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Richard Kaufman

http://i.imgur.com/aYxiAaF.jpg Join us at http://www.geniimagazine.com I remember meeting Guy Hollingworth many decades ago and thinking, “Yikes, he’s really good.” Now I would say he is one of the best cardmen in the world. And if you were to take a measure of the classiest magician in the world, ...

Richard Kaufman

Have one, thanks.

Richard Kaufman

Thanks, Bill. Way ahead on many of those ideas, but there are some good ones I haven't thought of.

Richard Kaufman

I have been called to write other things of greater import.

Richard Kaufman

Photos will be taken this year.

Richard Kaufman

Richard Kaufman

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Richard Kaufman

New material will be intermingled, not separated. Ace Assemblies, for example, will all still be in one place.
Don't know about the design yet. Too early for that.

Richard Kaufman

Ray J, I don't suppose your last name is Johnson?

Richard Kaufman

Craig's boxes are beauties!

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Yes, it is, and I believe we have that are covered.

Richard Kaufman

Is Tarbell 7 a timeless book? No--it's quite clearly a product of the late 1960s/early 1970s.

Richard Kaufman

It is my deep hope that the new version of Greater Magic does not resemble Tarbell 7 in any way.

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Richard Kaufman

Though it was originally Hilliard's plan to have lengthy chapters on individuals, he later changed his mind. I will follow his lead.

Richard Kaufman

There is no title better than the original, and so it will remain.

Richard Kaufman

I take it you're not there?

Richard Kaufman

Richard, is the new edition going to contain Greater Magic, More Greater Magic and The Lost Notebooks? Or material that was excluded/left out, or recently discovered? The only hope i have for the new edition is that it has more general magic besides just card magic... Justin It's going to contain m...

Richard Kaufman

Can you talk more about your large-scope vision for this? Are you channeling John Northern Hilliard to create a new Greater Magic for the 21st century? Greater Magic 2020, as it were? A giant tome collecting the very best of conjuring development of the past 80 years? (Plus reformatting Greater Mag...

Richard Kaufman

Yes, a new version of Greater Magic is coming and will take several years to complete. It will be two or (more likely) three volumes rather than one. The physical size of the volumes will be increased from 6 x 8 to 8.5 x 11. The original text will get a general upgrade in regards to missing details ...

Richard Kaufman

Ditch the houlette. Put it upright in a glass, or put it in the cardcase (open) and lean that against a glass.

Richard Kaufman

Contact has been made on your behalf.

Richard Kaufman

If you know the guy's name you should be able to Google him and locate him in the White Pages. Then you can call him!

Richard Kaufman

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Richard Kaufman

Thank you.

Richard Kaufman

Do you provide the audience with a reason for suddenly bringing in a different deck?

Richard Kaufman

I'm slightly confused. Do you do most of the routine, then at the end suddenly introduce a different color backed deck and insert the chosen card into that and it rises to the top? I actually like the idea of doing the whole routine with an odd-backed card from another deck. It opens up the use of C...

Richard Kaufman

My fear is this is all backfiring and these comments might be giving Richard ideas. I bought Deland. It was well worth the price for the quality of publication. However, I would have hesitated if it were more. I will hesitate for Greater Magic if it is more than $150 as I already have the previous ...

Richard Kaufman

No, not true for books. Not 60 days. But at this point, I would say it is true that 60% is in the first year.

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There are so many options ...

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For whatever it's worth in this conversation, my book on DeLand has yet to break even. And that's with a $150 retail price (smart business sense would have dictated a retail price of $200 at least).

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New invention?

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Mr. Henderson, you are getting a bit carried away.

Richard Kaufman

I am slowly beginning to remember something about this being submitted to Genii ...
Hmmm...

Richard Kaufman

In the case of The Magic Rainbow, it is a book that truly broadens all pathways into the construction and performance of magic. It's like an inexhaustible fountain that keeps giving. Few books reach that goal.

Richard Kaufman

The Sybil, or Upton, Rising Cards.
And it's Tom Baxter.

Richard Kaufman

Went back and had a look at it.
I have not seen anyone do it, and it looks hard as hell. My hand certainly isn't flexible enough to even try it.
Tom, can YOU do it? Would like to see a video.

Richard Kaufman

$150 is a lot of money for a magic book. Of course I did buy it but I am from a generation that reads books. I wonder how many copies of your average magic book is sold to the younger demographic, as I assume from what I observe that they don’t really read magic books. It seems expensive books are ...

Richard Kaufman

I never put the video on Facebook, just directly on YouTube. My Facebook feed is public. If you're interested in seeing the card in action, just go here and scroll down until you find it (it was a while ago). https://www.facebook.com/richard.kaufman Regarding copying the overlay: go to a copy shop a...

Richard Kaufman

I know exactly what books cost to produce. And here I will discuss only the business aspect, not the value of the books in question, until the last paragraph. DeLand: Mystery and Madness is the same retail price as The Magic Rainbow. I'm sure I don't have to point out the differences in the physical...

Richard Kaufman

Don't leave out Arcane, Epoptica, and The Braue Notebooks!

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