Magicians don't usually reveal their secrets — but one of the world's most famous magicians — David Copperfield — just did.
https://www.npr.org/2018/04/20/60442393 ... t-to-trick
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- April 20th, 2018, 8:20 pm
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: Copperfield Forced To Reveal Secret To Trick
- Replies: 13
- Views: 13088
- June 23rd, 2016, 11:18 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Magic in the Mission:Impossible TV Series
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3000
Re: Magic in the Mission:Impossible TV Series
In all the episodes, the Mission was to create an illusion to make the Impossible appear possible.
- August 14th, 2015, 2:00 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Sorcar not in MAGIC 1400's - 1950's ?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3859
Re: Sorcar not in MAGIC 1400's - 1950's ?
Genii 1958 April
Page 267 : Cover - Sorcar of India
http://geniimagazine.com/magicpedia/Genii_1958_April
Page 267 : Cover - Sorcar of India
http://geniimagazine.com/magicpedia/Genii_1958_April
- August 1st, 2015, 10:18 am
- Forum: Alternative Media
- Topic: For Penn & Teller's Magical Partnership, The Trick Is Tellin
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1541
For Penn & Teller's Magical Partnership, The Trick Is Tellin
AUGUST 01, 2015 9:05 AM ET The duo Penn Jillette and Raymond Teller are back on Broadway. They both talk — yes, even Teller — with NPR's Scott Simon about magic, danger and the remarkable endurance of their 40-year partnership. http://www.npr.org/2015/08/01/428169268/for-penn-tellers-magical-partner...
- July 18th, 2015, 12:28 am
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: OUR MAGIC
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1441
OUR MAGIC
Now on Amazon Prime.
Our Magic reveals the secretive world of magicians as seen through the eyes of some of the most respected thinkers, performers and creators. It is an honest, passionate and revealing glimpse behind the curtain.
Our Magic reveals the secretive world of magicians as seen through the eyes of some of the most respected thinkers, performers and creators. It is an honest, passionate and revealing glimpse behind the curtain.
- July 13th, 2015, 12:25 pm
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: 'El Chapo' Busts Prison Via 1600-Yard Tunnel...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1419
'El Chapo' Busts Prison Via 1600-Yard Tunnel...
I doubt if even Harry Houdini considered this extreme method for a jail break routine.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/mexic ... nd-n390706
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/mexic ... nd-n390706
- July 4th, 2015, 5:50 pm
- Forum: iGenii
- Topic: May 2013 issue not in archives
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13452
Re: May 2013 issue not in archives
I'm the only kid on my block who has a hard copy of this issue!
- July 3rd, 2015, 7:35 pm
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: Buddy Ebsen's French Drop
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4002
- July 2nd, 2015, 2:15 pm
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: Buddy Ebsen's French Drop
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4002
Buddy Ebsen's French Drop
The Andy Griffith Show: Season 2, Episode 6 Opie's Hobo Friend (13 Nov. 1961) Storyline: Andy and Opie are going fishing when they come across a wanderer who impresses Opie with his good humor and 'magic fish talk'. The man's name is Dave Browne and it isn't long before Barney hauls him before Andy ...
- June 12th, 2015, 12:06 pm
- Forum: Alternative Media
- Topic: Strange Magic Bubbles Up In New 'Mr Norrell' Adaptation
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2493
Strange Magic Bubbles Up In New 'Mr Norrell' Adaptation
Magic is back in England. A decade ago, the author Susanna Clarke released her first and only novel: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell became a sensation. The author Neil Gaiman pronounced it "unquestionably, the finest English novel of the fantastic written in the last 70 years." Set duri...
- April 28th, 2015, 12:39 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: April is School Library Month - What was your favorite?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4919
Re: April is School Library Month - What was your favorite?
My personal Magic library now contains four Bruce Elliott books:
1. Best in Magic (1956)
2. Classic Secrets of Magic (1953)
3. Magic as a Hobby (1948)
4. Professional Magic Made Easy (1959)
In your face Sister Mary Teresa!
1. Best in Magic (1956)
2. Classic Secrets of Magic (1953)
3. Magic as a Hobby (1948)
4. Professional Magic Made Easy (1959)
In your face Sister Mary Teresa!
- April 26th, 2015, 6:26 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: April is School Library Month - What was your favorite?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4919
Re: April is School Library Month - What was your favorite?
While attempting to check out THE BEST IN MAGIC by Bruce Elliott, from the Catholic School library, which was a converted janitor closet, the nun in charge said this is nonsense reading material for a twelve year old boy and told me to find something more constructive.
- April 20th, 2015, 9:50 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Greatest magic books ever written
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8696
Re: Greatest magic books ever written
Anyone gonna speak up for Ralph Adams? Around 1970 I cut high school and wandered into Ralph Adam's Photography Studio in located in Santa Maria, Ca. He presented a classic C&B routine.Well this just blew my little mind! Time well spent away from school. I did'nt know who he was, but he introdu...
- April 20th, 2015, 1:10 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Greatest magic books ever written
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8696
Re: Greatest magic books ever written
Not from Genii, but here a great list: This site was created to summarize some of the most important books in the field of magical entertainment. We asked a few prominent magicians to list the top-ten magic books they would take to the desert-island. The magicians were not allowed to select their ow...
- April 10th, 2015, 10:52 pm
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: World`s Greatest Dick
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1934
- November 8th, 2014, 11:33 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Post Prestidigitatical Depression
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3099
Re: Post Prestidigitatical Depression
I've been feeling pretty "down" lately about magic
What are the symptoms of magic "down" feelings?
- November 8th, 2014, 1:25 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: 300 + Magiaican Collectibles for sale !
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2930
Re: 300 + Magiaican Collectibles for sale !
I found a complete German made Magic Set at a swap meet which has the same photo on the box as your home page. Who is the artist?
- November 5th, 2014, 9:12 pm
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: Here's a library for anyone interested in deception and card
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1556
Here's a library for anyone interested in deception and card
Acquiring the esoteric knowledge necessary to become a good magician has never been easy. Some magicians only share their techniques with their protégés. Others take their secrets and tricks with them to their graves.... http://www.pri.org/stories/2014-11-05/heres-library-anyone-interested-deception...
- October 29th, 2014, 4:21 pm
- Forum: iGenii
- Topic: New App Issues
- Replies: 32
- Views: 24787
Re: New App Issues
Thanks Richard for informing me that if subscription to Genii magazine is not renewed,
previous digital downloaded versions can not be viewed and password is no longer valid.
I'll re-order with the Skinner Tapes bargin.
Nice to talk with you.
previous digital downloaded versions can not be viewed and password is no longer valid.
I'll re-order with the Skinner Tapes bargin.
Nice to talk with you.
- October 18th, 2014, 2:14 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Thumb Tip Magic
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12174
Re: Thumb Tip Magic
Much obliged for your suggestions and ideas. The Patrick Page video has high reviews. Is Patrick Page's Book of Thumb Tips recommended? L & L's World Greatest Magic Thumb Tips has some outstanding teachers on it. I've come across other resources like: Darwin's Encyclopedia of Thumb Tips 3 DVD Da...
- October 4th, 2014, 5:23 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: 34 Years of Back Issues Uploaded for Digital Genii Readers
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4503
Re: 34 Years of Back Issues Uploaded for Digital Genii Reade
Groovy,
Out with the old and in with the new (Tecnavia)
But I forgot my password and attempting to reset it I get an error message with office contact.
Where to now Skipper?
Out with the old and in with the new (Tecnavia)
But I forgot my password and attempting to reset it I get an error message with office contact.
Where to now Skipper?
- October 4th, 2014, 4:18 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: 34 Years of Back Issues Uploaded for Digital Genii Readers
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4503
Re: 34 Years of Back Issues Uploaded for Digital Genii Reade
I lost all the digital iGenii download data on my iPad.
The "reset all" did not restore any digital copies of Genii magizine.
Only the empty app still exists.
Does anyone have suggestion?
The "reset all" did not restore any digital copies of Genii magizine.
Only the empty app still exists.
Does anyone have suggestion?
- September 10th, 2014, 12:38 am
- Forum: Book of The Month Club
- Topic: Walter Gibson's Encyclopedia of Magic & Conjuring
- Replies: 2
- Views: 24043
Walter Gibson's Encyclopedia of Magic & Conjuring
Looking for reviews of Walter Gibson's Encyclopedia of Magic & Conjuring.
Thanks
Thanks
- September 6th, 2014, 1:05 pm
- Forum: iGenii
- Topic: iGenii not showing all issues
- Replies: 17
- Views: 17123
Re: iGenii not showing all issues
Richard Green wrote:Nevermind...I think I found my answer.
All my previous downloaded iGenii's are not showing.
So what's the answer?
- February 11th, 2014, 12:03 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Looking for magic quotes
- Replies: 46
- Views: 15131
Re: Looking for magic quotes
I don't recall just where I copied this one sometime ago, but I found it had meaning for me... Beautiful quote by S.H. Sharpe: "Words on Wonder" (1984):''The underlying purpose of Magic in its many aspects,is not to deceive people, but to encourage them to approach Life and the Cosmos in a...
- August 10th, 2013, 2:10 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Examples wanted ... Cutting edge / fresh approach to magic
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5870
Re: Examples wanted ... Cutting edge / fresh approach to mag
Magician Christian Cagigal performs mix of Magic and Theatre.
Hey remember newspapers?
Here's a little story involving one of them...
[url]Christian Cagigal, Magician, 2004- a tiny vignette[/url]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCZ3mFxQteI
Hey remember newspapers?
Here's a little story involving one of them...
[url]Christian Cagigal, Magician, 2004- a tiny vignette[/url]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCZ3mFxQteI
- April 28th, 2013, 10:38 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: The Magic Box
- Replies: 24
- Views: 14304
- April 28th, 2013, 6:51 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: The Magic Box
- Replies: 24
- Views: 14304
Re: The Magic Box
Will someone please tell me what is the name of the song played throughout this video?
Thank you.
Thank you.
- April 28th, 2013, 12:01 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: The Magic Box
- Replies: 24
- Views: 14304
- April 20th, 2013, 2:36 pm
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: "Hey Rocky, watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat"...
- Replies: 0
- Views: 891
"Hey Rocky, watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat"...
"Nothing up my sleeve...Presto!"
Rocky and His Friends and The Bullwinkle Show
(animated television series: 1959–1964)
Video Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRW7pITY5Cg
Man,I need to get a Life...
(or a Wife)
Rocky and His Friends and The Bullwinkle Show
(animated television series: 1959–1964)
Video Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRW7pITY5Cg
Man,I need to get a Life...
(or a Wife)
- April 18th, 2013, 3:12 am
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: Deceptive Practice...
- Replies: 0
- Views: 854
Deceptive Practice...
When people talk about movie magic, they rarely mean card tricks. They're talking about digital wizardry and special effects. But a new documentary called Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay is all about card tricks — and a man who has devoted his life to them.... Listen Now: ...
- April 1st, 2013, 10:09 pm
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: Female Magicians, The First Trick Is Being Accepted...
- Replies: 0
- Views: 662
Female Magicians, The First Trick Is Being Accepted...
NPR All Things Considered Weekend Edition features Dorothy Dietrich as pioneer magician in the field. Discusses being a women in show business, agents, her career Houdini, and The Houdini Museum. ...That was a clip from the movie "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone." And it shows us something...
- February 13th, 2013, 12:13 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: Rice Silk Magic 1, 2, + 3 Here
- Replies: 2
- Views: 605
Re: Rice Silk Magic 1, 2, + 3 Here
Is Rice's Encyclopedia of SilK Magic Voilumes 1, 2 + 3. still available at $ 80.00?
- February 12th, 2013, 11:26 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Johnson/Bobo Sun and Moon Routine
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4061
Re: Johnson/Bobo Sun and Moon Routine
After a performance of Hopping Half, the shells got stuck together in my pocket and I had to send all the coins to Johnson for separation with out charge.
Has anyone else experienced this and any suggestions on how to prevent this issue from happening in the future?
Happy Illusions
Has anyone else experienced this and any suggestions on how to prevent this issue from happening in the future?
Happy Illusions
- February 5th, 2013, 10:22 am
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Johnson/Bobo Sun and Moon Routine
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4061
Re: Johnson/Bobo Sun and Moon Routine
I only have
Bobo, J.B., Modern Coin Magic (not "The New")
Are there any other book resources for routines of the Sun and Moon coin which came with Johnson Hopping Half.
Thanks
Bobo, J.B., Modern Coin Magic (not "The New")
Are there any other book resources for routines of the Sun and Moon coin which came with Johnson Hopping Half.
Thanks
- February 4th, 2013, 12:45 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Johnson/Bobo Sun and Moon Routine
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4061
Johnson/Bobo Sun and Moon Routine
The Johnson Hopping Half instructions mention "The Sun & Moon routine described in Bobo's Modern Coin Magic can be performed using this coin". I don't see Sun & Moon in the index. Can someone please tell me what page this is on?
Happy Illusions!
Happy Illusions!
- January 24th, 2013, 9:02 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Edgy Coin Assembly by Yuji Wada
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2245
Edgy Coin Assembly by Yuji Wada
Is there a Youtube version of Yuji Wada routine of the "Edgy Coin Assembly"
Thanks Richard, for the Yuji Wada Video from Genii on line.
Thanks Richard, for the Yuji Wada Video from Genii on line.
- January 4th, 2013, 3:04 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Scotch and Soda gimmick
- Replies: 1
- Views: 739
Scotch and Soda gimmick
I'd like to purchase a Scotch and Soda gaffed coins.
Any suggestions for a quality make, model or brand?
Thanks.
Any suggestions for a quality make, model or brand?
Thanks.
- December 30th, 2012, 2:04 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: BBC - History of Magic Documentary Complete Series
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2017
Re: BBC - History of Magic Documentary Complete Series
I'm still looking for the BBC - History of Magic Documentary Complete Series DVDs.
Any one else know where I might find some more information?
Thanks
Any one else know where I might find some more information?
Thanks
- December 22nd, 2012, 3:19 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Insane Cups and Balls Routine
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2095
Insane Cups and Balls Routine
I saw a funny silent crazy one CB routine video on the net where the performer throws the balls away and they keep returning with a splash of water in his face from the cup at the end.
If someone has seen this, can you please direct me to the link?
Thanks.
Happy Illusions!
If someone has seen this, can you please direct me to the link?
Thanks.
Happy Illusions!