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by Charlie Chang
October 1st, 2009, 5:27 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: A New Magic Shop in Hicksville NY
Replies: 6
Views: 2760

Re: A New Magic Shop in Hicksville NY

Damn, I was in that area a few days ago, wish I knew about it. Are you guys near the shopping center with the IKEA?
by Charlie Chang
September 2nd, 2009, 4:19 am
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: FS: Some lectures notes and a few books
Replies: 5
Views: 1671

Re: FS: Some lectures notes and a few books

Current list with price drops! NOTES/MANUSCRIPTS Nursery Rhymes Vol 1 and 2 by Buck Twins - $6 for both (Coffee stains and writing on both volumes) Next By Daniel Garcia - $4 Memory Lecture/Three Card Monte by Sal Piacente - $7 for both Heads or Tails by Gary Koznitky - $4 You Don't Know Union Jack ...
by Charlie Chang
August 30th, 2009, 5:00 am
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: FS: Some lectures notes and a few books
Replies: 5
Views: 1671

Re: FS: Some lectures notes and a few books

Updated list: NOTES/MANUSCRIPTS Nursery Rhymes Vol 1 and 2 by Buck Twins - $8 for both (Coffee stains and writing on both volumes) Next By Daniel Garcia - $6 Time For A Change by Apollo Robbins - $6 Memory Lecture of Sal Piacente - $6 Three Card Monte by Sal Piacente - $6 Heads or Tails by Gary Kosn...
by Charlie Chang
August 28th, 2009, 1:25 am
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: FS: Some lectures notes and a few books
Replies: 5
Views: 1671

Re: FS: Some lectures notes and a few books

All orders were shipped out this afternoon (Thursday).
by Charlie Chang
August 27th, 2009, 4:41 pm
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: FS: Some lectures notes and a few books
Replies: 5
Views: 1671

Re: FS: Some lectures notes and a few books

Las Vegas Kardma by Alan Ackerman SOLD
by Charlie Chang
August 27th, 2009, 4:01 pm
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: FS: Some lectures notes and a few books
Replies: 5
Views: 1671

Re: FS: Some lectures notes and a few books

The following have been sold:

Jon Racherbaumer Lecture August 1993
David Neighbors on the Double Coin Gimmick
Try the Impossible by Simon Aronson
by Charlie Chang
August 27th, 2009, 5:02 am
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: FS: Some lectures notes and a few books
Replies: 5
Views: 1671

FS: Some lectures notes and a few books

Shipping is a flat $5 PER ORDER. Order 1, 10, or 20, shipping is only $5. NOTES/MANUSCRIPTS Thoughts From A Former Boy Wonder by Jon Armstrong - $8 Nursery Rhymes Vol 1 and 2 by Buck Twins - $8 for both (Coffee stains and writing on both volumes) Next By Daniel Garcia - $6 David Neighbors on the Dou...
by Charlie Chang
August 21st, 2009, 2:14 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Anyone Wantto Tell Us What Happened at Magic Live?
Replies: 29
Views: 6824

Re: Anyone Wantto Tell Us What Happened at Magic Live?

Just wanted to publicly say "Thank You" to Harry Allen. A friend and I were in town and were not registered for the convention. We stopped by hoping we might be able to check out the dealer room (or see if they offered dealer room passes). They didn't, but Harry went out of his way to see ...
by Charlie Chang
April 22nd, 2009, 5:33 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Criss is back at it ...
Replies: 75
Views: 12846

Re: Criss is back at it ...

Jonathan Miller wrote:I don't think the people who would understand the references would really be watching much magic though. I have thought about doing a meme-themed story deck. Instead of Sam the Bellhop how about Boxxy Teh Camwhore?


Really? We have to bring in 4chan references now? How low can this thread go?
by Charlie Chang
January 23rd, 2009, 12:17 am
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: Lots of books and notes, take a look!
Replies: 2
Views: 1147

Re: Lots of books and notes, take a look!

What's left.. Guy Hollingworth Drawing Room Deceptions (No DJ) - $30 Jon Racherbaumer Card Finesse - $25 Simon Aronson Try the Impossible - $25 Richard Kaufman Coinmagic (No DJ) - $35 Las Vegas Kardma - $25 Ed Marlo The Card Magic of Ed Marlo - $25 Simon Aronson Bound to Please - $25 Sal Piacente Th...
by Charlie Chang
January 20th, 2009, 6:44 pm
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: Lots of books and notes, take a look!
Replies: 2
Views: 1147

Re: Lots of books and notes, take a look!

Updated List Guy Hollingworth Drawing Room Deceptions (No DJ) - $30 Jon Racherbaumer Card Finesse - $25 Frank Simon Versatile Card Magic Revisited - $25 Simon Aronson Try the Impossible - $25 Richard Kaufman Coinmagic (No DJ) - $35 Las Vegas Kardma - $25 Ed Marlo The Card Magic of Ed Marlo - $25 Sim...
by Charlie Chang
January 20th, 2009, 4:09 am
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: Lots of books and notes, take a look!
Replies: 2
Views: 1147

Lots of books and notes, take a look!

I'm moving...Don't have the luxury of space anymore. Shipping is $5 per order. Books are in great condition unless noted. Guy Hollingworth Drawing Room Deceptions (No DJ) - $30 Jim Swain Don't Blink - $45 Jon Racherbaumer Card Finesse - $25 Frank Simon Versatile Card Magic Revisited - $25 Steve Drau...
by Charlie Chang
October 2nd, 2008, 6:57 pm
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: 2008 Ricky Jay broadsides for sale
Replies: 17
Views: 4127

Re: 2008 Ricky Jay broadsides for sale

For curiosities sake, how much were they selling them at?
by Charlie Chang
May 16th, 2008, 7:28 pm
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: WTB: Morgan Dollar Shell
Replies: 0
Views: 572

WTB: Morgan Dollar Shell

Someone stole my only decent dollar shell, so..

Looking for a Lassen or Schoolcraft expanded Morgan dollar shell. Will take a set or just the shell by itself. Soft or uncirculated does not matter!

Thanks,
Charlie
by Charlie Chang
February 20th, 2006, 2:25 am
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: New Card Control - good for foulng fellow magicians
Replies: 10
Views: 1792

Re: New Card Control - good for foulng fellow magicians

Thanks Bill - it WAS Chad who showed it to me (blanked on his name for some reason).

Send me a quick email when you get a chance - I have something for you.

P
by Charlie Chang
February 19th, 2006, 9:58 am
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: New Card Control - good for foulng fellow magicians
Replies: 10
Views: 1792

Re: New Card Control - good for foulng fellow magicians

Manipulating a card around a packet like this has been done before. An important credit would be Eric Mason's Topsy Turvy colour Change (Stuff pg. 59). There's also a one handed colour change in Erdnase that is related if technically different. A member of the magic castle junior program (whose name...
by Charlie Chang
February 18th, 2006, 2:03 am
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: Royal Road on DVD???
Replies: 51
Views: 20442

Re: Royal Road on DVD???

I got a couple of emails recently, asking about Royal Road and the Platform Magic section. I thought it best to answer them here. When I sat down and laid out the video course I went through the entire book many times assessing all of the material. My primary goal was to shoot a course for beginners...
by Charlie Chang
February 17th, 2006, 2:04 pm
Forum: Light From the Lamp
Topic: Secrets of an Escamoteur
Replies: 8
Views: 3355

Re: Secrets of an Escamoteur

Got mine today. An absolute feast of great ideas. Loving every page.

P.
by Charlie Chang
February 13th, 2006, 10:53 am
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: Royal Road on DVD???
Replies: 51
Views: 20442

Re: Royal Road on DVD???

I just spoke to Louis - the videos are about two weeks out. Expect them around the end of the month.

P.
by Charlie Chang
February 11th, 2006, 3:43 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: The Real Hustle
Replies: 17
Views: 2892

Re: The Real Hustle

The Monte is a scam - a con game - played by thieves in order to obtain money by deception. Absolutely no money is ever won by the "players" unless the people running the game are total amateurs. I've watched this game played several times and, after watching real people lose real money, I...
by Charlie Chang
January 29th, 2006, 3:21 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Ten Card Poker Deal
Replies: 1
Views: 494

Ten Card Poker Deal

For those of you interested in the ten card poker deal, I have posted my routine as an e-book on my site http://www.rpaulwilson.com/circleofconfidence2.htm This begins with ten cards. More cards are added for each phase as the procedure gets fairer and fairer. Each of the three phases leaves the spe...
by Charlie Chang
January 21st, 2006, 1:30 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Tom Frame
Replies: 0
Views: 479

Tom Frame

I'm looking for Tom Frame's email address - if anyone can help, please drop a line to rpwfx@hotmail.com

Thanks.

P
by Charlie Chang
January 1st, 2006, 11:27 pm
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: WTB: Martin Nash books
Replies: 0
Views: 390

WTB: Martin Nash books

As stated in topic, I'm looking for all 3 volumes of Nash's work written by Stephen Minch: Any Second Now, Ever So Sleightly, and Sleight Unseen.

Condition doesn't matter. Please post or email me with price.
by Charlie Chang
December 31st, 2005, 5:13 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: R.Paul Wilson
Replies: 1
Views: 428

Re: R.Paul Wilson

10-4 little buddy.

I'm in Scotland for New Years and working in London till the beginning of Feb. will be in LA most of Feb.

See you then and have a good New Year.

P.
by Charlie Chang
December 30th, 2005, 3:07 am
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: Royal Road on DVD???
Replies: 51
Views: 20442

Re: Royal Road on DVD???

Chris - I teach most of the tricks in the book. I miss some out because I felt they were poor tricks but most are taught. I demonstrate and teach everything in the book but I stress from the outset that the student should try to learn from the book too. The idea was that, while the DVDs could stand ...
by Charlie Chang
December 30th, 2005, 2:00 am
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: Royal Road on DVD???
Replies: 51
Views: 20442

Re: Royal Road on DVD???

Royal Road was shot in 2002 and has been delayed until this year when it was finished by L&L Publishing to their excellent standards. We have spent the last six months getting it into shape and it is common knowledge on the net that this project is pending. When we shot this I, Tim Trono, Mark M...
by Charlie Chang
December 16th, 2005, 8:20 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: The Lassen/Schoolcraft Saga ...record length
Replies: 51
Views: 15639

Re: The Lassen/Schoolcraft Saga ...record length

Originally posted by coinlover:
It shows incredibly poor taste.

cl
Then what does creating an account to bash someone show?
by Charlie Chang
December 11th, 2005, 2:03 am
Forum: General
Topic: Dean Dill Downloads
Replies: 3
Views: 1326

Dean Dill Downloads

Dear all, Just a note to say that all profits from my downloads this week will go to Dean Dill and his family (would have done so sooner but I have been away from home until today). Go to www.rpaulwilson.com - click on the Circle Of Confidence and pick a file or few. Anything I make will be sent to ...
by Charlie Chang
November 6th, 2005, 5:49 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Shoot Ogawa Lecture
Replies: 2
Views: 462

Re: Shoot Ogawa Lecture

I saw his last lecture at Magic Galore (with Apollo Robbins). Definitely worth checking out, Ken at Magic Galore will take care of you too.
by Charlie Chang
August 13th, 2005, 9:02 am
Forum: Alternative Media
Topic: Neil Gaiman
Replies: 6
Views: 1174

Re: Neil Gaiman

hoo monkey,

It's been a while since I've read it, but I know that I enjoyed the novel American Gods.

To each his own, I guess.

P.S. Not a Neil Gaiman fans by any means. Never read any of his previous work(s).
by Charlie Chang
April 7th, 2005, 12:21 pm
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: @#X! patter
Replies: 44
Views: 6174

Re: @#X! patter

My handling had a card paperclipped to a letter, inside a sealed envelope. The card was not seen until the climax of the routine but the result was a signed card appearing folded up inside a sealed envelope and clipped to the letter inside. I also have a handling where the card is stapled to the let...
by Charlie Chang
April 7th, 2005, 2:57 am
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: @#X! patter
Replies: 44
Views: 6174

Re: @#X! patter

My handling had a card paperclipped to a letter, inside a sealed envelope. The card was not seen until the climax of the routine but the result was a signed card appearing folded up inside a sealed envelope and clipped to the letter inside. I also have a handling where the card is stapled to the let...
by Charlie Chang
March 7th, 2005, 7:44 pm
Forum: Other Magic Publications
Topic: Antimony is HERE!
Replies: 31
Views: 7580

Re: Antimony is HERE!

I ditto Jeff's comments. Mine came folded as well - it's my only complaint though! Loved the first issue.
by Charlie Chang
March 5th, 2005, 9:00 pm
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: FISM FLASH!!!!
Replies: 2
Views: 1718

Re: FISM FLASH!!!!

Best use for a FISM Flash:

Wear it when a friend is driving you around town. Whenever you pass through a speed camera or traffic light camera - set off the flash....
by Charlie Chang
February 23rd, 2005, 9:40 pm
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: Cogitations - A review
Replies: 13
Views: 2406

Re: Cogitations - A review

Jacques,

Steve will go out of his way to make sure everything works for you. Don't sweat it. :)
by Charlie Chang
January 11th, 2005, 12:05 am
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: An invisible pass.
Replies: 0
Views: 409

An invisible pass.

I have put a new downloadable file on my website www.rpaulwilson.com It's called the "West Coast Slow" and is a slow-motion invisible pass. It can be used as a demonstration pass, part of an ambitious card routine, a control or even as a color change. In addition, I also include my work on...
by Charlie Chang
December 20th, 2004, 12:23 am
Forum: General
Topic: Haaa-Leee-Wooood
Replies: 19
Views: 2992

Re: Haaa-Leee-Wooood

Here's a word of advice for anyone coming to Hollywood - DON'T stay at the Highland Gardens. First of all the Magic Castle Hotel really is The Ritz by comparison (everything Dustin said is true, by the way). Secondly, while the Highland Gardens has been the place of choice for visitors to Chez Larso...
by Charlie Chang
October 27th, 2004, 4:25 pm
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: "Completely Zapped"
Replies: 16
Views: 1885

Re: "Completely Zapped"

My version is now available - it is called "Fan-2-C" and is available from my site - www.rpaulwilson.com

Best,

P.
by Charlie Chang
October 27th, 2004, 3:55 pm
Forum: Link Watch
Topic: Paul Wilson's Zapped now available!
Replies: 1
Views: 678

Paul Wilson's Zapped now available!

Over the last few months I have received countless emails about my examinable version of the trick "Zapped!" I have just finished work on a 52 page booklet called "Fan-2-C" (aka Completely Zapped). It teaches how to make and use my "2-C" gaff which allows you to perform...

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