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by Jim Maloney_dup1
December 20th, 2007, 8:29 pm
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: If you had to show ONE card trick what would it be???
Replies: 90
Views: 20066

Re: If you had to show ONE card trick what would it be???

Originally posted by PierreDan:
Originally posted by Richard Kaufman:
[b] Perform Quick 3-Way. A ton of magic in there and it kills.
I have never heard of this one. Do you have a source? Thanks. [/b]
Here's a bunch of sources .

-Jim
by Jim Maloney_dup1
December 17th, 2007, 6:38 pm
Forum: Columns
Topic: New Hollingworth Column
Replies: 2
Views: 2929

Re: New Hollingworth Column

I agree. My issue arrived today and I was very pleased to read this. I'm looking forward to more from Guy in future issues.

-Jim
by Jim Maloney_dup1
December 17th, 2007, 2:09 pm
Forum: Alternative Media
Topic: A measure of belief
Replies: 12
Views: 2772

Re: A measure of belief

I found the following in a Scientific American article from July 2001 which supports what Brad says: A person's responsiveness to hypnosis also remains fairly consistent regardless of the characteristics of the hypnotist: the practitioner's gender, age and experience have little or no effect on a su...
by Jim Maloney_dup1
December 17th, 2007, 10:26 am
Forum: Light From the Lamp
Topic: Erdnase - Expert at the Card Table DVD
Replies: 2
Views: 3047

Re: Erdnase - Expert at the Card Table DVD

You can read Dustin's review of it here .

-Jim
by Jim Maloney_dup1
December 17th, 2007, 8:36 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: A New Way to Con Yourself a Steak Dinner!
Replies: 5
Views: 587

Re: A New Way to Con Yourself a Steak Dinner!

Or the speakeasy scene in "Horsefeathers" where Groucho asks the bartender if he can cash a check for $15.22. The bartender says yes, and hands him the money from the register. Groucho takes the money and runs as he says "As soon as I get a check for $15.22, I'll send it to ya. Swordf...
by Jim Maloney_dup1
December 15th, 2007, 6:42 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Has The Magic Cafe Vanished?
Replies: 304
Views: 95288

Re: Has The Magic Cafe Vanished?

Originally posted by Richard Kaufman:
We have no such rule here about having only one user name, and no rule about sock puppets.
I'm totally signing up with the name "Lamb Chop".

-Jim
by Jim Maloney_dup1
December 14th, 2007, 12:56 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: The Mentalizer on Uri Geller
Replies: 9
Views: 1229

Re: The Mentalizer on Uri Geller

Originally posted by tom boehnlein: I fully do not believe in Geller's claims, however that being said I think his comments fell far to close to Angel's prediction than Chris may be comfortable with. I fail to see how tossing out the following numbers: 1 20 19 40 1 40 constitutes getting anywhere n...
by Jim Maloney_dup1
December 14th, 2007, 11:59 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Has The Magic Cafe Vanished?
Replies: 304
Views: 95288

Re: Has The Magic Cafe Vanished?

Originally posted by John J Nesbit: It must be more serious than previously revealed. According to Steve, things were expected to be back up and running over there quite some time ago. John Steve posted two days ago stating that they are working to get things up as soon as possible. He didn't indic...
by Jim Maloney_dup1
December 14th, 2007, 11:54 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: The Mentalizer on Uri Geller
Replies: 9
Views: 1229

Re: The Mentalizer on Uri Geller

Originally posted by Chris Ritter:
Just curious, but does anyone know what sequence of numbers Israelis dial out to reach emergency services?
According to Wikipedia , it's 100 for police, 101 for medical, and 102 for fire.

-Jim
by Jim Maloney_dup1
December 14th, 2007, 11:21 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Has The Magic Cafe Vanished?
Replies: 304
Views: 95288

Re: Has The Magic Cafe Vanished?

Originally posted by COOPER: We have collection of memorabilia for sale from the Magic Caf. Among more than 370 lots in the sale we have this fine bone china mug with a suit symbol design and gold rim that was being used by me when it went down. http://www.bridgeshop.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001...
by Jim Maloney_dup1
December 14th, 2007, 10:52 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: The Mentalizer on Uri Geller
Replies: 9
Views: 1229

Re: The Mentalizer on Uri Geller

Yeah, uh...that's a load of crap.

-Jim
by Jim Maloney_dup1
December 14th, 2007, 7:50 am
Forum: General
Topic: Name your top five tricks with a change bag
Replies: 7
Views: 2105

Re: Name your top five tricks with a change bag

Originally posted by mtpascoe:
Whats up with the Caf? I havent been able to get on all week.
See Steve Brooks' post here: Has the Magic Cafe Vanished?

-Jim
by Jim Maloney_dup1
December 13th, 2007, 5:05 pm
Forum: General
Topic: The Perfect End to My Day
Replies: 25
Views: 1893

Re: The Perfect End to My Day

Originally posted by castawaydave: Remember what Einstein himself said, "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits". I believe the Einstein quote was "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.&qu...
by Jim Maloney_dup1
December 10th, 2007, 11:54 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Siegfried and Roy hint they may return
Replies: 12
Views: 2478

Re: Siegfried and Roy hint they may return

Originally posted by Richard Hatch: Found a listing for this book on Amazon.com: S&R Scandal book Seems like bad taste and bad timing! The authors are also the ones who were suing S&R two years ago: Former guard sues Siegfried EDIT: To clarify, the ones who were suing S&R were the Mydla...
by Jim Maloney_dup1
December 9th, 2007, 6:54 pm
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: Drawing Room Deceptions by Guy Hollingworth (No.3 in a series)
Replies: 16
Views: 3200

Re: Drawing Room Deceptions by Guy Hollingworth (No.3 in a series)

Originally posted by Richard Kaufman: I would say that it would have taken you LESS time to learn it from the book. While I haven't seen the Reformation video, I can say that the explanation in the book is extremely clear and does an excellent job of teaching the effect. So I'd probably agree with ...
by Jim Maloney_dup1
December 9th, 2007, 4:53 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Roger Klause Seriously Ill with Cancer
Replies: 93
Views: 16533

Re: Roger Klause Seriously Ill with Cancer

Originally posted by jb4754:
Am I the only one who thinks this thread is in unbelievably bad taste....
What do you feel is in bad taste about it?

-Jim
by Jim Maloney_dup1
November 27th, 2007, 1:08 pm
Forum: Kaufman & Company
Topic: Larry Jennings New Book?
Replies: 214
Views: 594171

Re: Larry Jennings New Book?

Originally posted by Bill McFadden: Originally posted by Richard Kaufman: [b] You should definitely buy the three books that L&L put out (you missed the booklet Neo-Classics by Stephen Minch). RK, just to be clear on this, are you referring to "Louis Falanga's Lake Tahoe Card Magic" a...
by Jim Maloney_dup1
November 24th, 2007, 2:21 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Missing Pages from december issue?
Replies: 2
Views: 676

Re: Missing Pages from december issue?

Richard has addressed this problem in the thread pertaining to this issue. See here .

-Jim
by Jim Maloney_dup1
November 20th, 2007, 9:52 am
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: Michael Canick still in business?
Replies: 7
Views: 875

Re: Michael Canick still in business?

In addition to being an excellent book seller, he hosted a number of great lectures and book signings in his store. I seem to recall him expressing an interest in getting back to performing shows. I haven't spoken with him since he closed up the shop, though, so I don't know what he's up to these da...
by Jim Maloney_dup1
November 20th, 2007, 6:55 am
Forum: Alternative Media
Topic: Amazon's Kindle--Cool New eBook Reader
Replies: 14
Views: 4096

Re: Amazon's Kindle--Cool New eBook Reader

Richard -- my edit was just to fix up the link in your post. You'll get the hang of those [url] tags at some point. ;)

-Jim
by Jim Maloney_dup1
November 16th, 2007, 8:48 am
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: Gambling routine using Gilbreath principle
Replies: 24
Views: 2329

Re: Gambling routine using Gilbreath principle

Originally posted by Mark Collier: Does the Gilbreath Principle require a sequence to be shuffled into its reverse? I thought one application is that when the deck is cut in half, you have two independent stacks. When you riffle shuffle these together, the order of each stack remains the same. Card...
by Jim Maloney_dup1
November 15th, 2007, 8:22 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: A Slow Christmas?
Replies: 20
Views: 2084

Re: A Slow Christmas?

Originally posted by Richard Kaufman:
I would also probably consider it a success if I defecated in a bucket once a week and sold it for one penny more than the bucket cost.
This, from the fella who finds the term "brain fart" to be genuinely revolting. :)

-Jim
by Jim Maloney_dup1
November 11th, 2007, 2:37 pm
Forum: Children's Entertainment
Topic: Richard Stupple Passes
Replies: 1
Views: 1721

Re: Richard Stupple Passes

We have a thread about Richard here .

-Jim
by Jim Maloney_dup1
November 9th, 2007, 6:54 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Expert at the Card Table with Allan Ackerman
Replies: 344
Views: 128313

Re: Expert at the Card Table with Allan Ackerman

Originally posted by Magic Fred: Mr McCabe, you are then confirming a suggestion that I alluded to previously? I.E. The magicians here are unable to make their OWN judgments based on sound analysis and intelligent reasoning, but rather defer their opinions to those who have a loftier reputation tha...
by Jim Maloney_dup1
November 6th, 2007, 8:09 pm
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: Gambling routine using Gilbreath principle
Replies: 24
Views: 2329

Re: Gambling routine using Gilbreath principle

My point is less about spades into spades as it is about the fact that the n th card will get pushed to the n+1 position. So, if you have a stack of A, 2, 3, 4, 5 and you add another Ace anywhere in the stack, you know for certain that the first five cards will contain two Aces, and the 2, 3, and 4....
by Jim Maloney_dup1
November 6th, 2007, 6:53 pm
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: Gambling routine using Gilbreath principle
Replies: 24
Views: 2329

Re: Gambling routine using Gilbreath principle

The important aspect of the Gilbreath Principle is not the reverse ordering of the two stacks, but rather that inserting one item into a stack of n items will result in the displacement of the n th item to the n+1 th position, moving it beyond the stack of n items. With a reverse ordering of the sta...
by Jim Maloney_dup1
November 6th, 2007, 2:04 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Uri Geller/Criss Angel Phenomenon to debut on Oct.24
Replies: 245
Views: 69913

Re: Uri Geller/Criss Angel Phenomenon to debut on Oct.24

Originally posted by Richard Kaufman: "It's Great to be the King" is a line from Mel Brooks' movie "The History of the World, Part I," though I doubt Criss was making that sort of a hip reference. Especially since the line is actually "It's good to be the king." -Jim
by Jim Maloney_dup1
November 6th, 2007, 9:35 am
Forum: Link Watch
Topic: CoinTwo by Homer Liwag
Replies: 2
Views: 379

Re: CoinTwo by Homer Liwag

We already have a topic for CoinTwo. You can see it here .

-Jim
by Jim Maloney_dup1
November 5th, 2007, 10:08 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Expert at the Card Table with Allan Ackerman
Replies: 344
Views: 128313

Re: Expert at the Card Table with Allan Ackerman

Originally posted by Magic Fred: Jim Maloney, trying to keep it as civil as I can, and sincerely not wanting to sound aggressive or insulting towards yourself, your response is a great example of that convoluted reasoning and authoritative tone I mentioned. HOW do his books show an appreciation for...
by Jim Maloney_dup1
November 5th, 2007, 6:32 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Expert at the Card Table with Allan Ackerman
Replies: 344
Views: 128313

Re: Expert at the Card Table with Allan Ackerman

Originally posted by Magic Fred: P.S. I am hoping that on this forum I don't need to sarcastically write the exact opposite of what I believe for the comment to avoid deletion. No need to worry. I can assure you that, as a moderator AND as someone who considers Wes a good friend, you are free to po...
by Jim Maloney_dup1
November 2nd, 2007, 9:24 am
Forum: General
Topic: Can you top this?
Replies: 12
Views: 841

Re: Can you top this?

Originally posted by Pete Biro:
I thought it was "SHIFFLE, SHIFFLE, SHIFFLE"
Nah...that's Juan Alan. ;)

-Jim
by Jim Maloney_dup1
November 1st, 2007, 12:44 pm
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: Moe Howard Married Houdini's Cousin?
Replies: 17
Views: 2968

Re: Moe Howard Married Houdini's Cousin?

The original Stooges were Moe & Shemp Howard with Larry Fine. Shemp was replaced by their other brother Curly. Shemp came back after Curly suffered a stroke. Shemp then died, so he was replaced by Joe Besser. He lasted for two years when a combination of the studio shutting down and his wife suf...
by Jim Maloney_dup1
November 1st, 2007, 6:49 am
Forum: General
Topic: Can you top this?
Replies: 12
Views: 841

Re: Can you top this?

Originally posted by Matthew Field: No tricks ... Sure there are. From Hermetic Press's site: As the reader learns seminal principles, he also learns these professional effects and techniques The Appearing Card on Handkerchief Crossing the Gaze Double Crossing the Gaze The Ribbonspread Force Al's T...
by Jim Maloney_dup1
October 31st, 2007, 6:11 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: CoinTwo
Replies: 9
Views: 1090

Re: CoinTwo

Nice -- if it's even half as good as CoinOne, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. I do hope, however, that there's more to the effect than just the vanish at the end. If you're reasonably well versed in coin magic, it shouldn't be too difficult to guess what's going on. I doubt that's it, though. I'll be kee...
by Jim Maloney_dup1
October 27th, 2007, 7:16 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Grand jury investigates Copperfield allegations
Replies: 10
Views: 974

Grand jury investigates Copperfield allegations

In what is perhaps the most detailed description of the accusations against David Copperfield, The Seattle Times is reporting that the case is being brought before a grand jury.

-Jim
by Jim Maloney_dup1
October 26th, 2007, 11:52 am
Forum: Magicana
Topic: Gilbreth Principle
Replies: 23
Views: 13794

Re: Gilbreth Principle

The best explanation/visualization I've seen is to take your two hands and hold them out in front of you, palms toward you and fingers pointing at each other. Now, flip one hand upside down and interlace the fingers in any manner you wish. The top five fingers and the bottom five fingers will each c...
by Jim Maloney_dup1
October 25th, 2007, 11:36 am
Forum: Feature Articles
Topic: The Christian Thing to Do
Replies: 43
Views: 9901

Re: The Christian Thing to Do

Originally posted by raffaele de ritis: -When and how exactly "Magic" learned about the Genii story? -When and how exactly "Genii" learned about the Magic story? I think it's apparent from the reactions that the first each of them became aware of the situation was when the other...
by Jim Maloney_dup1
October 24th, 2007, 2:04 pm
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: New Issue of Gibecière
Replies: 13
Views: 2207

Re: New Issue of Gibecière

In reading the notes I was surprised to see that the image on page 28 had been digitally altered. I honestly would not have known if they hadn't pointed it out. My initial reaction was slight annoyance that they didn't keep the image 100% true to reality, and leave out the missing information. Howev...
by Jim Maloney_dup1
October 24th, 2007, 11:02 am
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: New Issue of Gibecière
Replies: 13
Views: 2207

Re: New Issue of Gibecière

Got this on Monday and just started digging in today. It's great -- I'd definitely say it's another hit. But then, I have yet to be disappointed by an issue of Gibecire.

-Jim
by Jim Maloney_dup1
October 24th, 2007, 9:18 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: white house magician?
Replies: 1
Views: 265

Re: white house magician?

It's already been posted about here , along with a link to the story, which includes a video.

-JIm

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