The Genii Forum

magicam

Thanks for the response Dale. Interesting! Were you thinking about only the bound volumes, or were these tidbits also in the original course (sorry, I sold my set of Tarbell years ago to fund college tuition)? Does each volume have such info, or are there particular volumes you have in mind? To give...

magicam

Richard wrote: ***** "... there just aren't many books coming out that deserve to be reviewed ... [a] sad statement of the times." ***** Well there's always my book, Richard :D (yeah, yeah, I know, it has limited appeal...) Regarding Mnemonica, I bought it for the "Bibliography (With ...

magicam

I purchased Juan Tamariz's Mnemonica today, not for the tricks but for the bibliography with commentary in the back (Mr. Tamariz deserves credit for acknowledging his roots for the routines, etc. in the book). With all the buzz going on about this book, I'd hazard a guess that this little bibliograp...

magicam

This is a long shot, but do any of you own one of the six copies of the 1956 imprint of Trevor Hall's bibliography? (see his OLD CONJURING BOOKS for a description of how this rare imprint came into being). Proving that lightning strikes twice, I've owned - believe it or not - two copies, one Hall's ...

magicam

Still got the happy feet, Bob? Glad you liked it. The rest of you should be getting your copies by now. Happy reading! Clay

magicam

Thank you, Jim. I have ordered some things from Michael, but have found his prices for old book catalogs to be beyond my means. They're nice to have as reference sources, but not that nice! All this is surprising because I usually find Michael to be very fair with his prices overall. By the way, on ...

magicam

A 1977 book is "very old"? Ahem. Those of us born prior to 1977 may disagree with your characterization...

magicam

I'm looking to fill a few holes for some reference items. If anybody could help me out here, I'd appreciate it. If you are looking for any catalogs from any of these dealers, I have quite a few duplicates; in many cases, to get what I'm looking for, I'll trade more of them than I get. Many thanks in...

magicam

Has anybody in the U.S. received his copy? Just curious to know if the U.S. mails are playing Jedi mind tricks on us. Clay

magicam

Many thanks for the very kind words, Martin. After the difficulties experienced in getting HGCR #1 printed, your comments make it all worthwhile. Those who ordered copies should be receiving them anytime now. Each copy should have a one page insert laid in. Please let me know if you didn't get it. F...

magicam

Let's hope that a strong US contingent shows up at this once-in-a-lifetime event. I'm wondering if we can band together and get a good group hotel rate in London? Clay

magicam

Marco and Pekka: Thank you for indulging me with this information. Marco: Some folks in The Magic Circle are thinking of putting TMC library catalogue online for members to consult. Do you think that BookCat then would be a good program to use for that considering its HTML export abilities? Best wis...

magicam

HGCR #1 has been received from the binder and copies are being shipped tomorrow and early next week (now laying to rest the Ponzi scheme rumors... :) ). To those of you who ordered, thank you for your patience. To those of you who haven't ordered, it looks like all 200 copies will be gone in the nea...

magicam

Okay, a little off topic, but as a former Mac user (starting back in the Mac Plus days in the 1980's, when 1MB of RAM was considered ungodly huge :) ), I'm wondering if all the Windows/Mac OS conversion problems have been resolved such that a Mac user can now seamlessly open and use common PC files ...

magicam

Anthony Brahams wrote "Suggestion of BookCat is inapplicable..." Anthony, I have this program and since I have been tinkering with using it as my relational dateabase for my library and perhaps future web-publishing, I'd be grateful to hear you elaborate on this comment. Sounds like there ...

magicam

Well the Magic History and Anecdotes section has been semi- comatose (IMHO) over the past month or so. So I'll jump in and mention a pet peeve: people who refer to Jean Robert-Houdin's last name as "Houdin," as if his first name was Robert. Within the past year, a significant magic history...

magicam

You're welcome, Denis. I mentioned BookCat not because I think you need to change, but only because my computer programming friends have told me how flexible the program is, allowing one to customize the database. If you know how to use Microsoft Access, you are well on your way as that is the platf...

magicam

Hmmm, it's been one month now since my last update. Dare I say it? The book is at the bindery and will be shipped next week (unless of course, something else happens...). To all of you who wondered what happened and wrote with kindly-worded inquiries, my thanks for your patience and tact. Clay Shevlin

magicam

Denis, power to your project! You wrote: 'There are still enough bugs to keep me busy. If you happen to find mistakes in content or programming or have other suggestions feel free to drop an email." If you are looking for a computer program which helps you organize your library (or any other co...

magicam

For what it's worth, below is an excerpt from a letter written to a fellow Magic Circle member from his uncle, who saw a magic performance in person. It seems to touch on some of the themes discussed here. Thanks to Mark Lee for permission to quote from this letter. "Like most of us, I have see...

magicam

Bill: By your post and in deciding what makes a book a "book," were you referring to how the "book" is made, how long it takes to make it, the quality/worthiness of the text, the length of the text, or some combination of the above? Your brief comment raises some interesting issu...

magicam

Bob: If you follow Byron Walker's lead, your home serves as the library - the only places books are not located are the bathrooms (water and steam wreak havoc on books, which is a shame for if there's only one place in a house a book is needed it must be the john!). My guess is that Byron has about ...

magicam

Jacky Kahan wrote: "I know that lot's of old books have no table of content.. that's why... we create them... so we can make research..." Jacky, I misunderstood that part of your web project, in which case I dare say the ambitiousness of the project surely equals its merits. In all sinceri...

magicam

Jacky: for what it's worth, a very large number of the truly rare conjuring books (i.e., antiquarian books) do not have tables of contents. In particular, the overwhelming majority of the hundreds of rare chapbooks from the early 19th century do not have tables of contents. In connection with what P...

magicam

20,000- 25,000 titles - i'm stickin' to it until somebody proves me wrong :D

magicam

This is a fun topic for a bibliophile... Chris W. has hit on the core of the question if one wants to estimate the number of books. Let's assume a "book" means a book in English primarily devoted to magic, be it for us magi or the general public, be it hardbound or softbound. Let's also as...

magicam

A note to David Groves: When I wrote "Well if you want to get your head chopped off, just stick your neck out...," I was referring to MY post, not his. I'd like to suggest that, in the context of creating a magical effect, IMHO there is no distinction between the use of stooges and what I ...

magicam

Recently Ive been tinkering with the idea of putting a bookplate in my books and thought it might be fun to ask what you booklovers think about this. Is it good practice to insert ones bookplate in a book? The same question applies to stickers, embossing, and handwritten notations like This book bel...

magicam

Well if you want to get your head chopped off, just stick your neck out... No offense intended to David, but IMHO, I'm not sure it's a "right" or "wrong" issue. In the abstract, I see no difference between tricking an audience with a mirror, roughed cards, sleight of hand, or usi...

magicam

Hey Scott Leavitt: I felt bad for leaving you with a defunct BBC link. So here's another you may enjoy (as well as the Houdini diehards). Go to <a class="postlink" href="http://www.wellesnet.com/sketchbook4.htm">http://www.wellesnet.com/sketchbook4.htm</a> and scroll down the pag...

magicam

Scott:

I checked out the BBC website and your eyesight is just fine. Alas, looks like the BBC removed the program - guess they only keep it up for a limited amount of time. A pity, as it made for very interesting listening. :(

Clay

magicam

For those who may not have checked in on the GF recently, a reminder to check out this BBC special. So long as you are a history buff, you'll like this even if mentalism is not your thing. Clay

magicam

Richard H.: Information and pricing to warm the bibliophile's heart! Thanks. Clay

magicam

Thanks, Glenn and Sebastian. The guy who taught me "trois fois merde" was born in 1900 or so, so maybe that was the old way of saying it? Clay

magicam

Update for you folks who have purchased my book: the printer couldn't get the color right after three weeks ( :mad: ), so instead of sending you copies where the white dust jackets are pink (among other creative uses of color), I fired the printer and have found another one. Color check and proofing...

magicam

Former "big firm" real estate attorney, now having wised up, am off the hampster wheel and on my own. Carl M., you may recognize one of my old clients, Health Care Property Investors, Inc.

magicam

Many thanks Mario!

If the 25 or so items represent the entire estate, I wouldn't call it "huge," but the quality of the material seems utterly first-rate. Of course, you and the Houdini collectors are more qualified to judge that.

Thanks again.

Clay Shevlin

magicam

David: Interesting thoughts on the "human equation." so many factors in preserving history and perhaps it's a minor miracle that we have what we have today. Imagine what has been lost... Regarding the exposure of old books to light, that's a legitimate concern IMHO, and it seems obvious th...

magicam

You're welcome, Glenn, and thanks for your support. Hope it meets with approval from our group. There has been a short delay in shipping due to the fact that the printer botched the color section and cover (again...). As I've told a few friends privately, if I thought the research, writing and desig...

magicam

Some interesting exchanges here, probably altogether unintended by Maritess. :D My two bits: I've seen some VERY funny acts with blue material, but usually I find that it would have been just as funny with a significant reduction in curse words. And I miss the "older," more subtle humor, w...

Search found 909 matches