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David Kaplan

Check out this beautiful set of marked tarot cards from Italy's Matteo Filippini on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/471236307/readers-tarot-deck/description . The set currently includes the marked major arcana, 6 special cards (described on the Kickstarter page), and a Wild Card se...

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David Ben's Penguin Live lecture receives a well-deserved rave review for the second consecutive month!

David Kaplan

In Budapest, birthplace of Houdini, check out the House of Houdini.

Two other attractions in Budapest that aren't magic, but which most magicians would enjoy:

>>> Hungarian State Circus
>>> Pinball Museum

David Kaplan

some of the vintage footage of Blackstone, etc. is interesting That's very true. My father used to tell stories of seeing Kalanag at the Alhambra Theatre in Cape Town, South Africa. So it was interesting to see Kalanag's extended (and very leisurely) levitation sequence in Episode #2. Maybe I'll wa...

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Slow, boring, hackneyed tricks set to cheesy music and a laugh track. Watched the first two episodes, and I'm done.

David Kaplan

Great news for followers of The Jerx: Andy's latest post, Harvest Time, confirms that he'll be back for another year. Meanwhile, The Jerx Year Two still has several months to run.

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Lynx route 42 also does the run between the Florida Mall and the Orlando airport.

http://www.golynx.com/core/fileparse.php/97651/urlt/link_42.pdf

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Also good to know that there's an express bus that goes from the airport to the mall that's attached to the hotel. I took it two years ago, and it was convenient, easy and cheap. Look for Bus 111 at the Orlando airport bus stand. Fare is just $2.00; cash only. Schedule: http://www.golynx.com/plan-tr...

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I highly recommend Geoff Sobelle's HOME playing at ArtsEmerson in Boston for just this week. "On an empty stage, a house is conjured from thin air. Residents move in, move out, clean up, burn down, sweep under, paint over, fence off and move on — and all the while, they live among the traces of...

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Thanks for the reference Joe. Harbin's finesse evidently improved on Dexter by 1 inch!

David Kaplan

One of my very early magic books was Robert Harbin's, "How to be a Wizard". (Oldbourne Press, London, 1957) Harbin wrote something in a chapter on escapology that caught my attention and which puzzles me to this day: "I could teach you a way to tie up a person with eight inches of but...

David Kaplan

Two exhibitions at SFO that may be of interest to magicians: In Terminal 3 until June, 2017: "Games of Chance - Gambling Devices of the Mechanical Age" http://www.flysfo.com/museum/exhibitions/games-chance-gambling-devices-mechanical-age In Terminal 2 until May, 2017: "The Mysterious ...

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Great news: The Jerx Year Two has met its subscriber goal! Publishing begins January 9th. If you haven't yet subscribed, maybe you should: http://www.thejerx.com/blog/2016/10/30/coming-soon

-- David (No connection to Andy, or idea who he is.)

David Kaplan

Jonathan Townsend wrote:The book remains in its mailer keeping its secrets...

Funnily enough, I also resisted opening the mailer for 10 days before giving in. Echoes of Schrödinger's cat, but with a happy outcome!

David Kaplan

Ian is correct. After thinking it over, I gladly signed up to support Andy's writing. The inspiration and entertainment of his blog was easily worth the $5/week. I honestly feel I received my money's worth even before the book arrived. The book and app are fantastic and delightful bonuses. Some of y...

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It's a great story! I was told the tale by a friend who said he knew the person showing Vernon the Australian countryside. If only it were true!

http://www.snopes.com/critters/malice/kangaroo.asp

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Uber estimate is $14-$20 one way.

My Delta flight is due into MCO at 10:40am on Wednesday. Anyone arriving around that time who'd like to share a ride to the hotel?

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Crashed my iPhone 5s.

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It's out of print, but try to get a copy of "New Card Control Systems" by Joseph K. Schmidt, and published by Kaufman and Greenberg. US Toy Magic seems to have a copy: http://ustoymagic.com/new-card-control-systems-by-joseph-schmidt So does Denny & Lee: http://dennymagic.com/store/new-...

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Tom Jorgenson described a shorthand system in his manuscript, "Shaman". It's available for $2.25 on Lulu: http://www.lulu.com/shop/tom-jorgenson/ ... 45378.html . (I have no vested interest.)

David Kaplan

I tackled a "list" on my magicmatters blog... You can find it here: http://magicmatters.com/?p=174 . You mentioned the Rice Silk books as being one of two sets in a handwritten font. What's the other? There's also "Some Manuscriptricks", an interesting handwritten booklet by Hol...

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Here's what I find curious: I'm having the same problems as others have described here... But only with recent issues. No problems with the Alex Elmsley and Billy McComb issues from several years back.

David Kaplan

Richard, Please would you give us a preview of who we might see in the Genii Convention dealers room. Thanks! -- David

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It would be fascinating to know which 12 books you've decided to keep, and the reasons for your choices. -- David

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Saddened beyond words. Farewell my good friend.

David Kaplan

NPR's Radiolab has a great story about the Piddingtons this week. "You Are The Judge" features their grandson Jesse Cox, with additional comments by Jim Steinmeyer.

Listen to it here: http://www.radiolab.org/story/you-are-judge/

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Was that Bill Killip working without his lovely assistant, Steve Walker?

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Sad news. I learned my first "real" card magic from Aldo's columns in Magigram, when he was still using Fabian as his stage name.

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The old system had an RSS feed which allowed me to see new posts in Google Reader. Is there a similar feature in the new forum system?

Thanks,
David

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Translation: "Supply teacher" = "Substitute teacher"; "Still" = "Season 2".

The program is aimed at young kids. John Archer and others do magic while posing as substitute teachers.

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At Genii 75, Tomo Maeda performed and taught the exact routine described by the original poster.

David Kaplan

Steve Kradolfer: 100% ethical, smart and funny. Knowledgeable and accomplished magician. Regular performer at the Mystery Lounge in Harvard Square.

David Kaplan

I think MagicMan's "nicest guy" comment referred to RG; not to Hank.

David Kaplan

I saw Bill Wisch give his Slydini lecture when he visited Ray Goulet's Magic Art Studio last April. Mr Wisch was a student of Slydini, and the tricks he showed were excellent. Even better were his fascinating recollections and stories of the master. There was one moment in the lecture that sent shiv...

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Andrew is goading and being deliberately incendiary. I don't know about the rest of you, but I think gratuitous insults like these are really uncool and not to be condoned.

-- David

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"...people that love magic, but who are better recognized for their pursuits outside of magic."

I'd love to hear from Carl Kasell, who until recently read the news on NPR's "Morning Edition" and is now the judge on "Wait Wait - Don't Tell Me!"

David Kaplan

Is anyone else having a problem with the Genii Forum's RSS feed? It looks like it hasn't updated since June 22.

feed://www.geniimagazine.com/forums/cac ... l_rss1.xml

Thanks,
David

David Kaplan

Of course, you can still access the content on the Internet Archive here: http://web.archive.org/web/200502032144 ... ll_mag.asp

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Jews in Magic was a fascinating resource, but it hasn't been active for quite a while.

David Kaplan

Bob's stuff is always great and he's been extremely generous in his personal email exchanges with me. There's no doubt that he sometimes seems to disappear for months at a time; when orders and emails aren't promptly responded to. But check the magic bulletin boards: He always comes through in the e...

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