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Rachel Colombini

Postby Arnie Fuoco » February 22nd, 2018, 10:21 pm

I read on another forum that Rachel Colombini was at Blackpool. Supposed to have talked to Paul Gordon. Even had a photo of them together. I saw her name in Dustin's list of those who passed in 2017.

Anyone know what's going on
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Re: Rachel Colombini

Postby Richard Kaufman » February 22nd, 2018, 10:47 pm

She's most definitely not dead. I spoke with several people who saw her, and I saw the photograph firsthand.
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Re: Rachel Colombini

Postby Dustin Stinett » February 22nd, 2018, 10:52 pm

I'd sure like to know for sure.

Scott Wells based his report on news from the Ulster Magic Society. See the Genii Forum thread from last year here:
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And then there is this that has a photo from Paul Gordon on it:
https://www.themagiciansforum.com/post/ ... ed-9298446
Sure looks like her. I just cannot verify when the photo was taken, and Paul was one of the people who said she had died!

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Re: Rachel Colombini

Postby Dustin Stinett » February 23rd, 2018, 12:51 am

I am sincerely sorry for my part in misreporting her death. I have never been so happy to have been so wrong.

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Re: Rachel Colombini

Postby Ian Kendall » February 23rd, 2018, 2:43 am

I spent some time with Rachel - it's definitely her (she remembered some details from a conversation we had at one of Aldo's lectures years ago).

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Re: Rachel Colombini

Postby Scott Wells » February 23rd, 2018, 7:42 pm

Dustin Stinett wrote:I am sincerely sorry for my part in misreporting her death. I have never been so happy to have been so wrong.


I, too, am very sorry for reporting her demise. But it was based on unrefuted testimony from those whom I thought should know best. I am so glad to read that she is “on the right side of the lawn.”
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Re: Rachel Colombini

Postby Richard Kaufman » February 23rd, 2018, 10:29 pm

She did tell people that she's not well.
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Re: Rachel Colombini

Postby Paul Gordon » March 1st, 2018, 10:01 am

Re Rachel: I originally posted that she'd died because that's what I was told by a "reliable" source. But, she DID turn up at Blackpool and there's a pic of me with her at The Winter Gardens. We chatted for hours because I've known her for 30 years and Aldo for longer. She's not well and has had a VERY stressful few years. She wasn't hiding away at Blackpool and she chatted with lots of old friends. It was a heck of a surprise when she came up to me whilst I was demming...happy and sad all at the same time. Cheers, Paul Gordon


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