The Genii Forum

Brad Jeffers wrote:Thanks Andrew.
Now I'm really feeling gypped

I got no playing card and no signature on either book, so you’re less disadvantaged than some.

Richard Kaufman wrote:I have started using O'Keefe's hand stuff. It comes in a green tub or tube. Tom Gagnon turned me on to it and it's great.

Mullica recommended O’keefes as well. I love it.

Curious to know how the book is progressing? The website still mentions Mid-December as the completion date. I am looking forward to this book.

Impossible

One of them is on EBay right now:

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 2476554934

FYI: I’m not the seller and don’t know them.

I was able to download. Thanks for taking the time to put this together.

He is in Maui and he is pretty active in the SME Talk Magic Facebook group.

I think some of the disconnect is when an amateur performs in an amateur setting to people they are around frequently might need to use different techniques, setups, & premises than a professional performing in a professional setting.

I got one off of the Facebook marketplace and the other from Denny. Just keep your eyes open, they don't come up too often. I've only seen 3 in the last couple years.

Ordered my deluxe edition and I am looking forward to reading it.

This hit my newsfeed today.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ ... 180969952/

Lovely. Thanks for sharing.

I went to the main page, then orders - it worked then. Successfully submitted, I hope you have a great trip.

May just be my iPhone but I get an error when adding to cart that “too many redirects occurred”

I'm really looking forward to the Johnny Thompson book(s).

I'm working my way through it. Very nice book.

Curious if anyone knows the proper pronunciation of his name?

Arrived yesterday, excited to work my way through them. Thanks!

Off topic I'd be interested in photo's of the Thompson stuff.

On topic, ordered one, so tempted at two.

Mike-

I got an undeliverable error when using that address.

Regards

Richard

While on the subject of coin magic here is a little known tip on the French Drop. Instead of keeping the left hand still MOVE it towards the right hand when doing the move. This will make it twice as deceptive. Retention of vision or some such thing I suppose. Or an optical illusion or whatnot. I h...

Ted M

The other topic was locked before I could check mine. The date on my instructions with the cards is 1973. The key card is 5 of Hearts.

Regards,

Richard

Thanks Brad, CARC is a great recommendation. I learned of their existence via Google books, I have enjoyed reading about magicians of the time period. It feels a little like Caveney's Classic Correspondence.

Was Bill Sachs' column from Billboard ever collected into a book?

I thought it was a great lecture. I could tell he was tired, but he is a constant professional. I was glad to see how much he had recovered and it hasn't seemed to effect his memory. If you haven't seen the lecture it is worth it. I would also like to add that Dan Harlan did an amazing job hosting.

Interesting article in Cambridge Tribune from 1905 that refers to a magician C.H. Wilson. This is across the country, but may be useful in narrowing the lead regarding this author's history. http://cambridge.dlconsulting.com/cgi-bin/cambridge?a=d&d=Tribune19050121-01.2.56# Edit: Found another re...