The Genii Forum

Steve Bryant

Yet another Mamet contribution:

http://www.threepennyreview.com/samples/mamet_su19.html

Nice gag at the end.

Steve Bryant

Vernon describes the Houdini incident in his own words in The Vernon Touch, pp 187-189. He dates it to Chicago, 1919, though David Ben's research may be more accurate than Vernon's memory.

In both accounts, Ben's and Vernon's, the card is placed second from the top, not in the middle.

Steve Bryant

I don't think Tom fooled Teller if Teller had read the routine in Genii. "Quantum Logic" May 2014. Otherwise, i think he fooled the boys badly. The devil is in the details, and I don't think even Teller could have doped out the minute construction of the drawer boxes ( a new invention) or ...

Steve Bryant

Add Ricky Jay to the list of performers of classics.

Steve Bryant

I missed the convention but learned a lot from Scott Wells daily podcasts.

Steve Bryant

I discussed this with my wife at lunch. She recommends that you bake the potato first!

Steve Bryant

Richard should love Zabrecky's experience at Disneyland. And I thought Space Mountain was terrifying before reading this ...

Steve Bryant

Let's make these clickable ... Review: http://littleegyptmagic.com/magic_april2019.html Four more tricks reviewed: http://littleegyptmagic.com/magic_may2019.html Currrent issue of Little Egypt magic: http://littleegyptmagic.com/magic.html (two Amazing Johnthan documentaries, one Rob Zabrecky lecture)

Steve Bryant

Charlie can provide details. There was a problem at the printer, but it has been settled.

Review: littleegyptmagic.com/magic_april2019.html

Four more tricks reviewed: littleegyptmagic.com/magic_may2019.html

Currrent issue of Little Egypt magic: littleegyptmagic.com/magic.html

Steve Bryant

Sounds like a terrific presentation for the Genii convention.

Steve Bryant

Super creepy! Thanks!

Steve Bryant

The Mental Pictoria deck is probably the best, but not available that I can find. Once a Nelson Enterprises staple. 30 symbols.

Steve Bryant

"Hi Steve: Since I always find your comments rewarding I tried the link to the review and it took me to one of your reviews that mentioned Gardner in passing, but not to the review of the book in question. I look forward to reading your comments on it." Thanks. I had trouble finding it mys...

Steve Bryant

Todd has never lost my trust. Fortunately, as I explained in my review of the Gardner book http://littleegyptmagic.com/magic_november2015.html I never positioned myself to suffer disappointment. Just lucky in this case. Todd's books, including the Gardner, are among the favorites in my library, and ...

Steve Bryant

Although Enigma is out of stock, you can still look over the contents at Penguin

http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/S12312

-- Steve

http://littleegyptmagic.com/mgic.html

Steve Bryant

American Lifestyle is an airline-type magazine that I get from my realtor. It is branded was though it is his magazine. You can send the magazine to your own clients by checking how at remindermedia.com. The most recent issue, Issue 95, contains a nice 4-page article about Richard Turner titled &qu...

Steve Bryant

Part One was awesome. I also enjoyed Richard's handling of the sponge bunnies.

Steve Bryant

Genii and DeLand gave us all a Merry Christmas. Thanks.

-- Steve

http://littleegyptmagic.com/magic.html

Steve Bryant

DeLand just landed in Indiana -- with a large thump! Gorgeous!

Steve Bryant

The New Yorker is making its Profile on Ricky available: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1993/04/05/secrets-of-the-magus?mbid=nl_Daily%20112518&CNDID=15956272&utm_source=nl&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20112518&utm_content=&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=Daily%201125...

Steve Bryant

Not lukewarm at all! I was extremely happy with this book. I usually try to highlight five tricks or so but found that impossible with Harry's latest. I couldn't limit my notes to only five. Indeed, looking at the review myself I was moved to spend today rehearsing a couple for any performance oppor...

Steve Bryant

Loved the book. My two cents are at Little Egypt Magic:

http://littleegyptmagic.com/magic.html

Steve Bryant

Frankly, i think it deceived you. I consider it icky to discuss Josh's method. Most of us have been in magic long enough to have an idea of what was going on. I certainly have an explanation, but don't know if it is Josh's explanation. But in "my" explanation, everyone involved except Josh...

Steve Bryant

Some of the comments here explain exactly why Josh had a spot on Fallon and forum contributors did not. Josh knew exactly what was needed, and he delivered.

Steve Bryant

The Latta book and DVD are excellent. Watching Latta's lovely Retention Vanish prompted me to dig out my promotional DVD of Mickey Silver doing his astounding Retention Vanish. Has anyone heard from Mickey lately, and whether his vanish is any closer to being released?

Steve Bryant

Thanks, Jack. I always loved that Steve Martin bit. And used to steal it.

BTW Steve and Martin Short were in town recently and just great. The live show was similar to but way better than the Netflix program.

Steve Bryant

Back in the nineties, when I started The Little Egypt Gazette, I posted a trick each month, but you had to guess the secret password to access the explanation. It was always the answer to a simple question, just to prove "you knew a little about magic." Google wasn't around yet, nor the Ma...

Steve Bryant

If you click on the Bill Malone clip at themagicwordpodcast.com, you will find Bill doing a card trick for Honor Blackman.

Steve Bryant

Check out more good news for Justin Willman:

https://www.themagicshow.com/about

Steve Bryant

Part One contains some really funny lines from Bob Lewis that you will find yourself repeating.

Steve Bryant

I posted most of my thoughts on Little Egypt Magic at the usual http://littleegyptmagic.com/magic.html

I also recommend Scott's podcasts. I found his interview with Stan Allen at the end of day 4 to be the most interesting.

Steve Bryant

Our friend and photographer extraordinaire David Linsell passed away August 11. Here's a tribute that Julie Eng posted on Magicana:

https://www.magicana.com/news/blog/davi ... -1953-2018

Steve Bryant

Thanks for that, Johathan.

This one might have looked great on Penn and Teller, especially if he didn't return for the verdict:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rALFNou60ug

Steve Bryant

The new issue contains a fine routine, Easy Poker, by David Britland. I like the use of the DF card and the strong plot. There is, I think, an even stronger version of the trick in Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations Volume 5, Nu-Way Intuitive Poker. The Trost version begins with a spectator-shuffled...

Steve Bryant

In the Day 4 podcast, Scott includes the entire Larry Haas speech to the Order of Merlin breakfast. Wisdom from Eugene Burger, worth a listen.

Steve Bryant

Love your article. You have sent me back to the Fisher bio for details.

Steve Bryant

I had nooo idea you were using a holdout. Just assumed you were a snappy dresser.

Steve Bryant

Mike Caveney wrote a really nice obit in the June MUM.

Steve Bryant

Tamariz's Close-up Rising Cards is really bothering me. Nice!

Steve Bryant

Lewis Jones has a practical version in his hardback collection Seventh Heaven, titled Calendar Card. He opens the trick with this bit of history: "The trick was invented by Ted Danson, and first appeared in The New Pentagram in March of 1970. In 1983, Danson's Diary Trick was published by Supre...

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