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- December 5th, 2020, 6:33 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: Some More Magic Items On eBay
- Replies: 1
- Views: 697
Re: Some More Magic Items On eBay
At 8:00pm Central Standard Time tonight, Saturday December 5, 2020, I will be listing an extremely hard-to-find magic book with a one-of-a-kind magic association. It will be a five-day auction. If there are no bids, it will likely be several years before I will consider listing it again. But 2020 ha...
- December 1st, 2020, 12:49 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: Some More Magic Items On eBay
- Replies: 1
- Views: 697
Some More Magic Items On eBay
Starting in just a few minutes at noon CST today, I will be posting some more items from my personal magic collection sporadically over the next few days. I'm including two very special Magic Castle-related items in the first group, so do drop by by and take a look! https://www.ebay.com/str/briansma...
- March 4th, 2020, 11:02 am
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Cardistry: Please Go Away
- Replies: 93
- Views: 13745
Re: Cardistry: Please Go Away
JustinM wrote:I'd rather watch good cardistry than this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZg-ypZhy8U
Well he was right about one thing: that was ridiculous.
- February 11th, 2020, 5:04 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Prices Slashed!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2025
Re: Prices Slashed!
Richard,
Can you tell us a little bit about the differences between the two presentation copies themselves and also the regular deluxe editions?
Brian
Can you tell us a little bit about the differences between the two presentation copies themselves and also the regular deluxe editions?
Brian
- January 21st, 2020, 2:50 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Sad News from Davenport's Magic in London
- Replies: 37
- Views: 10710
Re: Sad News from Davenport's Magic in London
Davenport's has always been a bucket list item for me and unfortunately every time I began planning my first-ever trip to London, life would invariably throw a wrench in my plans. And while I would have loved to visit them in the Charing Cross location, I was actually quite relieved when I read the ...
- December 30th, 2019, 2:34 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: Just Listed A Few More Items on eBay
- Replies: 0
- Views: 886
- December 17th, 2019, 11:35 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: GoDice on Kickstarter
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1109
GoDice on Kickstarter
Check this out: https://tinyurl.com/vqzeshg I see both a ton of magic/mentalism possibilities with these as well as spectators who are aware of them thinking it is the method you might be using. Just posting to spread the word that these exist to the magic fraternity as I think we need to be aware o...
- December 15th, 2019, 6:45 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: The Too Perfect Theory
- Replies: 171
- Views: 784390
Re: The Too Perfect Theory
In my experience there is an analogous situation with smart people and dumb people: the former are easy to fool because they pick up all the cues they are supposed to and they understand what is and isn't possible, whereas the dumb guy misses the cues and sometimes doesn't realize what the "ma...
- October 30th, 2019, 1:03 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: My Latest Listings on eBay
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1924
Re: My Latest Listings on eBay
Just a quick bump/reminder that most of my latest auction listings end tonight October 30th moments after 6:00pm Pacific Time.
https://www.ebay.com/str/briansmagicandcollectibles
Thanks again as always to everyone for taking a look!
https://www.ebay.com/str/briansmagicandcollectibles
Thanks again as always to everyone for taking a look!
- October 28th, 2019, 11:38 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: My Latest Listings on eBay
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1924
My Latest Listings on eBay
I have put another batch of magic items on eBay. As before, most of these items are in either excellent to near mint condition in their original packaging or are brand new and still sealed in their original shrink wrap and packaging. These are more of the duplicate items that I’ve accumulated over t...
- September 8th, 2019, 7:19 pm
- Forum: Magicana
- Topic: Video of Schrodinger's Coin (Pete McCabe)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14201
Re: Video of Schrodinger's Coin (Pete McCabe)
Jonathan Townsend wrote:A NYC artist, Adam Rubin, has transparent on one side business cards. Wonderful!
https://www.instagram.com/p/42AciyqNUh/
So what exactly is that material/is it called? It's AWESOME!!!
- July 28th, 2019, 10:43 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Las Vegas Swarming With ...
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1191
Las Vegas Swarming With ...
Come on, world! Just because it has a pyramid doesn't make it Egypt.
What's with this biblical plague ahead of Magic Live! ???
https://tinyurl.com/yxll58yy
What's with this biblical plague ahead of Magic Live! ???
https://tinyurl.com/yxll58yy
- June 26th, 2019, 6:04 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Richard Kaufman Wins Second Allan Slaight Award
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3241
Re: Richard Kaufman Wins Second Allan Slaight Award
Congrats AGAIN Richard!
I sense a three-peat coming on ...
I sense a three-peat coming on ...
- June 25th, 2019, 9:00 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: My Next eBay Listings on June 25, 2019
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1027
Re: My Next eBay Listings on June 25, 2019
My items are now going live on eBay. You can check them out at: https://www.ebay.com/str/briansmagicandcollectibles
Thanks in advance for taking a look!
Thanks in advance for taking a look!
- June 24th, 2019, 10:52 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: My Next eBay Listings on June 25, 2019
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1027
My Next eBay Listings on June 25, 2019
This is a heads-up that my next listing of magic items for sale on eBay will happen at 8:00pm Central Time on Tuesday June 25, 2019. This batch will include some more DVD sets/bundles along with several books/book bundles and a few miscellaneous items of interest as well. Most will again be related ...
- June 7th, 2019, 9:00 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: eBay Magic Items For Sale Coming on June 7th
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1743
eBay Magic Items For Sale Now Available
My Buy-It-Now magic items are officially live on eBay at: https://www.ebay.com/sch/brianarudolph/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from= along with a couple of already-in-progress auctions for an Apple-Branded leather pocket notepad + pen + key ring set and a couple of Ernest Hemingway first ...
- June 7th, 2019, 10:40 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: eBay Magic Items For Sale Coming on June 7th
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1743
Re: eBay Magic Items For Sale Coming on June 7th
John Bowden wrote:Don't forget to link here as soon as you post items on eBay
Don't worry, John - I have more alerts and alarms set to remind me to do that tonight than if my bank was going to start selling dollar bills for 50¢ a piece then.
- June 7th, 2019, 1:06 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: eBay Magic Items For Sale Coming on June 7th
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1743
eBay Magic Items For Sale Coming on June 7th
This is a heads-up that I will be listing somewhere in the neighborhood of 20 or so magic items on eBay at 8:00pm Central Time on Friday June 7, 2019. This first batch will primarily be DVD sets/bundles related to card magic, but there will be a couple of other items (a few collectible) in there too...
- April 18th, 2019, 10:01 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Long suspected, the truth is finally out!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2287
Re: Long suspected, the truth is finally out!
For nearly 50 years I've wanted a demon to grant me the ability to make playing cards and compact discs appear at my fingertips. In my book, that's some REAL power right there.
- April 10th, 2019, 9:36 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Not David Copperfield ...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1532
Re: Not David Copperfield ...
I.M. Magician wrote:For me, the satire of Copperfield going on too long itself went on too long. Five minutes would have done the trick.
I think this is called "recursively ironic humor" - a term I just totally made up.
But I hear you on all of your points, I.M.!
- April 10th, 2019, 8:04 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Not David Copperfield ...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1532
Not David Copperfield ...
... but Harry Shearer as David Copperfield.
Never seen this clip before, but I found it quite homage-ly hilarious and thought I'd pass it along for anyone who has never seen it before either:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHxoQVV84WY
Don't miss the circle of physics!
Never seen this clip before, but I found it quite homage-ly hilarious and thought I'd pass it along for anyone who has never seen it before either:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHxoQVV84WY
Don't miss the circle of physics!
- April 3rd, 2019, 8:53 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Great magic shops - Past and present
- Replies: 46
- Views: 22139
Re: Great magic shops - Past and present
Growing up in Northern Ohio in the 70's I would make regular trips to a magic shop in downtown Cleveland. I unfortunately cannot remember its name (or names; I vaguely recall it changing hands at least once.) It was on the second floor of a downtown building complex. You had to walk through the door...
- March 21st, 2019, 7:03 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: What is going on here?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4000
Re: What is going on here?
Although this one applies to so many things in so many fields, I think it's especially apropos in magic: modifying, tweaking, tinkering with, and otherwise changing something is comparatively easy; creating something - something truly worthwhile to begin with - is hard. You've created an amazing amo...
- March 10th, 2019, 4:43 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Johnny Thompson Passes
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7445
Re: Johnny Thompson Passes
The few times over the years I was fortunate enough to spend a couple of minutes chatting with Johnny were indeed honors. Johnny was so approachable and so knowledgeable that each time it felt like, for just the few moments I talked with him, I had walked through a secret back door into the world of...
- March 8th, 2019, 1:34 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Not so secret anymore, huh?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4929
Re: Not so secret anymore, huh?
The transporter would make vanishes, appearances, transformations, and teleportation effects obsolete. Think of a Card will still be with us, as will other mentalism effects. Levitations, and suspensions won't be going anywhere either. Card locations, and poker deal effects will also be around. The...
- March 7th, 2019, 8:46 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Not so secret anymore, huh?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4929
Re: Not so secret anymore, huh?
Even if there really were such things: ;) ;) You put the props in the "magic box", misdirect them (badly) as you press the remote control activate button (so they don't notice the little light blink twice), and then continue your patter about antique mysteries... :roll: and when doing the...
- March 6th, 2019, 9:35 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Not so secret anymore, huh?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4929
Re: Not so secret anymore, huh?
Magic will only truly be "dead" when science finally creates Star Trek's transporter. Here "dead" means that no matter what effect you present, a layperson will able to claim you just have someone in the back operating a transporter for you to accomplish all of your effects - thu...
- February 27th, 2019, 11:58 am
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Skew Dice
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1899
Re: Skew Dice
If they ain't square, they ain't fair. See Persi's video on YouTube (2 parts) Part 1 is here. https://youtu.be/G7zT9MljJ3Y Thanks for that, Bill. Very interesting! As Professor Diaconis points out in that video, they identified 30 classes/families of fair dice. The skew dice are in the family of fa...
- February 26th, 2019, 9:03 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Vanish Magazine / The Goat Award
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3261
Re: Vanish Magazine / The Goat Award
I can certainly see how they might have convinced Criss easily enough that GOAT really does mean "Greatest Of All Time." Maybe next year they'll present him with the "American Sophisticated Sorcerer" award. Or the "Definitive Original Unsurpassed Conjuring Hotshot Entertaine...
- February 26th, 2019, 8:52 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: Skew Dice
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1899
Re: Skew Dice
The only time I have ever used them for magic is to transform normal dice into them.
Because they are not cubes like regular dice, there's no way I can use them for rolling numbers without arousing tremendous suspicion on the part of the spectators - even though they are actually 100% fair.
Because they are not cubes like regular dice, there's no way I can use them for rolling numbers without arousing tremendous suspicion on the part of the spectators - even though they are actually 100% fair.
- February 20th, 2019, 2:01 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: The March Issue of Genii is All About Guy Hollingworth
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1980
Re: The March Issue of Genii is All About Guy Hollingworth
Mr. Hollingworth did an absolutely superb Sunday workshop at Magi-Fest last month. His attention to detail and deep, comprehensive thinking really came through. When you add his poise, sophistication, approachability and genuineness as the epitome of a modern English gentleman, the entire workshop w...
- January 28th, 2019, 8:17 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: The Masked Singer Magic connection
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1808
Re: The Masked Singer Magic connection
Hi, Brian: I thought for sure the Peacock dude explicitly said in the first episode that he was in a magic act during the stage interview. I agree though: Donny Osmond seems likely. I bet you're right, erdnasephile - I've only been watching clips here and there ... haven't had time to watch entire ...
- January 27th, 2019, 7:51 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: The Masked Singer Magic connection
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1808
Re: The Masked Singer Magic connection
AJM wrote:Tom Jones is 78 - he’s had at least one hip replacement and walks with a cane.
Andrew
Precisely what I was alluding to after I check up on him via google.
- January 27th, 2019, 12:37 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: The Masked Singer Magic connection
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1808
Re: The Masked Singer Magic connection
Not sure it's a magic connection as much as a Las Vegas connection as one of the judges notes. Initially I thought the Peacock might be Tom Jones because of the deep voice. But after watching the Peacock's clues video and watching the Peacock's performance of Counting Stars, I (like many others) am ...
- January 1st, 2019, 10:08 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Happy New Year Fellow Forumites!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1530
Re: Happy New Year Fellow Forumites!
Mark Tams wrote: Thanks Richard for the idea . . . as I've gotten older, this feat will be much easier to do!
I think the ones Richard was referring to belong to 2019, Mark.
Nevertheless, Happy New Year Everyone. Let's do our best to make it that way.
- October 29th, 2018, 8:01 pm
- Forum: Platform & Stage Magic
- Topic: From Magic to Self-Defense
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6628
Re: From Magic to Self-Defense
Richard Kaufman wrote:I am a pacifist.
But don't screw with me.
Sounds like Richard sure puts the "fist" in "pacifist."
- October 19th, 2018, 8:58 pm
- Forum: Platform & Stage Magic
- Topic: From Magic to Self-Defense
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6628
Re: From Magic to Self-Defense
erdnasephile wrote:That's not magical self-defense.
Not anymore it's not.
- October 18th, 2018, 11:11 pm
- Forum: Platform & Stage Magic
- Topic: From Magic to Self-Defense
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6628
From Magic to Self-Defense
This seems familiar ... trying to put my finger on it ...
https://outdoorlancastor.com/products/p ... tal-staff#
Somebody in Marketing must have been watching Bill Bixby in The Magician.
https://outdoorlancastor.com/products/p ... tal-staff#
Somebody in Marketing must have been watching Bill Bixby in The Magician.
- September 28th, 2018, 7:13 am
- Forum: iGenii
- Topic: Geoff Latta book
- Replies: 55
- Views: 31748
Re: Geoff Latta book
Bill Duncan wrote:It would be awesome if this sold out in the first run. It's such a wonderful tribute to an amazing artist.
I just did my part to advance that very mission.