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Excel as a magic database

Microsoft Excel (or OpenOffice or another freeware version) makes a wonderful searchable database for your magic. Hint: use separate tabs for books, tricks, and routines.

Posted by James Short on February 25, 2025 at 1:27pm — 1 Comment

Tarot Magic

For those interested in magic with tarot cards (and I am), in addition to Stephen Minch's The Book of Thoth I also recommend Tarot Magic by Matteo Filippini & Friends.



While it's obvious English isn't Mr. Filippini's first language, it's worth looking past the typos and odd sentence structures to find a couple of real gems, one of which I immediately added to my repertoire.

The book is available …

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Posted by James Short on January 7, 2025 at 9:00am — 4 Comments

My latest acquisition

I've never seen an Okito box like this before.

Posted by James Short on November 22, 2024 at 8:05am — 6 Comments

My latest acquisition

I've never seen an Okito box like this before.

Posted by James Short on November 22, 2024 at 8:02am — 1 Comment

Ready for dis Halloween!

Me and dis gang is getting ready for da Halloween with many trickses.

Posted by Joan Patterson on October 26, 2024 at 12:15pm

Jon Racherbaumer died today

Per Jessica Hack on Jon Racherbaumer's Facebook account, Jon died unexpectedly early this morning (10/22/2024).

Condolences to his family, friends, and countless fans.

Posted by James Short on October 22, 2024 at 4:47pm — 1 Comment

 

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Wild About Harry Houdini

Who were the holdouts?

The Houdini community is fortunate to have many generous collectors who open their doors to researchers and biographers. I know I have benefited from this generosity. When Ken Silverman was working on his biography, Houdini!!! The Career of Ehrich Weiss (1996), he was grateful for the help of collectors, and he thanked them in his book. However, not everyone gave him access. In his sourcebook,

Expedition Files: The Real Cause of Houdini's Death

Well lookie here. Season 2 of the Discovery series Expedition Files with Josh Gates has an episode about Houdini's death. I was almost going to skip this one until I saw that it features this serious young man. For the record, I did not "discover a lost trove of letters hidden in Houdini's archive." This letter was in Wayne Wissner's The Houdini Correspondence File, and I first shared my

Ghost Adventures: The Houdini Seance airs April 23 & 24

Ghost Adventures season 21, episode 12, The Houdini Seance, will air April 23 & 24 on Discovery. Zak Bagans and the gang go in search of Houdini at the historic Winchester Mystery House with our friend George Hardeen. I was also along for the ride with a unique Houdini artifact courtesy of Diego Domingo. It was pretty wild!On the 100th anniversary of Harry Houdini's midnight visit to the

Philip Yordan, the man who wrote Houdini (1953)

While working on a recent installment of Deconstructing Houdini '53, I realized that I rarely mention screenwriter Philip Yordan by name, even though the series is basically all about his work on the movie. In fact, I never even looked him up to see what else he may have done. As it turns out, Yordan had a very full career with over 100 credits, including Dillinger, El Cid, King of Kings, and

Henry Marcus does the Overboard Box in 1907

Today, we have a new contender for who first did the Overboard Box.On Aug. 6, 1907, the Cleveland Plain Dealer advertised that Henry Marcus would be nailed into a packing case and "thrown" into the lagoon at Luna Park. This is six years before Houdini's first overboard box and three years before Hanco did the stunt with a trunk in Australia. At this time, Houdini was just beginning to do

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    25. Magic Saved My Life - Ryan Loyle

    We continue with another unusual story on how someone became a magician. Ryan Loyle hit rock bottom and saw no hope of getting out of it. The a bit of magical fate entered his life. Listen to this tale of hope and inspiration as host Bruce Kalver tells the tale.

    To learn more about The Society of American Magicians, go to www.magicSAM.com

    Ryan Loyle's YouTube channel is: Loyle Magic

     

    24. Magic Saved My Life - Vee Sovann

    All magicians have a story on how they became a magician. We found someone who has an unusual story that will show you that the art of magic is truly magical. Vee Sovann tells how magic turned his life around in a very dramatic way. 

    To learn more about the Society of American Magicians, go to www.magicsam.com

     

     

    23. The Trivia of Magic Babylon

    This episode discusses the new magic trivia book Magic Babylon with it's author Joe Hernandez. You can find the book on Amazon.com

    Be sure to also check out the new S.A.M. history book at magicsam.com/historybook.

    To learn more about The Society of American Magicians, go to www.magicsam.com

     

    22. Joe Givan's Halloween Disaster

    They thought they had a sure thing with a Halloween show that would bring in hundreds of people. They soon found out that luck was not on their side. Listen to a funny tale of a time when things didn't turn out the way they expected. Guest Joe Givan of Theater of Dreams in Castle Rock Colorado tells the Story

    You can learn more about Theater of Dreams at www.amazingshows.com

    Hosted by Bruce Kalver, Backstage S.A.M. is a production of The Society of American Magicians.

    To learn more about The Society of American Magicians. please visit www.magicSAM.com

    21. The S.A.M. History Book

    Editor David Charvet discusses the new book Magic in America: The Story of the Society of American Magicians written by David Goodsell. Get the behind the scenes story of the making of this monumental publication.

    You can learn more about the book and how to order at www.magicsam.com/historybook

    Hosted by Bruce Kalver, Backstage S.A.M. is a production of The Society of American Magicians.

    To learn more about The Society of American Magicians. please visit www.magicSAM.com

     
     
     




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