The Phantom Notebooks is down. I sure hope it is just temporary. One of the few must reads in magic.
I doubly hope it’s not the result of legal threats due to his outspoken nature.
You know Mule that you always have a forum avaulable here if you need it.
Take care………
I guess this is why I should never give a quick impression on a new trick or DVD. I fell victim to the novelty here and failed to realize how bad this really is.
I don’t get too caught up in the safety stuff – I’m tired of warnings, security and other PC concerns, but I would hope a normal thinking person would take the necessary precautions. Those that can’t see the issue are too dumb to live anyway. I believe it’s called Darwin’s Law.
I guess this might be useful for grossing out the local space queens, but those of us that try to maintain a degree of decorum and dignity in our shows will find it useless.
This may tarnish Bob Kohler’s reputation for quality products – only time will tell.
Take care………
Damn if I know. I’ve been in the process of converting a machine to Vista. What a nightmare.
I spent most of the weekend and today just trying to get it to behave as well as XP. I see No – ABSOLUTELY NO – reason to buy this thing. There are a couple of cool visual effects and it’s a little more intelligent in some processes, but that, in no way, makes up for the incredibly lame security implementations.
By the way, just in case you think the ol’ i/m is crashing a little ahead of schedule, I’m doing this as a learning experience. I have customers that use it and I need to have a working knowledge.
Live like you’re going to die tomorrow. Learn like you’re going to live forever.
I had a chance to view Bob Kohler’s IVanish for the 1st time today. As I’ve often said – he writes the best ad copy since Jeff Busby. Sometimes the trick is worth it – sometimes not. This may well prove to be of the former variety.
Generally, I’m not a big fan of single trick DVDs as they tend to be over-priced and over-hyped. Bob has priced this right at $25.
The explanations are excellent. Well photographed and carefully described. If I have a nit, it’s that the trick is probable more subject to angles than implied, but that is true of much modern coin magic.
Time will show its worth.
Take care………
I just posted one of my favorite video clips – David Roth on the David Letterman Show.
I like Letterman, but he has to be the worst possible sober audience. Roth’s magic, always impeccable, is even fun to watch despite Letterman.
It’s a good lesson in grace under pressure.
Take care………
I know there is substantial disagreement whether the PATEO force actually fools anyone. It’s one of those things that shot by me the 1st time I saw it and then I later wondered how it ever fooled me.
Anyway, there’s a neat trick in the December Genii by Max Maven called Electile Dysfunction. Although I’m seldom enamoured with topical presentations, this appealed to me. A neat little trick for election year to have in your arsenal.
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Happy Thanksgiving!!!
