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Brad Jeffers

Well at least jkeyes maintains a good sense of humor.

In his praise of Chris

jkeyes1000 wrote:He keeps his emotions under control better than most of you.

British wit.
I love it!

Brad Jeffers

... since both worked at the circus during the same time the chances of them having met and struck up a friendship is much higher than any other random guy like Sanders or E.S. Andrews. You keep referring to Gallaway and Houdini as having worked at "the" circus, as if there were only one....

Brad Jeffers

Let's see if we can find one thing for each day.

April 15, 1934
Benjamin Ruker aka Black Herman dies of a heart attack after collapsing on stage during a performance in Louisville KY.

OK ...

I've done my part.

Brad Jeffers

Christopher,
I see you have these up for sale on Ebay.
Looks like someone is going to get a good deal!
By the way, the four colored dice in the wooden box is Tony Curtis's Die-Abolical, a collectible Magic Wagon item.

Brad Jeffers

I take the length of the hand and multiply it by ten to get the height of the person.

Brad Jeffers

Jon,
Mahdi Gilbert's playing cards should be exactly what you've been looking for.

Poker size, no indices, white borders.

Case closed!

Brad Jeffers

Do you have any feelings about how to strengthen conviction and/or dispel suspicion, when a double lift or turnover is done. One way to strengthen conviction is to utilize an offset replacement technique, the most elegant of these being the one devised by Vernon. The Vernon method is used with a do...

Brad Jeffers

I once saw someone conclude their performance of Ultimate Monte by using the Eric Decamps ruse; which he employs in his Wild Card routine; of changing the gaffed cards into money.

I liked it.

Brad Jeffers

The last two pictures are Jack Avis's Poker Pot.
It's a neat variation of Chink-A-Chink.
A complete set has four dice and two of the little metal boxes.

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Our Channing Pollock was in fact named after the other Channing Pollock. His pregnant mother, met the famed Broadway playwright and essayist whom she admired greatly, and as the story goes, it was the playwright himself who suggested naming the new baby "Channing". PS - You can get a DVD o...

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JC225 wrote: I think it is safe to say that I was in the right place at the right time for these. It was a deal that I could not refuse.

Was it as good a deal as THIS ?

Brad Jeffers

Things would become greatly complicated and tedious if you needed to get permission every time you wanted to teach something that you learned from reading books and magazines.

Brad Jeffers

But I think making something easier has to always be an improvement. If you are speaking of making something easier by practicing the difficult until it becomes no longer difficult, then that is always an improvement. If however you are speaking of making something easier by replacing the difficult...

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As we know, time/tech changes (sometimes for the better) and I feel certain that at least some of the masters would avail themselves of video if they were alive today because of some of the distinct advantages. And if the internet had been around in 1932, Vernon could have saved himself a great dea...

Brad Jeffers

HERE is one from Jason Ladanye that looks really good.
I might get one of these myself.

Brad Jeffers

Kaminskas has a tendency to sell out fast

Apparently, as they're sold out right now.

Brad Jeffers

There are a lot of ESP tricks that involve a cube, like THIS,
THIS,
& THIS.
It would be nice, if in addition to the five standard ESP symbols, your cards also included the sixth symbol used on these cubes (usually a triangle, but sometimes the infinity symbol).

Brad Jeffers

Jeffers old chap. You really are an awful busybody you know. No doubt you are in charge of your local neighbourhood watch committee. You are correct sir. For a while I even had one of those neighborhood watch signs in my front yard. I had to remove it however, as people kept knocking on my door wan...

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lybrary wrote: 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.

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performer wrote:This is the first time I have ever looked at this thread. I thought it was about Sucker Tricks!

If you're going to resurrect an eight year old thread, couldn't you find something better than this?

Brad Jeffers

Susan Arendt wrote:The few I've seen have all been nearly identical and also...well, corny is the only word that fits.

What is it about dove acts that you consider to be "corny"?

Brad Jeffers

Pete McCabe wrote: On the last page of the Other Connections section, there's a photo of an article from The Blue Pencil Club Magazine that mentions TEATCT.

Where exactly in THIS ARTICLE is there any mention of TEATC?

Brad Jeffers

This discussion is about the identity of "Erdnase" not about the book somebody wrote under that alias. Originally it was about the book ... I'm ready to resume my study of "The Expert". My question is how does one properly study Erdnase? Should I start with the Legerdemain secti...

Brad Jeffers

Was there a Caveney edition?
Mike Caveney edited the CARC edition.
There is a Mickey Hades edition in paperback.

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Kelton Garwood, also going by the name Jonathan Harper, was born in Columbus, Ohio on May 21,1928. He went to Ohio State University, where he appeared in college plays and as an amateur magician. He became a student teacher and floor manager for a local TV station in Cleveland. He acted in everythin...

Brad Jeffers

When it comes to sponge balls routines, I have never seen one better than THIS.

Brad Jeffers

jkeyes1000 wrote: Thus I logically infer the finger.

I think you may logically infer the finger from all of Brad's posts in this thread.

Brad Jeffers

Yes, he would, and did, use it in the Hoyle book as would be expected. But in other contexts, I think he would probably use the more common and familiar 'Pinochle'. I don't see why he would ever use 'Penuckle', unless of course ... That's exactly what Foster would have done if he were trying to thro...

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Brad Henderson wrote:and finally ...

Really?

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Just before the reveal, I say, “You shuffled the cards (Lie #1 not these cards), I shuffled the cards” (Lie #2 It was a false shuffle) As I interpret jkeyes position, I don't think these two statements would be considered to be lies. Lies would be, "You shuffled these cards" and "I l...

Brad Jeffers

In the 1909 edition of Foster's Complete Hoyle , he uses "binocle" as the preferred spelling, and lists "pinochle" and Erdnase's "penuckle" only as variant spellings, suggesting perhaps that Foster did not write Expert . He does not characterize binocle as the preferre...

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Damn! You are now on page eight while I am still stuck on Chapter 7. I cannot allow this lead to stand and tomorrow I will try to catch up. Mark, I am assuming that in each chapter of your book you try to put forth new information and ideas, rather than merely repeat what you have said in previous ...

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erdnasephile wrote:Or if there is another preferred gimmick that will allow a card to change while throwing it in the air, I would appreciate that reference as well. Thanks!

Hondo Chen's Modern Flap Card.

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If you would be interested in hearing an interview with Mickey MacDougall from 1938, click HERE . Scroll down and click on "Rudy Vallee - Royal Gelatin Hour" (fourth from the bottom). Scroll down to the episode from 38-04-28 (Guest - Ezra Stone). Vallee's interview of MacDougall begins at ...

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These imps have been trying to influence me for quite sometime now ...

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Michael Close wrote:Just thought you might like the opinion of someone who knows the man and who is familiar with the material.

When someone writes a book, the opinion of their close friends is always helpful.

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Christopher1979 wrote: I have seen two sets, one is called series "Y" and another set called series "C".

WHY would anyone pay $1900 for the Y set once they SEE that the C set can be had for $725?

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Quoting from this listing on Ebay ... "Offered here is a complete set of the Cervon Castle Notebooks in absolutely LIKE NEW condition with three of the volumes still in their original shrink wrap. A group of 26 sets, known as the Alphabet Series, were put aside by Bruce's Widow & L&L fo...

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If someone wants to solve this mystery and get to the truth, here's a cover card copy for only $37.

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