The Genii Forum

Hello, For those who have been searching for David Ben's Tricks , the hard-to-find and out of print collection of effects by a great mind in magic, I've listed a pristine copy of the book on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/sch/davidrowyn/m.html There are also some other interesting items at auction, like ...

Hello, A hard to find volume in unread, like-new condition: http://www.ebay.com/itm/272015742566 Some other nice books can be found in my other listings page: http://www.ebay.com/sch/davidrowyn/m.html Cheers, David PS: This is an auction, the current bid as of this posting is $100, my name is my use...

Hi Jonathan, I like the distinction of power vs. puzzle and what it means for the style of performer to have an ordinary looking prop versus an extra-ordinary one. That's some good thinking there. Reading through the essay, you'll see that I mention I'm only referring to the standard or most common ...

I love Dr. Seuss!

Perhaps we can compare apples to apples and poet/playwrights with poet/playwrights.

Say, William Shakespeare as compared to William McGonagall.

With the capacity for Shapespeare, yes, it would be aesthetically inferior to give an audience McGonagall.

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Ha!

You know, I genuinely would like to see the return of Crystal Pepsi.

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http://davidrowyn.posterous.com/11-stag ... sh-in-2011

An essay I wrote a few weeks ago.

Thoughts?

http://davidrowyn.posterous.com/11-kid- ... s-for-2011

A little essay I wrote recently.

Thoughts?

The two points that seem be permeating this thread are whether or not the price is justified and whether or not Brad is funny. Firstly, I'd like to say that $50 is NOT in the high priced range. At $1000, the Devil's Cola Bottle would be closer to the mark. However, I do understand how some people fe...

Barrie Richardson has some wonderful center tear handlings. One can be found in Theater of the Mind under the title, Center Shtick. The other is what I like to call the 'Centerless Tear'. Barrie shared this with me a couple of years ago so I'm not sure if he's since published or titled it, but it is...