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Richard Hatch

James Alan noted today on the Cafe: We are pleased to announce that The Magic of Johnny Thompson is now sold out, and officially out of print. Although individual dealers may still have individual copies in stock, so if you look quickly you may still be able to get one. Because of the size of the b...

Richard Hatch

Magic and gambling collector Tom Blue has posted a video championing a candidate for Erdnase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ol6T_Ne35U& I am sure that William Symes Andrews has been proposed before. I believe that Todd Karr explored W. S. Andrews some years ago. I had also been told that Al ...

Richard Hatch

Magic and gambling collector Tom Blue has posted a video championing a candidate for Erdnase:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ol6T_Ne35U&

Richard Hatch

Here's a link to a CBC interview with the Amazing Johnathan about his life in conjunction with a film about him to debut in Vancouver this Saturday: https://tinyurl.com/yar3527y Here's a link to the film debut with more info and an amazing poster: http://www.jflnorthwest.com/2018-film-festival-lineu...

Richard Hatch

The Geffen Playhouse in LA, which has hosted "Ricky Jay and his 52 Assistants" (2006 & 2008) and "Rogue's Gallery" (2010), Derek DelGaudio and Helder Guimarães' "Nothing to Hide" (2012), and more recently DelGaudio's "In & Of Itself" (2016), has announ...

Richard Hatch

Short interview and a nice video clip of Alain Nu performing an ACAAN for Washington Post reporters:
https://tinyurl.com/y7jotkrp

Richard Hatch

I heard a promo this morning on the local NPR affiliate saying that Derek DelGaudio would be the guest on this weekend's broadcast. Looks like the live event was last Monday: https://www.nprpresents.org/event/ask-me-another-in-brooklyn-ny-14/ Check your local NPR affliate for broadcast times. For mi...

Richard Hatch

Wow, Jonathan Neal's article detailing his handling of the classic "Egg on Fan" is easily worth the price of a year's subscription to anyone interested in this feat! Looking forward to his future installments as well. Thanks!

Richard Hatch

Definitely, the republication of the material, both by Magico Magazine (with Bob Lund's index) and later the beautiful and greatly expanded edition by Todd Karr's Miracle Factory, made the original magazine version less "in demand", since the information was then readily available. Both th...

Richard Hatch

Great to see David nail the Unshuffled routine. He also has the best presentation for this trick I have seen. David's handling and presentation is great, but I think this version by the great Juan Tamariz is the best "unshuffled" presentation I have ever seen, framed as an homage to Georg...

Richard Hatch

This Google Talk video was posted in December 2015, but I only just ran across it and don't believe the link has been posted here previously (if it was, worth re-posting for others who might have missed it!). Wonderful performances by the great David Williamson and mentalist Colin Cloud followed by ...

Richard Hatch

Francis Menotti is listed as the "Magic Consultant" for 9 episodes, so that bodes well for the magic end of things.

Richard Hatch

Thanks for bringing that to our attention, it does look interesting. The Introduction by John McLaughlin, former director of the CIA and a proficient magician, is available to read as a preview of the book on the amazon site and makes extensive references to magic, calling Whaley's books the espiona...

Richard Hatch

It prevented the situation where he sits at a gambling table, introduces himself as E.S. Andrews, and is immediately associated with the book. I have played poker five days a week for over ten years and not once has anyone ever introduced themselves by anything other than their first name. I'm not ...

Richard Hatch

jkeyes1000 wrote:In cases like this, the author wished to remain pseudonymous...

I'm not convinced we know this about the author's wishes.

Richard Hatch

Here are two general public books that might be of interest: https://www.amazon.com/Bandit-Secret-Has-Two-Faces/dp/3791355643/ by Derek DelGaudio and Glenn Kaino, with contributions by Teller, Ricky Jay, David Blaine, etc. https://www.amazon.com/Here-Real-Magic-Magicians-Search/dp/163286424X/ by Nat...

Richard Hatch

This is a good book about him, which includes references to his magic:
https://www.amazon.com/Many-Lives-Endfield-Blacklist-Wisconsin/dp/0299303748/

Richard Hatch

Quick Facts for James M (W) Andrews: Scott Edward Lane's Candidate for S. W. Erdnase 9. His family was related to the Milton Franklin Andrews family. 10. His business associate, co-owner of the casino and family relative was related to Eva Howard, the woman killed by Milton Franklin Andrews. 11. Hi...

Richard Hatch

Lance Burton!

Richard Hatch

Gabe Fajuri's Quicker than the Eye website has a rare book section:
https://quickerthantheeye.com/ and his auction company, Potter & Potter frequently features rare magic books in its auctions:
https://www.potterauctions.com/

Richard Hatch

The true mystery in the world is the visible, not the invisible. Oscar Wilde http://www.swerdnase.net Any Questions? Scott, thanks for sharing your research. Some very interesting stuff. A couple of quick questions: You mention that your great aunt, Edna Galloway, gave you the "Erdnase artifac...

Richard Hatch

Potter & Potter sold a moderately rough condition 1st edition copy today, for $5k plus bidder's premium. And another copy sold on eBay today for less that 1/10 that price! Someone's getting a nice Christmas present (not me, alas!): https://www.ebay.com/itm/True-first-printing-of-Erdnase-The-Exp...

Richard Hatch

Paco Rodas is a very skilled coin magician living in Sevilla. I'm sure there are others there, and he probably knows them all. He's active on facebook and twitter and has several youtube videos. The local magic association has a website: http://www.seisevilla.com/ Here's the website of the local mag...

Richard Hatch

The seminar was great, I'm really glad I had a chance to be a part of it. It had been hoped that Juan Tamariz would be able to attend, but although he was in Madrid, he was performing nightly in a theater which required his attention (got to see his show Friday night. Laymen like him as much as we d...

Richard Hatch

While looking at the "Technical Terms" section, I noticed that all the terms except "Filet Card" are still in general use. Was that term originated by Erdnase? Does anyone else use it, before or after? Say, this is quite an interesting observation and one I don't believe has bee...

Richard Hatch

While looking at the "Technical Terms" section, I noticed that all the terms except "Filet Card" are still in general use. Was that term originated by Erdnase? Does anyone else use it, before or after? Say, this is quite an interesting observation and one I don't believe has bee...

Richard Hatch

I'm not sure that it has much bearing on the current Edwards/Erdnase/Gallaway discussion, but I'll throw out as a point of possible interest that Ike Morgan, who in 1900 did the "over 50 original pen-and-ink illustrations" in Jack Pots is mentioned several times in the McKinney and Jamieso...

Richard Hatch

Started at just $1 and sold for $3,800!

Richard Hatch

"The Alabama Central Railroad was built in 1906-07" What was then the correct name for the railroad between Selma and Meridian before 1900? Or was there no railroad at all? The author uses the specifier 'old' to refer to The Alabama Central Railroad. Perhaps there was one before 1906 with...

Richard Hatch

Here's the magazine's website:
http://www.antinomymagic.com/
It says issues 15 and 16 are still to be issued and will complete the run of the magazine. If you have issue 15, then the website just hasn't been updated.

Richard Hatch

This November 9th episode of RadioLab is about a bone marrow transplant that saves Christian Magician, Jim Munroe:
http://www.radiolab.org/story/match-made-in-marrow/

Richard Hatch

Zenner's E. D. Benedict candidate does appear to be at least as strong a candidate (to me) as Edward Gallaway. He has a clear connection to McKinney (mentioned in the bankruptcy records as owing $45.85 to McKinney), clear interest and reputed ability in magic, writing skill (contributed to the Sphin...

Richard Hatch

The Dalrymple cartoon which some suppose to picture W. F. Sanders appears in the Jan 7, 1891 issue of Puck . Three weeks later is this interesting classified ad : Fine Playing Cards Mention PUCK and send ten (10) cents in stamps or coin to JOHN SEBASTIAN, Gen'l Tk't and Pass. Ag't, CHICAGO, ROCK IS...

Richard Hatch

performer wrote:Sometimes I wonder if all the Erdnase enthusiasts should all chip in and contribute a certain amount of money to a private investigative agency to delve into the matter and figure it all out!

David Alexander had been a professional private investigator at one time.

Richard Hatch

Richard -- Robert F. Foster has been proposed as a candidate, based on a perceived similarity of writing styles to Erdnase. If you accept him as "viable", then he'd certainly have some relevant skills, having written multiple books on card games, having been a member of the Parent Assembl...

Richard Hatch

Is there anyone besides Chris who thinks Gallaway is a viable candidate? I think Chris' research and arguments as laid out in detail in his Hunt for Erdnase book make Gallaway viable. He was "at the scene of the crime" (McKinney's print shop), owned a copy of the first edition, sounds (to...

Richard Hatch

Selling yet another copy of the original text with no new text ... one can only ask why. Apparently it includes some new text: "an introduction by Joe Crist". " In the introduction, Mr. Crist will disclose one of the most closely guarded revelations in the history of playing cards. K...

Richard Hatch

Looks like this Erdnase kickstarter campaign will meet its goal. Thoughts?
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/110191763/the-expert-at-the-card-table-with-photographs-from

Richard Hatch

Seems to be a simple typo, as he spells it correctly on page 192 of the original edition (in the "Acrobatic Jacks" trick explanation). Is it a typo where the typesetter accidentally substituted the "s" for the "r" or did the typesetter misread the manuscript and delibe...

Richard Hatch

could charlies be the result of someone who had heard it pronounced (char-lee-ais) but just didn't know how to spell it correctly? (char-li-es) perhaps our earth nose doesn't know how to properly parse parley vous? Seems to be a simple typo, as he spells it correctly on page 192 of the original edi...

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