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Gordon Meyer

Thanks for the head's up! I enjoyed LUCAS MACKENZIE but somehow kept forgetting to pick up the other.

Gordon Meyer

I have the Lybrary edition and I'm quite pleased with the quality of the scans. I'd prefer to have paper, but lack the space for a complete file. I'd have to order a whole new bookcase.

Gordon Meyer

Altho I only have one, I've found this table mirror from Ikea to be very usable and inexpensive.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10182189/

Gordon Meyer

In the July, 1993 issue of MAGIC magazine - Michael Weber did something unusual with his product review column. Instead of reviewing the latest books - he recommended books that were published 40-50 years earlier that he felt more magicians should be familiar with. Alas, this issue is missing from ...

Gordon Meyer

Well, be sure to view it thru the cultural lens of that time period (such as you are able). What you see as a reference to Satan today might have been just been an imp to earlier folk. (Akin to a fairy or elf.) Likewise, religious viewpoints shift, and even if seen as a devil it's not necessarily tr...

Gordon Meyer

I'm not much of a coffee drinker. Are there considerations for the beverage, such as wine or soda, other than being opaque?

Gordon Meyer

I discussed this change in viewpoint with Eugene and, as I recall, there were a couple of important nuances involved. First, coming up with one's own presentation can be an obstacle, for many students, to working on the trick. If you use the creator's presentation, you can start performing it sooner...

Gordon Meyer

It appears the Arcana tarot deck might not have been mentioned yet in this thread.

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Gordon Meyer

Bob's post-sale addenda include more great material than some books do in their entirety. Thanks for the updates, sir.

Gordon Meyer

Ironically, Pogue's "missing manual" series fell into the very same Upgrade Paradox trap, eventually becoming parodies of themselves.

Gordon Meyer

I like how in the job posting there are a bunch of requirements (50 hours a week, etc) but comparatively little mention of compensation or benefits.

Gordon Meyer

I don't know if they are still available, but David Solomon's "Time Warp Wallet" is well worth looking into.

Gordon Meyer

No, just one ticket. You can transfer between terminals once you're in one.

The Ouija exhibit is fantastic. So many boards, and the text/history portions are interesting. Definitely worth perusing if you're able.

Gordon Meyer

There are fine art moving services that deal with high-value and hard to move paintings, sculptures, and so on. The poster is huge, and framed, so it seems like a logical guess.

Gordon Meyer

Maybe it was via Magicana? http://www.magicana.com/news/blog/take-two-14-daryl

Gordon Meyer

I hope that at some point you'll provide the newer issues in PDF for offline use. Look at this way, you get to sell them to me all over again if you do this.

Gordon Meyer

I rented it and watched on iPad during a recent flight. Of all the magician documentaries, I found it to the most interesting. It also had the fewest cringe-worthy moments (Jan footage notwithstanding). I recommend the movie, but I'm not sure a lay person would enjoy it as much.

Gordon Meyer

JFox wrote:Selfishly, I wish that some of Penn's "clues" would be more subtle.

The word "subtle" in reference to Penn is oxymoronic.

Gordon Meyer

Are there any plans to extend the PDF lybrary version past 2012?

Gordon Meyer

http://www.magicmagazine.com/w/legacy/ for those that don't have the link to the announcement. I guess the pledge never to resell MAGIC "in any form" precludes a bound reprint or ebook of all the issues. Hmmm, that's not my reading of the sentence. What I read is that MAGIC won't be sold ...

Gordon Meyer

This is really great. Thanks, Magicana!

Gordon Meyer

Mac users interested in this should investigate "DVDremaster". I use it to convert DVDs for watching on my iPad, but it also has settings that preserve the original format and menus.

Gordon Meyer

Funny, I devoured these books in my youth. Not saying I mastered any of it, but I worked on every routine. Then I got a copy of Harry Lorayne's Quantum Leaps and felt completely completely over my head.

Gordon Meyer

Some of my favorite books, and definitely a big influence when I was young. I'm also a bit sorry to see them come out again, but the work here by Daryl, and the great writing by Minch, do deserve a new audience.

Gordon Meyer

Or, it could have been the actor who had seen someone do that act, which he used to inform his character.

Gordon Meyer

Ha! The article's use of "Frisco" was really grating on my nerves until I realized they were talking about some town in Texas, not San Francisco. The site does a pretty good of assuming you already know where the center of the universe is.

Gordon Meyer

Good tip, thank you.

Gordon Meyer

The final issue of Antinomy?

Gordon Meyer

There's another very interesting question that's getting lost. Is it legal/ethical to resell a PDF that you have purchased? In the digital world outside of magic there is usually an agreement that would answer that question with a big fat "no" because you're technically not buying anything...

Gordon Meyer

Aha! Active Topics is in the site navigation, not the board navigation. Hidden plain sight. Thank you, Bill.
Sing along with me..."one of these things is not like the other, one of these things just doesn't belong..."

Gordon Meyer

I came here to bemoan the loss of Active Topics. But apparently it's here, just hiding. For the life of me, I can't find it. Is it a button? A word link? Where? I feel like such an old man... Thanks.

Gordon Meyer

Agreed! Steve's site is an all-time favorite with trusted reviews and news.

Gordon Meyer

I think it's fair to describe those who stick with magic after they are exposed to it as being 'called to it'. No need to get all religious about it. But I feel like that obscured my point. Call it what you want (pun intended), I feel no obligation to encourage others to learn magic. So saying that ...

Gordon Meyer

Unless your a magic dealer (or publisher), why is it a goal to attract new people to magic as a hobby? I don't understand this sentiment, outside of the obvious commercial interests. I have no desire to convince or extol the merits of the hobby/pursuit. You're either called to it, or you're not. I d...

Gordon Meyer

If someone shows an interest in magic, I'm all for leading them to water so they can drink. I disagree that's what he did with the post about one-way decks. I think our differing perspectives are that I believe one should express an interest in magic before being taught, whereas I think your perspec...

Gordon Meyer

Thanks for the clarification, Richard. I meant relatively cheaper to produce, but my preference for hardcovers is clearly showing trough.

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Gordon Meyer

I recognize that Mark is a fellow enthusiast, but I find much of his exposure to be gratuitous. For example he recently wrote about a new deck design that he really liked. Then he continued on about the principle of a one-way deck and linked to YouTube videos about it. Granted the videos already exi...

Gordon Meyer

Arcane abbreviations serve no one but the lazy writer. The point of describing a process is to educate and clarify, not obfuscate. (Professional technical writer and instructional designer, here.) --Gordon

Gordon Meyer

Quarterly #2 only started shipping in the last few days. If it's like the first issue, it will take some time to form an opinion. (And mine hasn't arrived yet.) Regarding Crescendo being a perfect bound book, I am dismayed that this might become a trend. Paul Vigil's very expensive book was also a c...

Gordon Meyer

In the 80s I worked at a magic shop that sold the DeLand Automatic Deck. The other demonstrator told me it was a marked deck and that's how we sold them, primarily to non-magicians who thought they wanted to cheat someone. One day during a lull I read the sheet and was blown away. I still have the d...

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