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- 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...
- 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
- 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 ...
- 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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- 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 ...
- 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...
- 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
- 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/...
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
- 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.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/aug/26/autism-neurodiversity-severe
Nothing to say on the magic angle though.
- 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
- 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
"Time changes all things; there is no reason why language should escape this universal law."
- Ferdinand de Saussure
- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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.
- August 17th, 2014, 4:53 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Your View: ebooks or printed books?
- Replies: 113
- Views: 34000
- 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
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/05/books ... books&_r=0
- 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...
- August 18th, 2012, 7:19 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: About my For Sale list!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1144
- June 10th, 2012, 8:24 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: mentalist predicts front page!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 522
- 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. ; - )
- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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
http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2009/09/g ... -ever.html
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
- May 14th, 2009, 2:32 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: the floating frog trick
- Replies: 1
- Views: 626
- 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...
- 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.
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.
- 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...
- February 6th, 2009, 2:05 pm
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: Cool new juggling idea
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2836
- 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?...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
- December 26th, 2008, 11:37 am
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: a marc salem performance
- Replies: 0
- Views: 670
- 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.
The English word you may be looking for is one we have taken from French: ensemble.