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Joe Mckay

Cheers, Jonathan! I used the start of the quote you gave to carry out a search on google. I then came across the quote from the book on a different forum: "When I asked Bob why he’s still a magic buff his answer, in part, was “I know the usual rationale for magic interest is related to ego, but...

Joe Mckay

My favourite quote is by Bob Farmer. It is buried away in Best of Friends - Volume 3 by Harry Lorayne. It is something along the lines of magic consisting of a series of events which make sense in order, but appear magical when presented in another order. I have probably butchered this quote. Any ch...

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Here is a fun illusion by Charles Waller called Transmogrification.

It appeared in Greater Magic, GENII and the Mark Wilson Book of Magic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KzXMhKUuI4

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Charles Waller was very interesting. I never understood why his work is not discussed more often. I first heard about his work after Jeff Busby reviewed one of his books in an old newsletter advertising a mixture of old & new books. He said he was the Paul Harris of his day, and that was more th...

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He probably meant this to be taken in a very straightforward way. A bit like when comedians talk about the rule of three. Sure there are exceptions. But even then - you can usually find a way to make it fit the rule if you want to force the point.

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Does anyone know which is the best method to learn?

Joe Mckay

I first came across this quote in Jennings '67.

It is a very interesting quote. Both smart & stupid at the same time. I often find myself mulling over it.

Joe Mckay

A lot of people fell hard for the fake explanations provided by Derren Brown.

Including a lot mentalists. Which is pretty funny. Andy over at The Jerx had a post on this once.

I will see if I can find it.

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It is widely believed that it was not a hoax.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_Foundation_Burn_a_Million_Quid

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... mislead into conflating the word "inscribed" with "engraved". Watching the clip - right before he had her look at the coin/medallion: sounds like "engraved". ?? When performing on TV he used the word 'engraved' since he felt the spectator would be too nervous to co...

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What was the story with Rachel Colombini? I seem to remember reading that she had died on Facebook. Then somebody (Paul Gordon?) posted to say that he thought she was dead as well, but then was amazed to actually bump into her at a magic convention. Now - it seems she really did die. With Paul Gordo...

Joe Mckay

Thanks, Dustin!

Every year I feel like I cannot move on from the previous one until I have read your yearly review.

Great as always!

Joe Mckay

This "linguistic" trick is what lay behind the eradication of Smallpox. Which - I believe - was the biggest public health success of the past hundred years. Apparently it killed over 300 million people during the 20th century. Nobody with Smallpox was cured. Instead - everyone else was vac...

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We all know the brilliant bluff used in Al Koran's The Gold Medallion routine. It is the most famous piece of dual reality in mentalism. I have always been fascinated by the ingenious linguistic deception that lies at the heart of this routine. With the correct presentation it is easy to be mislead ...

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Methods for splitting dollar bills is mentioned in the DeLand book. As it pertains to counterfeiting currency.

Well - Blake Vogt has some interesting work in this area.

https://blake-vogt.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/split-sessions-v3-bill-split

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Best of luck to you, Mark!

Hospitals are horrible places. So I hope you get out of there soon.

You sold me a Svengali deck when I was 7. So you have already achieved magic immortality whatever happens!

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This is very sad. Pete was a fount of knowledge. He always had a useful tip or fun story to add to any magic discussion. He was the ultimate amateur. But he was privy to a lot of inner circle stuff. So he was always fun to listen to. 2018 has been a very bad year for deaths in magic. I just wanted t...

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I am loving the book so far. I just finished reading about DeLand's Fade Away Card Trick. This is the super sneaky gaff that has a palm printed on the back of it. My favourite use for this gaff is an ingenious mentalism trick by Christopher Carey. It was published in Ian Rowland's Loving Mentalism c...

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Here is a video of Uri Geller getting caught out on British TV.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DinkCry5KlM

Good luck with your search! Howie is still around - so it might be worth trying to email him.

Joe Mckay

It arrived in England today.

I think it is delightful that it should arrive on xmas eve. Just as Tenyoism did exactly two years ago.

Wonderful.

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I sometimes wonder if this trick looks better without the spring in the middle?

I saw it done this way on TV once. It looked good.

But looking back, maybe it removes another throw-off from the method?

Joe Mckay

Hey Mark, At the end of this video clip you can see David Williamson perform a Steve Forte idea (that was published in Channel One magazine) where he springs the cards to each of the 4 aces. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brf5e49htx4 It is not exactly the same as the trick you mentioned but it is p...

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Richard is playing Santa again! Reminds me of 3 years ago when Tenyoism started arriving on people's doorsteps just before Christmas. That year - over here in the UK - my copy actually arrived on xmas eve. That was a magical feeling. I can't wait to check out this book! Thanks again (and a million t...

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I thought you guys might be interested in this non-magic podcast interview with Michael Weber.

https://www.ihadaconversation.com/every-dance-is-too-long-michael-weber-unedited/

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Hey Alexander,

Bob Hummer has a very sneaky use for a thumb tip in his card on ribbon effect. I know you are interested in clever uses for this prop - so just wanted to give you a heads up.

I will send you the information if you are not familiar with it.

Joe

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Do serious card women actually even exist? I don't mean a chick who performs card tricks. I mean a full on Marlophile style card nerd like you get over on The Second Deal forum? Somebody who enjoys spending hours researching and debating the ins and outs on the Shank/Zarrow shuffle controversy, for ...

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Here is another of my favourite ideas by Alexander de Cova. You can see a video of it at the link below. https://www.lybrary.com/lager-switch-p-463985.html It is such a beautiful move. For some reason I always hit a brick wall when trying to come up with the best use for it. It so powerful that my m...

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Ricky Jay was somebody I idolized when I first became obsessed with card magic. When I was 17 years old I visited London to attend a lecture at The Magic Circle given by Alex Elmsley. A lot of the magicians at the lecture headed out that night to watch Ricky Jay give a performance of his 'Ricky Jay ...

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Hey Alex,

I was wrong about the signature in your posts not linking to your new book.

Apologies for that. I got mixed up and totally forgot the name of your new book.

Can't wait for NOTAS!

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Hey Alex, I am a patient guy. As a magician you get used to being patient when it comes to magic books. All I would recommend is just sending a quick update when problems occur. A small update goes a long way! :-) No need to cancel my order. I am a big fan of your work and am happy to wait for your ...

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Has anybody heard any more about the de Cova book?

It was supposed to start shipping at the start of September.

Joe Mckay

Cheers, Ian.

That is an area I have yet to study.

Joe Mckay

The principle used here is a novel one.

Does anyone know if this is a new trick? Or one that everyone (except me) already knows about?

https://www.futilitycloset.com/2018/09/08/magic-4/

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Jerry Sadowitz is the best card performer AND card creator I know of. I just wish you Americans got to see what an amazing job he did on the BBC series called Stuff The White Rabbit. It really was incredible. And his magazine The Crimp is the best card journal in magic. His books are pretty great as...

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Me too!

You keep hitting new peaks Richard!

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Great to see Derren Brown on the latest Joe Rogan podcast!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_tpWrv76Q8

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My favourite (non-magic) magazine had a feature on Davenport's magic shop last week. https://www.spectator.co.uk/2018/10/notes-on-davenports-magic-shop-an-emporium-for-serious-conjurors/ Personally I always preferred International Magic. We have always been lucky in the UK. You can walk into Interna...

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Jerry has been behind the counter at International Magic for years.

It has been a few years since I went there - so not sure if that is still the case.

Joe Mckay

5) A nice idea (not mine) to set up for Gilbreath effects is the following: 1) Have a deck shuffled - or use a borrowed shuffled deck. 2) Run through the cards and say that you need to remove some cards at random. 3) As you go through the cards, you throw out all the red and black cards which inter...

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