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Richard Kaufman

All credit should go to my wife, Art Director Liz Kaufman, who makes all the decisions I don't.

Richard Kaufman

Orlando, Florida.

Because of the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, we are moving the date of the Genii Convention in October 2019 (not this year, but next year) to one weekend earlier: the 2, 3, 4, and 5th (with workshops on the 6th).

https://www.geniiconvention.com/

Special guests Penn & Teller

Richard Kaufman

IMGUR link: http://i.imgur.com/2qxtcJg.jpg On our cover this month is Richard Turner, the subject of the highly-acclaimed documentary Dealt, which came out late last year. Jon Racherbaumer delves into Dealt and more. The leader in the field of incorporating electronics into mentalism is Craig Filice...

Richard Kaufman

The hotel link is not operative yet. Give us a week.

Richard Kaufman

Sign me up!

Richard Kaufman

Just because a book has been continuously in print in cheap editions does not mean it sells a lot or that it's a money maker.

Richard Kaufman

Thank you!

Richard Kaufman

Richard: checking ...

Richard Kaufman

Hey folks, the Genii and family need to take a vacation later this year. To swing that, I need to sell three copies of Tenyoism via PayPal in the next few days. We're down to under 100 copies left, so if you have thought about buying it, now is a good idea! :) http://geniimagazine.com/kaufman/store/...

Richard Kaufman

But nevertheless it is essentially the same idea as the Tenyo item, therefore a credit was required.

Richard Kaufman

I feel compelled to note that The Card Magic of EG Brown is about to be reprinted.

Richard Kaufman

The plastic box used by Hideo Kato when he created "MindScanner" in 1991 was a common item in Japan at the time, used for holding business cards. Everyone in Japan exchanges business cards when they first meet. So the item was not out of place or "unnatural." Cornelius took the e...

Richard Kaufman

Joe and Ingrid were good friends to me for many decades. Sorry to see him go.

Richard Kaufman

Joe, The LA Conference on Magic History is no more.

Richard Kaufman

A much better article about the Hooker Rising Cards is in Genii some years back, written by Jim Steinmeyer.

Richard Kaufman

Every magician should buy all of Bob's manuscripts.

Richard Kaufman

Jim Sommers of Chicago was, I believe, the guy who starting making copies of the "Zig Zag Lady."

Richard Kaufman

The S.A.M. really has no choice, and if I was not a Life Member I would happily pay the increase.

Richard Kaufman

... it's because you haven't followed the rules of the Marketplace.
These are, among other things:
Print your full street address, name, email address, and phone number.
If you don't do that your posts will be deleted.
I'm tired of being inconvenienced by this.

Richard Kaufman

Saw this article on Alan Watson's e-zine this morning. It comes from Yonhap, which is a South Korean company that provides news stories to newspapers, and so on. It states that 39 magicians will compete in the close-up competition. I'm not a FISM expert by any means, but isn't that an extremely low ...

Richard Kaufman

Peter was the star in the touring version of the show.

Richard Kaufman

This is the lousy movie version of the show, which went unreleased for decades (and for good reason). It does not reflect what it was like to see the show. I know--I was there.

Richard Kaufman

Joe, there are plenty of magicians who can do perfect Faro shuffles under all conditions with no problem.

Richard Kaufman

Add your phone number, please, per the rules for listing on the Marketplace.

Richard Kaufman

You are creating a false construct based on what are far more likely to have been simple errors.

Richard Kaufman

Chris, this is really nothing but wild speculation on your part! You state, as if it's a fact, that the drawings were produced from photographs that were "flipped" (the accurate term is "flopped") and that's why the indices are not standardized.

How do you make this stuff up?

Richard Kaufman

Jeez, this is a bizarre conversation.

Richard Kaufman

We ran a very lengthy story by David Regal in Genii, which then turned into a monthly column, called "Speaking Volumes."
David canvassed well-known magicians for great tricks which they felt were hidden in the literature.
So, this has been done before.

Richard Kaufman

The books are shipped from Michigan. Because of the mysterious ways of the post office, the books can arrive at all different times, even if two recipients live a few blocks apart. This is due to your local post offices, and what they decide they are going to deliver on any particular day. Note that...

Richard Kaufman

My copies arrived (one review copy for Genii and one personal copy). Damn, 20 pounds is heavy!

Richard Kaufman

Yes, they are two ENORMOUS books.
People have been eagerly awaiting for Johnny to tip everything for decades.
Pretty much everyone is looking forward to these books.
And, yes, it's an expensive set. I have no doubt it will be worth every penny.

Richard Kaufman

This has been or will shortly be corrected in the digital edition.

Richard Kaufman

"Mondrian Knock-Off" no. Inspired by Mondrian and the movement of Neo Plasticism and De Stijl, yes.

Since our work is inspired by, but not reselling actual copies of, paintings by Mondrian, we do not fall into the category of copyright infringement.

Richard Kaufman

That was delightful, Quentin.

Richard Kaufman

Nonsense. Neither method is superior, and neither method will be effective if your presentation and timing fail to convince the spectator that the card was NOT near or in contact with the deck.

Richard Kaufman

No dates, just this: "Testimony By Bradley Jacobs, President FISM NA" "As President of the FISM North America Executive Board, I enthusiastically endorse the bid of Quebec City to host the 2021 FISM World Championship of Magic. I have watched with interest the homework that Renee and ...

Richard Kaufman

The Vernon sleight to dump the bottom card in a Double Lift is properly explained in one of our Dai Vernon issues of Genii.

Richard Kaufman

Magic is not logic. I believe that might be Vernon.
The Double Turnover was invented by Arthur Findley. If it was good enough for Vernon, it's good enough for me. But I do a dozen different turnovers and lifts. Change them all the time.

Richard Kaufman

Good Friday today, Easter on Sunday, and "Easter Monday" on Monday.

Richard Kaufman

I have never seen anyone make a truly convincing argument against using a Double Turnover.

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