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Heard some exciting news ...

Postby Dustin Stinett » April 6th, 2017, 9:43 pm

...Too bad it's not my place to spill it here. But it's exciting!

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Re: Heard some exciting news ...

Postby erdnasephile » April 6th, 2017, 10:11 pm

Is it bigger than a breadbox? ;)

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Postby Richard Kaufman » April 6th, 2017, 10:27 pm

If the bread is unleavened.
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Postby Bill Marquardt » April 6th, 2017, 11:02 pm

S. W. Erdnase is ...

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Postby Richard Kaufman » April 6th, 2017, 11:51 pm

... dead.
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Re: Heard some exciting news ...

Postby Matthew Field » April 7th, 2017, 3:05 am

Dustin's news is crap compared to the news I heard, which I cannot divulge.

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Re: Heard some exciting news ...

Postby brianarudolph » April 7th, 2017, 9:14 am

I was just thrilled to learn about JD2 which I've hardly seen talked about anywhere.

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Re: Heard some exciting news ...

Postby Brad Henderson » April 7th, 2017, 10:02 am

you guys didn't hear the full story. it's actually much more amazing than we thought at first.

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Heard some exciting news ...

Postby jwjmcd » April 7th, 2017, 1:36 pm

If it's the same news I have heard well hold on to your seats magic world!!

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Postby Richard Kaufman » April 7th, 2017, 1:47 pm

It's not the same news you heard. :o
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Re: Heard some exciting news ...

Postby PickaCard » April 7th, 2017, 1:50 pm

Where are you guys hearing this news?

Why tease with 10 posts?

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Postby brianarudolph » April 7th, 2017, 2:06 pm

PickaCard wrote:Where are you guys hearing this news?

Why tease with 10 posts?


Don't count my post as one of the ten ... I have no idea what the other nine are referring to. My reference is, however, to something I've confirmed with a 100% reliable source, but it doesn't sound as earthshaking as what I'm feeling from from the other "teases" ... although I must admit that I am utterly awestruck by the fact that mine is (going to be) real in that Wayne's World "We're not worthy!" kind of way.

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Postby PickaCard » April 7th, 2017, 2:18 pm

Well, I hope both projects are posted here one day so that I can judge for myself if it is of actual interest to me or just the hype marketing machine.

This reminds me of a thread on the Magic Café linking readers to a demo video of some Aldo Columbini trick where all that was shown was some cheering.

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Postby Jack Shalom » April 7th, 2017, 2:36 pm

Deland?

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Postby Richard Kaufman » April 7th, 2017, 2:37 pm

No, what Dustin is referring to is some genuine news that will please quite a few people. Details to follow.
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Heard some exciting news ...

Postby jwjmcd » April 7th, 2017, 2:48 pm

Richard Kaufman wrote:It's not the same news you heard. :o



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Postby Bill Mullins » April 7th, 2017, 2:52 pm

Ricky Jay and Persi Diaconis are going to do a Penguin Live lecture.

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Postby Ted M » April 7th, 2017, 2:55 pm

Eugene Burger has agreed to perform a seance to bring back the spirit of Dai Vernon, who, for a fee payable in cash and/or cigars, will critique people's Diagonal Palm Shifts via Skype.

Am I close?

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Postby PickaCard » April 7th, 2017, 3:08 pm

Max Maven will release his book on Gilbreath?

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Postby Q. Kumber » April 7th, 2017, 4:42 pm

PRISM is being reprinted.

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Postby Bob Farmer » April 7th, 2017, 4:59 pm

Ricky Jay and Jay Sankey are being surgically attached to each other and will henceforth be known as Ricky Jay Sankey, the Siamese Card Duo.

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Postby Bill Mullins » April 8th, 2017, 2:48 am

Bob Farmer's doing a book on the eleven card poker deal (it's the same book as before, he just keeps a 3 of spades in his shoe while doing the trick).

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Postby Matthew Field » April 8th, 2017, 3:18 am

Ha ha, Bill. The joke's on you. Bob doesn't wear shoes.

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Postby Bill Mullins » April 8th, 2017, 2:40 pm

So everyone can see his webbed toes?

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Postby Steve Bryant » April 8th, 2017, 6:49 pm

It may not be what Dustin has in mind, but the good news for those of us already missing Don Rickles is that he filmed a new series for AARP called Dinner with Don, in which he has dinner with current comics. You can catch a trailer here:

http://deadline.com/2017/04/dinner-with ... 202064152/

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Re: Heard some exciting news ...

Postby jamessmith » April 8th, 2017, 8:22 pm

And the point of a post that tells us nothing is?....

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Re: Heard some exciting news ...

Postby PickaCard » April 8th, 2017, 9:38 pm

jamessmith wrote:And the point of a post that tells us nothing is?....


To make you dream...

Although it will end in disappointment. It is very unlikely that any of these two projects will live up to my imagination.

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Postby Ted M » April 9th, 2017, 10:15 pm

Q. Kumber wrote:PRISM is being reprinted.

And apparently Act Two and Curtain Call as well.

Do you know about any non-mentalism Hermetic Press titles being reprinted?

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Postby Richard Kaufman » April 10th, 2017, 11:30 am

Penguin decides what will be reprinted, and the only books they will reprint are (presumably) those for which there is a proven market.
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Re: Heard some exciting news ...

Postby Bill Mullins » April 10th, 2017, 12:13 pm

Ted M wrote:
Q. Kumber wrote:PRISM is being reprinted.

And apparently Act Two and Curtain Call as well.

Do you know about any non-mentalism Hermetic Press titles being reprinted?


They've brought out new editions of Secrets of a Puerto Rican Gambler and For Your Entertainment Pleasure.

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Postby Richard Kaufman » April 10th, 2017, 1:11 pm

I thought that Vanishing Inc. reprinted those.
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Re: Heard some exciting news ...

Postby brianarudolph » April 10th, 2017, 1:38 pm

At the risk of getting my hopes up way too high, and casting absolutely no aspersions whatsoever on our phenomenal authors and publishers nor on my own selfish desire to see more excellent new magic books and updated reprints of long out-of-print magic books released, but I'm hoping that whatever this news is when finally revealed is something a bit bigger than an announcement of (only) a magic book.

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Postby Ted M » April 10th, 2017, 1:40 pm

Richard Kaufman wrote:Penguin decides what will be reprinted, and the only books they will reprint are (presumably) those for which there is a proven market.

Right, but Richardson's Theater of the Mind has been bringing higher prices than either Act Two or Curtain Call. So they're interesting choices.

I was asking about non-mentalism titles because I learned about Prism and the Richardsons through a mentalism newsletter that was focusing on its own subject area, and wondered if there were others as well.

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Postby JordanB » April 10th, 2017, 1:41 pm

I don't know if they plan on it, but I hope Penguin will keep separate branding for the Hermetic Press.

I really wish they would reprint The Georgia Wonder book by Barry Wiley.

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Postby Bill Mullins » April 10th, 2017, 2:17 pm

Richard Kaufman wrote:I thought that Vanishing Inc. reprinted those.


[In best Ed McMahon voice] You are CORRECT, sir!

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Postby Brad Jeffers » April 10th, 2017, 2:58 pm

JordanB wrote: I really wish they would reprint The Georgia Wonder book by Barry Wiley.
There is a pristine copy for sale on Ebay right now for $99.

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Postby Zig Zagger » April 13th, 2017, 5:58 pm

Dustin Stinett wrote:...Too bad it's not my place to spill it here. But it's exciting!


Let's see...

    - Hans Klok putting the final touches on his opus magnum, "An Encyclopedia of Hair Blowers in Magic," which will surely take the world of illusionists by storm?

    - Or Criss Angel starring in Las Vegas again as of spring 2018, in Cirque du Pissoir's latest sprinkling magic revue extraordinaire, "reLIEve"?

Oh, the excitement!
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Postby Richard Tremblay » May 24th, 2017, 10:30 am

Any news on these exciting news? I'm curious.

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Postby Richard Kaufman » May 24th, 2017, 11:30 am

Even I can't remember what this was about!
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Postby Ted M » May 24th, 2017, 1:28 pm

How's the MAGIC magazine archive coming along?

Many folks are looking forward to it becoming available.


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