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Richard Kaufman

Already covered in another thread ... somewhere on here.

Richard Kaufman

Illusions Magic Lounge (the new name of Magicopolis) was heavily looted.
The Magic Castle has not been touched.

Richard Kaufman

Still no release plans.

Richard Kaufman

From FISM: June 1st, 2020. The FISM NA committee is delighted to announce that Brad Jacobs will be honored as a Founding Father of FISM-North America at the 2021 Convention in Quebec City. Brad has been the North American SAM representative of FISM since its inception. He has been on the FISM-North ...

Richard Kaufman

Wild Card. A row of cards which have been removed from the deck lies on the table. A King of Diamonds (I think) is touched to each card and one at a time they all change to match the King. Uses double-ended cards. And I see Wesley uses split cards/double-ended cards--an idea in which he was preceded...

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Jack Shalom Wrote : "I looked up the Regal trick in Approaching Magic--it's called 'Raising Kane.' " I assume the "Raising Cane" title is a play on words since Peter Kane was the creator of at least the core plot behind what Frank Garcia later called ""Wild Card."...

Richard Kaufman

It was Lou Tannen who instigated the whole thing after Bill pointed out the trick in Hugard's.

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Only slightly, but Riser misses the point that Lou said they were going to put the trick on the market with Frank's name on it. Note that Frank did not demonstrate Peter Kane's "Watch the Ace" for Lou, but his own routine that he developed pretty damn quickly--and it has stood the test of ...

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Bill Simon personally told me the story. He was the one who saw Kane's trick in Hugard's and told Lou about it because he thought it might be marketable. Lou asked Frank to come up with a simpler version using gimmicked cards so they could sell the trick. The trick we know as Wild Card is Frank's. I...

Richard Kaufman

Well, if you don't think it's wise, then you shouldn't do it.

Richard Kaufman

"I agree with Peter Ross' comments, although I have to wonder if Mr. Kaufman is not being just a bit cynical in a quiet way. A lot of magicians probably will just go back to the "usual" when the vaccine comes, or even before. And Kaufman might not be quite as optimistic as he sounds.&...

Richard Kaufman

Nah, not Mac.

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Peter Samelson is a professional magician who does shows most days of the year. He's been using his Wild Card as written for real audiences for many decades.

Richard Kaufman

Joe, you really need to think about your posts for several days BEFORE you post them.

Richard Kaufman

Jack, what makes you certain that "Andy" is American?

Richard Kaufman

The whole thing is fascinating.

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Richard Kaufman

I am getting quite low on copies of Tenyoism. Many people have purchased the book during the at-home period the last few months. If you are interested in owning a copy of Tenyoism, it would be best to order one now while we still have it in stock. It's hard to imagine a circumstance where I could af...

Richard Kaufman

There is good material in here, but a lot of it is just noodling crap that you will never ever use.

Richard Kaufman

I could have read the tiny lettering when I was 30, but at 62 there is no chance in hell that I could read it!

Richard Kaufman

https://i.imgur.com/5vgNEA7.jpg Do you read Genii every month? Why not? It would make you happy. For only $35 you get access to tens of thousands of pages of Genii and MAGIC magazines at http://www.geniimagazine.com On a trip to Las Vegas a few summers ago I saw David Goldrake’s show Illusionarium ...

Richard Kaufman

There will be a day when you will bring out a bill to do a trick and the spectators will stare with both curiosity and wonder. "Is that what paper money used to look like?"

Richard Kaufman

He doesn't seem to wear his mask when performing.

Richard Kaufman

I will repeat, once there is a vaccine and the majority of people are inoculated, nothing will change.

Richard Kaufman

Once there is a vaccine, nothing will change.

Richard Kaufman

There are many many French magic sets like that one, and far more elaborate, extant today.

Richard Kaufman

I tried to buy a ticket without success.

Richard Kaufman

It appears that the third printing of Walton 1 and 2 are out of print already. I'm sure that Davenport's will reprint them.

Richard Kaufman

Yes, he has been banned for a while.

Richard Kaufman

Bad contract.

Richard Kaufman

I'm pretty sure it's been shut down. It was an untenable business model.

Richard Kaufman

Does Penguin pay royalties to the estate on the new videos?

Richard Kaufman

My memory has fled the building.

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What are you referring to?

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I wonder how Tommy would feel about this.

Richard Kaufman

The production company MIGHT own the copyright, not likely the artist's involved.

Richard Kaufman

Strangely, Google finds nothing.

Richard Kaufman

I think this company is new, and they have some rare stuff!
https://www.magicabra.com/?utm_source=D ... -410667013

Richard Kaufman

I was a good friend of Frank's. He operated under some sort of delusion. If anyone else had done what he did, that person would have been completely cut off. But most everyone liked Frank. He was fun to be with, generous, and a good magician.

Richard Kaufman

Somewhere, a long time ago, I wrote about Frank Garcia's lifting of material. I concluded the piece by noting that the very first thing Frank published was lifted from an earlier description. That was in the late 1940s or early 50s. His behavior continued until his death.

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