Rock On – Jon Racherbaumer March 2010 Borgesian Nightmare: When I dreamily fell down the “rabbit hole” of magicland at the age of fourteen, the number of seminal books on the bookshelves in magic shops occupied a 12-foot shelf. Supplementing these substantial volumes were lots of flimsy booklets providing tips with thumb tips, ways to […]
TED LESLEY "Teddy Bear" as I called him for years has now left us, but he has left a rich legacy of mentalism effects that are original and workable! Ted, while living, was probably one of the most successful mentalist performers in Germany! He loved the art of magic and treated it with respect! He […]
PERSONALLY SPEAKING Martha & I are pleased to announce that we have met one of our marriage goals. On August 16th, 1958, we were married and have enjoyed 50 years of marriage companionship! WOW…did the time fly by fast! There is no way we can count all of the things we have enjoyed in these […]
Columnist: Ted Lesley Using a pencil for a “Swami” effect, is in my opinion outdated for today’s audiences. To the same conclusion came a fellow mentalist from Switzerland, the late PAUL MAURER. In 1985 he invented a “ball-point thumb writer”. This “Swami Gimmick” was brought to my attention a couple of years ago by a […]
Columnist: Ted Lesley Psuedo-psychometry is an eftect popularized by Theodore Annemann, who presented it with great success in his shows. Through the years many magicians and mentalists have explored the possibilities inherent in this effect. Dozens of versions are available on the market, hundreds are in the literature. The effect, as I’m sure you know, […]
Columnist: Ted Lesley (Ted Lesley) I dedicate this routine to my friend EUGENE BURGER, from whom I learned a lot during the past ten years! My “Teleport Envelope” is a most versatile gimmick, as you will agree after you have constructed one and tried it out before an audience. The “magic” seems to happen in […]
Columnist: Simon Lovell By Simon Lovell and Ned the Lemming Just recently I happened to be down in New Orleans for a corporate gig celebrating the merger of Coopers and Lybrand with Price Waterhouse. Arriving the evening before I hooked up with Johnny Rock for an evening of fun, frivolity, fine Cajun food (loved that […]
Columnist: Mike Rogers The Church Basement Magician by Mike Rogers The Church Basement Magician………………… Who was he?…………………. Where is he? I was raised during the 1950s is the small mountain town of Lander, Wyoming with the closest large city being Denver, an entire day’s drive. Denver was unique, at least in my youthful eyes, for […]
Columnist: Mike Rogers Is Da Bagician Home By Mike Rogers Is Da Bagician Home? That’s a question I used to hear frequently forty-two years ago when I was a young married enlisted man in the navy. I was stationed in Pensacola, Florida and my wife and I lived in what was known as Navy Housing. […]
Columnist: Mike Rogers Impromptu Koran By Mike Rogers I expect this column will cause me extended grief, so IÃll get right to it. IÃve never been a big fan of the late Al Koran. I met him once, saw him lecture once, and saw him perform once. I was most impressed by how much he […]
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