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Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: December 29th, 2012, 9:41 am
by Matthew Field
Is it Presto's method for the Rising Card?
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: December 29th, 2012, 10:24 am
by Richard Kaufman
It's a BIG project.
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: December 29th, 2012, 10:51 am
by mrgoat
Richard Kaufman wrote:It's a BIG project.
Interesting, didn't know Tom was a magician
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: December 29th, 2012, 11:20 am
by El Mystico
My money is on a compedium of ultimate ACAAN effects. Translated from the original Italian.
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: December 29th, 2012, 11:31 am
by JHostler
Richard Kaufman wrote:It's a BIG project.
Sure sounds like Skinner, but a lot of his stuff made it to video. Perplexed...
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: December 29th, 2012, 12:11 pm
by Jim Martin
Is it the working videos ( la your videos with Brother John) for a book that you already published?
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: December 29th, 2012, 12:13 pm
by Chris Aguilar
A magic kit of some sort?
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: December 29th, 2012, 12:21 pm
by Bill Marquardt
Can we pre-order? I want one.
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: December 29th, 2012, 5:16 pm
by Richard Kaufman
Announcement will be in the first half of 2013. Ordering will commence then.
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: January 4th, 2013, 7:32 am
by Joe Mckay
I think I have this figured out. But - if I'm right, then maybe I shouldn't ruin the surprise. I hope I am right since I would love to see more work from this creator.
Maybe Kaufman can PM me if he wants me to keep quiet?
If I am on the right track then the following should makes sense to Richard. The second to last letter of his surname was spelled with an 'e'. Yet - I often often saw it incorrectly spelled with an 'i'.
Anyway - I could be completely wrong. If I am I will name the guy I have in mind.
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: January 4th, 2013, 1:25 pm
by Joe Mckay
Ok - back from work now. Had a chance to look up the age of this magician when he died.
And it is probably not him since he died at 80 and thus I am guessing didn't 'die prematurely' as Richard mentioned in his tease.
I officially have no idea who this is!
Joe
PS My guess was Bob Stencel.
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: January 4th, 2013, 2:05 pm
by Richard Kaufman
Someone else is doing Stencel, not me. Lips sealed.
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: January 4th, 2013, 2:07 pm
by Smurf
How about Tim Connover? (probably not famous enough)
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: January 4th, 2013, 2:09 pm
by Pete McCabe
Joe Mckay wrote:The second to last letter of his surname was spelled with an 'e'. Yet - I often often saw it incorrectly spelled with an 'i'.
Is it Slydeni?
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: January 4th, 2013, 2:10 pm
by Joe Mckay
I don't think it will be Tim. Eric Mead is working on that book and he says it won't be ready for at least a couple of years.
Joe
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: January 4th, 2013, 2:36 pm
by El Mystico
I'm delighted there will be a book on Tim.
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: January 4th, 2013, 3:14 pm
by Richard Kaufman
Not Conover (the family is publishing that).
Not Slydini (I wish!).
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: January 4th, 2013, 4:28 pm
by Tom Gilbert
Skinner?
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: January 4th, 2013, 4:47 pm
by AJM
Mewis?
Oh no, he's still alive, sorry...
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: January 4th, 2013, 5:02 pm
by Bill Marquardt
Tommy Wonder, I wonder?
The suspense is killing me.
Okay, it's not Carl Ballantine. Let's start from there.
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: January 4th, 2013, 6:28 pm
by RMajor
Sicher?
No, not famous enough. Could be Skinner.
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: January 7th, 2013, 12:24 pm
by Bill Mullins
Tony Giorgio
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: January 7th, 2013, 1:23 pm
by Ian Kendall
Much as a collection of Tony's work would be welcome, I'm not sure he fits in with the 'died early' data...
Since it's not a book, I'm going with a holographic 'Pepper's Ghost' version of Vernon that you set up in your study and it shouts at you that you are flashing...
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: January 7th, 2013, 1:47 pm
by Joe Mckay
Looy Simonoff? Would be great to see more from him.
But it probably isn't him since he was quite old when he died.
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: January 7th, 2013, 7:27 pm
by Bob Farmer
I like Ian's idea -- in fact I'm sure some wag could cobble together some Vernon footage/audio where he makes various criticisms. This could be an app -- Vernon humiliates you. You would play it as you worked on a trick.
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: January 7th, 2013, 7:40 pm
by Richard Kaufman
It's not Giorgio. I published all of his best magic routines, with the exception of his three-card monte, in his special issue of Genii.
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: January 7th, 2013, 11:01 pm
by Pete McCabe
So you do not deny the Vernon Humiliation app? Interesting.
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: January 7th, 2013, 11:33 pm
by Richard Kaufman
I've been tongue-lashed by Vernon, so no thanks.
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: January 8th, 2013, 1:06 am
by Pete McCabe
Would you deny me the same pleasure?
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: January 8th, 2013, 1:39 am
by Richard Kaufman
You bet.
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: January 8th, 2013, 10:13 am
by Pete McCabe
All right, but the next time we meet, you owe me a torrent of verbal abuse. In the interest of fairness, you should wait until I show you a trick.
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: January 8th, 2013, 10:17 am
by erdnasephile
Was there ever a good magician who spent time with Vernon that he didn't tongue-lash?
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: January 8th, 2013, 11:53 am
by erdnasephile
BTW, that wasn't meant to be a rehetorical, snarky question. I was asking because from what I've read, he was reputed to be a tough critic of pretty much everyone. I was just curious if anyone in particular seemed to get less of the business.
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: January 8th, 2013, 11:54 am
by Charles Spector
I'll take a shot: The Bruce Cervon videos. Not that Richard is going to give in with a right guess...
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: January 8th, 2013, 11:59 am
by Richard Kaufman
Not Cervon.
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: January 8th, 2013, 12:17 pm
by erdnasephile
Man, that would be cool!
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: January 8th, 2013, 12:19 pm
by Ian Kendall
I still think the Vernonator would be a good app to develop...might have to give David Ben a call.
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: January 8th, 2013, 12:35 pm
by RMajor
Perhaps a Skinner project with Hahne Magic?
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: January 8th, 2013, 2:25 pm
by skmayhew
Busby!
Re: Announcement of a Secret Project
Posted: January 8th, 2013, 3:48 pm
by Richard Kaufman
Nothing with Hahne Magic.