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by McKitterick
March 4th, 2023, 1:53 pm
Forum: Book of The Month Club
Topic: David Copperfield History Book.
Replies: 32
Views: 10425

Re: David Copperfield History Book.

Sounds as though Copperfield's History of Magic has been remaindered: https://www.9thstreetbooks.com/remainder-marks/ https://medium.com/flint-and-steel/how-do-publishers-afford-dollar-store-books-82eb02bd68c3 In which case I would be surprised if it wasn't available in dollar stores south of the bo...
by McKitterick
November 7th, 2022, 7:01 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: The Rule of 3
Replies: 34
Views: 2421

Re: The Rule of 3

Tarotist wrote:I wish we would talk about something else.....................

Or at least have a time out ... perhaps a brief musical interlude ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la9Iy0RTvCI
by McKitterick
November 13th, 2021, 9:13 am
Forum: Link Watch
Topic: Blackpool: It's a wonderful place
Replies: 2
Views: 3502

Blackpool: It's a wonderful place

The members of this Forum who are familiar with Blackpool may be interested in this article: https://www.economist.com/1843/2021/10/25/its-a-wonderful-placea-playland-the-hong-kongers-fleeing-to-blackpool The article is behind a paywall but after scrolling past the subscription options you can sign ...
by McKitterick
May 26th, 2021, 9:55 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Kalanag Munchausen 1943 film
Replies: 22
Views: 6916

Re: Kalanag Munchausen 1943 film

Jon Pendragon wrote: ... and even my work to make the world believe John Belushi could do back handsprings.

Jon,

Are there any reminiscences you would care to share about your work on The Blues Brothers film?

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by McKitterick
June 17th, 2020, 2:03 pm
Forum: Marketing & Magic Business
Topic: Why is editing so bad in magic publications?
Replies: 115
Views: 27848

Re: Why is editing so bad in magic publications?

Ian Kendall wrote: I fear that most of these people wouldn't know who to ask to proof read their work, and others don't like the idea of someone seeing the information for free. Shouldn't that be "... wouldn't know whom to ask..."? Ian Kendall wrote: I had to, given the subject... :) Not ...
by McKitterick
May 28th, 2020, 11:53 am
Forum: General
Topic: How's Tricks?
Replies: 23
Views: 4558

Re: How's Tricks?

Sweet! I am assuming that is your daughter, magicfish? (doing my favorite flourish, and one that is a real crowd pleaser - the flourish and undoubtedly, the little girl!) Yes, my daughter. I taught her the One Way Back principle and the Key Card. This is her first flourish. And that's a poker sized...
by McKitterick
March 27th, 2020, 6:19 pm
Forum: Link Watch
Topic: Lots of Free Magic Stuff for Your Corona Quarantine
Replies: 21
Views: 7689

Re: Lots of Free Magic Stuff for Your Corona Quarantine

Richard Kaufman wrote:How can they do that, Bill?

A bit further information:

https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-tu ... everywhere
by McKitterick
March 10th, 2020, 9:59 pm
Forum: General
Topic: International Women’s Day 2020
Replies: 65
Views: 11023

Re: International Women’s Day 2020

But let’s stick to the issue: exactly how has your internet posting here Tom Stone made a positive change in the quest for more equitable participation of women in magic conventions? If we can agree that "Knowing there is a problem is the first step to recovery" - https://www.youtube.com/...
by McKitterick
November 23rd, 2019, 5:52 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Laypeople
Replies: 52
Views: 31814

Re: Laypeople

performer wrote:Perhaps times have changed ...

Richard Kaufman wrote:Yes, times have changed.

chetday wrote:I'll say times have changed.

Indeed ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlPV4wtZ6HE
by McKitterick
August 26th, 2019, 7:57 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Aspergers and Magic?
Replies: 93
Views: 30268

Re: Aspergers and Magic?

Today's Guardian happens to have some thoughts regarding the breadth of the autism spectrum:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/aug/26/autism-neurodiversity-severe

Nothing to say on the magic angle though.
by McKitterick
July 24th, 2019, 7:34 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: This is What the Food Critic of the NY Times Thinks of The Magic Castle
Replies: 12
Views: 3583

Re: This is What the Food Critic of the NY Times Thinks of The Magic Castle

Jonathan Townsend wrote:How does his review compare to his other reviews?


Indeed, Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

https://www.nytimes.com/by/tejal-rao
by McKitterick
November 26th, 2018, 7:52 pm
Forum: Feature Articles
Topic: Please retire the term, "cardman."
Replies: 290
Views: 233762

Re: Please retire the term, "cardman."

Coincidentally, I presume, today's daily quote from the Economist Espresso app:
"Time changes all things; there is no reason why language should escape this universal law."
- Ferdinand de Saussure
by McKitterick
July 16th, 2018, 7:30 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Be Natural. What did Vernon mean?
Replies: 29
Views: 6513

Re: Be Natural. What did Vernon mean?

Here are two other references to check out when revisiting our shelves of magic books: The section "On Being Natural" in He Fooled Houdini: Dai Vernon A Magical Life , Volume 4 of the Vernon Chronicles, and the last few paragraphs of Chapter 1 of Dai Vernon's Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic...
by McKitterick
May 30th, 2017, 9:34 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: How to pronounce _____ ?
Replies: 49
Views: 12511

Re: How to pronounce _____ ?

As a matter of interest my recollection is that David Letterman always introduced Andy Kaufman with the pronunciation "cowf-man". Truth be told, I thought it was an affectation of Letterman's but now realize that wasn't the case. So as not to be accused of going off-topic by bringing Andy ...
by McKitterick
April 30th, 2017, 2:28 pm
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: Probability Question
Replies: 11
Views: 4799

Re: Probability Question

Point of order: It may have been a typo in the original post but for the sake of accuracy in calculations with respect to this probability question, 15! actually works out to equal 1,307,674,368,000.
by McKitterick
August 17th, 2014, 4:53 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Your View: ebooks or printed books?
Replies: 113
Views: 34000

Re: Your View: ebooks or printed books?

Richard Kaufman wrote:I just read somewhere, ...


Perhaps @ http://nyti.ms/1sHB531
by McKitterick
January 4th, 2014, 7:27 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: martin gardner auto-biography reviewed
Replies: 2
Views: 1240

martin gardner auto-biography reviewed

From the pages of tomorrow's New York Times Book Review:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/05/books ... books&_r=0
by McKitterick
December 29th, 2013, 5:29 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Jerry Andrus Dinosaur Optical Illusion
Replies: 4
Views: 2215

Re: Jerry Andrus Dinosaur Optical Illusion

As the video makes its way around the World Wide Web, Phil Plait of Bad Astronomy fame not only gives Jerry Andrus due recognition but also provides an explanation why our brains are fooled: http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/12/29/another_brain_melting_illusion_the_dragon_that_follows_yo...
by McKitterick
August 18th, 2012, 7:19 pm
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: About my For Sale list!
Replies: 4
Views: 1144

Re: About my For Sale list!

Specifically, here's where it can be found:

http://www.geniimagazine.com/forums/ubb ... Post272293
by McKitterick
December 27th, 2010, 5:38 am
Forum: General
Topic: Happy Boxing Day
Replies: 7
Views: 3018

Re: Happy Boxing Day

mai-ling wrote:its a candian holiday the day after xmas.


Some think of it the other way around: Christmas is a Canadian holiday before Boxing Day. ; - )
by McKitterick
February 14th, 2010, 6:27 pm
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: Mathematical Wizardry
Replies: 48
Views: 7683

Re: Mathematical Wizardry

I surrender! There's just no way I can keep this thread on te main page so that I can possibly get a reaction to what I need a reaction to. HL. (But I will keep trying.) Harry, Your reference to the "main page" gives me an idea as to what your problem may be. The main page does indeed sho...
by McKitterick
October 21st, 2009, 6:48 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Banned from Blackpool for my "Safety"
Replies: 556
Views: 241900

Re: Banned from Blackpool for my "Safety"

For every person who thinks the thread should be locked, there are an equal amount (or more, according to the number of views) who are reading it with great interest. I'm guilty as charged, Richard. Similarly when driving I have a bad habit of slowing down to look at car accidents, even those that ...
by McKitterick
October 2nd, 2009, 3:34 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: the real work
Replies: 4
Views: 1468

Re: the real work

Pretty good, but he was wrong on the second deck bit. :) True. Perhaps it was a way of avoiding issues associated with the "too perfect" theory. ;) In reference to Rachel Maddow's comment at the beginning of the YouTube clip, whether or not we consider magic to be as reliable a source of ...
by McKitterick
September 30th, 2009, 7:30 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: the real work
Replies: 4
Views: 1468

the real work

With all due respect, Derren Brown's lottery prediction has nothing on this:

http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2009/09/g ... -ever.html
by McKitterick
July 31st, 2009, 4:16 pm
Forum: General
Topic: exposure of a different sort
Replies: 10
Views: 2549

exposure of a different sort

It seems that internet exposure is the cause of some concern not just in the world of magic but also among our friends who are engaged in the field of Psychology. ... the psychologists object whenever diagnostic tools fall into the hands of amateurs who havent been trained to administer them. Our et...
by McKitterick
June 18th, 2009, 5:42 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Why do people think it's okay to upload magic DVDs?
Replies: 454
Views: 121517

Re: Why do people think it's okay to upload magic DVDs?

With all due respect to Edgar Allan Poe, quantum cryptography suggests the possibility of an unbreakable code. That being said, I don't think it's the solution to the problem being discussed here. Although the consensus in this thread is that the music industry is far removed from the world of magic...
by McKitterick
May 19th, 2009, 9:12 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: for anyone out there planning a scam ...
Replies: 3
Views: 1036

Re: for anyone out there planning a scam ...

probably also want to know about this which cuts it all down to one sentence. Hello, Jonathan. I believe, to quote the Great and Powerful Wizard of Oz, that you're talking about a horse of a different colour there. The purpose of that link seems to be to promote a $23 "updated and expanded MP3...
by McKitterick
May 19th, 2009, 8:45 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: for anyone out there planning a scam ...
Replies: 3
Views: 1036

for anyone out there planning a scam ...

... you might find some useful information in The psychology of scams: Provoking and committing errors of judgement, available here.
by McKitterick
May 14th, 2009, 2:27 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: The Canadian Press Loves Ricky Jay!
Replies: 2
Views: 798

Re: The Canadian Press Loves Ricky Jay!

A couple of full-length interviews leading up to the opening of Ricky Jay's A Rogue's Gallery in Toronto tonight. The first, a radio interview from the May 13 edition of Q, starts at 24:30. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.cbc.ca/q/pastepisodes.html">http://www.cbc.ca/q/pastepisodes.ht...
by McKitterick
April 12th, 2009, 3:00 pm
Forum: Link Watch
Topic: Hitler on Criss Angel
Replies: 49
Views: 11285

Re: Hitler on Criss Angel

Happy Easter, Mats.

For what it's worth, you've touched on two of the three topics best avoided on these boards: politics, religion and the musicals of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber.
by McKitterick
March 28th, 2009, 8:26 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Monday Night Magic Press Event for Ringing Brothers Zingmaster Alex Ramon on Monday!
Replies: 11
Views: 2106

Re: Monday Night Magic Press Event for Ringing Brothers Zingmaster Alex Ramon on Monday!

@ Richard Perrin Augusta has the Gold unit - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.ringling.com/TourSchedule.aspx">http://www.ringling.com/TourSchedule.aspx</a><!-- m --> @ Craig Mitchell Check out - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/24/theater/24ring.html?p...
by McKitterick
February 6th, 2009, 2:05 pm
Forum: Link Watch
Topic: Cool new juggling idea
Replies: 11
Views: 2836

Re: Cool new juggling idea

Michael Moschen at a TED Conference:

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/mich ... otion.html
by McKitterick
February 6th, 2009, 1:42 pm
Forum: Link Watch
Topic: Magicans magic goes very Wrong (fatal)
Replies: 9
Views: 10261

Re: Magicans magic goes very Wrong (fatal)

You may get better results with these links, Richard: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWTaVjX9TR4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWTaVjX9TR4</a><!-- m --> <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KMwrFKrM3U">http://www.youtube.com/watch?...
by McKitterick
January 24th, 2009, 7:04 am
Forum: Light from the Lamp ONLINE.
Topic: The Rauschenberg Effect by John Hostler
Replies: 28
Views: 10686

Re: The Rauschenberg Effect by John Hostler

Thanks, Tom, for reviewing this book and bringing its unique method of distribution to the forum's attention. And of course thanks to John for authoring the book and e-publishing it. I'm not sure of its origin but there is a saying to the effect that the motivation for most of the things we do is ei...
by McKitterick
January 8th, 2009, 8:22 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Fire breathing resources?
Replies: 12
Views: 2619

Re: Fire breathing resources?

The Surgeon General-designate of the United States makes it look easy enough: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9buzKIjYOg&eurl DISCLAIMER: This link is provided for informational purposes only ... I am not - repeat, I am not suggesting that anyone should attempt to learn fire breathing techniques...
by McKitterick
December 26th, 2008, 11:41 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Bogus Website Alert: Magical University
Replies: 29
Views: 7489

Re: Bogus Website Alert: Magical University

David Vamer wrote:Oh GREAT!!! Next you're going to tell me that Magicaluniversity is not accredited, and that my degree is no good....


Although the Magical University's academic credentials are questionable, I understand they have one heck of a football program.
by McKitterick
December 26th, 2008, 11:37 am
Forum: Link Watch
Topic: a marc salem performance
Replies: 0
Views: 670

a marc salem performance

For your holiday viewing pleasure:

http://gelconference.com/videos/2006/marc_salem/
by McKitterick
December 2nd, 2008, 2:38 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Criss Angel Believe Buzz
Replies: 446
Views: 163233

Re: Criss Angel Believe Buzz

Salut, Michel.

The English word you may be looking for is one we have taken from French: ensemble.

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