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David Kaplan

We briefly thought about a special moment for our wedding : All butterfly wedding packages include individual Origami folded release envelopes with a short imprint and your choice of envelope color. The individual release envelopes can be handed out to your guest so they can each release a butterfly...

David Kaplan

The Cabot Theatre in Beverly, MA was home to Le Grand David and His Spectacular Magic Company for 35 years. The theater has since gone through major renovations and upgrades and is now (CO-VID aside) a venue for music, comedy and movies. The Cabot turns 100 this December, and is celebrating with a f...

David Kaplan

Alfred's index (see his post earlier in this thread) is a fantastic resource that deserves to be better known. Many thanks to Alfred for making this available!

David Kaplan

I'm happy to report that the silence has broken. Looks like the puzzles will be shipping over the next couple of months.

David Kaplan

Does anyone have any news about Simon Coronel or his Magic Puzzle Kickstarter project? I was one of over 62,000 backers who pledged a total of nearly $3.5M for his intriguing jigsaw puzzles. See: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/magicpuzzlecompany/magic-puzzles/description The Kickstarter page i...

David Kaplan

Well, yes... I guess that would work!

David Kaplan

I have a Tango folding quarter; the kind with an internal band. As I was working to extract the old band, one piece of the coin split in half.

Can anyone suggest the best way to reattach the two halves without adding thickness to the piece that won't match the rest of the coin?

Thanks!

David Kaplan

Author John Zubrzycki ( Empire of Enchantment: The Story of Indian Magic ) and Sydney magician Adam Mada have created a GoFundMe project to help India's Kathputli Colony magician families survive the COVID crisis which has stopped the street performances that provide their livelihood. Please join me...

David Kaplan

Back in 1998 the museum had a wonderful exhibit, "The Imagery of Illusion", curated by Ricky Jay. See this article from Harvard Magazine: https://harvardmagazine.com/1999/01/magic.html

David Kaplan

The Eye in the March 2020 issue of Genii reported on two magic-related movies that were to have premiered at the SXSW festival in Austin this month.

With the festival canceled, are there any updates on when we might now see Derek Delgaudio's In & Of Itself or Erika Larsen's M for Magic?

David Kaplan

30% price drop! Now $70 including shipping in the USA.

David Kaplan

This collection of magic-related comic books comprises: 1. Steranko, Graphic Prince of Darkness - A comic book autobiography with double gatefold cover in full color (Mint) 2. Rudy Coby, Labman (Mint in protective sleeve) 3-5. Spellgame #1, #2, #3 (All mint) 6. Penn Jillette, The Adventures of Rheum...

David Kaplan

Nearly hidden in Paco Nagata's signature is a wonderful gift. He offers us a very well-written 554 page ebook that is thoughtful and passionate. His book deserves careful attention by all card magicians, both amateur and professional. "The Passion of an Amateur Card Magician" https://bit.l...

David Kaplan

Brad: Do you have any pointers on where to locate the Jonathan Neal manuscript? A Google search didn't turn up any results. Thanks -- David

David Kaplan

Brad Jeffers wrote:I'm kind of surprised that no one has outed Andy's identity.

I think I've figured it out... magicfish is Andy. Just stirring up trouble, and sitting back laughing.

David Kaplan

It's not April 1st is it?

4 bucks from Penguin: http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/S22530 . That's just $2 for each of the two required cards!

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...

David Kaplan

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...

David Kaplan

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.

David Kaplan

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

David Kaplan

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...

David Kaplan

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...

David Kaplan

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 ...

David Kaplan

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...

David Kaplan

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

David Kaplan

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?

David Kaplan

Crashed my iPhone 5s.

David Kaplan

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-...

David Kaplan

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...

David Kaplan

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

David Kaplan

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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