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- October 27th, 2010, 12:34 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: The Undergound?
- Replies: 72
- Views: 18672
Re: The Undergound?
Since Darwin continues to self-publish a range of highly successful (and popular) books, and has a new one on the way (and several more in the pipeline) interpreting that essay as saying he is anti-publishing is incorrect. Joe has the correct interpretation, above.
- October 26th, 2010, 2:45 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: The Undergound?
- Replies: 72
- Views: 18672
Re: The Undergound?
Since Darwin Ortiz hasn't been consulted on the re-publication of this copyrighted material here, what are the chances that he might be given an opportunity to respond to this discussion?
- October 25th, 2010, 2:08 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: CARDWORKS By Richard Kaufman
- Replies: 52
- Views: 12500
Re: CARDWORKS By Richard Kaufman
Yes it certainly sounds totally different from a Max Maven book. I'll see if I can pick up a copy.
- October 25th, 2010, 1:53 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: CARDWORKS By Richard Kaufman
- Replies: 52
- Views: 12500
Re: CARDWORKS By Richard Kaufman
Haven't read it. How does it compare to the Protocols of the Elders of Magic?
- October 25th, 2010, 11:33 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: CARDWORKS By Richard Kaufman
- Replies: 52
- Views: 12500
- October 25th, 2010, 8:57 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: CARDWORKS By Richard Kaufman
- Replies: 52
- Views: 12500
Re: CARDWORKS By Richard Kaufman
"History has not proven Richard wrong. His statement had to do with the quality of the book, not with its sales."
Excellent. It doesn't get better than this.
Excellent. It doesn't get better than this.
- October 24th, 2010, 4:16 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: CARDWORKS By Richard Kaufman
- Replies: 52
- Views: 12500
Re: CARDWORKS By Richard Kaufman
"As far as Strong Magic--I've regretted publishing from the day the manuscript was delivered. I only wanted to publish Card Shark, but was forced to take Strong Magic and publish it first as part of the deal. I was embarrased to publish Strong Magic because I felt the information was so misgui...
- October 24th, 2010, 11:24 am
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: You can't miss this hot brand-new Matrix came from Japan!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3999
Re: You can't miss this hot brand-new Matrix came from Japan!
But what would a layman think, Terry?
- October 13th, 2010, 1:21 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: I think this qualifies as magic porn
- Replies: 79
- Views: 18618
Re: I think this qualifies as magic porn
"lol cats - the recourse of the intelligentsia" I think you're done here. We've plumbed your depths, and I predict an endless reductio ad absurdum series of vacillations between pure sophistry and comments using words like "dude" and "lol". Fill your boots. "L8R&q...
- October 13th, 2010, 1:11 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: I think this qualifies as magic porn
- Replies: 79
- Views: 18618
Re: I think this qualifies as magic porn
[img:center]http://trollcats.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/cool_story_bro_trollcat.jpg[/img] The fact that you feel compelled to explain yourself at such length - even though you "don't care" whether anyone agrees - is telling. If you had a clever point to make, next time perhaps you will...
- October 13th, 2010, 12:48 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Dean's Box being knocked off on Ebay
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7391
Re: Dean's Box being knocked off on Ebay
There's that clever wit of yours again. You've got a smart mouth on the internet, boy.
- October 13th, 2010, 12:42 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: I think this qualifies as magic porn
- Replies: 79
- Views: 18618
Re: I think this qualifies as magic porn
Yo didn't write this...? "That sound you hear is not thousands of teenage magicians shuffling cards. Nope . . . not . . . shuffling . . . cards. Favorite part "only thirty one days LOOONG." That and the fact you can kinda see her bra, dude. Magic rawks!" You are so full of it, so...
- October 13th, 2010, 11:31 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Dean's Box being knocked off on Ebay
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7391
Re: Dean's Box being knocked off on Ebay
Todd, I don't think there's anything Brad wouldn't do.
- October 13th, 2010, 11:28 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: I think this qualifies as magic porn
- Replies: 79
- Views: 18618
Re: I think this qualifies as magic porn
Goat, when "one" sees stupid behavior, "one" feels compelled to point it out in an effort to maintain some sort of civilized discourse at what "one" thought was a site for adults, rather than saying nothing and just watching things descend to the level of some of the ki...
- October 12th, 2010, 3:33 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: I think this qualifies as magic porn
- Replies: 79
- Views: 18618
- October 11th, 2010, 2:29 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: I think this qualifies as magic porn
- Replies: 79
- Views: 18618
Re: I think this qualifies as magic porn
"James, please start a new thread and regale us with YOUR wit if this one bothers you so much you felt you needed to post to say as much. Show us silly billies what real proper grown up humour looks like. We may learn something." What did that girl do to have her name linked to a discussi...
- October 11th, 2010, 12:01 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: I think this qualifies as magic porn
- Replies: 79
- Views: 18618
- October 10th, 2010, 12:28 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: I think this qualifies as magic porn
- Replies: 79
- Views: 18618
Re: I think this qualifies as magic porn
How is this young lady, working in the magic industry, going to feel when she reads this thread. Show some decency.
Some of you are worse than teenage magicians with the puerile observations and assumptions you are making. As adults you should know better. I agree with David Alexander.
Some of you are worse than teenage magicians with the puerile observations and assumptions you are making. As adults you should know better. I agree with David Alexander.
- October 10th, 2010, 12:20 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Steve Cohen Received Medal of Honor
- Replies: 2
- Views: 973
Re: Steve Cohen Received Medal of Honor
Never even knew he fought in Afghanistan. The fellow is deceptively petite.
Re: New here
"Boy! What great suggestions here - plus some real class! HARRY LORAYNE. (Incidentally, doubt if you'll find any of my magic books in libraries, but doesn't look as if you want any of mine, anyway. Right? Right.)" Actually there was some very good advice before the thread went South. I'm ...
- September 12th, 2010, 11:48 am
- Forum: Light from the Lamp ONLINE.
- Topic: Run Silent Run Deep by Ben Harris
- Replies: 36
- Views: 11016
Re: Run Silent Run Deep by Ben Harris
This competition between mentalists and magicians is of course a misdirection. Benny is neither. He is a copywriter and a damn good one, even though working in the regional market of Brisbane.
- September 12th, 2010, 4:41 am
- Forum: Light from the Lamp ONLINE.
- Topic: Run Silent Run Deep by Ben Harris
- Replies: 36
- Views: 11016
Re: Run Silent Run Deep by Ben Harris
You're thinking like a magician and focusing on the fact that RSRD has weak methodology. A mentalist, on the other hand would use that to his advantage and as a result achieve amazement beyond your wildest dreams. For a mentalist a weak methodology is actually a brilliant methodology, because a ment...
- September 8th, 2010, 1:14 am
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Hugely overlooked sleight
- Replies: 48
- Views: 11321
Re: Hugely overlooked sleight
JK Hartman's "Covered Cop Transfer". A brilliant add-on move.
- September 5th, 2010, 12:19 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Fred Kaps' Gypsy Curse
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4396
Re: Fred Kaps' Gypsy Curse
Except that Ortiz published it in Scams & Fantasies. See above. The quote is from the book: "This effect is based on Fred Kaps' unpublished, ungaffed handling of Peter Kane's marketed effect The Gypsy Curse. My version follows the Kaps version fairly closely. the presentation is my main con...
- September 5th, 2010, 11:25 am
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Fred Kaps' Gypsy Curse
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4396
Re: Fred Kaps' Gypsy Curse
Pete, it's a fact. Kaps spent time in NY at the Lambs club sessioning with Dingle, Ortiz and Pat Cook. He tipped this routine.
- September 2nd, 2010, 4:26 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: 'Inception' Takes Weekend Box Office, 'Nicolas Cage: Magician'
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2514
Re: 'Inception' Takes Weekend Box Office, 'Nicolas Cage: Magician'
CardioloJest wrote:The box office got incepted so hard this weekend. Here's your top five:
1. Inception - $60.4 million. And people said you couldn't make money on a complex film based on dreaming and constant gunfire.
It wasn't complicated.
- August 29th, 2010, 6:38 am
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Fred Kaps' Gypsy Curse
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4396
Re: Fred Kaps' Gypsy Curse
"This effect is based on Fred Kaps' unpublished, ungaffed handling of Peter Kane's marketed effect The Gypsy Curse . My version follows the Kaps version fairly closely. the presentation is my main contribution and the reason for publishing it here." Ortiz met and sessioned with Kaps in co...
- August 27th, 2010, 3:19 am
- Forum: Light From the Lamp
- Topic: Bulk Order Playing Cards?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13452
- August 27th, 2010, 3:17 am
- Forum: Light from the Lamp ONLINE.
- Topic: Run Silent Run Deep by Ben Harris
- Replies: 36
- Views: 11016
- August 21st, 2010, 12:23 pm
- Forum: Light from the Lamp ONLINE.
- Topic: Run Silent Run Deep by Ben Harris
- Replies: 36
- Views: 11016
Re: Run Silent Run Deep by Ben Harris
Eh. While we whine about it, Harris is bouncing off his diving board into the sea of greenbacks swishing around in his mansion-size money vault. There's no limit to the impulse-buy mania of the hobbyist sucker magician. Harris is making money while he sleeps, ka-ching, ka-ching, ka-ching.
- August 20th, 2010, 1:42 am
- Forum: Light from the Lamp ONLINE.
- Topic: Run Silent Run Deep by Ben Harris
- Replies: 36
- Views: 11016
Re: Run Silent Run Deep by Ben Harris
Mr.Harris' statements about his ebook sales are as solid as the paper his ebooks are written on.
- August 19th, 2010, 1:02 am
- Forum: Light from the Lamp ONLINE.
- Topic: Run Silent Run Deep by Ben Harris
- Replies: 36
- Views: 11016
- August 10th, 2010, 12:57 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Ricky Jay trapped in an elevator with 2 stupid girls
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4215
Re: Ricky Jay trapped in an elevator with 2 stupid girls
It lacked a punchline. The ending was "meh".
- August 9th, 2010, 11:55 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Ricky Jay trapped in an elevator with 2 stupid girls
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4215
Re: Ricky Jay trapped in an elevator with 2 stupid girls
mrgoat wrote:Magic Newswire wrote:funnyordie.com
I choose 'or die' if they are the only two options.
Me too.
- August 7th, 2010, 3:02 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Your Favorite Limited Edition Magic Book?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5503
- July 25th, 2010, 12:17 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Official Nude Magic Day!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2200
Re: Official Nude Magic Day!
One fine day my wife and I were sitting naked in the hot tub with a couple of friends and the subject came up that I do magic. Immediately someone challenged me to do a trick right now. I did "Full Circle" from my one-man parade, which requires only that you be wearing your wedding ring. ...
- July 23rd, 2010, 2:22 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: FS: Dice Cups, Whip Cup Set, Dice-Chop Cup, Coin Boxes, and @400 booklets/lecture notes
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1242
Re: FS: Dice Cups, Whip Cup Set, Dice-Chop Cup, Coin Boxes, and @400 booklets/lecture notes
Are the dice chopped in item 5?
- July 17th, 2010, 7:23 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Joshua Jay likes to tinker
- Replies: 3
- Views: 741
- July 17th, 2010, 3:51 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Essential Magic Conference
- Replies: 110
- Views: 21787
- July 13th, 2010, 8:39 am
- Forum: Reference Room
- Topic: Buying from Todd Lassen?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6171
Re: Buying from Todd Lassen?
Todd's wait time is very long. He has dozens of requests every day for this stuff. Be patient.