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Richard Kaufman

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Richard Kaufman

I have cleaned up the mess here.

I do not want to see any further posts in this thread by Mr. Keyes or Mr. Henderson. Please.

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Sorry, am in Japan and jetlagged. Max is correct. I don't believe Vernon's story about Ardo the Frog Man. The most believable credit I have heard is Cardini having invented it. Buckley claims that he came up with it in, I think, Principles and Deceptions. The notion that Cardini invented it rings tr...

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However, I like the effect of cut high card where the spectator always wins and the magician doesn't--I just don't care for Jason's method. As a thought experiment, I imagined a deck of 26 low cards and 26 high cards interleaved with long and short cards so when the spectator cuts it's always a hig...

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The technique was created by Harmington, who first performed it at the Theater Robert-Houdin. This predates all other references. More can be found in Gaultier's Magic Without Apparatus.

Richard Kaufman

I did not do anything to The Conjurors' Monthly. It was reproduced exactly as the original, but enlarged slightly to fill the 8.5 x 11 size of the page. This had the nice side effect of making it easier to read.

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"DR. W. VERNON"!!??

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Roger M. wrote:Everything that Jack mentioned PLUS a giant slot in the bottom, which one could look up into and see the shredder blades.

THIS!

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When I was a teen, the local IBM ring in New York City was the greatest place in the world. It had about 150 members and incredible lectures each month. All went well until the treasurer skipped out with all the money (and it was a lot). Bastard.

Richard Kaufman

The shredder is not plugged in, therefore it must have a battery pack inside the frame as well as batteries for the wireless receiver to activate it. Do these types of batteries last for years with no use?

It seems fishy to me.

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It's not a shredding "prop." He genuinely shredded his own painting.

Richard Kaufman

Henry Hardin's Peerless Monte-Cristo Deck was designed and printed by Theodore DeLand.
It is the first version of the Tossed-Out Deck.

Richard Kaufman

The majority of Houdini's published writings were ghostwritten.

Richard Kaufman

Personally, I would have preferred to see the photos reproduced at a larger size.

Richard Kaufman

Browser or app?

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Phillipe, how did you view the issue of MAGIC? Was it on your browser or through the app? Was it Android or Apple if using an app?

Richard Kaufman

You should delete your cache and cookies regularly anyway. Good housekeeping.

Richard Kaufman

Mickey lives in Las Vegas (according to his Facebook posts). I doubt he'll ever release his breadwinner.

Richard Kaufman

His books were quite good! Our condolences.

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Thank you.

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Sounds like Berg just copped DeLand's original.

Richard Kaufman

There is no written history of Tenyo puzzles as far as I know. Hideo Kato was involved with the creation of some of the puzzles and I can put you in touch with him if you like. Email me at moobooks@verizon.net

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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/0 ... -90-seats/

90 seats, very expensive, with Dynamo as the first performer.

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A lot of nonsense.

It is beyond unimaginable that Houdini wrote Expert because ... Houdini could never have written that detailed text. He lacked the ability.

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Of course coin magic is more difficult: you have many more sleights than in card magic, and there is palming in most coin tricks.

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Latta was a hippie doing coin magic.

Richard Kaufman

I should add that I've never seen the Pink Purse video. It just sounded like you were referring to the Atlantic City video.

Richard Kaufman

Are you sure that Conover is on the Pink Purse video? I know he and Jeff are on a video (along with me and many others) in Atlantic City made while visiting Mike Skinner.

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The Pink Purse Tape is a privately made video. The part of it where Geoff Latta is doing coin magic is included with the book.

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Yes. 54 gimmicked cards that allow you to do many different tricks from the book.

I will be selling extra copies of the deck separately to those who've bought the book in case folks want more than one deck (no instructions come with the deck).

Richard Kaufman

I spent many hundreds of hours with Harry in his townhouse in the West Village in New York. The piece of crap deck he had on his desk for years was a bridge-sized deck, all bent up, with tape and even a bandaid holding the cards together.

He really didn't give a crap what kind of cards he used.

Richard Kaufman

Leonard Hevia wrote:
Richard Kaufman wrote:[quote=Is the Deland Mystery deck in Bicycle back?

What do you mean by "DeLand Mystery Deck"?

The Deland Madness and Mystery deck. What is the back design? Is it a Bicycle back design?

The DeLand Mystery and Madness Deck has red Bicycle Rider backs (chosen because the great majority of people use red-backed cards).

Richard Kaufman

Yes, 1931 for Hofzinser, published by George Johnson in London.

Richard Kaufman

Expert at the Card Table was written by a magician who knew some gambling stuff. The evidence for this is very strong.

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[quote=Is the Deland Mystery deck in Bicycle back?[/quote]

What do you mean by "DeLand Mystery Deck"?

Richard Kaufman

I didn't nudge them on the new one. It just appeared!

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More importantly, if this book sells well it's much more likely that the second volume, of card magic, will come out.

Richard Kaufman

Have you tried using the online White Pages?

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Thank you!
We have half of the 100 run still available.

Richard Kaufman

Every copy that was printed has the DVD.

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