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magicfish

My copy has just arrived!
What a beautiful Hardcover this is.
A high quality publication!
Now to dive in....
Ohhhh baby.

magicfish

Nah bro, you guys go ahead, Imastick around and smash the Charlie Miller Pinata for the Bloggers to ponder and comment on. They'll think I know the real work. Ahem, C-ck B-lls...We're Streaking! How's my shock value? Have I won at least Townsend yet. ? The others are low hanging fruit. Love you Jona...

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I'll make it so nouveau even Swiss and Ben will be scared to give me a poor review.
Off to Chuck E Cheese for more scientific data on the Kennedy Center fellas, Its on me tonight!

magicfish

If you can do one thing for me, just please, for the love of Odin please, don't ever mention Jay Marshall in the same breath as an anonymous gutter-snipe who profits from the misappropriation of one of the greatest publications in the history of our art by Theo Annemann and fills it with filth. Ouc...

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"Some people like a sharp mustard." - Equating the use of verbal, physical abuse and objectification of women to present magic, as an acquired taste , like a sharp mustard, is in equally poor taste. Ah, man? Now you're going to make me lose sleep tonight. Fiddlesticks. It's possible to en...

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Andrew wrote: "Regarding the r-rated stuff" - my kids watch R-rated stuff, this stuff is beyond x-rated. "Some people like a sharp mustard." - Equating the use of verbal, physical abuse and objectification of women to present magic, as an acquired taste , like a sharp mustard, is...

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I don't perform the Cups & Balls, but I still have a recommendation. You see - I am a big fan of Peter Kane. And as part of my study of his work I discovered a very clever cups & balls sequence he put together. The construction is sneaky. Tommy Wonder was a big fan of it as well and he teac...

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I never understood a word of it (as it was in French) but I watched it all the way through and loved every second of it.
Thanks for reminding us of it Joe.

magicfish

David Williamson won the Gold Cups for his 2 Cup routine.
Paul Daniel's had a legendary Chop Cup
Palmer had the chicks.
Carney is sublime.
The Professor is the man.
Does anyone have a suggestion for a routine I could start with? Something to ease me in?
I love Al Schneiders.

magicfish

I loved that show and I loved watching Bernard Bilis work the table.

magicfish

Cheers, magicfish. Your passion for magic comes through in everything you post. And I respect that. Hopefully we can have more productive conversations elsewhere on the forum. Agreeing to disagree is a sensible way to draw a line under all this. Have a great weekend! I look forward to it Joe. Have ...

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My pleasure, Mark. Keep an eye out for it. I think you'll like it.
You're a lucky man, I never got to meet Mr. Gardner. I heard a lot about him from time spent with Tom Ransom many years ago and I enjoy his books today.

magicfish

See above. Thanks Roger. Agreed, however I didn't think I needed an invite to post here. I am a member in good standing.
I will leave this thread now.

magicfish

Andy doesn't hate women. You have to separate out humour from reality. People saying stuff to be funny is not the same as them setting out their ethical code or worldview. It doesn't matter. It's a shame you recognize racism as unacceptable but mysogeny is ok with you. Maybe andy gets away with thi...

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magicfish? If you email Andy he will happily post any criticisms you have on his site. Although he will probably comment on what you wrote and point out anything silly you say. He has done this before with other critics who have contacted him in order to vent. He is pretty relaxed about having peop...

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I don’t have the time to read all the stuff I want to read. It follows that I don’t have any time to read the stuff I don’t want to read. Magicfish - you must have all the time in the world. Andrew Not all the time in the world, but a lot, yes. I don't have television. I just read. When I'm not wor...

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........... I read it. I've read them all. You're read all of "Andy's" posts? To what end? Re-reading your posts in this thread, it seems you had been a regular visitor to "The Magic Circle Jerk" as well, and read all of those posts. Normally when I find myself reading something...

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People are free to read or not read. There's certainly a lot worse on the internet. I agree Richard. In fact I think the more people read it , the more I feel it will be exposed as the smut that it is. Right now his niche following of overlookers who think they are on to something exclusive and spe...

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So The Jerx writing is spiced with r-rated imagery. Consistently. It's his brand. Okay it's more Goofus than Gallant but that's his brand of Highlights. Now let's look at the framing and content. Using that ambitious card example with some text bolded. ... And, as I've said before, in my experience...

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'Smack a bitch" is common slang'

How unfortunate.

magicfish

Free to read absolutely.

magicfish

I agree but I would go further and say that it is completely unacceptable. I mean come on, smacking women in the head?
Are there actually people in 2019 willing to overlook this because they like a magic trick idea? And rather than take him to task they send him money?

magicfish

Gents,
I love this quickie from Mr. Gardner. It is a speller but not a lie speller- refreshing.
I learned it from Annemann's Card Magic.
Any fellow fans of this?

magicfish

Hey fellas,
I've been studying this lately and it appears in several different texts. Has anyone here ever used it?

magicfish

Yes, it is a very clever and unique routine. The patter and his byplay with the spectator are exceedingly well-suited to the moves, and his timing is impeccable. Because he used a big white chop ball, what is normally considered a close-up routine, could be performed on the stage. And he understood...

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Brad Jeffers wrote:
Brad Jeffers wrote: No offense intended.
I meant to Ron Jeremy and Jerry Falwell

Haha . Nice Brad!

magicfish

None taken my friend. I will forever be proud to speak out against using magic tricks to convey mysogenist, racist, homophobic, anti semitic, or any and all hateful ideals.
It is a disgrace to the craft I've devoted my life to.

magicfish

Are you gents all familiar with his presentation for the ambitious card? I encourage you to read it. I will post a link but only with the moderators' permission. Then again, since this entire 4 page thread is about The Jerx, I'm sure I can share The Jerx issues right? See Feb.28 2018. Tell us how i...

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Some more wisdom from Andy.
http://www.thejerx.com/blog/2018/9/29/t ... l-in-magic

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You might even like the Oct 1st 2018 entry.

Let me know if I'm breaking any rules here guys. Seriously. This is about the Jerx blog and these are from the Jerx blog.

magicfish

Are you gents all familiar with his presentation for the ambitious card? I encourage you to read it. I will post a link but only with the moderators' permission. Then again, since this entire 4 page thread is about The Jerx, I'm sure I can share The Jerx issues right? See Feb.28 2018. Tell us how in...

magicfish

Lol. Nice one Brian!
Except instead of onions and such, it's Tenyoism and DeLand. Which I hope to rectify soon.
My wallet will be the first to tell you that there are more Kaufman books than Pizza toppings however.

magicfish

Interesting stuff. I always enjoyed Paul Daniels' Chop Cup routine.

magicfish

Look fellas, I love the Genii Forum. I don't post much but I've been here for a long time and have a great respect for Genii's history and provenance. I also own every Richard Kaufman book except two, perhaps three, and have studied his texts for over 3 decades. I'm don't want to cause trouble and I...

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..... horrific things this guy has publicly written...... ......I don't need a new trick so badly that I'll overlook violent mysogeny . Recommending this deviant's thoughts on magic is highly repugnant . I will censor it as it is beyond vile and evil . I'm not a big "Andy" fan, but neithe...

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A lot of people are overlooking the serious issue of the extreme (and insane) lengths the Magic Cafe were planning on going to in order to pull down his old blog. A lot of people are overlooking the serious issue of the horrific things this guy has publicly written about honest, decent hardworking ...

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The devotion Joe displays for Andy is a bit disturbing. Andy has often been controversial. if he can dish it out, he can stand to have his words scrutinized. if positive opinions toward Andy are acceptable to Joe, then so should negative. You can’t expect to praise someone for 4 pages and demand th...

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Richard Kaufman wrote:I have read and reread that quote from "Andy" several times. I can make no sense of part of it--the offensive part. Deletions to follow.
Magicfish--don't post it again.

Don't worry, I won't. I think you get the idea of the kind of human being we are dealing with here.

magicfish

Gentlemen, I am starting this thread to let our members know that I have just ordered my copy of Perverse Magic. I concede that many of you here know Mr. Deutsch personally whereas I do not. However, I have been following the Perverse Magic Thread for many years . I absolutely love the magic. My...

magicfish

I like Birnman material. Always wondered why Racherbaumer didn't credit Lorayne in his description of Birnmans Four-Sites in Card Finesse II. Good trick.

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