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Tom Gilbert wrote:I'm not having any luck with your link.

Nor am I ….

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[/quote]I shall take your word for it but I didn't see that many. Of course it all depends on what you call "self working". I did find quite a few easy stuff in Scarne's Magic Tricks.[/quote] To me, self working translates as this ... You could talk a layman (yes, I'm using that word) thro...

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Philippe Billot wrote:
Jack Shalom wrote:A trick with a Double Lift counts as a self-worker?

"Yes ! No need for gimmick. Totally impromptu."

An impromptu double lift that requires no gimmick? Don't almost all double lifts fit those requirements?

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For non-card magic .. perhaps Robert Neal

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Tom Gilbert wrote:It kind of seems targeted, like they knew what they were looking for.

Inside job?

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I think you read this in a book (or magazine) by Karl Fulves but I don't remember which one. I have seen "Floating Key" used in several places.... I know Mike Powers has a trick using a similar principle, but I don't remember what he called it. If memory serves, the effect by Mike Powers ...

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"So 2H,3H,4H,5H,6H does not beat four aces?"

It does, but that's not a straight …. it's a straight flush.

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"Where is it published?"

Ultra Cervon, page 9 ...

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Didn't Sam Schwartz publish/market something similar, the packet trick with the mirrors at the end?

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Seems like the basic concept (creating an instant stooge) is pretty old, although I don't remember the precise idea of using it in a restaurant setting though.

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Do you have a link to this article, I would like to read it in it's entirety, but are you sure the piece wasn't meant to be mostly humorous? The only group of people I recall being universally disliked were lawyers/politicians.

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"Many years ago at a convention Chris Kenner was giving a lecture and at the time had quiet a name for rubber band magic , he was selling a booklet of three effects ,”Crazy mans handcuffs “ , “linking rubber bands “ and the most unusual but also brilliant “Boomerang rubber band “ Are you sure t...

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Just curious .. does the Times publish a horoscope in their paper?

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Was it ever actually confirmed that Rachel Colombini had passed?

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"He gradually seemed to have developed a more sardonic presence as he got older."

Don't we all ....

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I'm sorry to be a Debbie Downer on this, but seeking unproved treatments outside the United States is very risky. http://www.skepdoc.info/beware-stem-cell-clinics-that-offer-untested-treatments/ “Riordan is not a medical doctor: he trained as a PA (physician assistant) and has a PhD. He has supporte...

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I still remember him performing on the Tonight Show all those years ago, and I remember the knowing feeling I had when I realized he was doing the Han Ping Chien move ..... Rest In Peace Mr. Gillis

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Hi Mike, just a question .. one of your auctions is listed as "Tarbell Course in Magic Vol 6 FIRST ED 1954 Tannen Magic", but the picture is of Vol 2 of The Thayer Quality Magic Catalog Instruction Sheets, which is correct, the title or the picture?

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Who was it who suggested practicing while playing music, because it would help you to learn to ignore/tune out ambient noise?

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Paperback or not, I'm not sure I'd want to mark up a book I paid 35 bucks for. Just curious, what exactly are the changes in this edition?

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I see this hack writer is back, this time purporting to reveal the secrets of professional card magic.

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: "To go into a little more depth on these matters I would say that a person is hurt not so much by what happens as by their opinion of what happens. In other words it is not the situation that is important so much as how you perceive that situation. Your opinion of that situation. And your op...

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You don't need a beam, almost any heavy object you can put a rope around will do. Doorknobs, plumbing underneath a faucet ....If you can't hang from something, you can always do it garrotte-style by spinning around like an alligator till it tightens., that how they do it in prison.

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Just wanted to let you know that both videos linked in this thread are unavailable.

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"Wow--that's quite a collection for 3 Benjamins"

indeed, glad they chose to include Sleight Of Mouth, it would have been a shame to let that great tome of magical comedy be lost.

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Not all that surprising, those bible-belt bozos think Harry Potter is demonic.

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Price Reduction, All still include free shipping!

Stanyon’s Magic - 110.00

Lot of Ken Krenzel Items - 75.00

The Magic of Michael Ammar - 55.00

Expert Coin Magic - 60.00

Mystification - 25.00

Bertram on Sleight of Hand - 25.00

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Vernon Chronicles Inner Secrets - Sold

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Don’t Blink, The Magic of James Swain - Sold

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Balls! Lessons in Side-Arm Snookery - sold

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Collected Works of Alex Elmsley - Sold

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Sorry, here is my contact info:

Jay Baker
P.O. Box 8 nine seven
3 zero 3 S. Stone Street
Bunnell, FL 32110
(3 eight six) - 437- 3 seven nine 2
jb00513(at)hotmail(dot)com

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I have the following books and lots for sale. If you are interested, please message me for photos. May combine for two or more items. Conditions of each item varies from near mint to poor. I will throw in free media mail shipping for the price shown. 1. Stanyon’s Magic - 1996 Richard Kaufman 3 Volum...

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- SOLD -

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The Crimp Magazine by Jerry Sadowitz, Complete volume 2 ( issue 13 through issue 24), June 1993 to May 1994 The complete volume 2 of Jerry Sadowitz’s irreverent magazine The Crimp, chock full of Jerry’s insane ramblings, dirty drawings, filthy language, gutter humor, and more than a few cheap shots,...

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Who "influenced" the most magicians from that list? That's a rather difficult question! Influence in what way? If you change the word magician to writer, then it's probably Erdnase or whatever his (or her) name is. If you change the word to writer, I would suggest Jean Hugard and Frederic...

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Stewart James In Print: The First Fifty Years is SOLD

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Price drop on Stewart James In Print to 89.00 ........

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A couple more: Stewart James In Print: The First Fifty Years, First Edition 1989 Another book with problems related to poor storage, discolored edges and some staining on the pages inside the cover, the dust jacket is also in poor shape, but the binding is tight and the pages of the book itself are ...

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The Crimp Magazine by Jerry Sadowitz is SOLD

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