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Richard Kaufman

You're not the only one.

Richard Kaufman

Andrew, I watched the first episode of that DVD set you gave me last night. It took some time before I could understand about 50% of what was being said.

Richard Kaufman

The two volume set will only be sold together.
When I first reprinted in 1994, I used the very first printing of Greater Magic. This time I will use a later revised printing that corrected many errors in the original.

Richard Kaufman

I really don't know. My understanding is that versions of it have been sold before, but poorly made, in Asia. I don't follow prop magic so am not sure of the details. It sure fools the hell out of me! I like all the tricks to greater or lesser degrees. The one with the magical reassembly of the port...

Richard Kaufman

Here's a wee update. With DeLand about a week away from going to the printer, Greater Magic has been tugging at my attention.

Have been looking over John Northern Hilliard's notes, mostly skimming, and have found an entire chapter that he wanted to include in Greater Magic that was left out!

Richard Kaufman

I've just posted links to videos of all 6 new Tenyo items for 2019 on my Facebook feed, which is public so anyone can see it. I think you folks are going to be pleased by the new items!
https://www.facebook.com/richard.kaufman

Richard Kaufman

I spent yesterday, Saturday June 9, at The Magic Circle in London attending the History Gathering there. I had a great time. Hosted by magic historian Dr. Eddie Dawes and Magic Circle Executive Librarian Peter Lane, there was a record crowd in attendance to hear talks from Peter Brunning on Jardine...

Richard Kaufman

I would be hard pressed to think of an audience where cutting open your scrotum would be appropriate other than a strip club.

Richard Kaufman

Dustin is not spreading fake news. Suicide.

And if you're going to "wonder out loud" maybe you shouldn't write it down in a public place.

Richard Kaufman

Watched Mike Douglas all the time when I was a kid. Sometimes he asked very interesting questions!

Richard Kaufman

He did not do a back palm!

Richard Kaufman

Oh ... that's cold.

Richard Kaufman

You missed the ending. The wrong card was from his scrotum, while the chosen signed card was revealed to have been on top of the deck (after an indifferent card was shown there prior to putting it down).

Richard Kaufman

Roger, then you might enjoy a version of Chinese Sticks that I once devised at the age of 14.

Richard Kaufman

I agree that it's not going to be to everyone's taste. Cutting off your testes to reveal a chosen card is never going to be widely performed.

Richard Kaufman

Enders Game: I appreciate your reviews posted here, but please use some common sense when reviewing something as simple and well known as "Hot Rod" for a group of magicians. Your review could have been, at most, two short paragraphs and we would have known all there was to know.

Richard Kaufman

Wayne Dobson did a fabulous version of that bit. It was hysterical.

Edited to correct Wayne Rogers to Wayne Dobson. Argh!

Richard Kaufman

I believe so, but you have to call the Magic Castle to get the exact details.

Richard Kaufman

You call the Magic Castle and make a reservation. They call us to double check that you're a subscriber.

Richard Kaufman

This guy was not "perfectly fine." It seems that he did suffer an injury, but that he alone was responsible for it.

Richard Kaufman

My understanding of NHS is that if your need is urgent (which a brain injury would be), then you are treated in short order.

Richard Kaufman

“Copperfield Trial Over. Victim Loses.” Emphasis on Victim Loses. Maybe I’m falling for the “scam,” as some have called it, but I’m going to go out on a limb and say that I believe Cox was seriously hurt. I don’t think he’s a “potato head,” or an “idiot.” I don’t think he is faking his injuries. I ...

Richard Kaufman

Please don't post things that are not relevant to the discussion at hand. Thanks.

Richard Kaufman

To me, having the people in the box reappear in the audience was not an interesting part of the trick.

To us, the much more interesting thing is how he gets them out of the box.

Richard Kaufman

David Copperfield has not performed the illusion "13" for years. Contrary to what Mark stated above, they most definitely were not required to expose the workings of the illusion. Everyone who was brought up on stage was "screened" by David and the assistants. The volunteers are ...

Richard Kaufman

Title says it all. Read here: http://news3lv.com/news/local/copperfie ... f-the-jury

Richard Kaufman

Yeah, the holdout is pretty silly. But the movie was great!

Richard Kaufman

Is that $400 postpaid, or is postage extra. If so, how much? You should give an estimate of postage to the US, please.

Richard Kaufman

This is the hard-to-get Tony DeLap interview.

Richard Kaufman

Everything is in Greater Magic.

Richard Kaufman

It's unfortunate, but surprising, how many great articles have been prompted by a death.

Richard Kaufman

And that book is our cover story for the July issue of Genii.

Richard Kaufman

He might have taught it as a one-off at a lecture, but I'd be surprised if it's in print.

Richard Kaufman

I'm amazed someone is still selling those.
But I don't see "Torah Telepathy" listed.

Richard Kaufman

Teller bought the Saran wrap production from John, and that's why it's not in the book.

Richard Kaufman

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Richard Kaufman

Erdnase was neither a gambler nor a card cheat. He was a magician. That is a definitive statement from which I will not be shaken. There is much evidence in the text of the book to back this up. And yet, Erdnase mentions on several occasions having played cards for money (often losing), but never o...

Richard Kaufman

The so-called Automatic Deck and the so-called $100 deck are both DeLand's Dollar Deck. Same thing. What I am going to do is print essentially a new FAKO deck of 54 cards that will allow you to perform, with regular Bicycle Riderback cards, a bunch of the tricks requiring specially printed gimmicked...

Richard Kaufman

There are large photos of every card, in color, in the book. Every back design is shown (many of which are original with DeLand). It would cost about $16 per book just for the four decks, which is a lot. The book itself is half the size of Tenyoism (one volume of 600+ pages rather than two), but act...

Richard Kaufman

It's not "a shame." I am trying to provide readers with gimmicked cards they can use, not museum pieces.

Jonathan, DeLand used different backs at different times, but eventually settled on a Steamboat red and black plaid.

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