tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74768364466386128732024-03-17T15:38:45.496-05:00Carnegie: Magic DetectiveThe #1 History of Magic Blog on the internet! If you have news on HOUDINI, Robert Heller, Wyman the Wizard or any MAGIC HISTORY news or tips you'd like to pass on to your favorite Magic Historian, you can contact me at info@Carnegiemagic.com Carnegiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.comBlogger876125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-55845342323338251882024-03-08T10:40:00.004-06:002024-03-17T15:38:12.107-05:00Majinga Is Gone But Not Forgotten<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirooJZRFe-bqHwWA004E7uwJAcuEMH0xRfSH7-hxwjnJLOF6m4G2xucsaiY6RmE2-P9FSHbmIARu5WGdAMB5MUwDDjuVeh9dYNZ8Pj1L2BPdLCmKp144ZdT16FHRkBWo81bI9aRJJwzzj-qHZNtt1V1to6AKix7IySlOcR-OhpedeZBRJiL3MsVNg0xBPR/s800/Majinga_at_Starbright.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="738" data-original-width="800" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirooJZRFe-bqHwWA004E7uwJAcuEMH0xRfSH7-hxwjnJLOF6m4G2xucsaiY6RmE2-P9FSHbmIARu5WGdAMB5MUwDDjuVeh9dYNZ8Pj1L2BPdLCmKp144ZdT16FHRkBWo81bI9aRJJwzzj-qHZNtt1V1to6AKix7IySlOcR-OhpedeZBRJiL3MsVNg0xBPR/s320/Majinga_at_Starbright.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>On Tuesday, March 5th 2024, my friend Michael Stroud, passed away. Michael was known professionally as Majinga the Magician and was a very popular California based illusionist. I really want to emphasize that word ILLUSIONIST, because many use the moniker, but they don't perform illusions. Michael/Majinga invested in tons of illusions and he used them and performed them!!!</p><p>If you never were lucky enough to meet Michael or see him perform, then you really missed out. But there is some good news. He left behind a huge archive of video footage. One of the first things you'll notice about Majinga is that he is not your typical magician. He was in truth, a theatrical magician, and he really believed in the theater part. He didn't wear business suits like so many of today's performers, he wore costumes. He wore hats. He wore masks. Any costume he wore also had many additional little accoutrements. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-6AVuvEbhHk_KMMFcBubWaBgbio32I5xaBJMkLc_u1ldvuFWQWfQfvU06B1SfAChZzgC6vCrgD_SJ6u-snhUjhpXWruHHMd4Hx0yj-np0AnEPa0DLO_JkQAnNR3pWkaktW3RgGc0ifmvDf4IEqgzaWtbc-G8VgpkidQp3vvXvbG8qnwVkAtmzMuesfLq/s638/MStroud.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="468" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-6AVuvEbhHk_KMMFcBubWaBgbio32I5xaBJMkLc_u1ldvuFWQWfQfvU06B1SfAChZzgC6vCrgD_SJ6u-snhUjhpXWruHHMd4Hx0yj-np0AnEPa0DLO_JkQAnNR3pWkaktW3RgGc0ifmvDf4IEqgzaWtbc-G8VgpkidQp3vvXvbG8qnwVkAtmzMuesfLq/s320/MStroud.png" width="235" /></a></div><br />He was born in Warrensburg, Missouri, April 29, 1967. His interest in magic began when he was entertained by two German magicians while on board a flight. I asked him once if this was Siegfried and Roy and he was unsure but at the same time said, "it might have been." By age 11, he presented his own magic show. Later, Wayne Rake from the Jokers Wild Magic Shop in Maryland would become Michael's first mentor. <p></p><p>One of Michael's big claims to fame was his performance of the Bian Lian, Chinese Mask Changing Act. This is a very difficult thing to learn let alone performer. Michael became a master at it. He featured this very act at Chinese Festivals all over the West Coast.</p><p>Another more main stream claim to fame was his credit as a co-author of the book, The Klutz Book of Magic, and later, The Rubber Chicken Book, also published by Klutz. </p><p>For years, Michael was known as Magic Mike. But in 1997, he decided to create a new character called Majinga who would by a gypsy-magician like character. He created the show Magique Bazaar along with Fontain Riddle who did all the music for the show. His performing partner <a href=" https://www.themagicdetective.com/2020/12/magic-genii-celebrates-20-years.html">Magic Geni</a>i would join the show in 2000. Together, they performed this show, along with nearly a dozen cast members, at the Gaslight Theater in Campbell, California.</p><p>Michael never stopped creating new characters, or new takes on performing. His method was to always add elements of theatricality, even to the smallest of effects. Today, almost no one does apparatus magic, yet this was a staple in Michaels shows. </p><p>In 2023, Michael health started to decline suddenly. It was a huge shock to everyone, though he kept his diagnosis rather private. In November he was diagnosed with ALS. </p><p>In the near future, Magic Genii, Michael's performing partner and wife, is planning on having, not a broken wand ceremony, but instead a Wand Retirement ceremony. I have to admit, I really like the sound of that. It helps to keep Michael/Majinga's memory alive, permanently. He would have loved that!</p><p><b><i>Please watch this tremendous performance by Majinga and Magic Genii of their Mask Changing act. </i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="345" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ek4HdGu8Owk" width="483" youtube-src-id="Ek4HdGu8Owk"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Carnegiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-85207652859136885252024-02-29T21:58:00.000-06:002024-02-29T21:58:29.308-06:00Exposing Magic!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdbP9OxkkMVU3M8Wt9AgFmT-YNA-lIOg4DYXckwqk6wxW4JhhLgunw2eO7bQcVUeF3ORdYVrU51pEzD6kj4Fb5T1wKUocIFHO8mt65lkloKJMojujFkPb7CesQx5g5gR1QNTrBvqYUPKdlfp7JriuNMtGOOydxMQa1J3m-QiDdpi0Dpt0jGTBg0Tz_pLT/s500/trenchcoat-flasher.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="433" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdbP9OxkkMVU3M8Wt9AgFmT-YNA-lIOg4DYXckwqk6wxW4JhhLgunw2eO7bQcVUeF3ORdYVrU51pEzD6kj4Fb5T1wKUocIFHO8mt65lkloKJMojujFkPb7CesQx5g5gR1QNTrBvqYUPKdlfp7JriuNMtGOOydxMQa1J3m-QiDdpi0Dpt0jGTBg0Tz_pLT/s320/trenchcoat-flasher.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I couple weeks ago I was gathering up a bunch of information on the history of exposure, specifically exposing the secrets to magic tricks. Regrettably, exposing magic has a long history . And depending upon which side you are on.....Side 1, the side who gets hurt by exposure, Side 2, the side making money from exposure. Hmm, I think that says it all. The side making money from exposure. I guess you could be neutral, but if you are into magic for long, rest assured you'll get injured by one of these exposure people. </p><p>In the process of putting this article together, I didn't want to give any more 'exposure'....to M.Chuckles, J.Flambe, R.Laxitive, or the biggest loser in the bunch Sal Maraschino*. See, I don't want to give them any exposure. I'm not pointing anyone to their sites. I have lost respect for the first three, never had any respect for the fourth. I will always hold a grudge against the last loser for the number of contracts I lost after his sh*t appeared on network tv. So yes, I was financially harmed. A stigma arose over stage illusions after those specials. </p><p>Really what I don't like is the belittling of magic. I also don't like when young magicians give away secrets on various social media platforms that they have no business giving away. In other words, they are not their creations. People have spent good money on these things only to have them carelessly given away. </p><p>In the big picture, the lay public doesn't really care nor do they tend to remember. But that doesn't make it any less wrong. </p><p>*There are more people exposing magic secrets on social media than I can even list. I'm not naming names, giving links, or giving them a chance to respond. You know who they are. And if you don't, count yourself among the lucky ones that you aren't exposed to their lack of courtesy to their fellow magicians.</p>Carnegiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-280350969753634092024-02-29T21:26:00.003-06:002024-03-14T15:08:07.870-05:00February is Over And the Moon Is Still Here: David Copperfield Update!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-E4s5-0xGSyjF2dDPS3ypONZasQtv6pB3t1DkAVNwiPz9CCr31GnmJQBhLR5CjK9k4e6a6SglJZ1Ngu3LJKzGiDpkVDesmL7PxGMNhZKeThk632SsT5aCYxSP7sS2icEWFjE5LxzXYIfIDP-757rdA1y4TWRkNo7D4RbXndCnccGvX4zQk41MypCdIOw/s3809/nasa-pd4lo70LdbI-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3809" data-original-width="3296" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-E4s5-0xGSyjF2dDPS3ypONZasQtv6pB3t1DkAVNwiPz9CCr31GnmJQBhLR5CjK9k4e6a6SglJZ1Ngu3LJKzGiDpkVDesmL7PxGMNhZKeThk632SsT5aCYxSP7sS2icEWFjE5LxzXYIfIDP-757rdA1y4TWRkNo7D4RbXndCnccGvX4zQk41MypCdIOw/s320/nasa-pd4lo70LdbI-unsplash.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Last Fall, David Copperfield told the world he would make the Moon Vanish in February 2024. And, February has now come and gone, but the Moon still remains. What gives? Well, according to an article on SPACE.COM, </p><blockquote><p>"<span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans-fallback"; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans-fallback"; font-size: 16px;">a lot of organizations have said they want to collaborate and make it an even bigger event that could do even more good.</span></p></blockquote><blockquote><p style="border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans-fallback"; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 602px;">We're going to try to use it to get <a class="hawk-link-parsed" data-analytics-id="inline-link" data-before-rewrite-localise="https://www.space.com/15693-telescopes-beginners-telescope-reviews-buying-guide.html" data-component-tracked="1" href="https://www.space.com/15693-telescopes-beginners-telescope-reviews-buying-guide.html" style="border: 0px; color: #afc3e9; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><u style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">telescopes</u></a> in rural schools and indigenous schools around the country, to encourage kids to really look at the sky and dream about their future, and become scientists and engineers. So, because we're trying to make it bigger, we're just moving it a little bit into the future, to make sure we get all those ideas together."</p></blockquote><p>There was another reason for Copperfield being interviewed on Space.com, and that is his contribution to the recent Odysseus Lunar Lander. Odysseus recently landed on the Moon, and in it's payload, the archives of David Copperfield's secrets. In addition, Richard Kaufman's Project Magic book! All of this on nickel plated disc which will last a million years. </p><p>Oh, and if that isn't exciting, this is not the first time David's archives have been sent to the moon. Back in 2019, Israel attempted to send a lander to the moon, which sadly crashed. It too contained a library disc and on it, yep, Copperfield's secrets. Here is an article on that event: <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90335254/the-lunar-library-crashed-on-the-moon-but-you-can-help-find-it">https://www.fastcompany.com/90335254/the-lunar-library-crashed-on-the-moon-but-you-can-help-find-it</a></p><p>Sadly, it won't even take a million years before the tech to play the disc will be obsolete. That will be about 3 years. Anyway, if you'd like to read the interesting interview with David Copperfield, visit the attached link: <a href="https://www.space.com/intuitive-machines-moon-mission-david-copperfield-interview">https://www.space.com/intuitive-machines-moon-mission-david-copperfield-interview</a></p><p>And keep watching here for more news about David's exciting Vanishing Moon Event!</p>Carnegiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-79755327266242791412024-02-15T21:48:00.000-06:002024-02-15T21:48:52.702-06:00Chita Rivera Has Died<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2jVBSc8QYOdrLC4gGTwhk-I3nyEcgVgzYP0ze6fE4eCnCjDYsL8-QFbgHcstioOOP7n6yrHXmk2EcM4_RXZaknZ1mmHI41msFW1BIWvVqeIWe14qDVrSIpDG3H5VX3uEKWpOvqOmOoVjP0wIbCHg7aZlZz9I-h5FgCoiT7NMWl0Vcw3zH8U_oB_Kuef6/s966/Rivera_Henning_Merlin_PeterCunningham.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2jVBSc8QYOdrLC4gGTwhk-I3nyEcgVgzYP0ze6fE4eCnCjDYsL8-QFbgHcstioOOP7n6yrHXmk2EcM4_RXZaknZ1mmHI41msFW1BIWvVqeIWe14qDVrSIpDG3H5VX3uEKWpOvqOmOoVjP0wIbCHg7aZlZz9I-h5FgCoiT7NMWl0Vcw3zH8U_oB_Kuef6/w265-h400/Rivera_Henning_Merlin_PeterCunningham.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero was her real name, the Broadway World knew her as Chita Rivera. And she was a singer, dancer, actress and Broadway Royalty! She was nominated 10 times for Tony Awards and she won twice. One of those nominations was for her role as The Queen, in the magical musical MERLIN, also starring Doug Henning. </p><p>She died January 30th, 2024, she was 91 years old and didn't look a day over 60. She had an amazing career. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglp3zy2M48Se7IgFsu3gSpZgHaEojZXop-tGU0pmxT2L2M9bHGzVDJSmI6pszttsrPa4sob49cuHtK-nCEkojMcL-dehISFldKdz4UV9QUuTm6j5RFvI5ROME8JcPUfn-O5zL3uBY2pkykDItCX7BvhGWiq3ar04RDnCd23kjcFZ72iHOcadtUUxrd2BC8/s500/51zBOn3wBML._AC_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="318" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglp3zy2M48Se7IgFsu3gSpZgHaEojZXop-tGU0pmxT2L2M9bHGzVDJSmI6pszttsrPa4sob49cuHtK-nCEkojMcL-dehISFldKdz4UV9QUuTm6j5RFvI5ROME8JcPUfn-O5zL3uBY2pkykDItCX7BvhGWiq3ar04RDnCd23kjcFZ72iHOcadtUUxrd2BC8/w408-h640/51zBOn3wBML._AC_.jpg" width="408" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Carnegiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-79213392543322299742024-02-14T11:55:00.003-06:002024-02-14T11:55:52.964-06:00Houdini vs Dunninger Water Torture Cells<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6YuTmXFBW7218hGly7S1FDXoQHaNQqEE8NEmNKRWnXD2qL8u4J_s_WmP4Z7hD8me4ZSYVIr0Q2Plg9iRPwfyRm-hHlGJxrvBVDiqJavGHsMPz5Bsc1M1C_As567xFBGw82807YU_rlmEA1A0gzshz-S1GF2XdBDFo4BShts5nHYfiAQ1MLfGTOfIrF4Mx/s720/IMG_7784.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="522" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6YuTmXFBW7218hGly7S1FDXoQHaNQqEE8NEmNKRWnXD2qL8u4J_s_WmP4Z7hD8me4ZSYVIr0Q2Plg9iRPwfyRm-hHlGJxrvBVDiqJavGHsMPz5Bsc1M1C_As567xFBGw82807YU_rlmEA1A0gzshz-S1GF2XdBDFo4BShts5nHYfiAQ1MLfGTOfIrF4Mx/w464-h640/IMG_7784.JPG" width="464" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I will begin by saying, I have no idea what is going on here. The top image is from the book, Houdini His Legend and Magic by Doug Henning and Charles Reynolds. I assume this image first appeared in a magazine article during Houdini's time. If you flip it upside down, clearly the face looks like that of Houdini. </p><p>So explain to me the image below. This is the exact same image except it has been doctored. A drawing has been placed over Houdini's name. The name DUNNINGER has been added. If you flip it over, the previous face of Houdini has been altered very slightly, but more hair has been put on to look more like Joe Dunninger. </p><p>At first glance, I wonder if this is just a bit of youthful fun. Not something meant to be seen by the public, but just something Joe did on his own. Yet, it did appear in a Dunninger book. And I don't think it's something the original artist did, though I suppose that is possible. </p><p>My next question is, did Dunninger have a Water Torture Cell? I know he did handcuff escapes, strait jacket escapes, jail escapes and more. But did he have a WTC? Houdini went after folks who tried to duplicate this. There were others who had Milk Cans, but that trick had seen it's day. The Water Torture Cell was really Houdini's big sensational escape. I'm very curious.</p><p>I know there are at least a dozen, and probably MORE Dunninger Scrapbooks out in the magic collecting world. I've seen them on the various auctions. IF you have one, can you help me shed some light on this curious question? Did Dunninger own a Water Torture Cell? </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4oBFaZU3iyooMS0p2FzGVNOEkIM_pCXjuH53wT0_8g9SnCeTDktOgKOhyJhqg7p9cNkV1P5uhqcYPKLunKNRwpjIBofk5Oh5AhWljr779YIf8f8MzG_HE4_ogJJ_qzfVsPucm4BP-HSfTp6uKuNFmqcsyVdsW9yMS3CCMrXPaiT7FQGGsXP81xxYyeX3/s679/dunn.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="490" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4oBFaZU3iyooMS0p2FzGVNOEkIM_pCXjuH53wT0_8g9SnCeTDktOgKOhyJhqg7p9cNkV1P5uhqcYPKLunKNRwpjIBofk5Oh5AhWljr779YIf8f8MzG_HE4_ogJJ_qzfVsPucm4BP-HSfTp6uKuNFmqcsyVdsW9yMS3CCMrXPaiT7FQGGsXP81xxYyeX3/w462-h640/dunn.jpeg" width="462" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Carnegiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-21038014555301603152024-02-08T16:06:00.001-06:002024-02-08T16:06:12.142-06:00Florida Magic Collector's Conference 2024<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8r3WhP6Yo55N9D2G8kpYnJnzjlGy-RjS8lQIqivi96NgxQ0YQ6rnvFHqVj_PNoWG8i24wkAac6jIalduNoM31grJLYRyEBGMSD_Owe9ZKBrVrsquRBf_WjNueOKZiBiJiv97Tcn0UKGlqO1zBvlkqoEMxPhq0zhYvaUwUREng8lz7QzWnpVTy5xzQtygY/s4032/IMG_7745.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8r3WhP6Yo55N9D2G8kpYnJnzjlGy-RjS8lQIqivi96NgxQ0YQ6rnvFHqVj_PNoWG8i24wkAac6jIalduNoM31grJLYRyEBGMSD_Owe9ZKBrVrsquRBf_WjNueOKZiBiJiv97Tcn0UKGlqO1zBvlkqoEMxPhq0zhYvaUwUREng8lz7QzWnpVTy5xzQtygY/w300-h400/IMG_7745.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The Florida Magic Collector's Conference 2024 just finished up and it was both educational and historical. OH, and lot's of fun as well. A smaller conference than some, it has a charm all it's own. I missed the first day's events which had a flea market and auction. And then in the evening, a charming presentation was given by Skilldini, Tim Wright. He has a history with Abbott's Magic Shop in Colon Michigan. He worked there and knew many of the various characters who built, painted, welded, sewed and created the various treasures that were sold at the shop. A really fun presentation.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4CrgEB_r5XVs1vCZSdAIyvxsSHVcHbA84lgeBPBRKX6z-rX8NAvH69qyhf7tKLZ7x1M7dpdssM7rDyy0cg7_7OoBYss0Hn-ecTXunHJMVEgVJLudbLAWrmPaNTsPN-rekSgUIn7u6_3bmMc_j0U1t1oEWl-8h08EWNOV4Qxbnko5IJRssiWcoZBhU1at5/s4032/IMG_7749.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4CrgEB_r5XVs1vCZSdAIyvxsSHVcHbA84lgeBPBRKX6z-rX8NAvH69qyhf7tKLZ7x1M7dpdssM7rDyy0cg7_7OoBYss0Hn-ecTXunHJMVEgVJLudbLAWrmPaNTsPN-rekSgUIn7u6_3bmMc_j0U1t1oEWl-8h08EWNOV4Qxbnko5IJRssiWcoZBhU1at5/w150-h200/IMG_7749.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><br />On Monday morning, the day began with a lecture by Bob Swadling. He was to lecture on The Magic Tea Kettle. He began with a history of the prop, demonstrating various early versions. And for the first time I got to see The Inexhaustible Bottle being performed. It looks just as good as I always imagined. Next he shared the first Tea Kettle, which was the creation of David Devant. He finally moved to his own version of the Tea Kettle which he built for Paul Daniels. Bob them demonstrated his version of The Magic Tea Kettle, and it was glorious. He finished with a video of Paul Daniels performing the Tea Kettle on his TV Show. For those unaware, the basic effect is that any drink called for can be poured out of the Tea Kettle, such as: Red Wine, White Wine, Port, Sherry, Mixed Drinks, Milk, Soda, Champagne, and more. It's diabolical in it's methodology. let's just say, it's pure magic.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTS8Nj1cgI55XLbemRl7HJFU2j0I-0kSDA35RKBEUhTBex5phwqgDLpPLyvIXWLR6SjaUyYvXmTxMyl_h-V28nuzMyUHkxp8Ny8CAg6H_Ba_vq2IKb9gh_NVPb4cXxVmG2L8m6pZZLcIKxYKqCQdbt2yaSYTEqd_rmVRHUDfh9tbLn5sJ1XIxeF220Ec0J/s4032/IMG_7760.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTS8Nj1cgI55XLbemRl7HJFU2j0I-0kSDA35RKBEUhTBex5phwqgDLpPLyvIXWLR6SjaUyYvXmTxMyl_h-V28nuzMyUHkxp8Ny8CAg6H_Ba_vq2IKb9gh_NVPb4cXxVmG2L8m6pZZLcIKxYKqCQdbt2yaSYTEqd_rmVRHUDfh9tbLn5sJ1XIxeF220Ec0J/w150-h200/IMG_7760.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><br />Martin Preston and Tammy Calvert were next to talk about the touring life of John Calvert. I saw John Calvert lecture at Denny's many years ago, and I also have a video of his performance in Memphis TN where he does his full stage show. But hearing many behind the scenes stories from their life on the road was amazing. <p></p><p>Martin Preston as it turns out, had a history working with John and Tammy Calvert, so he was the ideal person to both interview Tammy and share recollections of the show. Martin presents a Liberace Tribute Act, which is his claim to fame. But he is clearly a Calvert Historian as well. A Great Talk!</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBy-9g2xi2_-PhH_86F_1boj5ZbfpbsgkcHGiUzKz89hDIFka8iY81PTsxUj2muRmYdRp620VBZiTf1th9xTh356aNyzYs9a4Y4QIZBAY4of6vkCOI3uGh1Vc_WZdqaYyfNDUyyglTIIlBWMnZWC1EeBuyPxsDq0rOOP_e5Ufvpm5SwqA1PAZxdzbHD7k/s4032/IMG_7769.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBy-9g2xi2_-PhH_86F_1boj5ZbfpbsgkcHGiUzKz89hDIFka8iY81PTsxUj2muRmYdRp620VBZiTf1th9xTh356aNyzYs9a4Y4QIZBAY4of6vkCOI3uGh1Vc_WZdqaYyfNDUyyglTIIlBWMnZWC1EeBuyPxsDq0rOOP_e5Ufvpm5SwqA1PAZxdzbHD7k/s320/IMG_7769.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />The next lecturer was Todd Harris who lectured on The Master Builders of Great Britain. This was a brilliant lecture. Todd had both a slide presentation as well as actual props to show from the various builders. I had not heard of many of these people, but I could appreciate the amount of research that must have gone into this presentation. In fact, finding who builders are, has to be even more difficult than discovering the lives of performing magicians. I wish I had taken more photos, but I got caught up in the his presentation. Todd really hit it out of the park with his lecture, and from what I understand, he is making it available to the attendees via streaming. So a double win! Sadly, I didn't get a chance to talk to Todd, but I know I'll run into him again in the future. I can't wait to go on FB and check out some of his videos!!!<p></p><p>In the evening was The Contest that is Not a Contest, lol. The basic idea was the present some piece of Vintage Magic. But as Dan Stapleton told me, that doesn't always happen. Several performers shared clever pieces of magic. Even yours truly presented a routine. It was a fun show.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6BCIN84T2NT6EAmG-T5QBE_XmQSC0-gbluMEu_nlj-4PAUeQy1s15vyeqM3nTkMus9uJ36iiHUuEIUkF_0edXqsaXILqFvLQfHzTfcuKKd4vTMPZJRxPSM5Db64iXDaH7fTT54_vtIoNmfEUCM8BgU_TYz3bEm5Zarjat5u_oUUZYfAX-R9OCpXjxsgbo/s4032/IMG_7779.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6BCIN84T2NT6EAmG-T5QBE_XmQSC0-gbluMEu_nlj-4PAUeQy1s15vyeqM3nTkMus9uJ36iiHUuEIUkF_0edXqsaXILqFvLQfHzTfcuKKd4vTMPZJRxPSM5Db64iXDaH7fTT54_vtIoNmfEUCM8BgU_TYz3bEm5Zarjat5u_oUUZYfAX-R9OCpXjxsgbo/s320/IMG_7779.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />Tuesday, began with Rick Heath, the Magician with a Paintbrush, the man who painted everything from scenery to props to posters at the Le Grand David Magic Show in Beverly Mass.. But on this morning, he lectured on Robert Orben and it was sensational. I didn't have previous knowledge of Robert Orben other than he wrote some comedy books for speakers. Wow, was this an eye opening presentation. Orben began as a magician. Later turning to writing jokes and one liners for other entertainers. Then writing material for speakers and even various Presidents of the United States. But his most prestigious job was being a speech writer for President Gerald Ford. This was a wonderful and extremely informative lecture. Rick received a well deserved standing ovation.<p></p><p>Next up, was yours truly, presenting my lecture on Maro: Prince of Magic. This is my third time presenting this lecture, but I always try to add something new each time I present it. Maro is a long forgotten performer who died in 1908 before he really made a name for himself. But despite not making a name for himself, he still had an incredibly lucrative career. Judging by the many conversations I had following my lecture, I would say my lecture was very well received.</p><p>The next lecture was supposed to Jeffrey Alan from the American Museum of Magic, but as fate would have it, Jeffrey came down with Covid prior to the conference and was unable to attend. In his place, they showed a video of one of John Calvert's movies. I've got to say, I really enjoyed this. The movie was fun and John plays a detective in the movie. He even does a little magic in the movie as well. This was what was a called back in the day a "B" movie. But it's better than a lot of the junk you find on streaming services today. </p><p>In the evening was the Gala Show which I cannot report upon because I missed it. I had to head home midday. But I know that Dennis Phillips did a 100ft Rope tie. Dan Stapleton presented his version of The Sands of Egypt. And Tammy Calvert was due to perform some of the magic from the Calvert Show. I'm sorry I had to miss this show. </p><p>They had a great dealers room, but I can't say too much about it because I had a booth of my own, and didn't leave my booth but one time. But it was nice to meet so many folks from the conference and also meet some of my podcast listeners. I enjoyed all the conversations with fellow magic history buffs. </p><p>I've got to say, this was a charming little conference on magic history. All the presentations were top notch. Dealers room was full of folks and I know for me at least, I sold about half the things I brought with me. The one unfortunate thing about the conference was that I was not able to meet everyone there! I did meet quite a few new friends and look forward to seeing everyone again in 2025! If you want to find out more here is the web site <a href="http://Magic-Palooza.com">Magic-Palooza.com</a></p>Carnegiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-56740101611410761372024-01-15T04:06:00.000-06:002024-01-15T04:06:32.967-06:00The Rice and Water Mystery<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYkqsRx_QgJzKEwK710kGyKsxZqSYwAW0ttL5ss1xqCuaibO4BThAeZWXlclJskRZg0jaCOiZRar1-G_aZ1K3ccWoA5m7x2V2X-nNEFoojy-uXR57qWw9hyigHeyIoDRIBFUNo16bIDrRWbnptFY94k2Now5mBYTmL3zIySxOmxaruIzZdqz5eTBoevo9/s746/AP0018-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="372" data-original-width="746" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYkqsRx_QgJzKEwK710kGyKsxZqSYwAW0ttL5ss1xqCuaibO4BThAeZWXlclJskRZg0jaCOiZRar1-G_aZ1K3ccWoA5m7x2V2X-nNEFoojy-uXR57qWw9hyigHeyIoDRIBFUNo16bIDrRWbnptFY94k2Now5mBYTmL3zIySxOmxaruIzZdqz5eTBoevo9/w400-h200/AP0018-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Here is a forgotten gem. It's called The Rice and Water Trick in <b>Later Magic</b> by Professor Hoffmann. In <b>Greater Magic</b> it's referred to as The Rice Bowls. As a dealer item sold at magic shops it's often referred to as The Chinese Rice Bowls. The basic effect consists of two empty bowls. Rice is added to one of the bowls, then the two are placed together. When separated, the rice has doubled in quantity. Then the doubled rice is leveled off and the bowls are again placed together. This time when separated, the rice is gone and in it's place is water! It's an amazing trick.</p><p>The actual origin of the effect has been lost. Some scholars believe however that it originated in India as opposed to China. In <b>Greater Magic</b> there is a method attributed to Frank Ducrot. And there is also a method attributed to Al Baker. What I find fascinating is how this basic trick has so many different methods. I've discovered 8 so far and there are probably more out there. </p><p>I first encountered the Rice Bowls when I purchased a TV Magic Set as a kit. Good ole Marshall Brodien. In fact, here is the video of Marshall doing the Rice Bowls, it's the third trick in...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="376" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/j8Jk7TiwatE" width="479" youtube-src-id="j8Jk7TiwatE"></iframe></div><br /><p>I could never get my TV magic set bowls to produce THAT trick, lol. But it could have been low attention span Dean who didn't follow the instructions to the letter. I was better at sleight of hand than this type of thing. Eventually, that would change, but I can't blame Marshall for my failure.</p><p>I mentioned above this is a forgotten gem. Not many people perform it, and for those few I found online, most do a terrible job. However, one exception is Jade. She does a superb job and her handling of the props makes the effect even more magical. Here is a video of Jade, her Rice Bowl routine is about 1:40 into the video:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="314" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yER_Trr1-Js" width="435" youtube-src-id="yER_Trr1-Js"></iframe></div><p></p><p>One of the better performances of the rice bowls was done by Charlie Miller. I don't care much for his whistling presentation, but his handling is flawless. Sadly, I don't see that version online. It can be found on the <b>Great Magic Video Libraries DVD</b> with Charlie Miller. There is no explanation, but if you can see the handling you might recognize a mistake that is often made in inferior handlings. Btw, Jade has her own way of overcoming the weakness, which I'll not divulge.</p><p>My all time favorite version of the Rice Bowls belongs to Richiardi. I always thought his was the most unique version. Imagine my surprise to discover his version in the pages of Later Magic. But though the routine is listed there, the Richiardi flare is not. This is one routine that I have used in my shows in the past, and always listed in the program as 'A Tribute to Richiardi'! Here is the master doing what he does best. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="338" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IIEFUNLA1_k" width="442" youtube-src-id="IIEFUNLA1_k"></iframe></div><br /><p>Magician Ben Hart presented a version of the rice bowls on America's Got Talent-Champions and frankly I thought his presentation was fine. All the judges hated him. Strange. I've seen them dumbfounded by much less and certainly by weaker magic. But for whatever reason, they all sat there confused and not sure what they just saw. Perhaps the story Ben told could have been tweaked a bit. What do you think?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="357" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Dx2DZNp7zkA" width="492" youtube-src-id="Dx2DZNp7zkA"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Carnegiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-87469076511610269292023-12-30T23:31:00.005-06:002024-01-01T16:29:03.645-06:00Frank Ducrot's Iconic Tie.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJCCaW5yQUyJD4ra9NW5Zr9nwiQfW51WVKoe0-zxThmo6mDi7OsUyW1EFByPl8j6WdJ1x4W6dhOOr3DsPaHPdaTwE6ddVOEwYscR3BcYr7xqc-IjY1X7N9hz-CjS3ppScwPB66CbGQezMkuO8g2218hIWcKaYTQiBUJYGzOPrhO8MzuAUDV9EDwS7IuVFk/s716/ducrot-frank.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="575" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJCCaW5yQUyJD4ra9NW5Zr9nwiQfW51WVKoe0-zxThmo6mDi7OsUyW1EFByPl8j6WdJ1x4W6dhOOr3DsPaHPdaTwE6ddVOEwYscR3BcYr7xqc-IjY1X7N9hz-CjS3ppScwPB66CbGQezMkuO8g2218hIWcKaYTQiBUJYGzOPrhO8MzuAUDV9EDwS7IuVFk/s320/ducrot-frank.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Magic Dealer and performing magician, Frank Ducrot had some very memorable things about him. First, he had 3 nicknames: Fritz, Duke, and Dukie. Next, he was well known for three things, a magic wand, his slippers, and his flowing tie.</p><p>I kept reading about this 'flowing tie' in articles on Frank but I had no idea what it was. I assumed maybe it was some sort of bit or joke he used in his act. The opposite turned out to be true. The so-called flowing tie turned out to be nothing more than an unusual neck tie that he wore.</p><p>If you've ever seen images of Buster Brown from the Buster Brown Shoe company, you've see this type of </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGhCoCJeso-MZAVmOfXGbkm8waMjnyLL2h1PDOu6gPV_n-s57X9uArR3Ktepghvioi4TZ_sXdnVoEE7llqyVIWx9eumpwWA6Kg_t_FH0Vyw3HoevtQRUwAP2yg0UhPpX_fmOhiIezL7nezf53mG8Jn3iJ4ACCaHBjZsOuK_KHv5HyeatgDe6hS8JiqwYD/s481/buster-brown.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="481" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGhCoCJeso-MZAVmOfXGbkm8waMjnyLL2h1PDOu6gPV_n-s57X9uArR3Ktepghvioi4TZ_sXdnVoEE7llqyVIWx9eumpwWA6Kg_t_FH0Vyw3HoevtQRUwAP2yg0UhPpX_fmOhiIezL7nezf53mG8Jn3iJ4ACCaHBjZsOuK_KHv5HyeatgDe6hS8JiqwYD/s320/buster-brown.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />neck tie. I <span style="text-align: left;">guess, as 'the boy magician' Ducrot must have worn a tie like that. And as he got older, he continued to wear this really big floppy tie. I finally, found an image below that shows his tie in all it's glory. To the right is a buster brown image. </span><p></p><p></p><p>By the way, even in his 50's Frank Ducrot happily went by the moniker, 'The Boy Magician'.</p><p>Sadly, Frank Ducrot was buried with this tie.</p><p>I bring it up because there are so many performers who have 'something' that people connect to them. Tommy Cooper had his big red fez. Doug Henning and his mustache and rainbows. Siegfried and Roy, the Tigers. In the main world of show biz, you have folks like Charlie Chaplin, with his bowler hat and cane, Jack Benny and his violin, Bob Hope had sort of a signature walk, John Wayne had a walk and a very particular way he spoke, performers like Jerry Lewis and Jim Carrey had faces of rubber and outrageous personalities. Steve Harvey has his giant mustache and bald head, plus he is always dressed immaculately. I think it's those that have that thing about them that stands out, that go further. Ducrot was known to be one of the busiest magicians in NY. No doubt because he was easily remembered.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTAQdFKB4U0aH3Mv2b6y4dArCC8ZG4-sVM75aBa_H_IQzsSA2Bes23afvSFOHtlaUOCeOENNeSjpt44KmZ4tN20qQHJzjV5h5rSKD01BkhfwIobHELiSk8CYmDAkMpFYjSvsTtTOai-cERbq1OgIs0WSkG-Su7ed7bK1DYUvzr_U_62G5VLfV2f2jKl0a/s660/dukie.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="660" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTAQdFKB4U0aH3Mv2b6y4dArCC8ZG4-sVM75aBa_H_IQzsSA2Bes23afvSFOHtlaUOCeOENNeSjpt44KmZ4tN20qQHJzjV5h5rSKD01BkhfwIobHELiSk8CYmDAkMpFYjSvsTtTOai-cERbq1OgIs0WSkG-Su7ed7bK1DYUvzr_U_62G5VLfV2f2jKl0a/w640-h598/dukie.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Carnegiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-29348099049798149022023-12-27T13:19:00.003-06:002023-12-27T13:46:53.135-06:00Tommy Smothers Has Died<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzupsWM_iV6s5Dck5BSi9pQMWMLCVualu-unGZhLCfduuiEj0_8bLqUXLL7c14Hoe0PGeGHkczZv8w1ZRCCU0mrjRwFozF1oDabtQw2M-KaKuHEobXTCJLsdGjfxJpJ9LO-PEGHB1BdvQoBPtrMr-3z0EjDBcB8yS2uBNlkQsu-JLk36WlbakEXvP-S2Gu/s1280/Tom_Smothers_Richard_Smothers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzupsWM_iV6s5Dck5BSi9pQMWMLCVualu-unGZhLCfduuiEj0_8bLqUXLL7c14Hoe0PGeGHkczZv8w1ZRCCU0mrjRwFozF1oDabtQw2M-KaKuHEobXTCJLsdGjfxJpJ9LO-PEGHB1BdvQoBPtrMr-3z0EjDBcB8yS2uBNlkQsu-JLk36WlbakEXvP-S2Gu/w400-h225/Tom_Smothers_Richard_Smothers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Tommy Smothers, one half of the famous comedy duo, The Smothers Brothers, passed away on Dec 26th, 2023 at the age of 86. He passed after a battle with cancer. Though Tommy was not a magician perse, the duo does have a couple really special connections to the world of magic.</p><p>First, one of the writers on The Smothers Brothers Show that ran on CBS in the late 1960s was magician/comedian Steve Martin. In fact, Steve appeared on one of the episodes and did presented his comedy magic act. See below.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="314" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HQVnHltFYvc" width="468" youtube-src-id="HQVnHltFYvc"></iframe></div><br /><p>But the second and lesser known connection to magic was Mr. Harry Blackstone Jr.. Harry was an associate producer on the Smothers Brothers Hour TV show. This was before Harry would decide to devote his career to magic like his father. He would also make three appearances ON the show doing his magic. I've not been able to find any of that footage however.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8UqbYFSbfSgzKFYKpLAQy2ak4hNBO1jUEann60y-v6eGwkAhQ17t1QhyEpNvwlZF2PA1sLKsT8U3MsAQIi40veb_HfXo420k3trA7gCtwxPVwkrilG1Rg203f_a3X-BSUSrOiNC33fcXvwEnz2kOfRHIYEWUWeNl40BwTa7-1H-xx1mP7EQ0QOw7gsGNO/s770/harryjr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="560" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8UqbYFSbfSgzKFYKpLAQy2ak4hNBO1jUEann60y-v6eGwkAhQ17t1QhyEpNvwlZF2PA1sLKsT8U3MsAQIi40veb_HfXo420k3trA7gCtwxPVwkrilG1Rg203f_a3X-BSUSrOiNC33fcXvwEnz2kOfRHIYEWUWeNl40BwTa7-1H-xx1mP7EQ0QOw7gsGNO/w233-h320/harryjr.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>And there is a third connection to magic. Later when the Smothers Brothers returned to TV in the 80s, they had on the fantastic comedy magic, Ed Alonzo! <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="255" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZDrDpc6PiI4" width="386" youtube-src-id="ZDrDpc6PiI4"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Carnegiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-44174981417416466412023-12-24T11:49:00.005-06:002023-12-27T19:19:56.643-06:00Magicians We Lost in 2023<h2 style="text-align: left;"><b> Magicians Who Died In 2023</b></h2><p>I've tried to compile a list of magicians who passed away this year in 2023. It is by no means complete. If you happen to know of anyone I missed, please include them and the month they passed in the comments below. If you have a photo of them, even better. I'm trying to put a photo with everyone I find out about.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkUZLWG4l4sldJp-Dpm3JvIuBgxSCiIEWdeImz_QFzlP7xE9dhjokHsEIyiPFG895HMZpXcJJDpUdLvgvsXCyi8v6qqVWFMjFHJCh3FJmtMh0kcBdR0nm61XQNWvBWKkp3GFPDHipNXirv1f7YC5nrdHxfvicvaaImq8Em_oPOyFO61mnymvbRZwzx1iQ/s1140/JoeStevens.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="1140" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkUZLWG4l4sldJp-Dpm3JvIuBgxSCiIEWdeImz_QFzlP7xE9dhjokHsEIyiPFG895HMZpXcJJDpUdLvgvsXCyi8v6qqVWFMjFHJCh3FJmtMh0kcBdR0nm61XQNWvBWKkp3GFPDHipNXirv1f7YC5nrdHxfvicvaaImq8Em_oPOyFO61mnymvbRZwzx1iQ/s320/JoeStevens.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Joe Stevens, died Jan 29, 2023</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Pw9AGGF5gQfw5uy762wuDxs3fXPpQiaKck0UjBxyy20yRXd5LJbSMRvq6Lnrj-EBqftBEsVr2UGUH7nGDgLTaBAoPYY4pzig4JGWxP_19Fi4_7kMGAlMMX4-CKBKZI34j8aiPa6EDMrKGXLb2YniZjawEmF91NzXn9UinxMP3nxN3J4HAp8R-y8MjAYb/s283/Orben%20photos.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="283" data-original-width="191" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Pw9AGGF5gQfw5uy762wuDxs3fXPpQiaKck0UjBxyy20yRXd5LJbSMRvq6Lnrj-EBqftBEsVr2UGUH7nGDgLTaBAoPYY4pzig4JGWxP_19Fi4_7kMGAlMMX4-CKBKZI34j8aiPa6EDMrKGXLb2YniZjawEmF91NzXn9UinxMP3nxN3J4HAp8R-y8MjAYb/s1600/Orben%20photos.jpg" width="191" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Robert Orben, died Feb 2, 2023</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmW9jMir7d6EUnPEOp7asigikS3sA65orRjYH19AyvcMcOhpUegj1MHcZSlj3VW6Ui4j_MibIf9fGgeLievXo8iYqrag5HAOJx5vfibrsF22g2wC6ASUybw-UuDU3HLrv5yiEJPC_-LgFpxDkUsDC-ues5LIzxeC4XNWArc5ITtIWWHXaXeKn5AHLx_hv/s837/1_Scott-Alexander.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="837" data-original-width="798" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmW9jMir7d6EUnPEOp7asigikS3sA65orRjYH19AyvcMcOhpUegj1MHcZSlj3VW6Ui4j_MibIf9fGgeLievXo8iYqrag5HAOJx5vfibrsF22g2wC6ASUybw-UuDU3HLrv5yiEJPC_-LgFpxDkUsDC-ues5LIzxeC4XNWArc5ITtIWWHXaXeKn5AHLx_hv/w306-h320/1_Scott-Alexander.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Scott Alexander, died Feb 6, 2023</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="398" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlVpGlMM-41EaNboYKPpkf2V3-ILDDI6MHHGEKPyYRr1KnhszLsSqcMUoIwjnEBHN0A2k5vV83v-lmdb9UDMWdCrsV8BTZEU7pwn-g4HwjIAKgqJaY_kEBwS3EIt9WHS_YQayXohFEJ1xvMplfrzKCHujNutPhTGmuXV9Q77ixxzFDTayvxI5OwnOrz_CQ/s320/Kf.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Karl Fulves, died Feb 16, 2023</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-SuuBloIMZZ-qygXTaV_MuhO3OnANtmMWlHgW3n7I6qwAl4FzF1pKdSxQ6zy6bnRUjP4iyhOvIbMj372-EC_Hn2acxjhSkDdyB0Om_onC_vBRYPuxIEoNQqt79hPjnH746BGgUhBbz3jxLj_1uyljuVD8zjVe4rcZMHbo22JAlfolh21E-uA0pvDOWPF/s3341/-methode-times-prod-web-bin-19461bd2-c40e-11ed-89bb-9ee8b04f3f4c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3341" data-original-width="2673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-SuuBloIMZZ-qygXTaV_MuhO3OnANtmMWlHgW3n7I6qwAl4FzF1pKdSxQ6zy6bnRUjP4iyhOvIbMj372-EC_Hn2acxjhSkDdyB0Om_onC_vBRYPuxIEoNQqt79hPjnH746BGgUhBbz3jxLj_1uyljuVD8zjVe4rcZMHbo22JAlfolh21E-uA0pvDOWPF/s320/-methode-times-prod-web-bin-19461bd2-c40e-11ed-89bb-9ee8b04f3f4c.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Eddie Dawes, died March 3, 2023</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="958" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyD_MSVxqhSUfCOpRMRwtyGQ46vMJE1TD-27nmhWhf1BJsFdOeZud3Zt61pCXQhDHezpAeDtPuSfaWOKiSEq4vW-PsA5lFIupXoOnWqGwI2nuMGACl6hsv9pq-hA-YV-Vxzi7GFAlIWegFbKqKysCFq3Du-Cz4SrzI07MV2qwkrqGCzsEIBgNbpUU6KG8/s320/Harry_Lorayne_headshot.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Harry Lorayne, died April 7, 2023</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmMx76eDnFurgP9Hu0wG5MofEPB-fXUbj0RZuRt17mstjwi9ky-SgCbtopKTHqFPtjmbkTtpVUh19Ndk6bG5CWvbbqxra0hT1oT9owilv1bPEdL5bCmR4w2RZGsbzGHdT1f87pA3DslbopLGJesYEeT3w-hll2Io9RVSGSEo17n0DjGKKAEmkVRajdMpS/s1100/ap23100769953886_custom-9b6a0513848b215b1a6a6fbcd25efdb58706a708-s1100-c50.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="1100" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmMx76eDnFurgP9Hu0wG5MofEPB-fXUbj0RZuRt17mstjwi9ky-SgCbtopKTHqFPtjmbkTtpVUh19Ndk6bG5CWvbbqxra0hT1oT9owilv1bPEdL5bCmR4w2RZGsbzGHdT1f87pA3DslbopLGJesYEeT3w-hll2Io9RVSGSEo17n0DjGKKAEmkVRajdMpS/s320/ap23100769953886_custom-9b6a0513848b215b1a6a6fbcd25efdb58706a708-s1100-c50.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Al Jaffee, died April 10, 2023</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh51-tN1ri0-VBvpkeZaqFbQ9rocvpdVsbx-MG9JHfPpjnGjlFcEdUY7QnZoo51diYy9Le45IRb39XdNPKruiebh96YXNWCiBDg08vd-7CHqrZkHEDLl4UCG-u5kzkTCxcwhfKp_q4_9fABmFxS_XhF9i-BceiHtafLFqjYeeHFQwhInXAkrFN66Q0v8R2k/s320/Milt-Larsen-1000x667-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Milt Larsen, died May 28, 2023</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAK1_xY0oriNNyapWHdbsiWSCZRzbLPLWuuMXdDXv6noAK0dBxYlloU9m6N7NSqX2PmJohlOagJZClIn3F3a8PLYmXP9g8toE6WLigvlbxflcObOZ8Qeld_WU3isQEp42B5L5AwFWYlal389tr22Ozb_K_VmFvGKTFNPTQ1hN2E1_DdPoIwVWcikutSm5/s720/Dan%20Garrett.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAK1_xY0oriNNyapWHdbsiWSCZRzbLPLWuuMXdDXv6noAK0dBxYlloU9m6N7NSqX2PmJohlOagJZClIn3F3a8PLYmXP9g8toE6WLigvlbxflcObOZ8Qeld_WU3isQEp42B5L5AwFWYlal389tr22Ozb_K_VmFvGKTFNPTQ1hN2E1_DdPoIwVWcikutSm5/s320/Dan%20Garrett.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Dan Garrett, died Aug 3, 2023</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1593" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicjD-OOjRH-jEi3RNe0tf3sFx650Cchyphenhyphen5q-rLL20mN_2znnHv38Vod5JfKCE_Vht-ziyUgulYw5B93Hp3NriMJmnulmz1rNVQHYd1lifMeQr3cFFzht2ajSvmDPQrpUlJzbkM0O0cg1iaau3obg9zzHdBM2A2Ol0uI-txIZAC2PIzWssebTWALxcGPKoXd/s320/22berglaseffect1-videoSixteenByNineJumbo1600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">David Berglas, died Nov 3, 2023</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0KkMTymBdSacC2XXqbZ0iEQxf5b4-bzzNuiaSuhuK7qO1dhaWH7fJF83G_oX6klCR7rLzBifxyf0pIFhpFs_oRu_Lutzj5en-PM8DRT4kdEwYRk71-nBLgg7rKVNyt6QRXIPczWEyzvHM-FTfZwGyb4U0Xab7xDbwVjvkUmLGdgC48I6-1KuN6iFBYuC/s190/Leo_Behnke.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="190" data-original-width="150" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0KkMTymBdSacC2XXqbZ0iEQxf5b4-bzzNuiaSuhuK7qO1dhaWH7fJF83G_oX6klCR7rLzBifxyf0pIFhpFs_oRu_Lutzj5en-PM8DRT4kdEwYRk71-nBLgg7rKVNyt6QRXIPczWEyzvHM-FTfZwGyb4U0Xab7xDbwVjvkUmLGdgC48I6-1KuN6iFBYuC/w253-h320/Leo_Behnke.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Leo Benke, died Nov 7th, 2023</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIcU-qrWorInccS5T1dU1JNJiXkcpR9q9QHao6GL4c8_IAaN-TwauJ58rpBUxKMbRUFVBzY0WQZjjNJbe2nx2xfbQUFg8Ci35jJJcxGD5-rqia3jBKqRON-p8b1cKCaEQfxl63xEvu8UuoLW6CKBBTKh0D6GO3zRjhUylNAwXSyOCAg3meI3yyWfX_B5a/s650/micky-hades-calgary-ab-obituary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="520" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIcU-qrWorInccS5T1dU1JNJiXkcpR9q9QHao6GL4c8_IAaN-TwauJ58rpBUxKMbRUFVBzY0WQZjjNJbe2nx2xfbQUFg8Ci35jJJcxGD5-rqia3jBKqRON-p8b1cKCaEQfxl63xEvu8UuoLW6CKBBTKh0D6GO3zRjhUylNAwXSyOCAg3meI3yyWfX_B5a/s320/micky-hades-calgary-ab-obituary.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mickyhades.com">Micky Hades, died Nov 16th, 2023</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqjRowhTXey1upy84Iu8jRbBF0o5ZixoemOVLLDb7_RiD7_7L5vvU1s_V4yIvFCyiNmgi1S-3N9F51AQ6WSc81dQGxhaJ_23HcSyIKnyP-GSs2f-3PXDW3i2vgVZkgbSQLrKv3bb7qW7aD6h4jhmUTbIb2r7Y5kbcW0P84zl3wvcR9ezrCv0g7ZT90jVcx/s500/IP0341250-1_20231223.jpgx.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="500" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqjRowhTXey1upy84Iu8jRbBF0o5ZixoemOVLLDb7_RiD7_7L5vvU1s_V4yIvFCyiNmgi1S-3N9F51AQ6WSc81dQGxhaJ_23HcSyIKnyP-GSs2f-3PXDW3i2vgVZkgbSQLrKv3bb7qW7aD6h4jhmUTbIb2r7Y5kbcW0P84zl3wvcR9ezrCv0g7ZT90jVcx/s320/IP0341250-1_20231223.jpgx.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Paul Gross, died Nov 29th, 2023</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><br /></p>Carnegiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-12244332421506675012023-12-22T19:30:00.003-06:002023-12-22T19:30:17.161-06:00Mario the Maker Magician on The Tonight Show<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAOM5wIgV4GzZI_rGHga6I8Pgmg2kzdZEVZb37T6pwF-Tu6BOyNHhX6eVZAtSRZoZrrJXVEy4W8Q8Sn5PFuwUbgP24tnYlJIwUCmWytFIQlFEREDj-rKD57Ow6Sa9mDTJUz5KZrwy2JTyBNctPHBq2iI5XLYqXzTE3g3oBKeUCTE930gUCPWZhBJ0xfnf/s700/MarioSoHo700x600.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="700" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAOM5wIgV4GzZI_rGHga6I8Pgmg2kzdZEVZb37T6pwF-Tu6BOyNHhX6eVZAtSRZoZrrJXVEy4W8Q8Sn5PFuwUbgP24tnYlJIwUCmWytFIQlFEREDj-rKD57Ow6Sa9mDTJUz5KZrwy2JTyBNctPHBq2iI5XLYqXzTE3g3oBKeUCTE930gUCPWZhBJ0xfnf/w400-h343/MarioSoHo700x600.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I don't think I've ever written anything on this blog about kids how magicians. And that doesn't mean I don't appreciate them and also know all the leading top of their field performers. I just normally cover history. Well, having a kidshow performer on The Tonight Show is HISTORY!!!!</p><p>Mario the Maker Magician is an excellent choice to be featured on the tonight show. He is currently starring in his own off broadway show. Some of his previous credits were as the opening act of David Blaine's touring show, and doing his own one man show at the Fringe Festival over in Scotland. </p><p>If you've never seen Mario, GO SEE HIM. He is hysterical and amazing and brilliant. His appeal to kids is awe inspiring, but adults will enjoy the cleverness. </p><p>Watch him on the tonight show. Absolutely Fantastic!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="347" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XmIU8v6v7vI" width="507" youtube-src-id="XmIU8v6v7vI"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Carnegiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-4271109811722705042023-12-21T12:05:00.003-06:002023-12-21T12:05:14.472-06:0048 Years Ago Today, Media blitz begins on The World of Magic TV Special<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJJmpuQKlobmuY1vibzS-OAEY6Te5YCPz47crpiQbZLYUjUpJtAhzoTluUBMxpzxkPT8s_iKkDqirELSd6hMKV5S45PaNVw_rAlUTnYHvwg2B2FXv4MfSqD_WRJSKIE-bh5_LwjvRIyOaPzyrV08BntW-ZV5HCEE-zjQuuhoX4DCTBiEm9k4ZDt22AS5T/s675/doug-henning.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJJmpuQKlobmuY1vibzS-OAEY6Te5YCPz47crpiQbZLYUjUpJtAhzoTluUBMxpzxkPT8s_iKkDqirELSd6hMKV5S45PaNVw_rAlUTnYHvwg2B2FXv4MfSqD_WRJSKIE-bh5_LwjvRIyOaPzyrV08BntW-ZV5HCEE-zjQuuhoX4DCTBiEm9k4ZDt22AS5T/w270-h400/doug-henning.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>It was 48 years ago today, that the press began to appear about a little show on NBC, called The Wold of Magic, starring newcomer Doug Henning. Local TV Guides all over the country had articles about the upcoming special, many with behind the scenes photos. And from what I've seen, some of them with information which was incorrect. Specifically, some of them had Orson Welles listed as one of the Special Guest Stars, but he would be replaced late in the game with actor/dancer Gene Kelly. </p><p>The NBC Special would be broadcast LIVE on the evening of Dec 26th, 1975, and the magic world would never be the same again. </p><p>I will go more into the special in a few days, but for now, enjoy the special commemorative poster that was created for the Special.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEKA5-XajzhxcOJhhH_IUVnv4f2pyLyR2kwiNMXfMZeVXiK_a2n-PxNQHo2nffOXEr2Kyf-TiMO9Vq2GxQRULkoa7OBAaRFBi0whW4A87SgvX6r0UvyGD4cdrdTSnx6_rHypJsH7ASQDqb6ep258iiIZeIVxUlM-x39pquld-0aS26WdtlKOSQCZ2B_eS/s580/water-torture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="389" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEKA5-XajzhxcOJhhH_IUVnv4f2pyLyR2kwiNMXfMZeVXiK_a2n-PxNQHo2nffOXEr2Kyf-TiMO9Vq2GxQRULkoa7OBAaRFBi0whW4A87SgvX6r0UvyGD4cdrdTSnx6_rHypJsH7ASQDqb6ep258iiIZeIVxUlM-x39pquld-0aS26WdtlKOSQCZ2B_eS/w430-h640/water-torture.jpg" width="430" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Carnegiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-33495259250177552952023-12-20T19:17:00.001-06:002023-12-20T19:17:13.479-06:00The Houdini Milk Can Poster Breaks the Bank!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWKgSI8VbAmAPjTRBAxRg7QoxRD8Zg-m5Buw4mO6w86Sd3BBjfU7cw4m7tLOZX_1ucj8euCfZRC0czG4HSpqBri5SIzBqI65pq7fIWVz5Mjm1GUKZXyb6SI0deDKbt_OlO6T3O73zgIbhL-mcInASQ8XO5mFBbWRWXwPzVGlH3EzKbrYjXBMnhv5Tu7AKe/s742/Houdini-Milk%20Can%20Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWKgSI8VbAmAPjTRBAxRg7QoxRD8Zg-m5Buw4mO6w86Sd3BBjfU7cw4m7tLOZX_1ucj8euCfZRC0czG4HSpqBri5SIzBqI65pq7fIWVz5Mjm1GUKZXyb6SI0deDKbt_OlO6T3O73zgIbhL-mcInASQ8XO5mFBbWRWXwPzVGlH3EzKbrYjXBMnhv5Tu7AKe/w442-h640/Houdini-Milk%20Can%20Poster.jpg" width="442" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>A recent Potter and Potter Auction featured a Houdini Milk Can Escape Poster. This poster dates back to 1908 and was produced by Russell-Morgan Lithos of Cincinnati & New York. The poster depicts Houdini inside the can with a view of him submerged inside. The live audience never had a view inside the can but this artistic depiction helps to convey the cramped confines of this dramatic escape. On top of that, there are the words, "Failure Means a Drowning Death". </p><p>Originally referred to as The Galvanized Iron Can Escape, it was the creation of Montraville Wood. Houdini, debuted the escape at the Columbia Theatre in St. Louis on January 27th, 1908. He had previously been pressure from the theatre manager to produce something people wanted to see, as his handcuff escape act was not pulling the crowds. Too many imitators cooled the desire to see such acts. So Houdini brought out the big guns, The Galvanized Iron Can Escape. Over time he would use it in many different ways. He would fill it with Milk as a challenge from a Dairy, or fill it with Beer as a challenge from a brewery. Over time he would add a wooden box in which the milk can was placed inside and yet he still was able to escape from everything!</p><p>I've written a longer piece about the <a href="https://www.themagicdetective.com/2011/01/galvanized-iron-can.html">Milk Can Escape which you can read here</a>.</p><p>This particular poster came from Houdini's basement on 278 W 113th in NY. The auction estimates were between $40,000 and $60,000. This poster with buyers premium sold for $180,000.00</p><p>Below is a photo of the Columbia Theater where Houdini debuted The Milk Can Escape!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR93ixiXhtgd2g9oH93SJTjtTnoyF6N-UXeNYgDHnL24hQM79YHFCI7-tYMspDfOrTSNhtK0tSnMrxyNMsQs-tW-MOgFJkaq3tL4aKYa6_jx76r7yq4oa1idNo6QuhnHpgtNQ3p973YKghY2kTubXbOd3KNUqcibZYhzwvW_NS72WvmecE_epxVTY-xy8I/s596/columbia6th&charles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="345" data-original-width="596" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR93ixiXhtgd2g9oH93SJTjtTnoyF6N-UXeNYgDHnL24hQM79YHFCI7-tYMspDfOrTSNhtK0tSnMrxyNMsQs-tW-MOgFJkaq3tL4aKYa6_jx76r7yq4oa1idNo6QuhnHpgtNQ3p973YKghY2kTubXbOd3KNUqcibZYhzwvW_NS72WvmecE_epxVTY-xy8I/w640-h370/columbia6th&charles.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Carnegiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-80691044590499567352023-12-19T19:09:00.002-06:002023-12-19T19:09:42.421-06:00SAM Hall of Fame To Have New Exhibit in 2024<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0GbfRdHqEEWt4yAkWj0O8WzP6k_FF80EPvxR5oeIH8lo5pGKR4zvhR0W2gUlyFC35WhyphenhyphenOzDuZGnxB6RCNzs0YdqxHlyDFKaJtck409IM4uqIlDvVV_MVsNhUv3pB0EqIPjo2YpRBKWhZD6d0IIybxEI1ZHAd67GtPJcHypAhBT-OdnVbHLvUEtyLjjr4R/s600/248155876_4355565117873548_897987901810741037_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="514" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0GbfRdHqEEWt4yAkWj0O8WzP6k_FF80EPvxR5oeIH8lo5pGKR4zvhR0W2gUlyFC35WhyphenhyphenOzDuZGnxB6RCNzs0YdqxHlyDFKaJtck409IM4uqIlDvVV_MVsNhUv3pB0EqIPjo2YpRBKWhZD6d0IIybxEI1ZHAd67GtPJcHypAhBT-OdnVbHLvUEtyLjjr4R/s320/248155876_4355565117873548_897987901810741037_n.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The Society of American Magician's Hall of Fame will be opening a year long exhibit in 2024. They will be at the Whittier Museum in Los Angeles. It appears that back in 2012, the SAM Hall of Fame had an exhibition at the Whittier and it frankly looked great. </p><p>The Hall of Fame contains props, posters, even some illusions from magicians of yesteryear. I saw a Brooks Trunk with the initials H.B. on it, so I'm wondering if that once belonged to Harry Blackstone. I've also seen some Le Grand David posters. One thing you can say about the Le Grand David folks is they knew how to create incredible magic posters! I know, I've got them all, and then some, lol. </p><p>But among the rare items are some SUPER RARE Houdini items. One or two handcuff displays are under lock and key (no pun intended) in a glass encased room. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5qyk2krUIOmo6VI3cme_ACNi0412d7k7mRRutXGdeyd4askwb7MXCwt24fdES3lSSQG-_WWDnr5fbWsuIeFbbOW3rI-tLjjs_y8XJh8r9m5sFy4e1rv0zgLj-X9HcFEbqotbzzvDXo8r1BQg7gJ9F3njyHYmAWRuNGYyyHdGurlNAqW50SqrYDxhD5Nr/s297/IMG_0087-768x1024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="242" data-original-width="297" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5qyk2krUIOmo6VI3cme_ACNi0412d7k7mRRutXGdeyd4askwb7MXCwt24fdES3lSSQG-_WWDnr5fbWsuIeFbbOW3rI-tLjjs_y8XJh8r9m5sFy4e1rv0zgLj-X9HcFEbqotbzzvDXo8r1BQg7gJ9F3njyHYmAWRuNGYyyHdGurlNAqW50SqrYDxhD5Nr/s1600/IMG_0087-768x1024.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><br /><p>From what I understand, the Hall of Fame is searching for a permanent home, but when not on display it remains in storage. I truly wish they had a permanent home, because these things deserve to be on display for all to see. </p><p>The exhibition has a soft opening in early January and then the official grand opening date is Jan 27th, 2024. The Whittier Museum is located at 6755 Newlin Avenue, Whittier CA. </p><p>Below is the exhibition room. Obviously, things are not set up YET. But it's going to be a wonderful exhibit when it's done. For more info. <a href="https://www.samhalloffame.com/">https://www.samhalloffame.com/</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkiJd7SDpG5AqaQPb6OzcnKlGHdJJ5m5S6UdOO3uXhK8Y2vEQ_GsGjmH1ddaDnhn3J02twxetyvefIOC2kTjYFPV-lKgJn_P9tNhuVVrqlao-xuY9kxKQwNNshhV5J86Zk1VgsLOy32gffZea9aYIdvRyUycBNueY68k5c0iDIjJfxAvSqjR8DPrOL8yWJ/s2048/411522938_850183510443508_8511599593545163768_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkiJd7SDpG5AqaQPb6OzcnKlGHdJJ5m5S6UdOO3uXhK8Y2vEQ_GsGjmH1ddaDnhn3J02twxetyvefIOC2kTjYFPV-lKgJn_P9tNhuVVrqlao-xuY9kxKQwNNshhV5J86Zk1VgsLOy32gffZea9aYIdvRyUycBNueY68k5c0iDIjJfxAvSqjR8DPrOL8yWJ/w640-h480/411522938_850183510443508_8511599593545163768_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Carnegiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-90723229222485812302023-11-24T04:55:00.000-06:002023-11-24T04:55:03.404-06:00Houdini Water Torture Cell Christmas Ornament - Available NOW!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC549XSO-tN-qEXwpQrCprgh-nS2OQEv5eIUMdb6L68pomspBdeGYbQHt0ogcTisaFB8dMM8azPmE1hnzCvLXd6ju2MbWBPuoBpXpGGS61Ou3nvNOaR6QZPgjrMv1DrjkmDXoHdewdrWTNiFEGvmYw7gwVbvctDoPxDyXbVq3bo2p-hzo-m9p49wlS1WUp/s892/WTC.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="892" data-original-width="690" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC549XSO-tN-qEXwpQrCprgh-nS2OQEv5eIUMdb6L68pomspBdeGYbQHt0ogcTisaFB8dMM8azPmE1hnzCvLXd6ju2MbWBPuoBpXpGGS61Ou3nvNOaR6QZPgjrMv1DrjkmDXoHdewdrWTNiFEGvmYw7gwVbvctDoPxDyXbVq3bo2p-hzo-m9p49wlS1WUp/s320/WTC.png" width="248" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Dan Wolfe over at Smokey Mountain Magic puts out a series of magic related Christmas Ornaments each year. This year, among his offerings is the Houdini Water Torture Cell. This is an awesome piece and quite affordable. </p><p>Also this year is an Origami Box Illusion, a Bottle of Grant's Black Cherry Soda from the popular Tricky Bottles effect, a tiny Wiz Kate trick that Chalet used to produce, and that tiny Christmas tree is a trick that Dan sells, where the star appears magically on top of the tree. These are all non working miniature versions.</p><p>Below are the other new ornaments for this year. And he still has a host of previous years ornaments available, like the Shadow Box, ZigZag Lady and more. Go to <a href="https://www.smmagic.com/blog1/?product=magic-christmas-ornaments">https://www.smmagic.com/blog1/?product=magic-christmas-ornaments</a> to order yours TODAY!!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgIZeqjeZhwmXnKSfTZBxmpFghe_Vavsmp4Ozq_Lu-M1SWqaB08Kl5D2RM9lgTjUJqwgWfSoVS-yA3rrFWGfHtzXy0Sb0BnTjPep7Vng95aarXu6cdikUUmh2JN46kjTrxDVcKcI15I-dbcJxDHmKUw_LfS7R08p9DgytKEgxf4_UODz1S_eIvVhOEzteQ/s1080/400621963_10224726228404196_7152564648727883615_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="1080" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgIZeqjeZhwmXnKSfTZBxmpFghe_Vavsmp4Ozq_Lu-M1SWqaB08Kl5D2RM9lgTjUJqwgWfSoVS-yA3rrFWGfHtzXy0Sb0BnTjPep7Vng95aarXu6cdikUUmh2JN46kjTrxDVcKcI15I-dbcJxDHmKUw_LfS7R08p9DgytKEgxf4_UODz1S_eIvVhOEzteQ/w640-h304/400621963_10224726228404196_7152564648727883615_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Carnegiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-83331159021302271022023-11-19T17:21:00.001-06:002023-11-19T17:21:08.445-06:00The Josephine Dunninger Auction RIGHT NOW....<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUsN4jblHJwZE6gJW6DwqUP5zz4MNp8d6j1ToXB7F5YOKBYGKWvVEwtZQXjkUASr-h5EbvfAPr5cy-InROZoN1E7J2DVIMViIYQHHJKIuxzpM9rkSckCWde-sDP7EPN-e8qByWN1se2N18KR0SVSyA_Z8KAEuSuQ7NJSPu9ee8-8mlFLap_ujICck8NeT/s480/dunninger+mentalism.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="382" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUsN4jblHJwZE6gJW6DwqUP5zz4MNp8d6j1ToXB7F5YOKBYGKWvVEwtZQXjkUASr-h5EbvfAPr5cy-InROZoN1E7J2DVIMViIYQHHJKIuxzpM9rkSckCWde-sDP7EPN-e8qByWN1se2N18KR0SVSyA_Z8KAEuSuQ7NJSPu9ee8-8mlFLap_ujICck8NeT/s320/dunninger+mentalism.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>This blew my mind. But right now, Nov 19th on Facebook is Part 1 of The Josephine Dunninger Auction. This of course as billed as the Dunnger Estate Auction and it's all stuff from Joseph Dunninger's life and career. What shocked me was, I have a friend who purchased 'The Dunninger Collection' recently. He purchased the Maxine Dunninger Collection and I'm not at liberty to give his name. I've seen the collection and there is some amazing stuff in that collection, and thats all I can say.</p><p>BUT, having said that, there are some equally crazy cool items in the Josephine Dunninger Auction. I've seen numerous photos of Dunninger backstage at the 1953 Houdini Movie with Tony Curtis. I think 7 or 8 of those got auctioned off. There are also some window cards that are incredible.</p><p>The auction will continue till 9pm tonight. Go check it out!</p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/KJKAntiques/videos/715375573857179">https://www.facebook.com/KJKAntiques/videos/715375573857179</a></p><p><br /></p>Carnegiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-84512127790258962282023-11-07T23:32:00.001-06:002023-11-07T23:32:43.361-06:00The Great Houdini Broadcasts -Behind the Curtain of Episode 97<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCqKP1yFs9zJm6cyKQbHQmzms2O7bwGwM2DAyQHhJ9qMheuaTY5iIbf_VF_pP-zEfkOc8oHd2Ir_Tk5r-yEMq6sqrvHQOsz1YG53Acg0Ps8cmkPwzucowQYRv8BZ_7w75ZUDpPX3EYg10fsbOtJSI75wNzQZV1rlMOVp5RglcqFiMyfYhPy0rTYvWjkfc/s320/md22899461617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="261" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCqKP1yFs9zJm6cyKQbHQmzms2O7bwGwM2DAyQHhJ9qMheuaTY5iIbf_VF_pP-zEfkOc8oHd2Ir_Tk5r-yEMq6sqrvHQOsz1YG53Acg0Ps8cmkPwzucowQYRv8BZ_7w75ZUDpPX3EYg10fsbOtJSI75wNzQZV1rlMOVp5RglcqFiMyfYhPy0rTYvWjkfc/w326-h400/md22899461617.jpg" width="326" /></a></div>The Great Houdini Broadcasts was written by Val Andrews, and published by Micky Hades International back in 1981. It is a booklet made up of two Scripts. One takes place in 1926 immediately following the death of Houdini. The other script takes place 50 years later in 1976. I have to be honest, I have no idea why Val Andrews wrote this or what his intended purpose was. Perhaps he was writing a big of fiction, a short story, but why did he write it in script form?<p></p><p>Well, I can tell you it was the PERFECT thing for someone like me. I read it and thought it should be made into an old style radio show, EXACTLY how it was written. Perhaps that was Val's intention, I do not know. It also had a copyright. A standard copyright that is found in most books. I honestly was not sure if this prevented me from using the script or not. But I took the high road and contacted Micky Hades and was able to get a non commercial license through his son Brian.</p><p>If you listened to <a href="https://magicdetectivepodcast.com/e/ep-97-the-houdini-broadcasts/">podcast episode 97</a>, you'll hear my rendition. Seven very different voices: Radio Announcer, Lawyer Kelson (fictional), Conan Doyle, Hardeen, Horace Goldin, Harry Jansen, and Jay Palmer. Only the lawyer was a fictional character. I almost used Bernard Ernst instead, who was Houdini's real lawyer, but in the last minute I held back. ALL the dialog is fictional, though, it's about 98% historically accurate. And it's because of the truth of the history that I wanted to recreate this. </p><p>If you listen close, Conan Doyle's voice is a combination of James Mason and John Houseman. Hardee's voice is a form of Luka Bratzy from the Godfather movie, but is close to how he really sounded. I wanted to replace Jay Palmer with Dai Vernon. I had this great segment that I wrote AS Vernon, but then I realized that my announcer voice was similar to my Vernon. My Dai Vernon is identical to Johnny Thompson's. So I couldn't use Vernon. And then I discovered that Jay Palmer was a real magician who actually DID work for Houdini. And on top of it he was born in Nashville TN, so I gave him a Southern accent. It worked fine. </p><p>There are no special effects, other than the static radio sound that plays during the entire story. I would like to have included some 1920s music, but I wasn't finding the stuff I wanted. As it was, one track did make it on the episode, but it's very faint and very short. I meant to pull it and forgot, lol. I hope if you haven't already done so, you'll go listen to the episode. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM48zD2oMPiJwEohTs4hqvgJoZbTB8aJVT9ohOk1ME1YNyIPy9DYXDhPX7q_fBbLIHUXLnPRe-ynhAym40zGC2LK4mzOspp7hWRdk64YeH3nCks_n9G-3tnwn-YzXqCEOWdJKh3pw9IS0d72L03R3vBmShXogRSocI5M3U21qzr58EcIWigYWg5jBeLnRd/s300/MAGICDETPODCASTLOGOep72a_300x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM48zD2oMPiJwEohTs4hqvgJoZbTB8aJVT9ohOk1ME1YNyIPy9DYXDhPX7q_fBbLIHUXLnPRe-ynhAym40zGC2LK4mzOspp7hWRdk64YeH3nCks_n9G-3tnwn-YzXqCEOWdJKh3pw9IS0d72L03R3vBmShXogRSocI5M3U21qzr58EcIWigYWg5jBeLnRd/s1600/MAGICDETPODCASTLOGOep72a_300x300.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>My previous 'old style radio drama' was <a href="https://magicdetectivepodcast.com/e/ep-72-the-devil-harry-kellar-old-style-radio-drama/">episode 72 of my podcast</a>. That one was called "The Devil and Harry Kellar" and I wrote the entire thing, and did all the voices. That one has a totally different feel to it as it's more dramatic and theatrical. It includes sound effects as well. That story is totally fictional, however if you know anything about Harry Kellar, you'll recognize that the story is filled with TRUE events from his life. The story idea came to me from looking through his posters and it dawned on me, there was a whole story there to be told. </p><p>I have been encouraged to do more of these. But as you might imagine, it isn't like there is a huge amount of these scripts laying around. In other words, I have to write them!!! I already have one written, and there is part of another that I started to write years ago. I suppose I could use those....in the future. For now, the podcast returns to straight magic history!</p>Carnegiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-38037478809657902722023-10-31T12:16:00.001-05:002023-10-31T12:16:03.168-05:00The Water Torture Cell In Miniature<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4E6mXVFWNy5BNjcp4yCRFKCb_AUJc9HjrDakcgF43-9gHquFrSz2CPlJ8z9uwuGzleU-PZoxFNmt9iTrnjKed4Af8jZf9gqM3nXq_y7NXgKoMWSaIVby4P75qVu_1-BV1Mr99NstGyb-5T_IrH7fZ5LrTWi-7XH9-BrJBJ94CjIu-HtfxCveW1oxxTK-h/s426/usd.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="359" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4E6mXVFWNy5BNjcp4yCRFKCb_AUJc9HjrDakcgF43-9gHquFrSz2CPlJ8z9uwuGzleU-PZoxFNmt9iTrnjKed4Af8jZf9gqM3nXq_y7NXgKoMWSaIVby4P75qVu_1-BV1Mr99NstGyb-5T_IrH7fZ5LrTWi-7XH9-BrJBJ94CjIu-HtfxCveW1oxxTK-h/w540-h640/usd.png" width="540" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Just saw this and I'm freaking out. It looks PERFECT. And it can be yours. Not sure how many were made. It's a piece of art. Here is the link <a href="https://www.powellmagic.com/product/miniature-houdini-water-torture-cell-1-6-scale/">https://www.powellmagic.com/product/miniature-houdini-water-torture-cell-1-6-scale/</a></p>Carnegiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-23595218166159417412023-10-29T11:30:00.000-05:002023-10-29T11:30:18.957-05:00For David Coppefield It's Always Been About The Moon<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq73uV1BRaWkmOLHIAROjUs3l2d2h4D8CzKY2MO8p_4NqmtOoUETweWUIXMUCRAUYZ_U7i1zktdCex_OmXuAQYNCTR_kccjjV_Zp4zyA6ia5J7NZCo19kzPmJgRAN5uo5ymojAy4Pw7jDGxOcR_NFKf6NA_h3LqaZD-0wnYNqfWK-77vYtI8Udf_YrAr-3/s1172/Copperfield-Moon.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1172" data-original-width="932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq73uV1BRaWkmOLHIAROjUs3l2d2h4D8CzKY2MO8p_4NqmtOoUETweWUIXMUCRAUYZ_U7i1zktdCex_OmXuAQYNCTR_kccjjV_Zp4zyA6ia5J7NZCo19kzPmJgRAN5uo5ymojAy4Pw7jDGxOcR_NFKf6NA_h3LqaZD-0wnYNqfWK-77vYtI8Udf_YrAr-3/w318-h400/Copperfield-Moon.png" width="318" /></a></div><br /><p>On Friday, Oct 27th, the news broke that David Copperfield has plans to make the MOON disappear in February 2024. My Facebook feed lit up like a Christmas tree. I've never seen anything like it. I want to delve into this, but first a little history.</p><p>You may remember the time, when annual David Copperfield Specials were the highlight of the magic year. Each year promised new magic, new illusions, and often some new spectacular effect. Some years were better than others obviously. But, not one special went by without some stand out piece, sometimes several.</p><p>The Statue of Liberty Special was a milestone. Not just being able to make it vanish, but the symbolism that was behind it. If you don't know, there is a story behind this vanish. During the planning stages, David and his manager went to visit famed movie director Frank Capra. They thought he might have a unique take on the presentation of the vanish. And sure enough he did. In the book, Smoke & Mirrors by Rick Marcelli, he shares what happened. Frank Capra heard what Copperfield had in mind, then went into deep thought. A few minutes later, he slammed his hand down on the table! He had it! He told David, "YOU must FAIL at this illusion. You must give it your all, but in the end you must fail. Becuase even the greatest magician of all time cannot make LIBERTY vanish from America!, Capra said. Whoa. Rick Marcelli thought the idea was brilliant. I frankly had goose bumps the first time I read it. David wanted nothing to do with it. He HAD to make the Statue vanish. And in his defense, when you say you're going to do something and then you don't that gives critics an opportunity to eat you alive. I still think it would have been brilliant.</p><p>I only bring up this Statue of Liberty though becuase around that time, I had first heard of the Vanishing Moon idea. I believe it was an Andre Kole idea. For the life of me, I cannot locate the quote. I've looked high and low and I know it was written up in a book. But also, David Copperfield did a piece on Oprah, back in the day and he mentioned on her show that his next big thing would be the MOON. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEXzYOZA15i9vAMGsLOTbz0fNKxSI4DNmlw3uIMjDWaHax-pRI8Q4QWtyZkBcyo4nF5KtKXj7llso4-XFph2VumX76TauAEvA_WlsCnE05tlXLdqtJuD3_G1w_9PplTzRM4hgRLG4Wma38NLZNymKJ9cEPtJl79PRFrC4MV50wdxhQO_knUywEWufP6_p/s946/InteractiveMoon.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="946" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEXzYOZA15i9vAMGsLOTbz0fNKxSI4DNmlw3uIMjDWaHax-pRI8Q4QWtyZkBcyo4nF5KtKXj7llso4-XFph2VumX76TauAEvA_WlsCnE05tlXLdqtJuD3_G1w_9PplTzRM4hgRLG4Wma38NLZNymKJ9cEPtJl79PRFrC4MV50wdxhQO_knUywEWufP6_p/s320/InteractiveMoon.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />But if you look even closer, you'll see the Moon crop up often in the world of David Copperfield. In 1992, during the Flying Special, David did one of his interactive tricks. (remember when he was THE ONLY ONLY doing those?) <p></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/RZmS_BTwPEU?si=nT5zyRNSRIg03o1i">His interactive trick</a> dealt with destinations and the final outcome was that you would end up on the MOON! </p><p>Then there was David's version of the Water Levitation. In the background, a big glowing moon! It perfectly fit the magic happening in front of it.</p><p>Fast forward to one of the most unique David Copperfield Specials, the one that was shot in Memphis TN in the round. There was a routine that he talked about the Moon and high tide and low tide. It culminated with the producttion of a glass filled with LIFE! Watch the video below.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="339" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/C9VQAXc4JqA" width="438" youtube-src-id="C9VQAXc4JqA"></iframe></div><p>At this same time, in David's touring show, he did an interactive routine with the entire audience. Everyone was given a sheet of paper that could be torn into rectangles. One of those rectangles had an image of the moon, I believe all the others were blank. Despite mixing and shuffling, the majority of the audience ended up with the Moon card as their chosen image.</p><p>Clearly this fascination with making the moon vanish has stuck with David all these years. I heard that they had created multiple ways to do the effect. One would expect no less from Copperfield. Speculation on the internet, at least some of it leans towards it being like the Statue of Liberty in methodology. I disagree. Many of the mega trick concepts have been exposed on youtube, both magics biggest friend and enemy. I believe the reason we have no seen this trick is David and his team were looking for something that had never been done before. That's my belief at least. And beyond that I'm not going to waste my time trying to think about 'how it was done' before they even do it. I sincerely hope it fools the hell out of me! If it's that strong, I don't want to know!!!</p><p>David Copperfield, back in the day was known for this type of thing. In case you're not familiar, here are a few things he did: Levitated a Ferrari On Stage, Made a Lear Jet Vanish while surrounded, Caused The Statue of Liberty to Vanish, Walked Through the Great Wall of China, Made the Orient express train car weightless and then disappear, Made a Large Boat Vanish and Reappear in the Bermuda Triangle, He Flew on stage, not only solo but with a spectator in his arms as well. I'd say the one mis-step was the Tornado of Fire, which was more a David Blaine sort of stunt. There is no need to go that route when you're already KING. </p><p>If I might quote a famous line from a movie, it's from Star Trek the Wrath of Kahn. The dialog is between Spock and Kirk, Spock says, "If I might be so bold, it was a mistake for you to accept promotion, commanding a starship is your first best destiny, anything else is a waste of material." I feel this way about David Copperfield, this type of thing, the Moon Vanish, THIS stuff is your first best destiny. It's what we all loved, it's what put you on the map. It's what we expected from you. That isn't say that David Copperfield isn't talented in other areas. OMG, he's brilliant in so many ways, and surrounds himself with super talented people. But lets face it. We've been waiting for this return. It's the most exciting thing in the world of magic that I can think of in ages. </p><p>Remember that expression, "Shoot for The Moon, even if you miss you'll land among the stars!"Like NASA in the 1960s , for David Copperfield, it's always been about The Moon. Mark Your Calendars!</p>Carnegiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-79400315177123827092023-10-17T09:24:00.001-05:002023-10-17T09:24:34.639-05:00Dirk Arthur Passes Away<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrJuLQNNHd44eGqjL8ShJxF44uOfIdIP4Y4eXFKXuByHNLL7O-qyqENkPeXYDbfMRnDT4hkexfOZQa7NwR-DlgxT9PVtSs4JoQ-pcnXZgy56fsRP75pzTW2mkqGJdLRLEEoK4a5CRZYmBgbjWwy0sQQuLnqVwIRP7SioBxSytIzTfa90abW4z59sk2s4uF/s1920/dirk-arthur-social-media-share-thumbnail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrJuLQNNHd44eGqjL8ShJxF44uOfIdIP4Y4eXFKXuByHNLL7O-qyqENkPeXYDbfMRnDT4hkexfOZQa7NwR-DlgxT9PVtSs4JoQ-pcnXZgy56fsRP75pzTW2mkqGJdLRLEEoK4a5CRZYmBgbjWwy0sQQuLnqVwIRP7SioBxSytIzTfa90abW4z59sk2s4uF/w400-h225/dirk-arthur-social-media-share-thumbnail.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Las Vegas Magician Dies</span></b></p><p>Dirk Arthur, long time Las Vegas Magician died in his sleep Monday Oct 16, 2023. He was the last of the magicians to use Cats, as in Tigers and such. 20 years ago, in October of 2003 famed Illusionist, Roy Horn of Siegfried and Roy was attacked on stage by one of his tigers. The event left him partially paralyzed. It was the end of their careers. </p><p>It also signaled the end for many acts that used exotic animals. One by one, those who had been using tigers in their shows, were moving on. The industry was making demands of those who did have tigers and lions to try and prevent further accidents. In one case, the Fercos Brothers had to put a large chain link barrier up in between the stage and the audience to prevent the animals from going among the people.</p><p>Dirk Arthur was the last hold out of all of these acts. He retained his animals and did his best to continue performing with them. Though venues became harder to come by because of the negative effects of Roy Horn's accident and constant protests by animal rights activists. </p><p>By all accounts, Dirk Arthur had great passion for his animals, took excellent care of them. The height of his career came in the 1990s when he made several appearances on NBCs Worlds Greatest Magic Specials produced by Gary Ouellett. Arthur was a Las Vegas staple for many years. He was preparing to purchase a theater in Branson MO, to start a new show out there. Dirk Arthur was 63 years old. </p>Carnegiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-41257791879475601072023-10-16T01:00:00.001-05:002023-10-16T01:00:00.143-05:00Remembering The Magi On HIs Birthday<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCKfjbp1kjCcOUb3SfHOXqrx3uI3p0blokgyZY6bUk8__eGL57bMsf7F8kTuERmO7inJUqoRDore-0NdjEksSa03PR4hnkDqg0yNkbQNEcRAhqfoiQKJymIY9RiBxprXCj0J3OAaNN4X1dTXa-Sn9ejV4j2WRn3aW0WMxH_LoUUPTBEPWY0-2i2RfVRvh/s3075/get-attachment.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="3075" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCKfjbp1kjCcOUb3SfHOXqrx3uI3p0blokgyZY6bUk8__eGL57bMsf7F8kTuERmO7inJUqoRDore-0NdjEksSa03PR4hnkDqg0yNkbQNEcRAhqfoiQKJymIY9RiBxprXCj0J3OAaNN4X1dTXa-Sn9ejV4j2WRn3aW0WMxH_LoUUPTBEPWY0-2i2RfVRvh/w400-h313/get-attachment.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Websters Dictionary lists the definition of MAGI as, "A Persian Priest or wise man, another definition is sorcerer, or related to magic. Cesareo Pelaez was born Oct 16th, 1932, he was destined to be a magi from the start. He would fulfill that definition being a wiseman, sorcerer, the kind related to our magic.</p><p>Cesareo was certainly many things to many people: teacher, professor, instructor, coach, director, mentor, friend, magician, and magi. I'm sure he was other things as well. He was leader of sorts to a 'rag tag' group of individuals who got together in the late 1970s to pool their resources to buy a theater. What? Yes you read that right, buy a theater! And again, whether they realized it or not, their next endeavor would be working creating, building and then performing in a magic show, a theatrical magic show, a must-cast magic show unlike anything that has been on the stage for 50 years.<span> If you are a newbie to the world of magic, the theater that was purchased was The Cabot St. Cinema Theatre, the show they created was Le Grand David and his own Spectacular Magic Company. In time they would purchase a second theater, The Larcom Theater, and produce a second completely different show, Le Grand David in Concert. And though the show was his idea, he wasn't even the STAR, he turned that over to David Bull, who would be Le Grand David. Cesareo chose the stage name, Marco the Magi. </span></p><p><span>Oh, and in case you're wondering, this show of theirs continued for 36 years, up until the year when Cesareo passed. He died before the Season was over. But the company chose to finish out the season in tribute to their leader and friend.</span></p><p><span>It takes a special person not only to come up with such things, but to motivate others, outsiders, to pick up that dream as well and run with it. That was Cesareo.</span></p><p><span>He was one of two people I met in the world of magic that had a life-changing affect on me. And oddly, it wasn't so much the magic that had anything to do with the life change. It was just something he said to me that seemed to clear out the fog and cobwebs of confusion. I know if it wasn't for Cesareo, there would be no blog today. Without his </span>encouragement, I wouldn't have started painting again. At least not as soon as I did. Without his encouragement, I wouldn't have begun to write.</p><p>So today I say, <b><i>Happy Birthday</i></b> to my friend who left us back in 2012.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiDJsfhFTiigjF9yMBKUUnUYTIojMGI_RVSFyIhyW-C3M8Vo18LUab2M1fWN3GzLdeN1qJFfXzDhlHMjuH5VsXoWbndVmewBweTbZNrdy7DfcNIvQwVT4OB2aLMJihawNZh8YA0gVlsmGi1YUxtHQI4yGLs7HLd_o4pRa9WGlggTeZ_Gpru2QOLz0e0bCn/s1381/get-attachment-3%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1381" data-original-width="1050" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiDJsfhFTiigjF9yMBKUUnUYTIojMGI_RVSFyIhyW-C3M8Vo18LUab2M1fWN3GzLdeN1qJFfXzDhlHMjuH5VsXoWbndVmewBweTbZNrdy7DfcNIvQwVT4OB2aLMJihawNZh8YA0gVlsmGi1YUxtHQI4yGLs7HLd_o4pRa9WGlggTeZ_Gpru2QOLz0e0bCn/w364-h479/get-attachment-3%20copy.jpg" width="364" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvqcSE_GOuPzntPl-MAk9GxLw1J7Ag9btBCBgIjmlhFYKVobXzF9wgaO2kdIuT108cbkYwGZuq3wMPDWx4jklXmU5uVmLRUe9cpDenTeDv2x6ZL7YToGMxtYzhdvZPDaILeX0IBRc1W8b52DaQvGisCUJfTqCtsbJz-ZKHTqkhgBWUZYdH7sQdKyEB491S/s1000/large-6732.0_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="686" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvqcSE_GOuPzntPl-MAk9GxLw1J7Ag9btBCBgIjmlhFYKVobXzF9wgaO2kdIuT108cbkYwGZuq3wMPDWx4jklXmU5uVmLRUe9cpDenTeDv2x6ZL7YToGMxtYzhdvZPDaILeX0IBRc1W8b52DaQvGisCUJfTqCtsbJz-ZKHTqkhgBWUZYdH7sQdKyEB491S/w440-h640/large-6732.0_1.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Carnegiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-85413480483923903022023-10-14T05:48:00.000-05:002023-10-14T05:48:27.646-05:00The Aftermath of Playing Houdini<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5b_rAP45ddFSFs9mnrd0h3hedAydnOsAPT2AsC7oSdvRy0kZNchHhBCyFG2xUegopljPVOm2f1WfuXWTyWoXSH7it7i1hGbkcgNBg7NbJh6c4dWPFlc9IBEod5jcnsPMuhXB34xlgP2UJK25-NmiXFcsiLaAtEWoCnvZszsWaTXgWz-wdY7xZsbBr6P5C/s320/houdini-movie-postcard-front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="207" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5b_rAP45ddFSFs9mnrd0h3hedAydnOsAPT2AsC7oSdvRy0kZNchHhBCyFG2xUegopljPVOm2f1WfuXWTyWoXSH7it7i1hGbkcgNBg7NbJh6c4dWPFlc9IBEod5jcnsPMuhXB34xlgP2UJK25-NmiXFcsiLaAtEWoCnvZszsWaTXgWz-wdY7xZsbBr6P5C/w259-h400/houdini-movie-postcard-front.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The Aftermath of Playing HOUDINI</span></b></p><p>In 1998, actor Johnathon Schaech took on the role of Harry Houdini. It was his first lead role in his career. The movie debuted on the TNT network Dec 6, 1998. I remember it well. I recorded it onto a VHS tape, which I still have. I've watched the movie many many times. Though not perfect by any stretch, I thought Johnathon did a fine job as Houdini. Interestingly, a young Mark Ruffalo would play Theo Hardeen in the movie, long before becoming The Incredible Hulk.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjileEsXj7i4Z3FstFIUCIqJIzlfyGtvzUmzAiQaRbhMtWE2BRFEvnVTQfggMXYR711ieRK5_EiTK1BaaS2nNjadiV04qMr90BbwMG02I2beQXnuIQAVIOacR4Lvc6yugBY6aVtM87_IqtlO-LHeh5v5Ilk-JTYvOyPLx6VVZRqyPsVH3gcOfQbNozTu6US/s981/Houdini%20In%20Chains.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="981" data-original-width="666" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjileEsXj7i4Z3FstFIUCIqJIzlfyGtvzUmzAiQaRbhMtWE2BRFEvnVTQfggMXYR711ieRK5_EiTK1BaaS2nNjadiV04qMr90BbwMG02I2beQXnuIQAVIOacR4Lvc6yugBY6aVtM87_IqtlO-LHeh5v5Ilk-JTYvOyPLx6VVZRqyPsVH3gcOfQbNozTu6US/w218-h320/Houdini%20In%20Chains.jpg" width="218" /></a></div>The opening of this movie is one of my favorites of all the various Houdini movies. It opens with Houdini's 1906 escape from the Old DC Jail and the cell that once held the assassin of President Garfield, Charles Guiteau. That scene really delivers Houdini in a way that others didn't. <p></p><p>There is much to like about this movie. The fact that Johnathon Schaech portrays a different side of Houdini than previous movies is to me refreshing. This Houdini is strong, ready to take on the world, much like the real man. But the movie makes one fatal error, and I'll leave it up to you to figure out if you see it. But suffice to say, it's not the fictionalized ending the movie, which I will admit I didn't mind at all. </p><p>I recall that after his portrayal of Houdini, Johnathan got invited to attend one of the Official Houdini Seances. I'll have to see if I can dig up anything on that for my next podcast.</p><p>Recently, I stumbled upon a TV show where Johnathon talks about his experience AFTER making the movie. Specifically, the night of the movie's premier at the Austin Film Festival. Apparently, that night did not go as well as he or anyone else hoped. But rather than go into his experience, I'm going to post the video below. </p><p>He does consult a psychic medium, and think of that what you will, but suffice to say, hearing his story and how it affected him personally is sadly emotional. I think he's carried this weight of not doing a good job in his portrayal. I can say, as a Houdini Historian, his was one of the better portrayals, and though the movie, like many, has it's fictionalized moments, I still enjoy watching it. I think he did Houdini right and if ole Harry would have anything to say, he would shake Mr. Schaech's hand and thank him for a job well done.</p><p>Please watch the video for yourselves...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9DBUlCyFhw4" width="487" youtube-src-id="9DBUlCyFhw4"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Carnegiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-78332683362021222212023-09-26T15:14:00.002-05:002023-09-26T15:14:19.587-05:00The Amazing Fogel -The Worlds Greatest Mindreader<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbukO5YrYAmTKqA4pBNc1Q1MFAV9nRljuGBeB8BMf9IqKlV-UjDcKeQ_GCvgFztUp6i5QaeDXvOW5aYLUE_CwlOO2WMc4q1bBL1QIPIgaPe_Dy5oQQQ5QhPXJ7XECHkaq7jijp6f1e1kUvgYZyTTrfPQiNqDbb0Timo6kG4Bo1vhLVPcyfQlnHiIe5dmt/s3502/IMG_7640.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3502" data-original-width="2824" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbukO5YrYAmTKqA4pBNc1Q1MFAV9nRljuGBeB8BMf9IqKlV-UjDcKeQ_GCvgFztUp6i5QaeDXvOW5aYLUE_CwlOO2WMc4q1bBL1QIPIgaPe_Dy5oQQQ5QhPXJ7XECHkaq7jijp6f1e1kUvgYZyTTrfPQiNqDbb0Timo6kG4Bo1vhLVPcyfQlnHiIe5dmt/s320/IMG_7640.JPG" width="258" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Maurice Fogel was to Europe and Great Britain what Dunninger was to the United States. He was the first solo-mentalist in Great Britain. But he took his act in directions that others dare not go. Where some magicians attempted the very dangers Bullet Catch, Fogel did it with a firing squad of 6 marksmen and caught 6 bullets in his mouth! </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="333" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wneab0FsL6k" width="506" youtube-src-id="wneab0FsL6k"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>That might seem like the ultimate of sensational routines, but Fogel didn't stop there. Later in his career, he took the Bullet Catch in a new direction, this time making it a Russian Roulette Routine. Again, often 6 marksmen, 6 rifles. But one rifle was empty. The weapons were spun on a carousel so no one knew which was the empty rifle. The marksmen were instructed to shoot at a large target containing china plates that was directly behind Fogel. ONE marksmen was chosen to shoot straight at Fogel's forehead! 3-2-1 FIRE! and plates would come crashing down, and Fogel would be unharmed.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="314" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hmY9cGsn8XE" width="522" youtube-src-id="hmY9cGsn8XE"></iframe></div><p></p><p>OR so you might think. On several occasions things went bad and Fogel was actually shot. Once in the head, once in the chest. And one time, he avoided death because the marksmen refused to shoot his rifle, which as it turned out, was actually loaded. </p><p><br /></p><p>A final sensational piece of showmanship came from a routine he developed called Cheating the Gallows. In this, four rope nooses were inspected and proven to be real. A fifth was shown to have a break away section, so that if you put that one on, it would impossible for someone to hang, due to the section that would break. Cardboard tubes were placed over the section where the 'break' was located on each rope. They were mixed up and a committee chose single rope. If it was 1-4, Fogel would hang himself in from of his live audience. If it was number 5, the rope would break and he would be safe. The rope was hung from the gallows. Maurice Fogel stood on top of a chair and placed the noose around his neck. 1, 2, 3, Fogel jumped from the chair....</p><p>the rope...</p><p>broke! and Fogel dropped to the stage safely! No record of this ever having gone wrong, thankfully!</p><p>To learn more about Maurice Fogel, <a href="https://magicdetectivepodcast.com/e/ep-94-the-amazing-maurice-fogel/">check out podcast episode 94</a></p><p><br /></p>Carnegiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-58834980345217298882023-07-22T22:49:00.004-05:002023-07-22T23:03:06.242-05:00Houdini 1953 A Strange Edit<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFQdrJ94X6XFUfZ2WoxkR9twMj3Kib86es7UybsxLA4jpnUmJLKEAygr785pmyBsDPZXpRK2w2Uv8iQp8trLp_q0zoik2QgmejhSy_EFRiwPlRVQ-An_mTUDqLaFeDAGdJBvJRwfdEo32YvuaTmSdRmj_tsGvDx2mmT5NiPc9bmeM0JctYoxJBl4WGVb0/s1378/houdini-saw.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1118" data-original-width="1378" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFQdrJ94X6XFUfZ2WoxkR9twMj3Kib86es7UybsxLA4jpnUmJLKEAygr785pmyBsDPZXpRK2w2Uv8iQp8trLp_q0zoik2QgmejhSy_EFRiwPlRVQ-An_mTUDqLaFeDAGdJBvJRwfdEo32YvuaTmSdRmj_tsGvDx2mmT5NiPc9bmeM0JctYoxJBl4WGVb0/w400-h325/houdini-saw.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I love the movie, HOUDINI, with Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. It's a very fictionalized version of Houdini's life. Yet, even the fictional stuff has a grain of truth to it. But my one single issue with the movie, comes early on. It's very bad edit in the movie, and the only one of it's kind in the whole film.</p><p>Houdini and Bess are in bed, it's their wedding night. Houdini is working on a new trick. He gets Bess to climb inside a box. She sticks HER legs out one her face and hands out the other side. Houdini closes the lid. The camera doesn't cut away. He steps out of the room and back in carrying a large saw for cutting lumber. Keep in mind the camera doesn't cut away. . Tony Curtis lifts the saw and begins to cut, he is about HALF WAY DOWN. Janet Leigh screams! The saw is about to her waist. She screams! THEN </p><p>there is a very abupt edit.....And now the blade is apparently through Bess/Janet light.</p><p>Now, one of the reason's I love this movie is that Tony Curtis preforms most of the magic himself. In the opening scene, he performs a vanishing Milk pitcher routine. He follows with an ashes routine. Later he does an escape from some Hamburg 8 cuffs. He and Janet Leigh actually present the Metamorphosis routine. They do a broom suspension routine. There is a clip of Tony levitating a woman, another clip of Tony shooting a ribbon through Bess. Tony does a wonderful Steel Straight jacket escape, there are other routines that were filmed but that got cut from the movie. There are still photos of Tony doing effects that never made it into the movie. Surprisingly, there is even a still photo of Tony making an Elephant Disappear. It appears as a photo from the cover of a newspaper. </p><p>Some of the routines are presented straight through. Some routines have multiple edits. But ONLY the Sawing routine has a very abrupt edit. I often wondered if something happened during the filming and maybe that was why they cut. I also wondered if the reason for edit was they faked the scene. But as it turns out, the only thing that happened visually was the blade moves upwards suddenly and then back down. Perhaps there was an audio issue which was it was cut the way it was. </p><p>And then the solution or the answer. It was found in the trailer for the movie. The entire cutting/sawing scene is there, with no abrupt edits. And you can see for yourself there is nothing unusual that happens except for the sawing going high and then back down. It's clearly the same shot as the movie because a dark section of the front board, matches the one from the scene. BUT it wasn't the only time they shot the scene apparently. The promo photo at the top of the page is from the scene, but a different take. On this take, the front panel that Tony saws through is different. This is the sign that the scene was reshot or that there were multiple shots. </p><p>Check out the video below...</p><p>The exact spot is at 40seconds into the video...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="324" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/k6Bv2nCNDMI" width="442" youtube-src-id="k6Bv2nCNDMI"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Carnegiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-85401123379102068842023-05-27T12:57:00.006-05:002023-05-27T12:57:42.442-05:00The Magic Detective T-Shirt Can Be Yours...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJgfgk9_1y79H1X1g-JfFoMzWnPg9CmUWE-y9Dt0S3IN-w9JqwOA3K1ZS78_cZrhwd24_1_hgwu6VvtWblF-Lm8AUM-5gBg-iyfVWAxw0AjUjxJ33dsZD888gBfzRYKf8qp1RfIjipbHEWQ2RE-5xWNwjQ7YlHQFKV6fBOS5IIGNwi1ANVS6OH1Ksdw/s634/Proof-1A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="634" data-original-width="470" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJgfgk9_1y79H1X1g-JfFoMzWnPg9CmUWE-y9Dt0S3IN-w9JqwOA3K1ZS78_cZrhwd24_1_hgwu6VvtWblF-Lm8AUM-5gBg-iyfVWAxw0AjUjxJ33dsZD888gBfzRYKf8qp1RfIjipbHEWQ2RE-5xWNwjQ7YlHQFKV6fBOS5IIGNwi1ANVS6OH1Ksdw/w289-h390/Proof-1A.jpg" width="289" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Well, after much delay (on my part) the Official Magic Detective T-Shirts are available to purchase. I'm very excited to be able to offer these to my readers of the blog and listeners of the podcast. I teamed up with a fellow who knows a great deal about the printing business and does an excellent job in his branding business, Billy Diamond from Branding for Entertainers. He will be printing these awesome looking tees. </p><p>I think this is just the first t-shirt of a series. I'm considering doing a run of my artwork on t-shirts. And I may be offering other 'swag' down the road. For now, your purchase of the shirt helps me to cover the cost of producing the podcast as well as helps me add more books to the library for future podcasts!</p><p>Here is the link for your own Magic Detective T-shirt <a href="https://tinyurl.com/4vt4v84v">https://tinyurl.com/4vt4v84v</a></p>Carnegiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.com0