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Help finding information on a clown/magician 1 Reply

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I once witnessed a 'performance' where the performer had a table and a number of decks sitting on it. He would have the victi... participant point to a deck and he'd do the trick that deck was set for.

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IBM Convention 2026 A Brief Synopsis

IBM Convention 2026

A Brief Synopsis

I wasn’t sure I was going to attend the 100th anniversary IBM convention until my…

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Where have I been?

Been too long since I’ve been here. Short excuse; My disabilities have increased and I’m mostly a wheelchair guy now. Leaves me bored, and makes me slower than ever. Gripe, grumble, complain. Right?

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Memories of Howard Hale

I was going through some old props and I ran across a couple of amazing pieces by Howard Hale. An amazing woodworker and an amazing magician. It's too bad he left magic. He was such a great ambassador of the art.

Posted by James Short on March 18, 2026 at 11:19am — 2 Comments

Invite to Houston Association of Magicians Banquet

HAOM%20IBM%20SAM%20Banquet%202026.pdf Hi Magic Classroom members. The Houston Association of Magicians (HAOM) is having our annual Installation Banquet on February 15th in Houston. If you live in or near Houston and would like to attend as my guest please contact me at macmagic4u@yahoo.com. Please put Banquet in the Subject line. Click link for the…

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Posted by Johan T. McElroy on January 9, 2026 at 12:00pm — 3 Comments

Memories

A discussion on the Genii forum sparked a memory: I attended the very first lecture Bill Malone ever did. I still have the notes, entitled "Who Is Joe Dudek?". He wasn't sure he was a good enough lecturer to have his real name on the notes.

Spoiler alert: he was far more than good enough.

Posted by James Short on January 8, 2026 at 10:29am — 1 Comment

 

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    Hello All,I was asked by a friend to dig up whatever information I could on recently deceased clown/magician Gordon Ferrell Gray and I can't find a thing. He didn't seem to have any social media presence either in general forums or magic-specific ones (including this one). I also found nothing on him in Genii or The Linking Ring. The only thing I found online was his obituary. I did suggest my friend contact people in IBM Ring 39 or SAM Assembly 19 in Houston since it seems he was active in…See More
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