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- April 16th, 2018, 7:25 am
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: This Day in Magic History
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10123
Re: This Day in Magic History
Let's see if we can find one thing for each day. April 15, 1934 Benjamin Ruker aka Black Herman dies of a heart attack after collapsing on stage during a performance in Louisville KY. OK ... I've done my part. :geek: Check MagicPedia each day: On this day in magic :) April 16, 1995 Amateur magician...
- February 1st, 2018, 8:38 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Magic Reference Site Has Moved!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2025
Re: Magic Reference Site Has Moved!
Thanks for info.
We reference it quite a bit on MagicPedia and I just updated to the new link.
You might want to look into changing your old pages to do a redirect: http://www.learnhowtoguide.com/how-to-f ... e-in-html/
We reference it quite a bit on MagicPedia and I just updated to the new link.
You might want to look into changing your old pages to do a redirect: http://www.learnhowtoguide.com/how-to-f ... e-in-html/
- January 15th, 2018, 7:18 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Books Scheduled for 2018?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 15469
- January 11th, 2018, 8:02 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Royal road to card magic
- Replies: 212
- Views: 96398
Re: Royal road to card magic
I think a lot of people came up with the idea independently just through noticing things when they performed but nobody actually pronounced it as a formal theory until Rick Johnson who possibly got the idea from reading what Monk Watson had to say. Wilfrid Jonson merely mentioned a certain way to p...
- January 9th, 2018, 9:31 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Royal road to card magic
- Replies: 212
- Views: 96398
Re: Royal road to card magic
1945. Same year as Monk Watson published his book. However, I have been in touch with Wilfrid Jonson in the spirit world and he claimed to have written it a few months earlier than Monk Watson. Besides it was a far better description than Watson's although he didn't give it an official name. He jus...
- January 8th, 2018, 3:27 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Royal road to card magic
- Replies: 212
- Views: 96398
Re: Royal road to card magic
... Incidentally with regard to the above mentioned Wilfrid Jonson it is not generally known that HE was the very first person to make reference to the "Too Perfect" theory although he didn't call it that. I know Rick Johnson is generally credited with it but I had also read Monk Watson d...
- September 27th, 2017, 10:10 am
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: The Casual Card Count? question
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4951
Re: The Casual Card Count? question
Seem Mr. Goldstein has explored this in a couple of routines. Red Exchange ("effect is the work of Phil Goldstein") in The Talan (No. 5), page 52 (late 70s?) "Square the cards and flip them face down. State that you'll give the aces a shuffle and a cut. Apparently do this - first, Elm...
- August 17th, 2017, 7:32 am
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Sam the Bellhop for kids?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 8743
Re: Sam the Bellhop for kids?
tdk408 wrote:luigimar wrote:Once Upon a Time by Guy Hollingworth could be what you are looking for
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Does anyone know other story decks with an ordinary deck, similar to Sam the Bellhop?
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Checkout variations here http://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php ... rayer_Book
- August 11th, 2017, 8:21 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Spike in magicpedia traffic after Penn and Teller episodes
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5898
Re: Spike in magicpedia traffic after Penn and Teller episodes
Also, usually a spike is typically in the hundred of visits. This spike was over a thousand .
Show must be getting more popular!
Show must be getting more popular!
- August 11th, 2017, 8:13 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Spike in magicpedia traffic after Penn and Teller episodes
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5898
Re: Spike in magicpedia traffic after Penn and Teller episodes
Got an alert that "Seven Keys to Baldpate" was spiking in traffic on MagicPedia.
Then I watch the latest Penn and Teller Fool Us and found out why..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pma_NXa ... u.be&t=607
Then I watch the latest Penn and Teller Fool Us and found out why..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pma_NXa ... u.be&t=607
- July 14th, 2017, 5:08 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Busby Auction Catalog link
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8299
Re: Busby Auction Catalog link
Those are very interesting points regarding the copyright on correspondence. Does that mean that to write a column like Mike Caveney's in MAGIC, he would have had to get permission from each set of descendants to reproduce those letters or does it only apply if you are selling a facsimile or transc...
- July 14th, 2017, 7:53 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Busby Auction Catalog link
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8299
Re: Busby Auction Catalog link
I believe the copyright of unpublished works (including letters) lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years and would belong the the estate or closet relatives after their death.
- June 15th, 2017, 8:08 am
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: New Alexa skill "Magic History"
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15491
Re: New Alexa skill "Magic History"
I searched the Alexa skills looking for new magic related ones.
I updated http://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php ... exa_Skills with what I found.
I've not try them all yet, but some look interesting.
I updated http://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php ... exa_Skills with what I found.
I've not try them all yet, but some look interesting.
- May 30th, 2017, 3:45 pm
- Forum: Convention Reports
- Topic: Magic Collectors Weekend
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10486
- May 3rd, 2017, 12:54 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Magiro Close-Up Props inventor
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7165
- May 1st, 2017, 7:05 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Winding up the deck
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6612
Re: Winding up the deck
Described and attributed to George Coon in New Phoenix, page 106
- April 4th, 2017, 9:04 am
- Forum: Mentalism & Mental Magic
- Topic: 101 Deck
- Replies: 19
- Views: 16308
Re: 101 Deck
The "1-0-1" name comes from a simple description of the deck: One force card, one null, one force card..."
More history at: http://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php ... 1-0-1_Deck
More history at: http://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php ... 1-0-1_Deck
- March 13th, 2017, 5:45 pm
- Forum: Platform & Stage Magic
- Topic: Harbin: Eight inches of thread
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7335
Re: Harbin: Eight inches of thread
Will Dexter describes how to tie someone up with "nine inches of button thread" in "Secrets of The Conjurer's Craft" (c. 1955) which was republished as "This Is Magic: Secrets of the Conjurer's Craft" (1958). He also states in there: "Houdini used to say there was ...
- February 2nd, 2017, 3:17 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Okito boxes
- Replies: 34
- Views: 14027
Re: Okito boxes
Joe Naud wrote:
Does anyone have contact information for Craig? I did a google search but came up empty trying to find how to order boxes.
Thanks, Joe
Try his Google+ page https://plus.google.com/102618863123713149123
- January 21st, 2017, 11:22 am
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: New Alexa skill "Magic History"
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15491
Re: New Alexa skill "Magic History"
My quick attempt at programming an Alexa skill to send 2 person codes. Getting an Alexa skill "certified" by Amazon can be tricky because they are very picky about how skills interact with the user. They have a very specific "voice style guide" you must follow to pass their certi...
- January 17th, 2017, 9:00 pm
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: New Alexa skill "Magic History"
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15491
Re: New Alexa skill "Magic History"
I have the bare bones idea coded for performing a 2 person code with playing cards, with Alexa. It's based on Harry Lorayne's idea called "Codecto" in Apocalypse Vol. 11 No. 2 (Feb. 1988). If anyone with an Alexa device that would like to help me flesh this idea out as something that could...
- January 9th, 2017, 10:54 pm
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: New Alexa skill "Magic History"
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15491
Re: New Alexa skill "Magic History"
Brad, been playing with an idea of using a.2 person code for playing cards.
Ian, let us know when the skill is ready.
Ian, let us know when the skill is ready.
- January 9th, 2017, 7:28 am
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: New Alexa skill "Magic History"
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15491
Re: New Alexa skill "Magic History"
Thanks
Some people were having trouble with the link on mobile devices. Here is a better link to the Alexa Skill: https://www.amazon.com/Joseph-Pecore-Ma ... B01N0C2BK8
Some people were having trouble with the link on mobile devices. Here is a better link to the Alexa Skill: https://www.amazon.com/Joseph-Pecore-Ma ... B01N0C2BK8
- January 7th, 2017, 7:49 am
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: New Alexa skill "Magic History"
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15491
Re: New Alexa skill "Magic History"
I wanted to learn how to program something a bit more interactive. So now you can have Alexa help you with practicing the Si Stebbins or Eight Kings stack Alexa will say the name of a random card and ask you what is the next card in the stack sequence (until you say stop) * User: Ask Magic History t...
- January 3rd, 2017, 3:40 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Royal road to card magic
- Replies: 212
- Views: 96398
Re: Royal road to card magic
Hi, I have been doing some light research on The Royal Road To Card Magic and my understanding is that the book was published in 1947. The book was being advertised in december 1947 in the Sphinx (if i am remembering correctly). I wonder if someone has a picture of the cover of the first edition th...
- January 3rd, 2017, 7:04 am
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: New Alexa skill "Magic History"
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15491
Re: New Alexa skill "Magic History"
Latest version was approved by Amazon. Two new features added. * Daily dose of magic Get the events that happened today, the daily quote and a random genii cover all in one command. * Brainstorm a new card effect I wanted something a bit more substantial to try and code, so I decided on this. Alexa ...
- January 1st, 2017, 1:13 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Paul Gertner - handling for Vanishing Deck
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1439
Re: Paul Gertner - handling for Vanishing Deck
Hey everyone, I am trying to track down Paul Gertner's handling for the Rob Bromley (Ultra Slim) Vanishing Deck. Does anyone know where he may have taught this? I have sent him an email. But thought I will ask here in case I don't get a response. Cheers! Joe It may have been called "Firecracke...
- December 30th, 2016, 10:49 pm
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: New Alexa skill "Magic History"
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15491
Re: New Alexa skill "Magic History"
Hey, Joe... Just wanted to let you know how much I am enjoying this. I start each day with a little history and a quote. Nicely done, sir! Looking forward to future developments. Great! Been thinking of creating a Flash Briefing version, so you add to your daily news there too. For now, you might l...
- December 23rd, 2016, 4:32 pm
- Forum: Reference Room
- Topic: Need Reference: impromptu one way back - white borders
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7853
Re: Need Reference: impromptu one way back - white borders
Move a Card in Cunning Card Miracles by Jerry Mentzer
- December 20th, 2016, 6:48 pm
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: New Alexa skill "Magic History"
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15491
Re: New Alexa skill "Magic History"
Finally had some time to make some updates to the "Ask Magic History" Alexa skill. You can now "Ask Magic History" for: * The magic quote of the day * What the cover of Genii magazine was for a particularly month/year. More info at: http://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=A...
- December 17th, 2016, 8:21 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Introducing The Throwing Card Blog
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1528
- December 1st, 2016, 5:23 pm
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: New Alexa skill "Magic History"
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15491
Re: New Alexa skill "Magic History"
I started listing some here http://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php ... exa_Skills
- November 29th, 2016, 3:48 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Spike in magicpedia traffic after Penn and Teller episodes
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5898
Re: Spike in magicpedia traffic after Penn and Teller episodes
Latest hot topics on MagicPedia in the last two weeks: http://www.geniimagazine.com/magicpedia/Out-to-Lunch http://geniimagazine.com/magicpedia/Bullet_Catch http://www.geniimagazine.com/magicpedia/Daniel_Garcia http://www.geniimagazine.com/magicpedia/Vanni_Bossi http://www.geniimagazine.com/magicped...
- November 25th, 2016, 4:24 pm
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: New Alexa skill "Magic History"
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15491
Re: New Alexa skill "Magic History"
Evan Shuster wrote:I just enabled the skill and played with it a bit. Good fun! Well done, Joe!
You are the first person to let me know it's actually working. Thanks!
- November 25th, 2016, 2:18 pm
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: New Alexa skill "Magic History"
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15491
Re: New Alexa skill "Magic History"
Here is the directly link to the skill for Alexa users: http://alexa.amazon.com/spa/index.html# ... B01N0C2BK8
- November 25th, 2016, 2:17 pm
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: New Alexa skill "Magic History"
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15491
Re: New Alexa skill "Magic History"
If people actually find it useful, I'd like to change it to "Ask MagicPedia".
But they want me to provide documentation demonstrating that I have the right to use the trademark “Magicpedia”. The documentation must be a confirmation letter from the intellectual property rights holder.
But they want me to provide documentation demonstrating that I have the right to use the trademark “Magicpedia”. The documentation must be a confirmation letter from the intellectual property rights holder.
- November 25th, 2016, 10:40 am
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: New Alexa skill "Magic History"
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15491
Re: New Alexa skill "Magic History"
Joe, I'm not familiar with Alexa. Is it possible to ask, "Who invented the Brainwave Deck," etc? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Echo Not with this skill, but I've been tinkering adding "Alexa: Ask Magic Pedia about The Brainwave Deck" and have it reply back with the summar...
- November 25th, 2016, 7:23 am
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: New Alexa skill "Magic History"
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15491
New Alexa skill "Magic History"
If you have an Amazon Echo device (or one of the latest Fire tablets), I created an Alexa skill called "Magic History (a magicpedia fan)". Once you find it and enable it, you can ask "Magic History" what happened on a specific date in history. It will retrieve the events from Mag...
- October 19th, 2016, 7:31 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: A Tale of Multimedia Angst
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6879
Re: A Tale of Multimedia Angst
Would the limited edition hardback purchasers get a free e-book version?
- October 13th, 2016, 7:17 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Mesika v. Penguin
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3602
Re: Mesika v. Penguin
But it does surprise me a little that the US trademark office would give a trademark on a generic and descriptive term like that. After all these are indeed loops and anybody would describe them as such. Usually the trademark office does not grant trademarks on such words because strictly speaking ...