Magic
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Rick Johnsson on Originality
Near the beginning of his book, Practical Impossibilities, Rick writes about whether the work in the book is original or not. His move that forms the basis of the book is reminiscent of other works however the depth of exploration and perspective that Rick brings is remarkable. I will discuss it further in another post.… Continue reading
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Remembering Rick Johnsson
The number of creative, funny, engaging people in magic is enormous – far greater than the number of magic-famous or famous-famous individuals. One of these people was Rick Johnsson. He was a long time columnist for the Linking Ring magazine. For over thirteen years he wrote the monthly column, “Come a Little Closer”. It was… Continue reading
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Media Notes: Justin Wilman: Magic Lover
On a recent evening, I reluctantly hit the select button on the remote and started streaming the Netflix show, Justin Wilman: Magic Lover. Reluctantly because I’d watched a few episodes of his previous series, Magic For Humans, as well as some YouTube clips from various television appearances and, honestly, I really didn’t care for his… Continue reading
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What Was The Question?
Recently a question was posed on a magic forum about the contributions of Eugene Burger. Specifically the question was “What can we learn from Eugene Burger?” Having had the opportunity to get to know him over the last twenty years of his life, I was overwhelmed by potential answers to the question. I composed different… Continue reading
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Brooks’ Baffling Bra
One of the most maligned magic effects has to be the Baffling Bra or simply, the bra trick. Fortunately it seems to have faded from popularity as it’s terribly inappropriate. If you’re unfamiliar, two silk handkerchiefs are tied together and placed into the top of an unsuspecting woman. Sometimes a third handkerchief is shown and… Continue reading
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Magic Clubs
If asked, I will readily admit that I have been a member of the IBM and the SAM. I reached the second level of the Order of Merlin before dropping out during the pandemic. I believe that I reached more than ten years with SAM in spite of my many in’s and out’s. Currently I’ve… Continue reading
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Finding a Merlini
We were recently wandering through the largest second hand bookstore in the state of Washington – at least according to the sign out front. It was quite impressive. There were definitely lots of books. My OCD was triggered a little as the organization was not quite what I wanted. While there were a few titles… Continue reading