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- January 17th, 2023, 6:38 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: FSH: The Pallbearer's Review - 3 volume L&L reprint
- Replies: 1
- Views: 683
- January 13th, 2023, 11:45 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: FSH: The Pallbearer's Review - 3 volume L&L reprint
- Replies: 1
- Views: 683
FSH: The Pallbearer's Review - 3 volume L&L reprint
This is the three volume hardbound reprint of The Pallbearer's Review as issued by L&L Publishing. Very good condition.
$ 325.00 postpaid within the continental U.S.
edmund (dot) kowalski (at) gmail (dot) com
P. O. Box 451
Radford, VA 24143
540-204-5166
$ 325.00 postpaid within the continental U.S.
edmund (dot) kowalski (at) gmail (dot) com
P. O. Box 451
Radford, VA 24143
540-204-5166
- January 31st, 2016, 12:41 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: Stuff for sale on eBay - Ken Brooke, Becker/Roth, etc.
- Replies: 0
- Views: 879
Stuff for sale on eBay - Ken Brooke, Becker/Roth, etc.
Hi! I have a number of auctions currently running on eBay that are going off this evening starting at 7 PM EST. Among the items are the Becker/Roth Ghost Tray , the Ken Brooke issued Conway Cigarette Case , and Jay Leslie's Ultimate Ring and String . Here's a link to the auctions: http://goo.gl/7vlZ...
- July 29th, 2015, 6:03 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: FSH - Book of Secrets, Becker/Roth, Conway
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1517
Re: FSH - Book of Secrets, Becker/Roth, Conway
Updated with some lower prices (see original post) and a note that I've now listed Sonata on ebay. I'm thinking of moving several items on the list over to eBay Thursday night, so if you're on the fence, best to contact me now if you're interested.
Many thanks for looking!
Jeremy
Many thanks for looking!
Jeremy
- July 25th, 2015, 12:17 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: FSH - Book of Secrets, Becker/Roth, Conway
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1517
Re: FSH - Book of Secrets, Becker/Roth, Conway
Doing a bump to move this back up to the top because of some new info added, plus a reminder that the 52 Memories auction ends Sunday night.
Jeremy
Jeremy
- July 21st, 2015, 11:59 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: FSH - Book of Secrets, Becker/Roth, Conway
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1517
FSH - Book of Secrets, Becker/Roth, Conway
Updated with new prices and details: Fibber McGee's Closet o' Magic has once again reached the overflow point, so I thought I'd post some interesting items here for your consideration. First up is a pristine copy of John Carney's wonderful Book of Secrets . This is one of the best written, best revi...
- April 26th, 2015, 12:37 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: April is School Library Month - What was your favorite?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4904
Re: April is School Library Month - What was your favorite?
The public library was my first source for good books on magic. Among the ones I read and re-read many times are Bruce Elliott's Classic Secrets of Magic and The Best In Magic , John Mulholland's Book of Magic and his Magic of the World , various Bill Severn books, and the amazing Magician's Magic b...
- December 28th, 2014, 9:48 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: The Real Secrets Team Returns with Something New
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8721
Re: The Real Secrets Team Returns with Something New
No one asked me to post it. We have many Real Secrets members who read The Genii Forum, and sometimes emails go astray or end up in the junk mail folder. That's why I post the information here. And RS members can also discuss it here. We allowed Real Secrets to have a pizza party during the dinner ...
- July 8th, 2014, 1:32 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Impressions of IBM/SAM 2014
- Replies: 34
- Views: 12932
Re: Impressions of IBM/SAM 2014
Relative to the temperature of the hotel, I found it comfortable. I did too. Of course, I was expecting the temperatures/humidity we had on Sunday and Monday, which are apparently the norm for summertime in St. Louis. The Tuesday through Saturday weather was a delightful surprise....temps in the 70...
- May 27th, 2014, 3:56 pm
- Forum: Tenyo
- Topic: A Note from Stereo about his Tenyo Blog
- Replies: 23
- Views: 9767
Re: A Note from Stereo about his Tenyo Blog
Given that, sadly, this appears to be standard operating procedure for the entities behind the Magic Cafe, did anyone screengrab the post so those of us who were too late can read what he had to say?
Jeremy
Jeremy
- April 16th, 2014, 11:10 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Magicians stealing
- Replies: 76
- Views: 16737
Re: Magicians stealing
Which seems crazy, but not quite as crazy as selling a DVD of effects and telling you (AFTER you've purchased it) that you are not allowed to perform the material. And exactly that did happen last year. I hadn't heard about that one. What was the DVD in question? PM is fine if you don't want to ann...
- February 13th, 2014, 11:03 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Does anyone know?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4172
- January 29th, 2014, 7:33 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Looking for magic quotes
- Replies: 46
- Views: 15089
Re: Looking for magic quotes
Brad Henderson wrote:what does he call the act?
Why, "The Aristocrats!", of course.....
Jeremy
- January 14th, 2014, 11:35 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Stunning Case(s) of Theft
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3400
Re: Stunning Case(s) of Theft
Jonathan Townsend wrote:Istanbul ... presto! ... Constantinople.
or is that someone else's trick?
They Might Be Giants?
Jeremy
- December 20th, 2013, 2:04 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: The End of Paper Currency in the UK
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5993
Re: The End of Paper Currency in the UK
Cool! New presentations for Matrix and Coins Across await.....
Jeremy
Jeremy
- December 20th, 2013, 1:06 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: The End of Paper Currency in the UK
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5993
Re: The End of Paper Currency in the UK
Richard Kaufman wrote:Looking a bit farther into the future, there will be no coins or bills at all, and all transactions will be electronic.
So the idea of doing the Miser's Dream with bitcoins remains theoretical at best for now.
Jeremy
- October 27th, 2013, 4:03 pm
- Forum: Tenyo
- Topic: Tenyo Ghost Puzzle
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2529
Re: Tenyo Ghost Puzzle
Bumping this because I find myself in the position of looking for a Tenyo Ghost Puzzle as well. I got the wonderful Sakkaku Scale from SEO Magic at Magic Live, but they were out of the Ghost Puzzle. A look at the link Richard provided indicates that source is also out of them. So, can anyone help? A...
- October 24th, 2013, 2:58 pm
- Forum: Light from the Lamp ONLINE.
- Topic: Rehab by Cameron Francis
- Replies: 34
- Views: 11592
Re: Rehab by Cameron Francis
—but these are always and only the souvenir card from the Torn & Restored that was kept: Never once has anyone said the same to me about the souvenir Ambitious Card. So which one has more “meaning” to them and why? My thought is that the signed Ambitious Card is merely an "object used in a...
- October 17th, 2013, 2:33 pm
- Forum: Reference Room
- Topic: The Trick that Fooled Einstein
- Replies: 24
- Views: 34109
Re: The Trick that Fooled Einstein
Another intriguing variation of the effect can be found in Roy Johnson's Pure Gold , published by Martin Breese with an ebook edition available through lybrary.com. Roy's version is a quite clever mash-up of the " Jackpot Coins " routine with Stewart James' " Miraskill ". It's ca...
- October 17th, 2013, 2:17 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: November 2013 issue of Genii
- Replies: 24
- Views: 9783
Re: November 2013 issue of Genii
Picked up today here in Southwest VA. Might have actually arrived yesterday, but today was the first chance I got to check. Looks like another great issue.
Jeremy
Jeremy
- September 16th, 2013, 7:22 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: October 2013 Issue with Eugene Burger
- Replies: 31
- Views: 9745
Re: October 2013 Issue with Eugene Burger
And arrived here in SW Virginia today (the 16th) as well. It is odd to have the physical issue in my hands before the iPad version.
Jeremy
Jeremy
- August 26th, 2013, 11:05 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: FSH - Swadling, Porper, and a Mint Conway Cigarette Case
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1940
Re: FSH - Swadling, Porper, and a Mint Conway Cigarette Case
And another bump to say that most are now sold, but the Swadling Millenium Wallet is still available, as well as the Conway Cigarette Case . Price drops on both: Swadling Millenium Wallet - mint and complete - $ 125.00 postpaid in the U. S. The Conway Cigarette Case - mint - complete with the detail...
- August 2nd, 2013, 12:57 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: FSH - Swadling, Porper, and a Mint Conway Cigarette Case
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1940
Re: FSH - Swadling, Porper, and a Mint Conway Cigarette Case
A bump to say that the Porper, Dean, Swadling, and Goldenberg items are now all on EBay. The Conway Cigarette Case is still available here with a price drop to $ 175.00 postpaid in the U.S. I also just listed for three days only a very rare Ned Rutledge Mass Miracle outfit, complete and in rather go...
- July 28th, 2013, 3:23 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: FSH - Swadling, Porper, and a Mint Conway Cigarette Case
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1940
FSH - Swadling, Porper, and a Mint Conway Cigarette Case
Fibber McGee's Closet o' Magic has reached the overflow point, so I thought I'd post some interesting items here first before listing them on Ebay. Toothpick Twister – Joe Porper . - This is an interesting version of the old toothpick paddle. Purchased from Joe at a convention, so it's an original, ...
- July 20th, 2013, 10:36 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: The August Issue of the Digital Genii is Now Live
- Replies: 35
- Views: 7061
Re: The August Issue of the Digital Genii is Now Live
And an update....just checked the size of the app and it's now at 145 MB, up from the minimal size it was after deleting and reinstalling (less than 10 MB, as I recall). I had just read the latest issue online a couple of days ago, so it's obviously downloading and retaining a chunk of data even wit...
- July 20th, 2013, 10:26 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: The August Issue of the Digital Genii is Now Live
- Replies: 35
- Views: 7061
Re: The August Issue of the Digital Genii is Now Live
Received the paper version today (7/20/13) here in SW Virginia. It might actually have arrived on Friday, but I didn't get a chance to check the mail until this morning. Re the discussion of issues with the iPad app: I was doing some basic maintenance on my iPad (a first generation model...no camera...
- June 20th, 2013, 10:47 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: The July Issue of Genii is on Its Way to You!
- Replies: 43
- Views: 13852
Re: The July Issue of Genii is on Its Way to You!
Also arrived on the 18th on the other side of the country, in southwest VA.
Jeremy
Jeremy
- May 3rd, 2013, 2:04 pm
- Forum: Tenyo
- Topic: Question about Tenyo Billscape
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4994
Re: Question about Tenyo Billscape
Note to self...when keys to the Tardis are located, remember to stop off in late 70s, 80s, and early/mid 90s and stock up on Tenyo items.
Wow, just wow. $ 570.00 for Billscape....and you have to supply your own bill.
Jeremy
Wow, just wow. $ 570.00 for Billscape....and you have to supply your own bill.
Jeremy
- May 2nd, 2013, 6:40 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: RIP: Dennis Loomis
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6163
Re: RIP: Dennis Loomis
Shocked and stunned. I knew Dennis from when I lived in Michigan a batch of years ago, and it was always great fun to run into him at conventions. His monthly articles in M-U-M were always a highlight (especially his comments regarding the infamous and legendary S&M act) and to say he'll be miss...
- April 19th, 2013, 12:34 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Centerfolds of Magic
- Replies: 40
- Views: 9477
Re: Centerfolds of Magic
Earlier, Craig Mitchell wrote:
Hopefully, not until after Magic Live! in August.
Seriously ? How long before the show closes ?
Hopefully, not until after Magic Live! in August.
- April 18th, 2013, 6:11 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: The May Issue of Genii is Now Live Online!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2650
Re: The May Issue of Genii is Now Live Online!
The paper copy of the May Genii arrived today in SW Virginia. I had read Jim's article online and it was quite the education. Unlike Steve, I didn't get the chance to see the Broadway production of Merlin, so this was a great insight into something I was only familiar with through brief mentions and...
- April 12th, 2013, 12:59 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: USED MAGIC BOOKS FOR SALE
- Replies: 50
- Views: 11707
Re: USED MAGIC BOOKS FOR SALE
Make it six people who haven't received books or any communication indicating when/if the shipment was made. Wonder if anyone who responded to the February postings ever received their items?
Jeremy
Jeremy
- February 10th, 2013, 10:42 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: One way to memorize a deck
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5284
Re: One way to memorize a deck
I've memorized it to as many as you, ten more, and enough to make my total 1011: 1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749445923 0781640628620899862803482534211706798214808651328230664709384460 9550582231725359408128481117450284102701938521105559644622948954 93038196442881097566593...
- November 21st, 2012, 9:48 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: The BIG DOUBLE 75th Anniversary Issue of Genii is On its Way to YOU
- Replies: 55
- Views: 10760
Re: The BIG DOUBLE 75th Anniversary Issue of Genii is On its Way to YOU
Picked up mine from the Post Office yesterday, so it arrived in southwest Virginia either on the 19th or 20th. Lots of holiday reading (and viewing, thanks to the DVDs in the goodie folio) ahead of me over the weekend. :)
Jeremy
Jeremy
- November 16th, 2012, 10:30 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Tale of Little Man from the Genii Bash
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2645
Re: Tale of Little Man from the Genii Bash
I decided to forgo the TSA Kabuki Security Theatre scene with the Genii Bash and opted to rent a car and drive down from Virginia. Several times at Magic Live, I've spent part of the Thursday or Friday afterwards engaged in packing up a box or two of newly acquired loot and shipping it back via UPS....
- November 5th, 2012, 2:42 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: November/December Double Issue of Genii Will Arrive on the December Issue Schedule
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1885
Re: November/December Double Issue of Genii Will Arrive on the December Issue Schedule
Looking forward to this. I let members of our Ring know at our meeting yesterday of the November/December double issue. Several were unaware of the revised publishing schedule (one doesn't use email...the others I think just overlooked the email) and they suspected the delay had something to do with...
- September 27th, 2012, 2:54 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: This stinks of PR stunt to me...
- Replies: 28
- Views: 6146
Re: This stinks of PR stunt to me...
Why am I getting a WrestleMania type vibe from this? I guess something had to cosmically balance out the Helder & Derek show....
Jeremy
Jeremy
- September 24th, 2012, 9:31 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: Cleaning Out The Den Sale
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1267
- September 21st, 2012, 6:19 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: ATTENTION Real Secrets Members Attending the Genii Bash!
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6903
Re: ATTENTION Real Secrets Members Attending the Genii Bash!
OT, but why not. The Blu-ray release of The Prisoner is really a top-notch production. I popped it into our Blu-ray player when we first got it, and I was stunned at how good it looked. Hard to believe that this show was made back in the 1960's...the digital transfer is excellent. And it still holds...
- September 21st, 2012, 10:26 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: ATTENTION Real Secrets Members Attending the Genii Bash!
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6903
Re: ATTENTION Real Secrets Members Attending the Genii Bash!
Cool! Continuing the mystery...how very appropriate. I'm really looking forward to this.
Jeremy
Jeremy