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Brad Henderson

I’d love to read more of tom’s insights on the actual goings on in the biz. A short but content laden weekly or bi weekly newsletter would be cool - like the old PW torch from back in the day.

Brad Henderson

Yes. Marlo provided what he called ‘authorized photocopies’. The one I had was signed by him with a note to the effect it was an authorized copy.

Brad Henderson

The price is actually kind of low. They were selling for at least $1250 a few years ago for the set. Individual issues would go for 200-350 US.

Brad Henderson

Richard Kaufman wrote:Can someone please explain to me what is going on in this thread?

Bob Farmer killed Las Vegas.

Mystery solved.

Brad Henderson

Brad Henderson

Rogers is the first to use this. Franklin V Taylor used this in his ‘peek deck’ published in the Phoenix. I wrote up a history of the early use of this principle with input by Max. I did so to set the record straight about a ‘revolutionary’ product being touted as ‘never before possible’ at the stic...

Brad Henderson

Young people like to stand at concerts of famous people. The market for world famous music acts is not the same as cirque style shows. The original article mentioned this.

Brad Henderson

Different demographics. I saw the show in NY. It was an interesting experience. Groundbreaking? There were some great moments, that’s for sure. The standing was a problem. I had just started to have back issues and I did not enjoy the show as much as I could if I hadn’t been required to stand for th...

Brad Henderson

What I find interesting is his choice of example. Fuerza Burta may have been a game changer over a decade ago. I first heard of it (or a show just like it) when it had a residency in Vegas. It closed then too. They had one in NYC which I saw. Good show. This was at least 10 years ago. Maybe longer. ...

Brad Henderson

My comment was in defense of Zoos.

Brad Henderson

Safety is relative I suppose.

How about instead we use the term, unmolested by foreign influence.

Brad Henderson

Clearly there are also institutions who are not interested in any way in the animals welfare. In an ideal world animals would have the ability to live safely in their native habitats.

We are no longer in an ideal world.

Brad Henderson

Thank you for sharing that with us Mark. I completely agree with everything you said and feel very bad for any animals forced to perform for the entertainment of humans and at the cost of their comfort and freedom to live as they are meant to live. With all of the new laws and discussions to make t...

Brad Henderson

When onstage there is a lot to process. It’s easy to miss something. In Roy’s defense here, he could have been totally engaged and observant and still miss something that might be quite obvious to someone not in the thick of the action.

Brad Henderson

Bryce Kulman is in Phoenix. I think Kenton might be as well. There is a magic club if I recall, but don’t know anything about it. Years ago there was a guy who worked as a ‘card dealer’ at Rawhide, a tourist trappy ghost town experience. went with a group in high school. Anyway, he wasn’t bad as my ...

Brad Henderson

I remember that scene from both the book and the two movies. It’s intense. But still fails to convey the feeling of being right next to a killing machine. A beautiful killing machine. But a killing machine none the less.

Brad Henderson

I never saw the point of the whole magic with big cats thing until I saw the S and R show. When they walked that animal in front of me, you FELT something - a feeling unlike any other. Years later I was at what was called a tiger rescue center in thailand. They allowed you to take photos with the an...

Brad Henderson

I should add, the idea of using stripper cards for the Monte may have been sold previously in a jumbo card version. Isn’t Meir’s version striped ?

Though I must ask, if this product is intended for fresh faced children and arthritic old duffers, why is it being marketed as the ‘Pro’ version?

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Kent, no one liked the ‘wonky’ sleight you spoke of. It’s why most magicians stopped doing the trick. Many have tried various work arounds. The double I suggest gets the job done and is no more difficult than most moves already in the tool box of most intermediate magicians. My comment is directed a...

Brad Henderson

I worked out a version with stripped cards that made the whole thing self working.

Brad Henderson

Just do a double turnover of the top and bottom cards. It’s not that difficult.

Brad Henderson

Don’t forget the extra 3% if paid with credit card and an additional 3 if the bid was placed through live auctioneers. It all adds up pretty quickly.

Brad Henderson

Haven’t been able to see it yet, but everyone I know (including those often critical of Blaine) who have seen it says it’s really great.

Brad Henderson

Hi, Max. I am referring specifically to the subtlety. I learned it from an entry in Magick that was attributed to Ray. When I went back to find it, I couldn’t (and didn’t recall the name associated with it.). I found one of your pieces in that magazine using it and while it didn’t seem to be the tri...

Brad Henderson

Thank you so much for the very kind words. There are, however, two credits that I botched. First, the author of the book Influence is ROBERT Cialdini, not james. Second, I tried to find the credit for the dealing subtlety in the birthday diary which I use. I went back to the source from which I lear...

Brad Henderson

I love paul but free flight is hardly and advancement or improvement of either the sympathetic coins or matrix.

Brad Henderson

What did paul Harris add to the effect?

Brad Henderson

As there were only 7 or 8 awards given at the early Oscars, perhaps splitting the acting category into genders allowed for a greater number of people who could be recognized. This is a reasonable conclusion since Chaplin was up for three awards for the same movie and they removed him from the runnin...

Brad Henderson

Brad, I have read many of your posts on this and other threads. You seem to love stirring things up. I have seen you given a time out and admonished to cool it. I think now is one of those times. I think I made many valid points. Many of which neither you nor Peter chose to address. You both picked...

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But you do need to know how many cards were taken in the first cut. This is accomplished by having the cards spread in front of the spectator. You can do it or they can do it.

Brad Henderson

The ehlers version does NOT require a marked pack. It takes a single peek of the remaining talon as you demonstrate/ask them to shuffle the cards.

Brad Henderson

Steve Ehlers has a three phase routine published in Las Vegas Kardma by Ackerman. Set up is as you described. As you stated three packets are cut, face card noted, and then shuffled First phase you fan the cards to spectator one and deduce the card. Second phase you tell spectator 3 their card witho...

Brad Henderson

Not true, you just don't agree. I pointed out "Cardman" refers to a man who uses cards, specializes in card magic, etc. There is value in calling him out as a man and it means no offense to women either by exclusion or derisiveness. Intent matters. RK is not sexist as far as I know. Some ...

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@Brad; reasons include (but who's to decide upon validity?) inertia, habit, change provoked by outside interests taken as affront, unwillingness to participate in (what's the opposite of woke?) political correctness... Maybe other places, other peoples, other cultures have some useful terms we can ...

Brad Henderson

It would be helpful if those determined to hang on to the past had a valid reason - or hell, ANY reason for doing so. As of yet, none have been offered. Not true, you just don't agree. I pointed out "Cardman" refers to a man who uses cards, specializes in card magic, etc. There is value i...

Brad Henderson

It would be helpful if those determined to hang on to the past had a valid reason - or hell, ANY reason for doing so.

As of yet, none have been offered.

Brad Henderson

1) if attached to a name, ‘cardman’ offers no additional information not already conveyed by the name - in all but rare situations. 2) ‘cardman’ as a concept is more than just a male who handles cards. It speaks to a condition of recognized expertise. This expertise can be achieved, in theory, by an...

Brad Henderson

Leonard Hevia wrote:
Brad Henderson wrote:And we haven’t defined far fetched.

Far-fetched: unlikely and unconvincing; implausible.

Implausible, no.

Unlikely, yes.

Unconvincing, definitely

Brad Henderson

So all curious people are curious about card tricks? Enough to study them?

The key word is assumption. And we haven’t defined far fetched. Is it possible? Yes? Is it likely?

I see no evidence for that.

Brad Henderson

This assumes that the trick was conveyed to him via print and not as part of an oral tradition. I have encounter many people who know a version of the mutus nomen trick who have never seen a magic book in their lives. Card tricks are like jokes - they get passed around from person to person. Knowing...

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