The Genii Forum

Originally posted by Glenn Farrington: I saw an item being sold on Ebay as a bird cage similar to what Del Rey used and he also alludes to the fact that Bill Dodson made the one he is auctioning. He is asking 1,800 for it. He claims in his copy to have purchased this from an estate sale of a Deceas...

This is really sad to see that some video clubs or on line services such as zip.ca can offer "specialized" DVDs.

Is there something we can do?

Can we actually write to Criss Angel and/or zip.ca and ask them to remove it from the list of DVDs ?

I agree with you if it would be in those conditions. But I have been a stage performer for over 25 years. I have done hundreds of shows in all kind of conditions. Some TV, theater and even was an extra in a movie. I always have been strong on stage and feel very confident in doing justice to mentali...

I have been into Magic since the beginning of the 80's, yes I am that old ... I did all kinds of bars, clubs and restaurant plus some stuff on TV. I did a Play, in 89, where of course I was playing a Magician. But I recently got the bug to put up a complete Mentalism show. I am renting a show room i...

Thanks for your honest opinion. It's well appreciated.

I will go with metal bending instead. The latest Osterlind DVDs have a section on "great" spoon and fork bending ...

I will get 5, 6 and 7 for about $100.

:)

Ed Norton and Paul Giamatti are 2 actors that I love. They both are very good at their art. I found Norton amazing in Fight Club where not to many actors could have pulled that "stunt". Giamatti will always be Pig Vomit for me. When I first viewed the Howard Stern movie I said that Giamatt...

Must I understand by this that it is not that "great" ?

I was looking for some "review" ...

What is lacking from it ...?

Thanks

I have seen this on the Net, it's called PK Spoon and is done with an ordinary plastic spoon. We have seen many metal spoon, and silverware in general, bending out of shapes but I had never seen a plastic version. This is from the description "Bend A Spoon While In Full View of the Audience!&qu...

Originally posted by Paul Alberstat: Depending on the venue I use music for some of the pieces i do. It goes great as background music for certain pieces where there is minimal talking with a lot of movement, when a participant is drawing a picture or writing things down, situations like that and i...

I am working on a new show. A complete Mentalism act. I was wondering if I would need some background music, classical maybe, or it is usually done without any background noise. I did see a few in the past but I might want to put some just very faint. What do you think and what would it be, Debussy,...

Ok, since I posted this email I did buy a few things. Like Sam Kesler suggested I did get the DVD he has mentioned. It does contain a "simplified" version of the mockingbird. A great Max Maven effect but the fact that the trick is a bit on the complicated side scares some mentalist away fr...

Pretty good moves.

Interesting videos.

I thought I had some good moves but these are a very different approach.

Good luck.

:D

Originally posted by Richard Kaufman: Hey, JC, if that's the way you respond when people offer you help (and that may include offering to sell you stuff), then don't ask for help anymore. Spam is, as Neil pointed out, junk mail that enters your e-mail box without you having requested it. Paul's res...

Originally posted by Steve V': Dang that was a mean thank you. Ya know, the Cirque De Soliel tent is about a mile away, I may go slap a mime just to get even for Paul. Steve V I'm sorry if it seemed that I came out showing my teeth but for me to ask a question and to be answered by a spam ... don't...

You should be ashamed ... :eek: Like my message said I have doing magic for over 20 years ... I did get the Tarbell books ... at Tannens in New York in 1982-83 ... As for web site ... it's not easy to look at ... you should remodel it. Just a suggestion ... You see I have been on the Net for over 12...

Hi all, I have been in Magic for over 20 years and did earn a living for a few of those years doing shows. I recently, after a friends demand, did a mentalism show. I do have many resources, Max Maven tapes and lecture notes, the desert brainstorm tapes and some other notes from Lee Earl. I did a bo...

It must be real nice to see them in a show.

Too bad there is much stuff on their homepage ...

I wish they had a little video file or something.