The Genii Forum

Alan M

Very kind of you to help the guy with the bogus box. I also hope Viking will take it on.

Alan M

The book is terrific and hopefully this issue won't put off any purchases. My hat is off to Mr. Kaufman for putting this book out and to Mr. Turner for his thoughtful compilation of the missing pages. I am enjoying this book immensely. Seems like Mr. Kaufman is only hitting home runs these days. Can...

Alan M

Arrived in Los Angeles today. Can't wait to dig in.

Alan M

WTB: Genii Magazine November 1964: Charlie Miller Cover

Volume 29, Number 3.

Looking for a clean copy of the cover that has no markings.

Please PM me here if available.

Alan M

It's on sale at a very good price at Vanishing Inc.

https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/card- ... -on-cards/

Alan M

I have maybe a dozen unopened decks and last time I cracked one open, the entire deck was stuck together like the old Paul Harris Solid Deception deck. Very disappointing.

Alan M

You must subscribe to Genii in order to receive the book. The cost of your subscription will be less than the cost of the book sold alone. Thanks for the info, Richard. I should have done the math first! As an AMA member, I have an ongoing digital subscription so that's why I wondered if it was ava...

Alan M

Can this book be ordered separate from a Genii subscription? If so I can't seem to find how.

Alan M

I wonder if it could be Charlie Miller.

Alan M

Several years back I bought a dozen or so unopened Tahoe decks. I opened one and once I removed the foil, I found the entire deck stuck together like a Paul Harris Solid Deception deck. Very disappointing.

Alan M

Those cards appear to be David Blaine Gatorbacks.

I have no info whether or not any magician consulted on the spot though.

Best,
Alan

Alan M

Bob has given you a red herring, Pepe. I think he may be reluctant to admit that there is no card magic in Canada because the Canadian card masters change their name and move to the U.S.

Like David Verner, for example. :)

-Alan

Alan M

I hope Guy will consider performing his Erdnase show so more people will get a chance to see it. I saw it at The Magic Castle and it was a wonderful presentation.

My guess for Dustin's dream addition: Ricky Jay.

Best,
Alan

Alan M

Thanks for sharing that story, Geno. I had never heard it before and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Come to think of it, I enjoy all of your Vegas stories. I hope you'll keep them coming.

-Al

Alan M

Mr. Goat, What importance, if any, would you put on using Meta tags for the sake of other search engines, such as Bing or Yahoo? Clearly Google is the leading search engine, but is it wise to eliminate the meta tags if the other engines still use them? Or are the others so insignificant that they ca...

Alan M

Ricky Jay belongs somewhere in the top 10.

Alan M

Mine arrived in Tarzana, CA today.

Alan M

Pete McCabe wrote:Don't worry, Richard is hard at work on a new book on how to remove the DVDs from their sleeves. This time nothing has been held back.

Will it come with a DVD?

Alan M

I'm really disappointed that I missed this event. It fell below my radar entirely.

I just checked the Skirball site and didn't find any additional dates scheduled. Does anyone know if Max will be doing this lecture again?

-Alan

Alan M

Hey Pete,
Is your marking system intended for blue cards as well as red? I wondered because I saw the picture on your site of the red deck and red sharpie and thought perhaps it doesn't work equally as well for both colors. Thanks,
Alan

Alan M

Arrived 9/20 in Sherman Oaks, CA.

Alan M

Arrived in Sherman Oaks, CA on 2/17.

Alan M

No wonder they are vegetarians. The cows were smart enough to get the hell out of there.

Alan M

A few less pages or not, I'm impressed that Mr. Kaufman can continue to bring us such a high quality magazine each month at the current price. My support for Genii remains.

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Arrived Sherman Oaks, CA 91423, 5/14/09

Alan M

Reuters reported this today:

Michael Jackson concerts may face legal challenge

Alan M

Same experience as Bob Plaut - mine arrived in Los Angeles just over a week after ordering.

Alan M

Federal authorities are investigating a professional magician's claim that he successfully shipped himself in a crate from upstate New York to Las Vegas by the United Parcel Service. A spokesman for UPS says the company believes Wade Whitcomb's claim is a hoax. The Transportation Security Administra...

Alan M

Uh, WOW. I guess I could elaborate on how I feel after watching that clip, but no, I'll stick with WOW... now please pardon me while I dust off my knees and put my cards away.

Alan M

In The Books of Wonder, Tommy expresses some thoughts on talent and performance, and I thought his words would be an interesting contribution to this dialogue. The following is from the prologue of The Books of Wonder, Vol. 1 "While this contention is obviously open to debate, I do agree that t...

Alan M

Glenn,
Your description sounds like it could be Vinny Marini's Roll Over Count.

-Alan

Alan M

Thanks Jim. I should have just done a Google search instead of going directly to the sites I checked. My concern that I may miss out grew into a panic attack! Thanks again for the info,
Alan

Alan M

I missed Ricky Jay last time around, so I jumped on this to find more information... but I found no mention on Ricky Jay's site, Ticketmaster or the Geffen Playhouse home page. Both Ticketmaster and the Geffen website indicate a show called Shipwrecked as playing at the Geffen from June 17 - July 27...

Alan M

Hey Joe,
My special request would be Karl Fulves. I think his contribution to the art is above question, yet he seems to have remained fairly low profile over the years and in my eyes, an enigma. I would be interested to learn more about him.
-Alan

Alan M

Not magic, but very cool:

David Alvarez of Leavenworth, Washington used more than 8,500 Bicycle playing cards to construct a portrait of guitarist legend Jimi Hendrix.

ARTICLE

Time Lapse Video

Alan M

I never even received a response from this guy.

Alan M

Sent you an email for Best of Friends and The Collected Almanac. Thanks,
Alan

Alan M

Bill: The double lift that Paul Chosse showed you might be similar to the Derek Dingle Double Lift, found on page 6 of the Complete Works of Derek Dingle. Derek's also has no get ready, however his begins by picking the double off the outer right corner of the deck using the 3rd fingertip rather tha...

Alan M

Arrived in Sherman Oaks, CA on January 22. The center spread came loose on my copy but in perfect condition otherwise.

For my money, this particular issue alone is worth the price of a subscription.

Hats off to the Genii staff and contributing writers.

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