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- November 28th, 2017, 1:51 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Gary Kurtz coins across
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5310
Re: Gary Kurtz coins across
I think that I have finally found the routine executed by Kurtz so many years ago: it is by Dai Vernon and Arthur Findley and it can be found on MAJ ('Crossed Destinies', March 1987 issue). Believe me, this is a masterpiece.
- December 7th, 2016, 2:36 am
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Harry Lorayne e-books
- Replies: 59
- Views: 19990
Re: Harry Lorayne e-books
Mr Lorayne why the Hundred dollar book is not available as an ebook?
- June 9th, 2016, 2:25 pm
- Forum: Mentalism & Mental Magic
- Topic: Effects for those who believe in spiritism
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7557
Effects for those who believe in spiritism
I am in Brazil and I happen to meet people who really believe in spiritism (Kardec) or voodoo and this kind of things. I would like to present a couple of effects about this lines only to tell them later on that are just tricks and see their reactions. Unhappily I have nothing of this kind in my rep...
- November 11th, 2015, 1:57 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: Help with original Nemo 1500
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3328
- September 13th, 2015, 8:18 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: What Are The Most Used Gimmicked Cards? [NEED HELP]
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6081
Re: Gaffs In Ideal Trick Deck
Rather than gaffed cards I would include cards with an antique look, useful in many effects and not that easy to come by.
Re: ERDNASE
Does someone know why only 50 drawings out of the 101 appearing in the EATCT have a copyright notice under them? I think the reason is the cost of the copyright. If this were the case it would be very interesting because the copyrighted images could be regarded as a clue to the sleights that Erdnase...
- September 10th, 2015, 4:12 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Robert-Houdin books
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3764
Re: Robert-Houdin books
Zig Zagger wrote:Just noticed the little irony that Torrini was supposedly a noble man by the name of de Grisy - and this thread was started by degrisy!
Well, I chose this nick exactly because Count Edmond de Grisy started Robert-Houdin to magic!
- September 9th, 2015, 2:58 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Robert-Houdin books
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3764
- August 29th, 2015, 10:30 am
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Robert-Houdin books
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3764
Robert-Houdin books
Somebody knows the title of the two-volume set on magic that Robert-Houdin received by mistake instead of the two-volume set of books on clockmaking that he was willing to buy? Thank you.
Re: ERDNASE
I am following this discussion about Erdnase and there is something I want to emphasize though I'm not a great student of the matter: everyone says that the real Erdnase definitely wanted to hide his identity and for this reason he resorted to various clever stratagems, but then the most popular the...
- April 20th, 2015, 6:06 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Greatest magic books ever written
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7057
Re: Greatest magic books ever written
Interesting is the article 'Speaking Volumes' by David Regal on Genii, June 2002.
- April 18th, 2015, 4:47 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: David Lederman
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2203
David Lederman
David Lederman was one of the earliest experts in micromagic. He carried a 45-minute closeup magic act in his pocket. See magicpedia: http://www.geniimagazine.com/magicpedia/David_Lederman Now I would like to know if someone can describe this close up act from the pocket or at least recall the effec...
- April 15th, 2015, 11:47 am
- Forum: Mentalism & Mental Magic
- Topic: Medium's Table
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3999
Re: Medium's Table
absolutely right on answers over questions. I once did a q and a for a very friendly group. I had never felt comfortable doing that type of routine but knew I had nothing to lose. After a few readings I tried to move on and they protested, they wanted more. I claimed it was too hard to determine th...
- April 15th, 2015, 11:44 am
- Forum: Mentalism & Mental Magic
- Topic: Medium's Table
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3999
Re: Medium's Table
At last I have found the source: Robert A. Nelson - The encyclopedia of mentalism and allied arts, chapter XVI Office clairvoyance, The medium's miracle table.
- April 12th, 2015, 3:22 am
- Forum: Mentalism & Mental Magic
- Topic: Medium's Table
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3999
Medium's Table
In the middle of the last century a table was developed to help mediums to learn what a spectator wrote on a plain sheet of paper while set against the tabletop. Robert Nelson briefly described it in one of his many books, I read it many years ago, but now I do not find it. Can anyone help me to tra...
- April 6th, 2015, 2:32 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Gary Kurtz coins across
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5310
Gary Kurtz coins across
I recall that more than twenty years ago Gary Kurtz showed me, before one of his conferences, a coin across routine that was oustanding, very clever, without suspicious moves, very fluid and visual. I do not recall if it was done with 3 or 4 coins, but I am quite sure that one of the coins passed fr...
- March 20th, 2015, 12:53 pm
- Forum: Marketing & Magic Business
- Topic: Abbott's Magic
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9443
Re: Abbott's Magic
I purchased a pdf book today using PayPal without a problem. Happy to know that you could complete the payment. Mine is refused for security issues: I first tried to buy something about one year ago, without success; every now and then I have tried again always with the same negative result, also n...
- March 20th, 2015, 11:42 am
- Forum: Marketing & Magic Business
- Topic: Abbott's Magic
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9443
Re: Abbott's Magic
Richard Kaufman wrote:The "worst site on the net"? I don't think so.
Yes it is, a site where they sell items that you cannot buy.
- March 20th, 2015, 9:36 am
- Forum: Marketing & Magic Business
- Topic: Abbott's Magic
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9443
Abbott's Magic
Someone tried to buy from Abbott's Magic from their site? I would like to get an inexpensive but interesting pdf booklet for immediate download but, for some reason, the payment via paypal cannot be completed and if you try to get in touch with them they simply ignore your request. To me it is the w...
- February 15th, 2013, 5:17 am
- Forum: Reference Room
- Topic: Card magic anthology
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4265
- February 13th, 2013, 9:58 am
- Forum: Reference Room
- Topic: Card magic anthology
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4265
Re: Card magic anthology
That is what I meant. If such a book does not exist someone should write it: to me it would be both fun and aducational as it would represent a reference and a solid foundation for further research.
Someone knows if there is a site on the internet listing the classic effects of card magic?
Someone knows if there is a site on the internet listing the classic effects of card magic?
- February 13th, 2013, 9:39 am
- Forum: Reference Room
- Topic: Card magic anthology
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4265
Re: Card magic anthology
Classic to me is a standard effect, one that has many variations, like the four aces, but also like reset or wild card or even out of this world, open prediction, any card at any number, kolossal killer...
- February 12th, 2013, 11:31 am
- Forum: Reference Room
- Topic: Card magic anthology
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4265
Re: Card magic anthology
Of course I own many of your books (and Giobbi masterwork), but to me none of them can be considered an anthology of CLASSIC effects with cards. They can be considered antologies, but in the sense that they are a mix of original effects, variations on classic effects, moves etc. by different authors.
- February 11th, 2013, 9:17 pm
- Forum: Reference Room
- Topic: Card magic anthology
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4265
Card magic anthology
I would like to know if there is a source of classic effects with cards, maybe with history/origin along with method, because I am tired to read twists and variations when the original is not described. I only know the dvd serie by Michael Ammar, but I would prefer a printed source. Thank you, Roberto
- October 2nd, 2010, 9:25 pm
- Forum: Children's Entertainment
- Topic: Wanted: Magic so cool a dog can do it!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3210
Re: Wanted: Magic so cool a dog can do it!
I would consider the eleven card trick (Paul Harris) or the Homing Card (Fred Kaps)