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- May 2nd, 2004, 7:55 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: The Ammar-ization of Magic
- Replies: 79
- Views: 6406
Re: The Ammar-ization of Magic
Originally posted by Noah Levine: One of those gems is a trick called "further than that". One day a young magician ( 11) showed me this very trick. He informed me that he learned it from an Ammar video. I don't think that's fair to magic. Fair to magic or fair to you? Sounds like a mild ...
- May 1st, 2004, 10:44 pm
- Forum: Reference Room
- Topic: Reference Help
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5517
Re: Reference Help
The Cornelius "Spring Set" I believe.Originally posted by RoatC:
[QB] 13. ... It flips face up onto the back of the left thumb, which move
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- April 30th, 2004, 9:00 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: MAY GENII IN THE MAIL A WEEK AGO!
- Replies: 75
- Views: 9538
Re: MAY GENII IN THE MAIL A WEEK AGO!
Got mine today! Will weigh in with comments after I've had a chance to give it a proper read.
- April 29th, 2004, 7:53 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: MAY GENII IN THE MAIL A WEEK AGO!
- Replies: 75
- Views: 9538
Re: MAY GENII IN THE MAIL A WEEK AGO!
I haven't gotten mine yet in Sacramento either. Will just have to be patient.
- April 27th, 2004, 8:13 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: Art of Astonishment books for sale
- Replies: 5
- Views: 318
- April 23rd, 2004, 9:10 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: U.S. Television Show seeks Magicians
- Replies: 4
- Views: 462
Re: U.S. Television Show seeks Magicians
We might listen better if you lay off the "caps lock" key.
- April 22nd, 2004, 12:55 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Dai Vernon.
- Replies: 42
- Views: 5096
Re: Dai Vernon.
It isn't. On Dary's "Ambitious" DVD, he covers a way to do it completely gaffless.Originally posted by mark lewis:
But why the double backed card? I still don't see why it is necessary.
- April 20th, 2004, 11:14 am
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Bicycle Seconds
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10356
Re: Bicycle Seconds
Just bought a "two pack" (one red one blue). Horribly off center.Originally posted by DustinStinett:
She assured me that the USPC Co. does not sell seconds and that the cards in those multi-pack boxes are first quality.
- April 19th, 2004, 11:02 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Best Essays on Magic?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2667
Re: Best Essays on Magic?
I quite enjoyed Ken Krenzel's essay in the forward to his book Ingenuities.
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- April 19th, 2004, 9:04 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: MAY GENII IN THE MAIL A WEEK AGO!
- Replies: 75
- Views: 9538
Re: MAY GENII IN THE MAIL A WEEK AGO!
Richard, As a recent subscriber, I love what I've been seeing, but (with all due respect to Max Maven) I do not see the appeal of the "Inquisition". It takes up a whole page (not to mention another quarter of a page instructing one how to cut out a piece of paper to hide the answers) and f...
- April 14th, 2004, 10:52 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Public Service Announcement (re: eBay)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 740
Re: Public Service Announcement (re: eBay)
Originally posted by John Smetana: When I get these I reply with this response_ ... Probably doesn't help at all but makes me feel better. It does tell the spammer that they've hit a valid e-mail address. Which makes your e-mail address much more valuable to them in terms of selling it to others an...
Re: SARMOTI
Here is a direct link to the Salon Article. http://archive.salon.com/people/col/cintra/1999/09/15/cinvegas/index2.html You don't have to pay a cent to see it. One can click "salon day pass" and watch a short commercial after which you get 24 hours of access to all the material on the site....
- March 24th, 2004, 7:46 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: April Genii mailed last Monday: who's received theirs?
- Replies: 71
- Views: 7625
Re: April Genii mailed last Monday: who's received theirs?
Got mine today here in Sacramento. Excellent issue!
- March 24th, 2004, 3:46 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: New Magic Shop in Studio City!!!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 948
Re: New Magic Shop in Studio City!!!
Needless cross posting and the inconsiderate use of "all caps" tells me I can safely ignore this fellow.
- March 23rd, 2004, 6:48 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: April Genii mailed last Monday: who's received theirs?
- Replies: 71
- Views: 7625
- March 21st, 2004, 9:28 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: Jerry's Nuggets cards on ebay
- Replies: 5
- Views: 996
Re: Jerry's Nuggets cards on ebay
Mike, I don't blame you at all. If I had these and thought some yahoo on e-bay would pay an exorbitant price for them, I'd put them on the block in a New York minute. Should be fun to see how high they go. :) Why do you figure these are in such high demand? Is it because the Bucks (and a few other c...
- March 21st, 2004, 9:24 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: April Genii mailed last Monday: who's received theirs?
- Replies: 71
- Views: 7625
Re: April Genii mailed last Monday: who's received theirs?
Hasn't made it to Sacramento yet.
- March 20th, 2004, 9:46 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: Jerry's Nuggets cards on ebay
- Replies: 5
- Views: 996
Re: Jerry's Nuggets cards on ebay
*Blinks in amazement that someone actually paid $150 for a single deck of these hideous looking cards.*
- March 18th, 2004, 8:43 am
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Jay Ose video clip
- Replies: 2
- Views: 262
Re: Jay Ose video clip
I guess you missed this topic?
http://geniimagazine.com/forum/cgi-bin/ ... 204#000000
Good clip nonetheless.
http://geniimagazine.com/forum/cgi-bin/ ... 204#000000
Good clip nonetheless.
- March 13th, 2004, 10:06 pm
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: SHADE Trailer
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3017
Re: SHADE Trailer
Originally posted by Brad Henderson: (I thought the Impulse change was Carpenter's and was the one with the 'single' card outjogged from the pack. So a bit of this thread was confusing to me). Yep, that's correct. It's from Carpenter's book The Expert's Portfolio and has nothing to do with the Zap ...
- March 13th, 2004, 9:05 pm
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: SHADE Trailer
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3017
Re: SHADE Trailer
^^^ It doesn't. The effects named on that site "Zap Change" and "Impulse Change" are transposed and people continue to be confused by it.
- March 9th, 2004, 12:06 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Warning - Pirate Videos Online
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3028
Re: Warning - Pirate Videos Online
^^^ Wow, you've just outlined the reasons I'll never buy anything DRM'ed in the fashion you mention. Having to enter code words three times just to see something I've purchased? Being stuck with DRM limitations on making backups of my purchase? Being presumptively made to feel like a criminal simply...
- March 8th, 2004, 2:34 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Warning - Pirate Videos Online
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3028
Re: Warning - Pirate Videos Online
I completely agree with Chris. I would be much more likely to buy something from him knowing that I can back it up or use it on different platforms if need be. If something has onerous copy protection, as a consumer I'm not going to care for dealing with the extra hassle involved with passwords, DRM...
- March 7th, 2004, 10:12 pm
- Forum: Mentalism & Mental Magic
- Topic: * TRAITOR - how would you feel about it?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1539
Re: * TRAITOR - how would you feel about it?
Nebulous claims made by the anonymous are fairly easy to dismiss.
If you've got facts, share them (preferably using your actual name)
Otherwise, I'm with Jeff here. :sleep:
If you've got facts, share them (preferably using your actual name)
Otherwise, I'm with Jeff here. :sleep:
- March 3rd, 2004, 9:34 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: Kaplan Fine Art/Maze Card Book etc
- Replies: 3
- Views: 646
Re: Kaplan Fine Art/Maze Card Book etc
Here you go.Originally posted by Bill Mullins:
Richard -- there's a great disco-era picture of RK on the back cover.
- March 3rd, 2004, 7:05 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: More Books on eBay (including Card Craft)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1107
Re: More Books on eBay (including Card Craft)
I believe(and I could be wrong here) that even shipping packages over a certain weight here in the U.S. requires some form to be handwritten at the time of shipping. Something to do with the new security rules.
- March 2nd, 2004, 9:18 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: The audiences....AGAIN!!!!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1537
Re: The audiences....AGAIN!!!!
It's just my opinion mind you, but I think that if folks spent less time complaining about L&L audiences, they would be left with more time to actually concentrate on learning the material contained on said videos.
- March 2nd, 2004, 8:31 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: The audiences....AGAIN!!!!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1537
Re: The audiences....AGAIN!!!!
I buy them purely for learning. If I want entertainment, I'll do my best to catch an actual show somewhere.Originally posted by Carlos Hampton:
Chris,
I think that they are a great learning tool, but they can also be entertaining, and they are not anymore because of repeating the audience.
- March 1st, 2004, 7:46 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: JD's Ramblings Has A New Home
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1652
Re: JD's Ramblings Has A New Home
Originally posted by JD: Mithrandir, read the thread again. Implying (in my personal opinion)that you somehow believe Mithrandir lacks the ability to understand the previous postings. I've corresponded with this fellow and can assure you he is an intelligent young man. Perhaps you should give him t...
- March 1st, 2004, 7:25 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: JD's Ramblings Has A New Home
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1652
Re: JD's Ramblings Has A New Home
Originally posted by JD: [QB] Well, Chris, you ducked the question. Do you not have confidence in your original critique? What critique was that? Simply that I found the humour strained? Not only do I stand by that, I even defined it for you? What more can a boy do? :) You had already established y...
- March 1st, 2004, 4:51 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: JD's Ramblings Has A New Home
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1652
Re: JD's Ramblings Has A New Home
Originally posted by JD: One question for clarification: how would you know how much energy I expend in writing these? I am curious given your use of the word "excessive". JD Hm, good question. "Knee slapping" material such as the following (which is typical of your blog) gives ...
- March 1st, 2004, 3:08 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: The audiences....AGAIN!!!!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1537
Re: The audiences....AGAIN!!!!
I'm more interested in the quality of teaching rather than the artificiality of the audience. I purchase these things (every once in a great while) as a tool for learning, not entertainment.
- March 1st, 2004, 1:04 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: JD's Ramblings Has A New Home
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1652
Re: JD's Ramblings Has A New Home
Strained = Expending excessive energy attempting humour -> Leading to witticisms that would make Carrot Top cringe. :cool:
- March 1st, 2004, 8:32 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: JD's Ramblings Has A New Home
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1652
Re: JD's Ramblings Has A New Home
Read a few entries and it's not a blog I'll be returning to. Humour seems quite strained.
- February 29th, 2004, 10:30 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: Totally Out of Control-Again
- Replies: 5
- Views: 573
Re: Totally Out of Control-Again
So what makes this book worth $200? Is the material really that good? Or is it a "Ricky Jay" situation where the book (Cards as Weapons) is just ok, yet hype and scarcity has driven the price up to insane levels?
- February 25th, 2004, 7:11 am
- Forum: Feature Articles
- Topic: Joe Porper's CORRECT website address
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1555
Re: Joe Porper's CORRECT website address
Richard,
Unless you've already done so, please consider running similar articles on other craftsmen like Jim Riser and Todd Lassen.
I think people would find it fascinating.
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Unless you've already done so, please consider running similar articles on other craftsmen like Jim Riser and Todd Lassen.
I think people would find it fascinating.
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- February 24th, 2004, 4:36 pm
- Forum: Feature Articles
- Topic: Joe Porper's CORRECT website address
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1555
Re: Joe Porper's CORRECT website address
Richard,
Thanks for running the Genii article on Porper.
It was outstanding.
Thanks for running the Genii article on Porper.
It was outstanding.
- February 24th, 2004, 10:48 am
- Forum: Kaufman & Company
- Topic: Strong Magic, Smoke and Mirrors, Collected Almanac
- Replies: 32
- Views: 5388
Re: Strong Magic, Smoke and Mirrors, Collected Almanac
For those interested in John's new book Dear Mr. Fantasy , he has graciously allowed me to post a second routine from it on my forums. The routine is called "Trait Secrets" and is a really fun variation of Carpenter's wonderful "A Potent Presage". ________________________________...
- February 24th, 2004, 10:24 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: Ebay: Daryl Books - No reserve!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1567
Re: Ebay: Daryl Books - No reserve!
Ask him to reprint The Ambitious Card Omnibus while you're at it!Originally posted by D. Conn:
Someone pass the word to Minch that he needs to reprint these!
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- February 20th, 2004, 8:59 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Reprint of Card Craft
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1195