performer - Possible Fugitive
By the way, his real named is alleged to be Richard Ottierre, not sure of the spelling. Pronounced OTEEAY.
- December 2nd, 2005, 6:02 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Can Anyone Identify this Performer - Possible Fugitive
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7203
Re: Can Anyone Identify this Performer - Possible Fugitive
Before he opened a kiosk in Florida he had one in Tysons Corner. I know because he hired me to demonstrate for him, which I did, working with 3 or four other guys. This was right around when he left for Florida and he never paid us. Then the Feds got him. A then 15 year old named Brian who worked wi...
- November 18th, 2005, 10:42 am
- Forum: Magician's Local Hangouts
- Topic: Darwin Ortiz @ Magic Inc.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1070
- August 19th, 2005, 10:34 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: John Carney Rocked Magic Inc. Hard!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 879
Re: John Carney Rocked Magic Inc. Hard!
Just his talking on misdirection was worth the price of admission. And he signed my copy of Carneycopia.
- June 22nd, 2005, 4:22 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Dear Mr. Fantasy . . .
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7388
Re: Dear Mr. Fantasy . . .
Wait Until Dark is great. And I, too, like the Bullet Train stuff.
- March 26th, 2005, 3:26 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Question for Richard K.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1560
Re: Question for Richard K.
I think it's funny in the movie how the person Hopkin's manager is trying to talk into watching the nightclub act reacts with disgust at the thought of seeing a magician. And didnt Hopkins do a coinroll in the taxi cab?
- February 24th, 2005, 11:07 am
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: card fixes
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3033
- February 18th, 2005, 3:14 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Pinky Count
- Replies: 85
- Views: 9455
- November 23rd, 2004, 1:37 pm
- Forum: Kaufman & Company
- Topic: COINMAGIC by Richard Kaufman
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1699
Re: COINMAGIC by Richard Kaufman
Lots of good stuff in that book. Marlo, Roth, Latta...some good Wild Coin stuff, The Panda's Purse...
- November 23rd, 2004, 1:32 pm
- Forum: Kaufman & Company
- Topic: David Roth Expert Coin Magic
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3808
Re: David Roth Expert Coin Magic
I perform Shell Coins Across, a couple of the Wild Coin effects and when Im feeling really bold, the Stonehenge Coin Assembly. although I use postcards of Chicago, and talk about how to get around in the windy city. Great book.
- April 13th, 2004, 1:45 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Mickey Silver's Coin Retention Vanish (Silver's Ultimate Vanish)
- Replies: 128
- Views: 47087
Re: Mickey Silver's Coin Retention Vanish (Silver's Ultimate Vanish)
I, too, would like to learn Mickey's retention vanish stuff. Watching him on the tape made me smile at how much he fooled me. That was really fun.
- January 22nd, 2004, 7:26 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Happy Birthday Jon Racherbaumer!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1901
Re: Happy Birthday Jon Racherbaumer!
Hi Jon, happy birthday! Just got a copy of The Last Hierophant from Magic Inc here in the windy city. Lots of good stuff. One of my all time favorite card trick is your Make Mine Dunbury Well, from Card Magic. Well, hope you have a fun day.
- December 26th, 2003, 6:59 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Merry christmas!!!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 610
Re: Merry christmas!!!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Lisa, Andrew, and Steve, and everyone else out there in magic land!
- December 22nd, 2003, 11:46 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: One Card Changes
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1694
Re: One Card Changes
Bill Spooner has a good change in a book called Wonderful Routines of Magic.
- December 4th, 2003, 7:02 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Gravity 1/2 Pass
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1238
Re: Gravity 1/2 Pass
I use it for an Aldo Columbini trick, I cant think of the name. It's a revelation of two selected cards that ends up as a sort of in the hands Triumph. It's on one of his videos. Anyway, the grip works out well. And I like Aaron's Simple Sandwich from his book.
- November 30th, 2003, 5:16 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Xmas Wishlist
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1860
Re: Xmas Wishlist
Wishlist, eh? Let's see, the entire David Roth dvd collection, the new John Carney book, the entire Paul Harris Art of Astonishment series. That should do for a while. Merry Xmas.
- November 25th, 2003, 11:02 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Need Patter for Ambitious Card Routine
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3258
Re: Need Patter for Ambitious Card Routine
I like Gary Kurtz's trick, Hypothetical Possibllities, which is a sort of ambitious card with a time travel theme. Hey, Happy Thanksgiving all! :)
Re: Radiation
Thanks, Tommy. And George, you sure did tell me so. That frame they nailed to my head was the only thing I didnt much care for, because I had to sit with it for a few hours before the proceedure. But they did have to plan the thing out, so it's better I be uncomfortable for a while than they zap som...
Re: Radiation
Hey guys, thanks for all the nice thoughts and wishes. The gamma knife proceedure really isnt that bad, and unlike an MRI it is very quiet. If fact, they let me listen to cd's the whole time. It's amazing, they work on your brain on Tuesday and Im sitting here at home on Thursday and I'll be back to...
Radiation
I hope I am not out of line here, but I'm going for some radiation tomorrow for a tumor in my brain and I'm kind of scared, so I just want to say that I enjoy this forum so much that I look forward to logging in each day and communicating with so many magical pals. I'll be gone for a few days, but w...
- October 27th, 2003, 6:24 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Books vs. Videos
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2201
- October 26th, 2003, 6:40 pm
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: New Low in Magic
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1569
- October 20th, 2003, 7:36 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Okay, Blaine's out of the box: what do you think of the stunt?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 8620
Re: Okay, Blaine's out of the box: what do you think of the stunt?
Im one of those who doesnt "get " it. Blaine has accomplished one thing, anyway, which is that a lot of us are talking about him. But I still dont "get" it.
- October 19th, 2003, 6:30 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Coins Across
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3157
Re: Coins Across
Thanks, Bill. I'll be sending you a check soon for the tubthumping book with the coins across and stuff.
- October 18th, 2003, 8:55 am
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Question: Close-up Pad; Coin Box
- Replies: 43
- Views: 5154
Re: Question: Close-up Pad; Coin Box
I enjoy practicing some of David Roth's Okito box stuff but I've never performed any of it for people, because I dont practice enough. I always use a close up pad. Maybe it's a security blanket. Maybe I just like close up pads.
- October 18th, 2003, 8:15 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Is That Guy Still In The Plastic Box?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3392
Re: Is That Guy Still In The Plastic Box?
Like Geoff said, at least Houdini did something when he was in a box suspended over a river. Did Blaine even take a magic book and a deck of cards with him to practice, since he had nothing but time? :rolleyes:
- September 29th, 2003, 6:07 pm
- Forum: Magicana
- Topic: How Long Did You Mispronounce Acer?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10582
Re: How Long Did You Mispronounce Acer?
Some people, when speaking of Richard Kaufman, pronounce his name as "Coffman," which I happen to know is not correct. It's more like "Cowfman." Just so you know. :)
- September 29th, 2003, 5:51 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Blaine the Messiah
- Replies: 38
- Views: 5176
Re: Blaine the Messiah
Blaine is certainly good at self promotion and he has somehow entertained people on those television specials with close up magic. And now I must reveal my ignorance: what does his hanging out in a box over a river in England have to do with magic? Is it supposed to have something to do with magic? ...
- September 23rd, 2003, 10:19 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Pure, Pristine, and Powerful Magic
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3771
Re: Pure, Pristine, and Powerful Magic
I like Richard's idea of publishing the item in Genii. :)
- September 12th, 2003, 12:38 pm
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: brain scans to eliminate tells?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1350
Re: brain scans to eliminate tells?
I dont know. I've had lots of MRI's over the last couple of years, and I dont see how it's possible. But this does make for some interesting patter for a mentalism effect.
- September 12th, 2003, 11:06 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Two years ago today...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3128
Re: Two years ago today...
I,too, was in Evanston, Illinois. I work at the Evanston Borders Books and Music. It was, of course, a very strange day. People were calling the store to ask various questions like, "did you hear anything about a plane crash in New York?" And as we all know, it just got worse and worse. It...
- September 4th, 2003, 6:50 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: favourite coin video
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5074
Re: favourite coin video
Check out David Roth's video Live in Philly. Plenty of good stuff.
- September 4th, 2003, 6:44 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: One handed coin vanish
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3835
Re: One handed coin vanish
In his routine Misty Like a Dream, Gary Kurtz teaches a rendition of a Latta one handed vanish, and it looks very magical. It does not suit all of the requirements mentioned above...but it will appear that way to the audience.
- August 27th, 2003, 9:47 pm
- Forum: Alternative Media
- Topic: Simon Aronson makes front page of Chicago Tribune
- Replies: 2
- Views: 829
Re: Simon Aronson makes front page of Chicago Tribune
That was a great article. People where I work read the piece and asked me if I'd seen it and if I know him. i don't know him, but he and I have met at some lectures and such, and he's a heck of a nice guy. Just so you know.
- August 27th, 2003, 8:05 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Coins Across
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3157
Re: Coins Across
Bill, your psychological coins across sounds like fun, I wouldnt mind learning it. Jeff, thanks for the heads up on Sankey's routine in Genii. David and Oz, I am also a big fan of Sankey's stuff, but Tenkai pinch type of things scare me. Looks awesome when Sankey does it, and I'll bet it looks aweso...