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Jacky Kahan

Now that you mention it... there is a lot about shuffles in the card college series... maybe there is no section dedicated to the "slop shuffle" but i think he does mention it... I'll check it out...

jacky
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Jacky Kahan

Hi, here some more references for the slop shuffle: In: Ortiz, Darwin: Scams & Fantasies with Cards Page 174 ..... Pass the Garbage (Slop Shuffle) Apocalypse Vol 8 No 9 Sept 85 Page 1108 Slop Shuffle Roll Over (Ray Mertz): The Legendary Hierophant By Jon Racherbaumer Page 408 Sober Slop Shuffle ...

Jacky Kahan

Interesting!
I know that in some Karl Fulves books you also have some hidden info to be used in routines.

Are there a lot of magicbooks with hidden messages?
It would be intersting to list the books with hidden messages...

Thanks

jacky
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Jacky Kahan

In Kaufman, Richard: CoinMagic Page 251 Glass Topped Coin Through Table (John Cornelius): uses muscle pass Principles and Deceptions by Arthur Buckley Page 048 The Muscle Pass with One Silver Dollar Neighbors, David: Las Vegas Lecture Page 39 Bic Nac Attack: a muscle pass move Minch, Stephen: The Ne...

Jacky Kahan

Jim Maloney said : I love books and, for the purpose of reading, I very much prefer them over their digital counterparts. That said, for pure research purposes, ebooks and CD-ROMS are vastly superior, especially since most magic books don't seem to have any kind of index to speak of that's why we st...

Jacky Kahan

Hello to all...
and many thanks to all the answers!

jacky
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Jacky Kahan

Hi,

I was asked to recommend some books on poker "texas hold them".
Since i don't know the subject i ask you...
which are the best books on the subject? and why would you recommend them?
(doesn't have to be magic related)

thanks

jacky
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Jacky Kahan

check out Paul Wilson site : OMERTA Seventeen baffling effects that break the code of silence! A collection of effects to fool magicians and work miracles in the real world. Create a stir anywhere with a simple piece of paper, vanish a silk and baffle the experts, Paul's Copper/Silver, impossible lo...

Jacky Kahan

Richard Kaufman's CoinMagic : It's probably the first you are looking for.... Page 98 One Hand Spectator Sleeve Change : an impossible coin switch all the rest is also in Sol Stone's Section... Page 99 Tumble Switch/Change: utility move Page 101 One Hand Thumb Palm Turnover Switch: coin exchange Pag...

Jacky Kahan

Maybe this can help? Apocalypse Vol 6 No 5 May 83 page 772 Flip Side Up (Sol Stone): silver coin changes to copper and back again Apocalypse Vol 8 No 1 Jan 1985 page 1013 Flip Side Split (Sol Stone): pseudo expose section for use in a copper silver coin routine Apocalypse Vol 8 No 9 Sept 85 page 110...

Jacky Kahan

Hi,
For those that speak french, or need more info regaring Fechner's new Houdin books (Vol 3&4) you can check it HERE

all the best

Jacky
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Jacky Kahan

I heard about someone arranging his lybrary by color ... :D Which brings me to another question...Do any of you guys with the larger collections database your books? Any program recommendations? Seth, check out www.magicbooks.be there are about 3000 books available for research... and growing...ever...

Jacky Kahan

Thanks for the suggestion, i have sent him an email, but no answer yet...

about 30 magicians answered already with replies to all questions and another 40 said they will soon ...

Thanks for the help !

Jacky
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Jacky Kahan

Check the following book out :

SECRETS - by U. F. Grant

on page 39 Razor Blade Trick without a spool switch or a mechanical stand. No danger and clean cut.

If you don't have or find the book you can find the ebook at http://www.lybrary.com

Hope this helps,

Jacky
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Jacky Kahan

no problem ;)

jacky
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Jacky Kahan

Steve, I wasn't aware of MagicMagazine's similar project...where can i find more information? My challenge here is to gather the interviews via email... Chris, i don't think it's dull questions... interesting answers till now from many known magicians. The idea I had here is just that, the same ques...

Jacky Kahan

Found this interesting site on : http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Ozanam.html The five volume work Cours de mathmatiques (1693) and Rcrations mathmatiques et physiques (1694). It is certainly for this last work on recreational mathematics that Ozanam will be most remembered...

Jacky Kahan

Hi, I've sent the mail today, and i have received quite a lot of positive feedback. One question that was asked is how much to write? Just as much as you want, Jamy Ian Swiss noted that it's not an interview but a survey, and i do agree with him. It was a wrong choice of word. Yes, It's a "smal...

Jacky Kahan

Richard,
Check your mail...
Jacky
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Jacky Kahan

Richard,
Maybe this will help?

In The Linking Ring - Vol 69 No 07 Jul 1989
Page 55 DeLands Four Ace Trick (Theodore DeLand)

Hope this helps,

Jacky
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Jacky Kahan

(posted with Richard's permission) Hi, I wanted to let you know that I have decided to produce/write a book ! The content of the book will be a collection of "Internet Email Interviews with contemporary Magicians". I will send a mail (the one you are reading now) to all the magicians I've ...

Jacky Kahan

About Guyot,
The two first volumes were printed in 1769, the 2 others in 1770...
is that the first edition?

jacky
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Jacky Kahan

Hello, Maybe this could help you : Make a search with "cannibal" on www.magicbooks.be you will have about 30 matches... telling you in which book and on what page you could find what you are looking for :) hope this helps, Jacky www.magicbooks.be ps: you do have to register first...and it'...

Jacky Kahan

Hello, Maybe this could be of any help : Make a search on www.magicbooks.be : Put the keywords : Egg Bag , and select "Search for all terms" You'll have references in more than 50 books... Hope this helps, Jacky www.magicbooks.be ps: almost 3000 books, lecture notes, manuscripts & maga...

Jacky Kahan

I'll be there....
and hope to see you both overthere...

c u
jacky
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Jacky Kahan

What a pitty this topic stopped ... let's put back some live to this great topic... J. Townsend had a great last post and wrote: Do we want the "Reverse Pass" properly attributed to Hofzinser, and "Expert at the Card Table" attributed to "currently unknown" ? I think th...

Jacky Kahan

Question: Any recording available?
:)

Thx

Jacky
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Jacky Kahan

Check out : Eugene Burger, Chicago Visions Edited by Todd Karr Page ? Glass of Liquid Production Gibson, Walter: Magic Explained Page 118 Fish Globe Production--Bowl full of fish produced. Page 120 Aquarium Production--Tank full of fish appears on table. Page 122 Duck or Rabbit Production Box--Box o...

Jacky Kahan

I remmember a few years ago seeing someone doing a "chink a chink" with scrabble tiles.... was interesting... but forgot who it was...

Jacky
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Jacky Kahan

Check also In :

Lorayne, Harry: Apocalyse Volumes 16-20
January 1993 - December 1997

on page 2211 Psychic Scrabble (Michael DeMarco): Magician predicts a word selected from a grid of Scrabble letters

Hope this helps,
Jacky
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Jacky Kahan

Hello, you can find more info in the following books: The Breather - The Ultimate Crimp By Bob King Copyright 1992 Trost,Nick, The Cardmagic of Nick Trost Copyright 1997 Page 308 Breather Crimp Lorayne, Harry: Apocalyse Volumes 16-20 January 1993 - December 1997 (c)2002 Harry Lorayne, Inc. Page 2487...

Jacky Kahan

Check out :

http://www.survivalafterdeath.org/resea ... ington.htm

http://www.redflame93.com/Carrington.html

in fact check out Google :)

all the best,

Jacky
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Jacky Kahan

Hi Paul, these are some references found on www.magicbooks.be : Mentzer, Jerry: Card To Wallet 1991 by Jerry Mentzer, 166pg Illustrations by Richard Bartram, Jr. & David Harkey Page 122 The Ed Brown Wallet (Ed Brown): Himber wallet with a clear plastic window Page 123 Card To Wallet With the Ed ...

Jacky Kahan

Hi, maybe the following references might be helpful : Hollingworth, Guy, Drawing Room Deceptions 1999, Published by Magic Words page 44 The Hofzinser Problem Mike Maxwell The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings Copyright 1986 page 17 A Problem with Hofzinser Lorayne, Harry: Apocalyse Volumes 11-15 (c)20...

Jacky Kahan

I found this,

in Ottokar Fischer 's
JN Hofzinser's Card Conjuring
Copyright 1931

on Page 69 The Power of Faith

Not sure if this is what you're looking for...

Hope this helps,

Jacky
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Jacky Kahan

Just be sure you can read the tapes.... In France thay have another system its not NTSC... or PAL... It's SECAM... Not always, but the old ones almost sure... SO just check that your multisystem video can play it before you buy... Worse case if you have PALM and not Secam, you'll see it in Black/Whi...

Jacky Kahan

Hello

Make a research on www.magicbooks.be
You'll find some interesting references

Hope this helps

Jacky
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Jacky Kahan

Hello you can also find info in: Gordon, Gene, Gene Gordons Magical Legacy Copyright 1980 by Gordon Eugene Avery Page 173 The Smith Myth Page 176 Prelude to the Smith Myth Lorayne, Harry: Apocalyse Volumes 16-20 January 1993 - December 1997 Page 2530 Four Way Smyth's Myth (Wylee Packer): Page 2603 E...

Jacky Kahan

Hi,

who is going to the MacMillan Convention in London?

Cheers
Jacky
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Jacky Kahan

First of all, thank you all for this topic, it's mostly interesting! Especially Mr. Alexander, i find your contributions really excellent! Avocat said : Its progress. And if such progress creates more amateurs who, in turn, create more awareness and appreciation for real professionals, then that is ...

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