Interested in acquiring Norberto Jansenson's "The Alchemist." Hocus-Pocus was the exclusive seller of this effect but no longer has it in stock. Please PM or email if you have one you would like to sell.
Tony Blake
The Thoughtreader
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- June 26th, 2013, 8:46 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: WTB: "The Alchemist" By Norberto Jansenson
- Replies: 0
- Views: 503
- March 30th, 2013, 6:41 am
- Forum: Mentalism & Mental Magic
- Topic: Dan Baines' "A Book at Midnight" Effect
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3012
Dan Baines' "A Book at Midnight" Effect
I received my copy of Dan Baines' (Lebanon Circle Magic) new effect titled "A Book at Midnight" (ABaM)... this is the first in a series for this effect and it's theme is H.P. Lovecraft... I used it last night for the first time and it's a really powerful effect... "ABaM" is a com...
- February 11th, 2011, 7:29 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Steve Dacri Has Passed Away...
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5530
Steve Dacri Has Passed Away...
This was posted a little while ago by Riley G. Matthews on the MindVention Facebook group: "@Norm_Clarke - Tough news: Vegas magician Steve Dacri, who performed for Johnny Carson & Merv Griffin, is fighting for his life @ Mountain View Hospital (Las Vegas)" Followed by: "I just fo...
- December 26th, 2010, 9:57 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Magic SMS - new iPhone app
- Replies: 45
- Views: 16536
Re: Magic SMS - new iPhone app
I've been playing with this app for the past few days and the reactions I get are amazing... Two things though... 1) The Homescreen Photo - the app tends to turn the photo I select sideways. I've tried to correct this by altering the photo so that it is also sideways and maybe it would show correctl...
- December 15th, 2010, 12:04 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: David Alexander Has Died...
- Replies: 64
- Views: 17940
David Alexander Has Died...
News From Alan Watson via Richard Webster that magician, mentalist and regular Genii forum commentator David Alexander has died... The following was sent via PM on Facebook: Message from Richard Webster Just heard that David Alexander has tradgically passed away. More information to follow shorty. -...
- April 3rd, 2010, 8:15 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: For Sale Here: Hydrostatic Style Magic Milk Bottles from the 1940's
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5616
Re: For Sale Here: Hydrostatic Style Magic Milk Bottles only a Few Still Available!!!
Received my bottles today... very nice!
These will be a perfect fit for my new Dr. Fez Castle act...
Thanks Gene!
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Tony Blake
These will be a perfect fit for my new Dr. Fez Castle act...
Thanks Gene!
Success!!!
Tony Blake
- September 18th, 2009, 5:04 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Neil Lester
- Replies: 35
- Views: 8741
Re: Neil Lester
Sad to hear about Neil, he was a fantastic artisan... I've had Neil make tons of gaffs for me over the years, I first met him in the early 80's. I always looked for Neil's "signature" touch whenever a package arrived from him. He was a constant smoker and whenever I received something I ha...
- September 18th, 2009, 4:58 pm
- Forum: Mentalism & Mental Magic
- Topic: Bob Cassidy's Invisible Billet
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1664
Bob Cassidy's Invisible Billet
Bob Cassidy has released a new mentalism ebook titled "The Invisible Billet." It's his first book in some time. Bob has jammed it full of great stuff including how to use a innocent, common item as a very effective billet as well as an impression device... and his work on using Dr. Seuss' ...
- April 27th, 2009, 3:11 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Bob Cassidy's Teleseminary with Michael Weber
- Replies: 1
- Views: 915
Re: Bob Cassidy's Teleseminary with Michael Weber
Less than 24 hours before we close off registration... I've seen the lecture notes and know what Bob will be sharing live and this is shaping up to be a great event... <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://artfulmentalism.com">http://artfulmentalism.com</a><!-- m --> -- Don't miss out! Success!...
- October 9th, 2007, 8:48 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Magic on Leno
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1347
Re: Magic on Leno
Richard... Yes, a variation appears in Swami/Mantra -- which in itself is a variation of the John Ramsey 3 Bean trick... Marc Spelmann has an interesting version called "The Orafices" using craft beads in his 4-DVD set and Docc Hilford has one using plastic flies... I've been doing a varia...
- September 22nd, 2007, 2:00 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: TV Magician Almost Raped at Magic Castle Hotel
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3637
Re: TV Magician Almost Raped at Magic Castle Hotel
Let's face a dark reality, you can be attacked, mugged or raped anywhere, not just at the Magic Castle Hotel... this IS Hollywood after all and even though it's been cleaned up, like any big city (LA) it's not 100% safe... always use caution, always be aware and always understand that "bad"...
- September 21st, 2007, 12:44 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: October Issue of Genii Should Begin to Arrive Shortly
- Replies: 50
- Views: 5084
Re: October Issue of Genii Should Begin to Arrive Shortly
Received in Santa Paula, CA today...
Issue looks very good!
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Tony Blake
The Thoughtreader
Issue looks very good!
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Tony Blake
The Thoughtreader
- August 17th, 2007, 11:25 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: September Issue of Genii Starting to Arrive Now
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4773
Re: September Issue of Genii Starting to Arrive Now
Arrived in Santa Paula, CA on 8/17 zip+4... earliest issue to arrive ever!
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Tony Blake
The Thoughtreader
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Tony Blake
The Thoughtreader
- August 1st, 2007, 4:50 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: August Issue of Genii on its Way to You!
- Replies: 79
- Views: 6034
Re: August Issue of Genii on its Way to You!
August issue with zip+4 arrived today in CA. Slower than last months issue (which was extremely fast) but it at least arrived.
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Tony Blake
The Thoughtreader
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Tony Blake
The Thoughtreader
- July 16th, 2007, 11:33 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: New design for Genii Forum
- Replies: 36
- Views: 7501
Re: New design for Genii Forum
A few days ago I came here and was blasted out of my seat... WOW!... that's bright! Gone was the well accustomed yellow and in it's place was a nice layout of muted blue (looks purple to me), grey and white... a bit antiseptic and bland but somehow it works... it did take a few visits to get used to...
- July 16th, 2007, 12:03 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: SAM convention
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2352
Re: SAM convention
Tom...
Will be in NY from the 24th to the 31st of July... will remember your get together at the Edison Cafe and try to make it by. I'm staying at the Sheraton on 7th Ave. and 52nd St.
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Tony Blake
The Thoughtreader
Will be in NY from the 24th to the 31st of July... will remember your get together at the Edison Cafe and try to make it by. I'm staying at the Sheraton on 7th Ave. and 52nd St.
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Tony Blake
The Thoughtreader
- July 9th, 2007, 6:41 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Recommendations for London magic shows please
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1160
Re: Recommendations for London magic shows please
Bob... Unfortunately you'll be gone by the 10th but Marc Salem opens his new London show on 7/10 at the Tricycle theatre, it'll run till the 29th... Here's more info on the show: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.tricycle.co.uk/htmlnew/whatson/show.php3?id=115">http://www.tricycle.co.uk...
- June 19th, 2007, 1:34 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: JULY Genii Mailed--Get Sleeved!
- Replies: 69
- Views: 6625
Re: JULY Genii Mailed--Get Sleeved!
Got the July issue today 06/19 w/DVD... Watched the DVD... I like Rocco and he taught me how to sleeve back in the early 80's (and have used it successfully ever since)... maybe it's just me, but I thought his FISM act was a mess... the earlier material was much better and more focused... Success!!!...
- May 19th, 2007, 1:02 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: June issue of Genii Should Start Arriving Soon
- Replies: 89
- Views: 8456
Re: June issue of Genii Should Start Arriving Soon
Holy Crap!!! It actually arrived early! :eek: March arrived later than usual, around the 5th of March (my Genii's usually arrive around the 23-25th of the month before)... April has never arrived. No copy at all, but it was quickly replaced by Richard & Margret after the 20th of April... May arr...
- May 16th, 2007, 8:28 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: June issue of Genii Should Start Arriving Soon
- Replies: 89
- Views: 8456
Re: June issue of Genii Should Start Arriving Soon
Richard said: The May issue arrived today, May 16. It was mailed on June 8. How's that for [censored] service! Wow, you really ARE a magician!... you went forward in time, mailed yourself the previous months issue, went back to the real time and received it in that month! Where can I get a time mach...
- May 2nd, 2007, 12:12 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: May Issue of Genii in the Mail Today! Let's Track it!
- Replies: 180
- Views: 21786
Re: May Issue of Genii in the Mail Today! Let's Track it!
Finally!!! :eek:
May issue (with glasses) arrived today 5/2 in Santa Paula, CA 93060... Original April issue still MIA but replacement arrived via First Class on Saturday 4/28...
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Tony Blake
The Thoughtreader
May issue (with glasses) arrived today 5/2 in Santa Paula, CA 93060... Original April issue still MIA but replacement arrived via First Class on Saturday 4/28...
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Tony Blake
The Thoughtreader
- April 27th, 2007, 12:45 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: May Issue of Genii in the Mail Today! Let's Track it!
- Replies: 180
- Views: 21786
Re: May Issue of Genii in the Mail Today! Let's Track it!
As of 4/26 still have not received April issue... May issue has not arrived yet either... :confused:
Have informed Margret about the April issue...
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Tony Blake
The Thoughtreader
Have informed Margret about the April issue...
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Tony Blake
The Thoughtreader
- April 19th, 2007, 1:31 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: May Issue of Genii in the Mail Today! Let's Track it!
- Replies: 180
- Views: 21786
Re: May Issue of Genii in the Mail Today! Let's Track it!
Jim...
I'm based about 50 miles north of you in Ventura Co.
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Tony Blake
The Thoughtreader
I'm based about 50 miles north of you in Ventura Co.
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Tony Blake
The Thoughtreader
- April 19th, 2007, 9:12 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: May Issue of Genii in the Mail Today! Let's Track it!
- Replies: 180
- Views: 21786
Re: May Issue of Genii in the Mail Today! Let's Track it!
Still haven't received April here in CA.
- April 10th, 2007, 1:47 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: May Issue of Genii in the Mail Today! Let's Track it!
- Replies: 180
- Views: 21786
Re: May Issue of Genii in the Mail Today! Let's Track it!
I'm looking forward to the Berglas issue and hopefully it will arrive sooner rather than later. Today, 4/10, I still haven't received the April issue here in CA.
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Tony Blake
The Thoughtreader
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Tony Blake
The Thoughtreader
- April 3rd, 2007, 2:22 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Comments on the April Issue of Genii?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4127
Re: Comments on the April Issue of Genii?
Boy, I was afraid I was the only one that still had not received the April issue of Genii... normally I get it between the 22nd and 26th of the month... this month I got Magic Mag on the 30th but as of today (4/2/07) no sign of Genii... One thing I did notice... when I used to subscribe on a yearly ...
- February 15th, 2007, 5:23 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: New Show: Hans Klok & Carmen Electra
- Replies: 15
- Views: 970
New Show: Hans Klok & Carmen Electra
Las Vegas gossip site "Vegas Pop" has revealed that Hans Klok & Carmen Electra will be headlining a new magic show on the strip.... Dutch magician Klok, the self-proclaimed fastest magician in the world will be bringing his show "Phenomenon" to the main stage at Alladin/Plane...
- August 12th, 2006, 5:39 am
- Forum: Mentalism & Mental Magic
- Topic: Lost In Thought by Greg Arce
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2251
Re: Lost In Thought by Greg Arce
Who is publishing this book? - The book is self-published by Greg (using a commercial printing house) What is the binding of this book? - It is spiral bound with full color laminated covers What is its size and page count? - The books is 8.5"x11" and has approximately 126 pages How many co...
- June 26th, 2006, 10:25 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Tommy Wonder has passed away !
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3934
Re: Tommy Wonder has passed away !
I first met Tommy in the early 90's during one of his visits to the Castle, Billy McComb introduced me to him. Billy told him about the real walnut shells and Harry Anderson peas I was making and selling at the time and he was quite interested. I gave him a set as a gift and he played with them all ...
- June 9th, 2006, 8:06 am
- Forum: Mentalism & Mental Magic
- Topic: The Magician's Choice
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5477
Re: The Magician's Choice
Crimson... The best choice is the one that works best for you and what you are attempting to do... each variation and viewpoint on equivoque has its plus's and minus's... while Docc's is certainly very good, it is not perfect, neither is Max's or the Berglas versions... read and check out the differ...
- May 21st, 2006, 1:18 am
- Forum: Mentalism & Mental Magic
- Topic: wallet for kolossal killer
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3872
Re: wallet for kolossal killer
Gary... While the Miller wallet does have a dry erase feature in all 4 of the outs areas, the way the wallet is designed makes it not a good tool to use for an add-a-no effect unless you control the wallet at all times... The wallet is a Z-fold wallet without the restraining straps in most himber-li...
- April 30th, 2006, 7:52 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Billy McComb has Died
- Replies: 80
- Views: 28359
Re: Billy McComb has Died
Billy was a dear, sweet friend and mentor... he taught me so much about magic, comedy, structure and timing that has helped me throughout my magic and mentalism career... He was a genuinely warm person with the most incredible sense of humor and quite a prankster... his stories and one-liners would ...
- April 10th, 2006, 1:08 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: WANTED: FOGEL-EPIC BY SUPREME MAGIC
- Replies: 3
- Views: 291
Re: WANTED: FOGEL-EPIC BY SUPREME MAGIC
Jayman... "Epicard" is not the same as the Fogel-Epic... it's not even close... I have an original Supreme Fogel-Epic as I collect Fogel material and items... it's comprised of a board large chalkboard with 6 circles - three above and 3 below and a large piece of cardboard which is folded ...
- March 28th, 2006, 4:06 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Magician Chris De Palma passed away
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1260
Re: Magician Chris De Palma passed away
This is very sad to hear. I've known Chris since the early 80's and he's been a good friend since. He was a very good magician, always working and great with audiences... and he always had a good word for everyone he saw or met. I was looking forward to seeing Chris and catching up with him this wee...
- March 23rd, 2006, 2:46 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Visiting the Magic Castle
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1035
Re: Visiting the Magic Castle
Omar...
Check your email, I have sent you an e-pass for the Castle... please read the instructions for use and admittance to the Castle on the e-pass...
Have fun!
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Tony Blake
The Thoughtreader
Check your email, I have sent you an e-pass for the Castle... please read the instructions for use and admittance to the Castle on the e-pass...
Have fun!
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Tony Blake
The Thoughtreader
- January 23rd, 2006, 10:53 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: Hard-To-Find Mentalism Books
- Replies: 1
- Views: 449
Re: Hard-To-Find Mentalism Books
MindSet #1 & #2 package SOLD!
Still available: MindSet #1 booklet in NEW condition available for $25 plus $4.50 Priority s/h (US only - foreign please contact for shipping costs).
Please contact me at thoughtmaster@thoughtreader.com for availability.
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Tony Blake
The Thoughtreader
Still available: MindSet #1 booklet in NEW condition available for $25 plus $4.50 Priority s/h (US only - foreign please contact for shipping costs).
Please contact me at thoughtmaster@thoughtreader.com for availability.
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Tony Blake
The Thoughtreader
- January 23rd, 2006, 7:31 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: Hard-To-Find Mentalism Books
- Replies: 1
- Views: 449
Hard-To-Find Mentalism Books
Here's your chance to get your hands on Greg Edmonds' hard-to-find "MindSet" booklets #1 & #2... Each booklet contain powerful, hard-hitting mentalism routines that can become a feature in your show... MindSet #1 includes: " The Triple Threat Booktest " This routine allows yo...
- November 23rd, 2005, 9:27 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: E.S.P. Chips
- Replies: 1
- Views: 577
Re: E.S.P. Chips
Thanks to everyone that has responded and ordered either via this post or from the Genii ad (Dec. 05, page 94)... the reponse has been overwhelming and owners are raving about the chips and routines... We only have a few sets left and then it will be a 3-5 week wait before the new sets arrive from t...
- November 19th, 2005, 3:50 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: E.S.P. Chips
- Replies: 1
- Views: 577
E.S.P. Chips
The Breakout "HIT" Of MINDvention 2005! Mystery Arts Publishing presents Anthony Blake's & David Harber's "E.S.P. Chips" -- as seen in the Dec. 2005 Genii ad and featured in Max Maven's Dec. 05 Magicana Routine "Pentathalon"... Real 39mm/10gram composite casino chi...
- November 6th, 2005, 12:23 pm
- Forum: Mentalism & Mental Magic
- Topic: MINDvention Schedule & Performer Update
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2162
Re: MINDvention Schedule & Performer Update
Jheff and I (co-creators of the Mentalist Alliance) along with Danny, Robert, Rick & Francis are very proud to present Rick's sance workshop "Beyond The Darkness"... it's a special gift from the membership of the Mentalist Alliance to our fellow attendees at Mindvention... It's going t...