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Charlie Randall

A bit behind on my response, but yes, it was an attempt at humor on my part regarding MINT.

Charlie Randall

But Philippe do you have volumes 2 and 3?

Charlie Randall

The final volume of the Nick Trost series, # 9, is here. I was going to have our usual pre-publication sale but the printers were early when they're usually late! But I'm still going to have a sell on the book. The book retails for $50, but for the next 2 weeks (ending April 9th), it's $45 including...

Charlie Randall

We’ve just reprinted Lewis Jones’ Seventh Heaven and Nick Trost’s Subtle Card Creations, Vol. 1 . Both have been out of print for many years and have been selling for $100+ on the used market. The books will retail for $55 each. But for the next 2 weeks (ending April 9th), we’re having a pre-publica...

Charlie Randall

I'm helping a local widow dispose of your husband's library. Email or PM your email address and I'll send you a current list of almost 500 titles (and growing as I open more of the boxes). Many out of print books. Here's a sampling, including some of the more desirable items: "Abrams, Max"...

Charlie Randall

The printers tell me the next volume of the Nick Trost series will be shipping to me at the end of the month. So we're offering a pre-publication offer of $45 postpaid (for the US, $75 outside the US). The offer is good until the end of the month. After that the retail will be $55. You can PayPal me...

Charlie Randall

Conway was not just a mathematician, although he was one of the world's greatest mathematicians, holding the John von Neumann Chair of Mathematics at Princeton University. But I think what made him so great was he was playful. As Bill pointed out he did like puzzles and magic, I think for the same r...

Charlie Randall

A lot of the local magic clubs are doing their meetings on-line. Not sure if they'd all want outside magicians joining in, but I'm sure some would.

Charlie Randall

So glad to see Dana is doing better, he's such a great performer. First saw him at Knott's Berry Farm 40 years ago and thought what a outstanding, funny act. And his No Act is always a treat, makes me think of acts from earlier times. Here's hoping for a quick recovery. Of course the real question, ...

Charlie Randall

Jack, your comment is so spot on!

Charlie Randall

Joan was such a wonderful person, and such a great host and lots of fun, she will be missed. I hope the Castle videos captured a lot of her stories. I know she loved to tell ones about Cary Grant and other celebrities she got to rub elbows with. A favorite time with her was years ago she flew into H...

Charlie Randall

So in the latest Freakonomics podcast about making meetings better, there's the following exchange. Do you think he meant unbelievably bad or unbelievably good? If you doubt the legitimacy of Parkinson’s Law, consider this story from a listener named Chad Wiebe. He’s a financial planner in Canada. C...

Charlie Randall

Houston paper is reporting that Magic Island has plans to finally re-open. That's not the first time we've heard that, so we'll see. The article also has lots of photos of the current state of Magic Island -- pretty sad looking. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Mag...

Charlie Randall

David Blaine interview for upcoming show in Houston:

http://houston.culturemap.com/news/city-life/04-30-18-hoffman-david-blaine-houston-performance/

Charlie Randall

The following have sold: ESPacology – David Berglas Lecture Notes – signed to Barrie 3510 – Luke Jermay – signed to Barrie The Nail Writer Anthology – Thomas Baxter – signed to Barrie Meant to Be -- John Born Big Easy Card Cunning -- Jon Racherbaumer This is not a book -- Bob Neale The six-hour memo...

Charlie Randall

I'm helping Janie clear out some of Barrie's books. Here's an initial list of books. Prices are postpaid in the US, for those outside the US we will have to work out the postage. My Way to Mentalism – Tony Binarelli - $30 Paramiracles – Ted Lesley - $70 A Lifetime of Magic – Charles Gauci - $120 A K...

Charlie Randall

Note sure how long this will be available, but on his new show, Tim Ferriss interviews David Blaine.

http://start.att.net/exclusive/audience/fearless-with-tim-ferriss/

Charlie Randall

From Mrs. Trost:

"the correct pronunciation for Trost does rhyme with toast. Many people pronounce it like tossed. Trost is a German surname which means "consolation" and uses the long o."

Charlie Randall

Back to the original question, I've always pronounced Trost as in toast. So to hopefully clear this up, I've sent the question to an expert on the name -- Nick's wife! I'll report back on what she says.

Charlie Randall

Rob, sorry for the tardy response. I've been out of town digging up fossils (literally) with my daughter's class for the last 10 days or so. But no this didn't come up from the Monday lunches! I was kind of sorry to see the hypercard information on the site, but I guess I shouldn't be surprised. And...

Charlie Randall

You'll have to take what Richard says about Henry Hay with a grain of salt as Richard was responsible for his death!

Ok, there's more to it than that, and Richard is mentioned in the 4th printing of the Amateur Magician's Handbook, but still.

Charlie Randall

For those that haven't seen it, US Playing Cards has a site dedicated to magic. Besides interviews with some well know magicians, it shows how to make a hypercard:

http://www.bicyclecards.com/article_categories/magic/

Charlie Randall

Bob was an absolutely brilliant man. He probably knew more about mentalism and performing it than anyone. It was a pleasure working with him on his books. We had two more planned but realistically I think there will now only be one more. He surely had his demons -- who doesn't -- but we never saw th...

Charlie Randall

So the goal is to out-survive the Survivor Richard Hatch ... hmmm.

Charlie Randall

I have the following books for sale. All are in very good shape unless otherwise noted. Postage in the US is $5 for orders under $50, but I’ll pick up the postage for orders over $50. Outside the US, we’ll figure out the postage. Apocalypse, Book 1 (Vols. 1-5) , Harry Lorayne … $100 Apocalypse, Book...

Charlie Randall

Could someone with the new dice penetration trick PM me. I have a question about the English instructions. Thanks.

Charlie Randall

There's more on Martin Gardner in the October issue of Scientific American. The article celebrates Martin's 100th birthday. There's also some online items at:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/editorial/martin-gardner-centennial/

Charlie Randall

The Fulves titles, Steranko on Cards and Al Mann's High Domain are all sold.

Charlie Randall

The following are priced including shipping within the US. Potter Index , complete set ... $600 Fulves, Karl, Packet Switches Part 3 ... $30 Fulves, Karl, Packet Switches Part 4 ... $30 Fulves, Karl, Packet Switches Part 5 ... $30 Dewey, Herb, Red Hot Cold Reading ... $150 Dewey, Herb, Psycho...Babb...

Charlie Randall

Years ago Karl Fulves did release a video on which he did perform and explain a number of tricks. It's hard to find, but probably the best record of him performing. I know others have had different experiences with Karl, but all of ours were very positive. H & R Magic Books was one of the few de...

Charlie Randall

Norman's book is just heading off to the printers and should be back by the end of June. As Marshall has stated our goal, is to have it in time for the Combined IBM/SAM convention in St. Louis. It's 349 pages, hard bound with dust jacket and includes a CD with programs to use with some of the routin...

Charlie Randall

Article today on the technology blog Gizmodo about Ricky Jay. Some interesting things in the comments.

http://gizmodo.com/deceptive-practice-the-mysteries-and-mentors-of-ricky-1521527543

Charlie Randall

... remember the Aldo...

Charlie Randall

This was the only series we ever got. If you have a list of which manuscripts you have, I'll check them against mine to see if there are any you're missing.

Not sure what ever happened to Tom. For a while he was very active.

Charlie Randall

I have the following, all in good condition, for sale: The Negromicon of Masklyn ye Mage - $900 The Legendary Scroll of Masklyn ye Mage - $600 The Necromantic Grimoire of Augustus Rupp - $750 All prices are postpaid in the US. Overseas shipping varies. Charlie Randall 3122 Bryant Lane Webster, TX 77...

Charlie Randall

I finally dug out my set of these and if I'm counting correctly I have 45 different manuscripts. I'm not sure if that's a complete set or not. Tom put these out about 15 years ago and we (H & R Magic Books) were one of the few dealers Tom let sell them. They are all card related and I remember s...

Charlie Randall

I was just going to post this, but I see that Richard beat me to it. Mark really is a great trade show worker -- and deserves the good press.

Charlie Randall

JP was a great guy. When I got married 20 years, my wife and I spent our honeymoon in San Diego. JP heard about it and when we got to the hotel, there was a bottle of champagne waiting on us, compliments of JP. He'll be missed.

Charlie Randall

Joe's boxes do work exactly as they should. Several years ago I asked Joe to make one of the boxes and he tried for years to find the correct hinge. And as Gary pointed out, he finally find some good ones, but the only way to get them was to order a bunch. I think he's now putting hinges on just abo...

Charlie Randall

I was at Phil's house a few months ago and he showed me some of the Irv Weiner material. He does have plans for a book, but it may still be a while because of other projects. Although if enough people bug Phil...

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