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Here is an update on the World Famous Austin Magic Auction. Check out the "stage" items and the book lists..... Take a look at some of the items that will be demonstrated at the World Famous Austin Magic Auction. Items are still coming in, and we expect at least 1500 items for the silent a...

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Check it out: <a class="postlink" href="http://austinmagicauction.com/">http://austinmagicauction.com/</a> If you know that our auction is the greatest day of magic demonstrations and silent-auction browsing in the world, make arrangement to come down now. If you have not attende...

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I just received my 50-year pin as a Master Mason, and all Masons I have known are good and honorable men..... I am also a Knights Templar and have never met a Knight that I do not consider my brother. Most people who know me are unaware of my Masonic affiliations, because I don't wear the jewelry mu...

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I am a Mason, but I am unaware of whether or not Tony/Thomas was a Mason .... His privacy should be respected..... I have not read Casanova's exploits since my pubescent days, and I cannot recall reading anything Masonic....Of course, I was not really looking for anything Masonic.... I also believe ...

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I have been to twenty-one countries (in back-alley clubs in many of them) and can honestly say that I do not believe that any people other than Taliban or far-right-wing Republicans would consider the video as anything other than an attractive young lady doing a pitch for magic tricks.... Take a tri...

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Curtis, nice moves. I would guess that they are but one way to affect the rise of a card in a larger Ambitious Card routine.... Your technique is fine.....Toss in some one liners or patter lines that enhance but do not detract from the display of skill... I would love to see a complete Ambitious Car...

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Up pun my word!!! Are people still using Zig Zags to roll their own? (No pun intended on roll)....... Oh, and I don't know that people used those papers....uh....I just heard it.....opie

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I used to go to Tunica every four months to gamble and met Brett Daniels and Paul Harris there. I saw Brett's show 13 times over a few years and enjoyed every one of them....His assistants/dancers did a bit called "You Can Leave Your Hat On" with a gentleman from the audience. I loved that...

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Ah, the perfect ending.....like where do you send your irritants?.....opie

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And here is the latest announcement about this groundbreaking event that invites all TAOM attendees to show us what you can do on the street. There are street performers coming from all over just to be part of this event. <a class="postlink" href="http://www.eliteemail.com/emview.cgi?c=105...

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Hey, time is running out for ninety-nine dollar rooms at TAOM 2010 and to get in on the Austin Street Magic Festival. You do not want to miss them, and both these events are going to be things that you will wish you had not missed. There is new information on the webs, so take a look: <a c...

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It is so refreshing that so many here are willing to show off your shortcomings.... tsk tsk..... There are many effects you can do sans clothing.....Detached Thumb...Arm Twister (with arm wrapped in a towel to keep blood from gushing out in the event of a bone break).....Clasped hands with turnover ...

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Sorry I missed your post....No, I do not speak Czech....Best regards.....opie

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De nada, David....

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To Akonn: ....neni zac

To David Alexander: Was referring to DB above, not you....(Cannot seem to get the message board to work)....opie

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TO: AKONN: 3. Make some copies of the movie and give a copy to all the places I listed in item 4. Work with musicians and other street performers....

This is a reply to your private message.....opie

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Akonn....I agree with everything David Alexander said above. You have a great personality (something David lacks), and the ladies like you. Try a couple of things: 1. Slow down the flourishes; make them look like the Czech ballet. 2. Go out with a hat. Toss the hat on the sidewalk and see how many t...

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Oh, and here is the latest on the first annual Austin Street Magic Festival that will kick off the the night before the TAOM convention. This is going to be big, and we encourage all who are planning to come to convention to arrive early and hop up on the stages to show us what you can do on the str...

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Folks, if you have not taken a recent look at TAOM 2010 Austin, check it out now for the latest info:

http://www.taom2010.com/

Come on down.....opie

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Jonathan Townsend wrote:Thanks, for some reason I was under the impression that a hop is a discrepant transfer action where a card or cards is swapped for others from the bottom of the pack.

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Suits me....personally, I am not a card fan.....tsk tsk...opie

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Jonathan, like Jim said, there is no hop in the move, just a table of the deck and steal of cards from the bottom as it happens...No credit or mentions sought. I was ten when I learned it and knew that my dad's gambler friends did not invent it.... I doubt if they knew who Leipzig was, but they knew...

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It is probably more 16th/17th Century than Medieval ..... or were you referring to my age?...Seriously, friends of my dad knew the move well...and used it.....tsk tsk...opie

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The Jinx says that you drop your dealt hand onto the deck and strip off the cards on the bottom at the same time. I learned a similar move from a gambler, when I was a kid. It is a bit different than that described in Jinx. As your fellow players are picking up their hands, instead of dropping the h...

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Sam, somebody over at the Cafe recommended Nemoto's TOKYO TRICKERY...I too recommend it to you, since you are interested in Close Up magic....It is a remarkable sleight-of-hand manual and one of the few places you will find an outstanding description (and instruction) of the Oriental Cups/Bowls and ...

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This is kind of interesting.....opie

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Ten four.....opie

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I pop in here often, usually looking for some witty sayings by my buddy Mark Lewis....Alas, I cannot always find him here, so I try to lessen my gloom by checking out humor/humour of folks who are currently on line....Here is a web of chuckles I obtained by Googling "Scotland humor"...... ...

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Hey! Next week (16-17 APRIL) is the BIG Austin Magic Auction. Here is the info on it: <a class="postlink" href="http://austinmagicauction.com/">http://austinmagicauction.com/</a> About 1600 items, of which more than 250 are stage items, such as huge silks, big illusions, and some...

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cooooooollll.....coooooooollllll......(said the magic bunny)....and don't throw me in that brian patch....tsk tsk...

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<a class="postlink" href="http://austinmagicauction.com/">http://austinmagicauction.com/</a> - See home page for details about a Collector's Meeting on 16 Apr 2010 and the day-long (8 to 6) Stage and Silent Auctions on 17 Apr 2010. Contact details, hotel information/$99.00 rate, ...

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"There is a definite lack of wow in the re-telling of Sack's Dice Routine. It just doesn't sound impressive." James....try a "finale" of DICE TO LARGE DIE, COLOR-CHANGING DICE, or DICE TO EYEBALL (with the line, "You gotta keep an eye on them.") Hope that helps.....opie

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Richard....never said it was the same routine, but it obviously was an earlier bit with the dice.....Just playing with the names...opie

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hahahaha.....Sack, Sacks.....And now, everybody check out "Changing Dice" on page 81 of Sachs SLEIGHT OF HAND....

tsk tsk....opie

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Mark.....you are so full of merde.....

All: Please forgive my bad French, but there is no good "taste" remark regarding what has happened....

Mark, get back in your hole....Hey, I love you, Brother, but not in the face of this absolute inhuman occurance...

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http://www.rubylane.com/shops/twoforhis ... /T00001474 -

There you go, Richard.....opie

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MCMAGIC....Now that makes sense....I'll bet you are the guy who can tell me which color Bikes to use...red or blue?

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I don't know about you guys, but I have hundreds of issues of Genii or similar magazines that I would not trade for a couple of centuries of on-line issues of...well, any on-line only magazine..... ...Come on all you heroic editors of hard-copy magazines....keep up the good work.... BOTTOM LINE: I w...

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Ah yes....2012....the end of everything.....EXCEPT for the gonad thinking of folks like Gibson, Sisti, Annemann, Stanyon, Elliott, Lorayne, and..what's his name?....uh....Kaufman (is that the way you pronounce that?)..... ....There will always be some NUT who will risk reputation, popularity, money,...

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Is the Magic Menu going to run a "Seven Keynes" routine?..... Sisti did a good job with the original Menus; I suspect that, like all magazines, there will be, according to different opinions, some good, bad, and ugly....That's life, and one cannot have a full plate all the time... Mix it u...

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