The Genii Forum

Anthony Vinson

I dunno, Mahdi. This thread is already at two pages, so there's certainly interest. And if almost every single response is irrelevant to what's happening with the YouTube algorithm, that's probably because, as has been pointed out by some, there's nothing we can do about it. Nothing. Of the 7.5 or s...

Anthony Vinson

Nah, that's not an example of Dunning-Kruger, it's trolling plain and simple. It's best to ignore such comments, if you can. Al, to paraphrase something often - perhaps erroneously - attributed to Dr. Seuss: Those who matter know; those who don't matter don't.

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Anthony Vinson

I'm thinking, "Yeah, so what.", and then BOOM, you blew my mind. Very cool!

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Anthony Vinson

Sigh. RIP, sir.

Anthony Vinson

Would I have to destroy my own copy if I sell it? Can i sell it more than once? Good questions. There are answers. Digital watermarks, for instance. Limited sharing is another. With some, but not nearly enough, Kindle ebooks I can share with another Kindle user for two weeks at a time. At the end o...

Anthony Vinson

Aw man. He got me started in magic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihN1JLsrVe8

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Anthony Vinson

Thank you for posting this article. I have long been irked about DRM and the fact that I do not really own a large portion of the digital media I purchase.

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Anthony Vinson

Interesting example, which led me to a search . Turns out women have actually been banned from serving in combat since they've been allowed in the army; this ban has been lifted in 2016 but is still being implemented, and essentially women as still not considered equal to men when it comes to comba...

Anthony Vinson

Aw man, I'd petition to join, but there's no Joker!

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Anthony Vinson

I was in the U.S. Army in 1978, when the Women's Army Corps was disbanded and integrated into the regular army. This was a paradigm shift and required changes in mindset and thinking for everyone. Suddenly the old male-centric cadence calls were considered offensive - okay, many of them were offensi...

Anthony Vinson

Yes! Another great one, but only if seated at a table. Or perhaps you've figured ways around that? (If so, I would love to hear.) I like your idea of allowing the spectator to keep the coin they imagined into existence. That makes it magical. In a situation where a table is unavailable I have one o...

Anthony Vinson

Deep into Dr. Kuhn's book and thoroughly enjoying it. This book is written for magicians; non-magicians will likely find it tedious. I am gratified to discover that he and some of his colleagues have determined that misdirection is far more encompassing than previously understood. He writes, "....

Anthony Vinson

Since I usually carry the setup with me, John Bannon's Ion Man - his version of Max Maven's Positive/Negative. (I am not and do not aspire to be a pro, but that would end with them having a business card/souvenir to take along.) Barring that, I think a brief one-coin routine. I like "Fading Co...

Anthony Vinson

Sounds very intriguing. I am not familiar with it. So, you would need nothing more than a business card (or other writing surface) and a pen to do it? "PATEO" is Pick Any Two, Eliminate One. If you have a group of objects and you want to force one, Spec pics a pair, and you eliminate one ...

Anthony Vinson

Write down "cell phone" on the back of my business card, put it on the table face down, then ask him to pull five objects out of his pocket and point to two of them... Excellent choice! The PATEO principle seems underrated and underused. Powerful stuff! I particularly love Michael Weber's...

Anthony Vinson

Write down "cell phone" on the back of my business card, put it on the table face down, then ask him to pull five objects out of his pocket and point to two of them... Excellent choice! The PATEO principle seems underrated and underused. Powerful stuff! I particularly love Michael Weber's...

Anthony Vinson

I am not familiar with "Ion Man," Anthony, but I am certain it's a winner since you carry it with you. Where did you learn it from? And speaking of Max, Eugene Burger made no bones about the fact that he considered "Brainwave" the greatest packet trick of the 20th century; he al...

Anthony Vinson

Since I usually carry the setup with me, John Bannon's Ion Man - his version of Max Maven's Positive/Negative. (I am not and do not aspire to be a pro, but that would end with them having a business card/souvenir to take along.) Barring that, I think a brief one-coin routine.

Anthony Vinson

O'Keefe's Working Hands is excellent. But start with a tiny amount; just like Brylcreem, a little dab'll do ya. Too much and your hands are tacky enough to climb rough walls!

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Anthony Vinson

I am excited about the possibilities for our art in light of continuing discoveries in the fields of neuroscience, behavioral economics, social psychology, et al. I neither conflate nor confuse misdirection with deception. Based on my understanding, what we magicians have long referred to as misdire...

Anthony Vinson

Why do you think this to be the case (that the common definition is too limited)? All of the concepts that you mention as being included in your own definition are known to magicians and are in use -- would magicians be better able to use or understand them if they were lumped in with "traditi...

Anthony Vinson

This use is a grammatical problem, a verb taken out of context and into a brand or trademark. It's not ubik. It's not something you sprinkle on the way we talk about woofle dust. Closer to the notion of background music in movies...if you can even sense its presence it's incorrect. Broken schemata,...

Anthony Vinson

Can anyone come up with an example of a trick or illusion not requiring misdirection? One of the strongest illusions in magic is created with the El Torero devise which is essentially a $3 toy. Where is the misdirection in this trick? The sentence you quote above supported the one before it, and is...

Anthony Vinson

Bill Duncan wrote: Call it what you want, unless you're saying "watch me do this invisible pass" you're probably (mis)directing them.

Yes. I would agree. Until recently our understanding of the full scope of misdirection has been limited. The more you know...

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Anthony Vinson

Bill, I do not think my definition is expansive, but rather inclusive. From discussions with other magicians I realize that I am in the minority, but I believe that we are far too myopic in regards to the role and full scope of misdirection. Take the example of the dental dam trick. I do not imply t...

Anthony Vinson

If you're going to extend the common definition of misdirection from attention (and possibly cognition) to base perception - sure. Surely folks recall Alice talking to Humpty Dumpty about words and meanings. :) What's proposed seems to broaden the term to include fakes (which misdirect mental model...

Anthony Vinson

I'm not sure magic without misdirection is possible. Can anyone come up with an example of a trick or illusion not requiring misdirection? Coin through dental dam Most mentalism Illusions like Steinmeyer's Interlude Hmm... I guess it depends on our definition of misdirection, then. Does not the nat...

Anthony Vinson

As a kid growing up in Georgia, I often saw ads for Palisades Park in DC Comics titles. Superman, or another DC hero, would be featured in the ads, offering discount coupons. It always sounded like such a cool place.

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Anthony Vinson

A new, longer re-titled and substantially different US/International version is on its way to our distributor. Happily both versions are hosted by our lovely and talented friend Julie Eng. I'll let you know if, when and where it is available outside of Canada. That looks fascinating. I have a passi...

Anthony Vinson

I'm not sure magic without misdirection is possible. Can anyone come up with an example of a trick or illusion not requiring misdirection?

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Anthony Vinson

Looks interesting. Unless Tom Stone's blurb is bought and paid for, it's a selling point for me. Already available over at Amazon, though currently there's no discount, and the Kindle price exceeds that of the hardcover. Only by .04, but still...

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Anthony Vinson

Language changes. Duh. The current shifts and changes have been simmering since the 1960s and seem to be reaching a boiling point. Gender and race inclusive pronouns and proper nouns are all the rage, and in most cases for good cause. Conversations like this one help move things along, even if they ...

Anthony Vinson

Oh, I agree. I was being tongue-in-cheek and playing off a pun, but it didn't translate well...

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Anthony Vinson

erdnasephile wrote:
Anthony Vinson wrote:Ricky Jay?

I thought of him as well, but remembered he featured also cups and balls, flea circus, etc.

Yes and... I considered that as well, but all things considered I'm not sure we can get much closer to the standard as set than Mr. Jay.

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Anthony Vinson

How's about card trickster? In folklore a trickster is a well-known character, usually wise and intelligent, who uses his or her intellect to perform tricks on others, sometimes to teach, sometimes to inspire, and sometimes to entertain. Some tricksters were cruel, and some were always out for their...

Anthony Vinson

I cannot speak for Mr. Maven, 'natch, but to my knowledge there are currently only two books in the Billy Cunningham series, Take Down, and Bad Action. Both are fun reads and need not be read in order, but doing so makes sense while there are so few. There is a third book in the Billy Cunningham se...

Anthony Vinson

Ricky Jay?

Anthony Vinson

The Billy Cunningham books outshine the Valentine series. You’ll like. Mr. Maven, is there a particular Billy Cunningham book you'd recommend starting with or should they be read in order? (I have an upcoming trip and I'm looking for something to read on the plane). Thanks! e, I cannot speak for Mr...

Anthony Vinson

I can't speak for anyone other than myself, but I bear no ill will or antipathy toward Shin Lim. In fact I am quite happy for him since it is obvious that he worked hard to achieve his current fame. Good for him, and good for magic. Even so I do not care for his style and never have, at least since ...

Anthony Vinson

Long live magic?

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