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- November 8th, 2009, 11:53 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Mulholland's CIA Manual
- Replies: 28
- Views: 6979
Re: Mulholland's CIA Manual
The CIA provided me with both full documents in 2003. There seemed no reason to publish the complete "Some Operational Applications of the Art of Deception" once Richard had published the vast majority of the text from the Christopher collection version. The "Recognition Signals"...
- November 8th, 2009, 10:46 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: 2009 Los Angeles Conference on Magic History
- Replies: 49
- Views: 15381
Re: 2009 Los Angeles Conference on Magic History
Was there a featured reproduction of a classic illusion this year? The Eidophuikon, Robert-Houdin's Miraculous Orange Tree, Devant's disappearing lady "Beau Brocade"; the Houdini/Morritt vanishing lady "Goodbye Winter," Paul Valadon's vanishing lady "Well, I'm...!" and...
- November 8th, 2009, 9:59 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Mulholland's CIA Manual
- Replies: 28
- Views: 6979
Re: Mulholland's CIA Manual
I thought of you when we were chatting because we discussed the fact that they had all of the illustrations redone because they were so poor in the copy of the original which was available. I'll be interested to hear how they stand up to comparison from someone who has both. The CIA provided me the...
- November 8th, 2009, 9:49 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Mulholland's CIA Manual
- Replies: 28
- Views: 6979
Re: Mulholland's CIA Manual
I find the claim that Keith Melton & Robert Wallace "discovered" the manual in 2007 a bit bizarre. As has been noted, years of research and a number of Freedom of Information Act requests yielded a heavily redacted version of Mulholland's work a decade ago...and it -- along with scores...
- November 30th, 2008, 6:53 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Which Issue?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1925
Re: Which Issue?
Thank you, Joe. This is very helpful. In the past, when I sent my Genii's off the the binder at the end of year, I would just have a pocket placed in the front and/or rear to hold such freebies. Paper supplements were simply bound-in. For this year's volume, I'm having pages with pockets inserted be...
- November 29th, 2008, 8:28 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Which Issue?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1925
- November 29th, 2008, 7:33 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Which Issue?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1925
Which Issue?
With which issue of Genii was the Alakazam magic catalogue dvd included? Thanks.
- February 7th, 2008, 5:36 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Remembering Doug.
- Replies: 61
- Views: 11842
Re: Remembering Doug.
The DVD is indeed different in many respects than the Broadway production -- not just cast, but its effects and songs as well (you can read a rather lengthy review and comparison in the October 2001 issue of Genii). But as I noted in that article, while we can't go back to 1974 again, it's nice to b...
- February 7th, 2008, 12:14 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: 10 VERY best you've ever seen
- Replies: 78
- Views: 16195
Re: 10 VERY best you've ever seen
Or we now know the answer to the question "Do the sprits return?" Robert-Houdin died in 1871.Originally posted by Jonathan Townsend:
Probably also have remarkable longevity to have seen Karl Germaine, J.E. Robert-Houdin and those guys work.
- February 7th, 2008, 6:23 am
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: 10 VERY best you've ever seen
- Replies: 78
- Views: 16195
Re: 10 VERY best you've ever seen
10. Harry Blackstone Jr. 9. Fred Kaps 8. Fu Manchu (David Bamberg) 7. Slydini 6. Rene Levand 5. Tommy Wonder 4. Doug Henning 3. Harry Blackstone Sr. 2. Richiardi And #1 was the magician whose name I long ago forgot (if I ever knew it) who came to my sixth grade class and not only enchanted and mysif...
- January 19th, 2008, 4:44 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: How do you store your Genii?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5872
Re: How do you store your Genii?
Yes, beginning with Volume 66, I have had to have each year bound in two volumes of six issues each as well.
- January 18th, 2008, 11:20 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Listing of Genii Inserts etc?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3313
Re: Listing of Genii Inserts etc?
Thank you, Joe. This is very helpful for those of us endeavoring to keep complete files.Originally posted by Joe Pecore:
Sure. I'll take a stab at it:
http://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php/Genii_Inserts
- January 18th, 2008, 8:51 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: How do you store your Genii?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5872
Re: How do you store your Genii?
I have a complete file of Genii. At the end of each year, I have that year's volume bound in black buckram...and have pockets/sleeves added to the inside covers to hold any inserts/ephemera/cds etc that might have accompanied any of those 12 issues. By the way, I use Wert Bookbinding in Allentown, P...
- January 18th, 2008, 8:14 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Listing of Genii Inserts etc?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3313
Listing of Genii Inserts etc?
Is there a listing of the inserts/cd's etc that have been included with Genii during the past four years?
- January 18th, 2008, 8:03 am
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Help Identify This Quotation
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1507
Re: Help Identify This Quotation
For some reason, this inquiry reminded me of a passage from W. Somerset Maugham's Mr. Know All:
"Do you like card tricks?"
"No, I hate card tricks," I answered.
"Well, I`ll just show you this one."
He showed me three.
"Do you like card tricks?"
"No, I hate card tricks," I answered.
"Well, I`ll just show you this one."
He showed me three.
- January 11th, 2008, 8:13 am
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Ricciardi Jr Buzz Saw Illusion
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3449
Re: Ricciardi Jr Buzz Saw Illusion
Showtime. Premiered November 5, 1979.Originally posted by J Fox:
[QB] (HBO/Showtime?) "Chamber of Horrors" - hosted by Vincent Price - in the early-mid 1980's.
- January 1st, 2008, 3:45 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Happy New Year from the Folks at Genii!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1079
Re: Happy New Year from the Folks at Genii!
Thank you, Richard, though instead of 2008, I tend to think of the year as Genii Volume 71. :)
- November 29th, 2007, 3:29 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: In Search of Magazines...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 664
Re: In Search of Magazines...
The above post has now been updated to reflect my current needs. I am most appreciative of those Forum members who helped secure previous items that I have now managed to remove from the list.
- November 25th, 2007, 6:29 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: Paris for collectors?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1174
- November 22nd, 2007, 2:07 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: In Search of Magazines...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 664
In Search of Magazines...
I am in search of the following magic magazines: CENTIPEDE Volume 3 Number 2 October 1995 DEMON TELEGRAPH Number 4/5 November/December 1933 GOLDSTON'S MAGICAL QUARTERLY Volume 6 Numbers 3 and 4 MAGICOL (New Series) 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 MODERN MAGI Volume 9 Number 6 PALLBEARERS V...
- November 19th, 2007, 7:32 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Hooker Card Rise
- Replies: 212
- Views: 69921
- November 19th, 2007, 10:41 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Hooker Card Rise
- Replies: 212
- Views: 69921
Re: Hooker Card Rise
Originally posted by cbusch: I took that picture from an article about Hooker. From what I understand it is the same one that John was using. Here's an interesting question - did John always put the houlette in the exact same place on the table. Of course that still wouldn't explain the book on the...
- November 17th, 2007, 12:01 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Hooker Card Rise
- Replies: 212
- Views: 69921
Re: Hooker Card Rise
Originally posted by Chris Aguilar: Do the cards only rise within the glass dome? Or is that the "challenge version" after they cleanly rise from an uncovered deck? They rise while uncovered by the dome, when the bottom (inside) of the houlette is covered by a playing card, when the houle...
- November 17th, 2007, 4:47 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Hooker Card Rise
- Replies: 212
- Views: 69921
Re: Hooker Card Rise
You should know that the cards never appear to waver, tilt or shimmy on their ascent or descent under the dome...as might be expected if they were being raised by a thread.
Keep in mind that the bear's head levitates as well under a separate glass dome.
Keep in mind that the bear's head levitates as well under a separate glass dome.
- November 14th, 2007, 5:08 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Hooker Card Rise
- Replies: 212
- Views: 69921
Re: Hooker Card Rise
A clever approach using pneumatic power to cause the rear most card to rise from a houlette.Originally posted by Richard Kaufman:
What is the Abbott's "Nu-Power Card Rise"?
- November 13th, 2007, 7:59 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Hooker Card Rise
- Replies: 212
- Views: 69921
Re: Hooker Card Rise
Originally posted by Mark Collier: I didn't get to see it but is everyone convinced that the card that rises is indeed from the borrowed deck? I could imagine a gap in the borrowed deck that would allow a stranger card to be pushed up from below. If only the face showed...you get the idea. It was s...
- November 13th, 2007, 11:28 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Hooker Card Rise
- Replies: 212
- Views: 69921
Re: Hooker Card Rise
Interesting that Jim has repeatedly noted that the secret lies in a principle of magic rather than one of science...if you believe him. :)
John...did you not see the fleas in Miltiades fur?
John...did you not see the fleas in Miltiades fur?
- November 13th, 2007, 11:19 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Hooker Card Rise
- Replies: 212
- Views: 69921
Re: Hooker Card Rise
Carlo -- Have you ever tried to use a Neyhart houlette? Or ever found one that could work consistently...even with each of the 52 cards carefully idexed and in new condition...let alone with the precision that is required for some of the Hooker effects?
- November 13th, 2007, 7:10 am
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: History - Carl Brema
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1293
- November 13th, 2007, 7:08 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Pete Biro had a stroke
- Replies: 97
- Views: 10774
- November 12th, 2007, 5:52 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Hooker Card Rise
- Replies: 212
- Views: 69921
Re: Hooker Card Rise
It was a wonderful experience...not because it had not been seen in over a decade, not because it is unlikely to be seen again, and not because it mystified some of the finest thinkers in magic today. It was wonderful because for twenty-five minutes we were back in Dr. Hooker's little theater in Bro...
- April 7th, 2007, 4:39 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: Connie Haden, PaulFox, Tayade Cups on eBay
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1014
Re: Connie Haden, PaulFox, Tayade Cups on eBay
Just a reminder that the auctions on these cups are closing today,
- March 31st, 2007, 7:52 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: Connie Haden, PaulFox, Tayade Cups on eBay
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1014
Connie Haden, PaulFox, Tayade Cups on eBay
I have just listed a very rare set of Connie Haden brass cups, a set of the very scarce and original Model #1 Paul Fox/Danny Dew cups, and a set of exquisite early Tayade Western style cups on eBay. Enjoy! <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfrppZ50QQfsooZ2QQfsopZ2QQrdZ0Q...
- January 13th, 2007, 4:48 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: eBay: Bob Kohler's Ultimate 3 Fly
- Replies: 1
- Views: 513
- January 6th, 2007, 2:50 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: eBay: Bob Kohler's Ultimate 3 Fly
- Replies: 1
- Views: 513
- December 22nd, 2006, 12:29 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: eBay: Collected Works of Alex Elmsley: vol ONE, vol TWO.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 827
- December 15th, 2006, 6:23 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: eBay: Collected Works of Alex Elmsley: vol ONE, vol TWO.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 827
- December 11th, 2006, 4:54 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: WANTED - Silver Cups (Brett Sherwood)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 444
- December 10th, 2006, 6:33 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: Spectacular Cups on eBay
- Replies: 1
- Views: 458
- December 9th, 2006, 9:09 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: Magician's Road to Fame on eBay
- Replies: 1
- Views: 471