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Rick Maue

Greetings,

I just wanted to thank Eric Mead for his wonderful review (Genii, June 2005) of my release, The Final Picture (a.k.a. Sabaroset). The kind words are greatly appreciated.

Keep the change,
Rick Maue
Deceptions Unlimited

Rick Maue

Greetings, It is not unusual for those of us that spend a good bit of our time on the road to be a bit slow to respond to emails, or even orders. (Believe me, I just returned home, and I will be buried with emails for the next three days.) Yes, Bob may get a bit behind at times (as do many of us), b...

Rick Maue

Robert,

Thanks very much for the nice words.

Keep the change,
Rick Maue
Deceptions Unlimited

Rick Maue

Greetings, For those that may be interested, a few weeks back we released The Book Of Spirits Sance. The BOSS is not a book of spooky tricks. Instead, it is a complete sance package that includes the materials and the methods that you will need to produce a very unique performance. In essence, it is...

Rick Maue

Greetings everyone, It seems like it has been decades since we released the last issue of our free on-line magazine, VOICES. (It is just our way of giving something back to the magic/mentalism community.) Well, believe it or not, the new issue is now available--and you can find it here: <a...

Rick Maue

Greetings,

Thanks for the very nice words Brian. I am glad that you enjoyed the interviews.

Keep the change,
Rick Maue
Deceptions Unlimited

Rick Maue

Greetings, I have posted my interview with Penn, and my interview with Teller on the Deceptions Unlimited website. Below is the link to the News Page. Simply go there and click on the interviews where it says VOICES Archives. <a class="postlink" href="http://www.deceptionsunlimited.com/new...

Rick Maue

Originally posted by crazymentalist: I agree with you, though I see that young people without good financial means are "forced" to buy pirates copies, not only in magic but in music, movies and so on.. O maybe you never downloaded anything from internet? A problem without solution!! My op...

Rick Maue

Greetings, I wanted to pass along some information about a wonderful show in the Philadelphia area. "Stranger than Fiction" is from the mind of Francis Menotti, and I recommend it highly. I thoroughly enjoyed it a few months back, and I know that I will be traveling from Pittsburgh to see ...

Rick Maue

Greetings everyone, For those that may be in (or around) Philadelphia over the next couple of weeks, my highest recommendation would be to attend a performance by Francis Menotti during his two-week run at the Shubin Theatre. The show --"Stranger Than Fiction"-- runs from April 19th throug...

Rick Maue

Greetings, I just wanted to express a few thoughts about Shattering Illusions. Simply put, it is one of the most valuable books on my shelf. I agree with much of the book, and I disagree with a few of the author's views. But the key is that the book always makes me think very seriously about creatin...

Rick Maue

Greetings, The plans for our upcoming Deception Convention 5 in Pittsburgh, PA are just about complete. We have had a few changes, but here is what is happening. DC5 will be held on Saturday & Sunday, April 3rd & 4th, 2004. We will feature lectures and performances from: Harley Newman Jon St...

Rick Maue

Greetings Steve,

As of right now, we do not have plans to come into Central Florida. I just lectured there in October and we may not be heading that far south this time around. But if things change, I will let you know.

Keep the change,
Rick Maue
Deceptions Unlimited

Rick Maue

Greetings Richard, In regard to the DC area, the only official booking that we have at the moment is at Denny & Lee's in Essex, MD (the exact date will be determined very soon). However, we are happy to entertain other offers in the area as well. Please let me know if there are any other folks t...

Rick Maue

Greetings, While everyone is enjoying the current issue of Genii (which is outstanding), I wanted to mention that Ian Rowland will be heading to the States in early April, and he will be joining me for a joint lecture tour in select cities on the East Coast. (We may even head toward Chicago, but we ...

Rick Maue

Greetings Jeff, The cost for the convention is $30 for a weekend pass, or $20 for a single day pass. I don't think that there is special pricing for any single event or lecture. My suggestion would be to contact the producers and ask them. Here is their website: <a class="postlink" href="h...

Rick Maue

Greetings, I wanted to pass along a bit of info that may interest some of you. I will be taking a brief break from my regular lecture tour to do a special late night lecture on theatrical seances (a redundant term) at the HorrorFind convention in Baltimore. The session is scheduled for Saturday nigh...

Rick Maue

Interesting topic... I have never been a fan of prop magic, but I still cannot say that all prop magic is boring. (Although I personally find it boring.) To me, it has always come down to a question that I believe we all need to ask ourselves: Do you use your props, or do your props use you? In this...

Rick Maue

Hey Steve, I have a West Coast lecture tour coming up in September. Even though my schedule is rather packed, I would love to add San Jose to the tour. I will be in San Francisco on September 21st, so if you think that your area would like to see some mentalism, some standard magic, and a bit of my ...

Rick Maue

Greetings, For those in, or around, the Pittsburgh area, Garrett Thomas will be lecturing here on July 17th. I saw him at Magic, Music, & More, and I was so impressed that I booked him right away. And yes, he is a great coin magician... But that description simply does not do him justice because...

Rick Maue

Greetings everyone, I am in the process of booking some additional dates for my upcoming lecture tour. The lecture itself includes material from my Book Of HauntedMagick and also my upcoming DVD and book, Occam's Magic. I will be doing several Midwest dates in late July and early August. I will be h...

Rick Maue

Greetings, For anyone in or around Pittsburgh, PA: Bob Sheets will be lecturing on Thursday evening, May 15th, and then on Friday evening (the 16th), he will be headlining our next Evening Of Deception. For details, go here: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.deceptionsunlimited.com/menu...

Rick Maue

Greetings,

I know there are a few skeptics out there, so I thought I would ask: Is anyone going to the JREF event this weekend in Florida? If so, drop me an email before I fly out Friday morning.

Keep the change,
Rick Maue

Rick Maue

Greetings, If I could make a suggestion, why don't we have several threads, each dealing with a different book? This would allow a greater number of members to discuss their interests. In other words, possibly one thread for a book on cards, one on mentalism, one on stage magic, one on bizarre magic...

Rick Maue

Greetings, As we prepare to shoot our next video release, it appears that the time has come to get some input from all of you. So I have some questions: 1. Do you prefer DVD's or videotapes? 2. If you prefer DVD's, but a title is not released in that format, do you still purchase tapes? Or do you si...

Rick Maue

Originally posted by David Eldridge: Will this be available for wholesale? Also, when is Haunted Magick Vol 2 going to be released? Best Greetings David, Yes, our new Carlyle video will be available for wholesale through my distributor within the next month or two. Until then, they are only availab...

Rick Maue

Greetings, I am thrilled to announce our new video, "The Carlyle Touch" which features the magic and mentalism of E. Raymond Carlyle, the original seance medium from the Houdini Seance Theatre at the Magic Castle. The video contains nine audience-tested routines for the working magician an...

Rick Maue

Originally posted by David Eldridge: I would like to see practical Bizarre stuff from people like Rick Maue, Gene Poinc, Tony Andruzzi, and others. Greetings, First of all, thanks for the nice thoughts David. (I would have responded sooner but things have been far too busy around here over the last...

Rick Maue

Greetings Pete,

I could be wrong, but I think that this actually could be a very interesting thread. Would you consider posting your comments?

Keep the change,
Rick Maue

Rick Maue

Greetings Jon, I have been away from the forum for quite a long time due to my hectic schedule. Now, as I return for a short while, I find you asking questions that I have asked myself repeatedly. In short, as a consumer, I prefer books. For me, there is simply no substitute. No electronic file or p...

Rick Maue

Greetings, I own tons of Kaufman books, and although "Collected Almanac", "Jennings 67" and "Complete Works of Derek Dingle" rate among my favorites, I still would have to list "A Magician Among The Spirits" as my top choice. Since I am known as a bizarrist by...

Rick Maue

Greetings, I own tons of Kaufman books, and although "Collected Almanac", "Jennings 67" and "Complete Works of Derek Dingle" rate among my favorites, I still would have to list "A Magician Among The Spirits" as my top choice. Since I am known as a bizarrist by...

Rick Maue

Greetings, I have been reading through this thread with great interest since my release "The Book Of HauntedMagick" is self-published. My reason for posting is to offer the thoughts that I had before I decided to release my material, and also the approach that I took once the process began...

Rick Maue

Greetings, Paul is totally correct. I have been in magic for 37 years, and two years ago I joined both organizations for the first time. I learned very quickly that they are not for me. However, after witnessing a number of silly political battles, I did write an essay (that I have yet to publish, b...

Rick Maue

Greetings, First, thanks to Stephen for the nice words about our recent Deception Convention. It was a wonderful weekend thanks to the efforts of Simon Lovell, Todd Robbins, and Jamy Ian Swiss. The crowd was smaller than we had hoped for (we only had 60 paid attendees - the majority being from out o...

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Re: Ordering from Bob Cassidy

Re: The Book Of Spirits Séance

The Book Of Spirits Séance

VOICES On-Line Magazine

Re: Teller on magic?

Re: Teller on magic?

Re: mentalism.blogspot.com

Stranger than Fiction

Francis Menotti in Philadelphia

Re: Book of the Month: Shattering Illusions

DC5 - Pittsburgh, PA - Update

Re: Speaking of Ian Rowland

Re: Speaking of Ian Rowland

Speaking of Ian Rowland

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Seance 101

Re: Prop Magicians Are Boring?

Re: South Bay Magic Lecture July 2nd

Garrett Thomas Lecture

Lecture Tour

Bob Sheets in Pittsburgh

JREF event in Florida

Re: Magic Book of The Month Club

Some Questions...

Re: New video for mentalists and bizarrists

New video for mentalists and bizarrists

Re: A Loaded Question for the Readers of Genii

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Re: Indulgent Poll Question

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Re: Favorite Kaufman Book

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