The Genii Forum

Curtis Kam

I just want to add that the gateway to my magic addiction was magic magazines. Genii, in fact, was pivotal. I had read Magician’s Magic from the library, and the backstories Curry provided were interesting, but what really got me as a young man was not stories of the past, but rather, the thought th...

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The average new magician needs to know the history of any effect he’s interested in, if only to confirm that the method he’s about to learn/buy/perform (let’s say “invest in”) is the best available to him. If he can’t, or doesn’t, do this research, he’s at the mercy of those who do. The CREATIVE new...

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Well at least this guy’s got a Merlin award.

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You know, performing for a larger group, where people might not be able to see how many coins are inside the silk, would motivate removing the coins from inside the silk each time, as you do in the Ammar routine, but not the Powers. Use coins dollar sized, or bigger, make full use of sound, and emph...

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Yes, JT, “Hanketration”, it’s credited to Ed Marlo and Takeshi Nemoto. One of the “Flicking Fingers” guys published a version in Genii (I think) using a woman’s sheer nylon stocking instead of a transparent hank. Harold Cataquet has a handling of this with a clear plastic bag. The performer’s hand i...

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Denis Behr wrote:Here's a fun one: http://www.magicana.com/video/johnny-ac ... r-banana-0

I saw that one immediately, for some reason. Chick loads are easy. Comedy is hard.

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I was there. I’m too partial to write a review, but I can tell you that he tipped a brand new double lift that’s as casual as stretch denim pajamas. It looks like you’re just tipping over a card in the middle of the spread deck, barely touching it. Oh, and he did this thing, with a rock. Sent from m...

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What can I say? It’s not like the big blue boyscout could do that. Balls radical.

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This issue has been a part of the linking rings for generations. See, for instance, the Laurant routine in Tarbell 4, and more recently, this wonderful approach:

https://youtu.be/Slq959dZ1Z0

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And, if this don't get your attention, you haven't read The Jerx for Wednesday!

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The title needs no explanation. This lecture is a "Deep Dish".

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Gregg, see below. https://youtu.be/_txoK8WPZeA

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Sorry all, my reference to "Continental divide", supposedly in Greater Magic was misplaced, possibly mythical. And "The Prize Winner" isn't quite it. I was put onto all this by Christian Chelman who uses this 101 principle in a wonderful routine from Capricornian Tales. And I hav...

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Bob, doesn't Continental Divide in Greater Magic feature that alternating force procedure?

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Sorry, nope. It was Arno the Frogman.

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There are other people making the Swing a Ring props available. Fantasma put one out, and I've seen Andy Comic branded sets. I had no idea it was a UF Grant conception.

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Iguana Jones and the Vipers of Doom. You know, when it got to the top and there was another iguana just standing there watching the whole thing, there was a snappy line.

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Thank you Joe, but I think you've buried the lead. In the first show of the ones you designated as featuring Jerry Sadowitz, there is the unique and remarkable experience of Rene Lavand, performing partially in English, to the theme from Shaft!

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It truly is odd seeing a case involving magi cited in order to protect someone's intellectual property rights. The local common law rule they describe is something of a Catch 22: one could lose copyright protection through public showings? What good is copyright protection if it's only effective if ...

Curtis Kam

Craig Ousterling ran across a coin like that at the bank once. Maybe he can compare

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Curtis Kam

Thank you for your faith in my material, Joe, and for your kind review. I should mention that Kainoa Harbottle's column in Genii--I believe it was the most recent one--features a routine by Miguel Angel Gea that will please fans of Inferential Copper/Silver. Also, from my perspective, one of the ins...

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Earliest reference I know of is the Schulien force, which necessarily includes a control. I'm not sure the description of the Malini routine in Stars really qualifies. As I recall, it's little more than the statement that you "follow" the card as you move it around. Not that I've checked, ...

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Here's an odd and untested idea, at least, I've never tried it, but what about putting on a little show for the ones you're pre-showed? I'm thinking of making use of the same notepad, clipboard, etc. on stage, in a completely normal way? Write your predictions, or doodle impressions on it, or someth...

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I think a lot depends on placing the lid at exactly the right spot so that your palm is contacting the coins when your fingertip touch the lid. That'll depend on the relative sizes of your coins, box, lid and fingers.

Curtis Kam

My favorite example of a story based presentation was the "The Emperor's New Clothes" presentation I saw MarcoM do once. I believe it was his(?) and that the presentation might still be available.

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Curtis Kam

Thank you, Joe, sneaky is a good thing. Sorry, though, I haven't gotten my version in print. Still exploring at the moment, and looking for opportunities to present.

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Curtis Kam

Michael Vincent does a great job with this. I was delighted to see him doing it, since it has been a favorite of mine since I read the marvelous description of the Shattering Coins and Silver Balls. There is no gimmick, just sleight of hand and misdirection that's built into the procedure. Michael's...

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A fond aloha to Jerry. He was responsible for what most people know as my first (and only) book, Deceptions in Paradise. But also many of my real favorites, like The Magic of Paul Harris. (Wasn't this Paul's first book as well?) And the Cavalcade serieses. I'm pleased to know that the shop is in goo...

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Full props for the vanish, on camera, at least, it looks very good. That's 99% of the effect, you don't really need to pull the little statue out of your pocket.

And as to any issues of cultural insensitivity, meh. I figure it's payback for years of things like the Vanishing Buddha Sword Box.

Curtis Kam

To the reference in Conjuring Credits, I would add that in Wonderful Routines of Magic (1969) Ellison Poland is discussing the magnetic Okito box that he showed to a "well-travelled and knowledgeable" magician who he identifies only as his "informant". Poland then says, "My ...

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Come for the tricks, stay for the stories about Jim Ryan, Jay Marshal and the virtual village of legends, friends, and mentors who got Tom to that moment. Oh, and the moment where Dan Harlan goes "Roooooaaahr".

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Curtis Kam

A while back, I showed my working Okito box, which had the pinhole in the lid and bottom, to a machinist. I was about to stumble through an explanation for why I wanted the hole to be there, when he said, "Oh, sure, to prevent suction". (I had already shown him the box with the lid on the ...

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Might be a Shogun wallet produced and sold by Allen Okawa.

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Curtis Kam

Yup, Bill, that's the routine. Is it available from Vanishing Inc yet?

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Curtis Kam

I don't recall who said--or more likely wrote that. I know I thought and said it at one point, but rarely in public. I'm over it now. The observation ignores the fact that cashiers don't know they're being watched. And, these days especially, cashiers do not seem to feel any obligation to even show ...

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That was my first reaction--And Nobody heard anything? In the middle of the night, as someone was cutting through a steel wall with power tools? The only explanations that come to mind are 1) The contractors were working at night, so that the noise was explained (hard to imagine a logical reason for...

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Saw him do it live at the Castle, in the closeup room. It looked fine under those conditions, and squeaky clean at the end. I thought it was terrific, the box was a good size (small enough to justify folding the card in the first place, but solid and secure looking, and large enough to be visible) a...

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A big, brown, beautiful box bursting with bubble-wrapped Bammo engulfed my inbox today here in Hawaii, causing much celebration and the traditional cessation of all work, at least until the wild boar is removed from the imu, and the eating begins. I am simply in awe of the scope and depth of this co...

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I, too, seriously doubt that there's any chance of, or much point to, identifying the first person to make use of this strategy. I suppose there is something to be gained from being precise in the description--we're talking about using the overt act of removing something from one's pocket to hide th...

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P.T., perhaps you're thinking about the same thing I thought of when I saw Gonzo--the "Phantom At the Fingertips" gimmick? It's well described here: http://www.martinbreese.com/trickpages/fingertips.htm

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