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The upcoming John Bannon videos

Intensely Magic — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:04:34 +0000

Some outfit, that I’ve never hear of, Big Blind Media, will be releasing Bannon’s new set of videos called Bullets After Dark. I know nothing about them, but I do know about John Bannon! There’s something special when very intelligent people put pen to paper or are involved with an instructional DVD – witness Bannon, [...]

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The upcoming John Bannon videos

You know – uh – the retard’s like, you know, pissed

Intensely Magic — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:56:00 +0000

Nothing can make a bad trick good, but there are thousands of ways to destroy a great trick. Here’s one…… All content copyright 2009 by Intensely Magic. Use ONLY with specific permission.You know – uh – the retard’s like, you know, pissed

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You know – uh – the retard’s like, you know, pissed

No muss, no fuss – just pure magic

Intensely Magic — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:28:16 +0000

iTricks.com just posted information regarding the Japanese entrants at the 2009 FISM. The video is a delightful young lady performing classic manipulation without any of the transparent cutesy crap we see so often. I love this routine: All content copyright 2009 by Intensely Magic. Use ONLY with specific permission.No muss, no fuss – just pure [...]

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No muss, no fuss – just pure magic

Bill Malone – Entertainer

Intensely Magic — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:13:02 +0000

There was a recent article in the Chicago Tribune about Bill Malone and his newly released DVD set from L&L Publishing, Malone Meets Marlo. We’ll talk about the set a little later, but 1st I want to focus on Bill Malone. Understand, I don’t know Bill Malone personally and he certainly doesn’t know me. I [...]

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Bill Malone – Entertainer

Now here’s a magic book I would buy

Intensely Magic — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:25:01 +0000

There are several books out that teach you how to get women with your magic e.g. Tricks To Pick Up Chicks or PUMA. Those guys meet the classic definition of consultant: consultant (k?n-s?l‘t?nt) someone that knows 350 ways to make love, but doesn’t know any women Criss Angel may not be much of a magician, [...]

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Now here’s a magic book I would buy

Polishing A Pig

Intensely Magic — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:46:24 +0000

You would not have to read this blog for long to know that I consider 2 types of people the worst forms of the breed – bullies and hypocrites. Some of my favorite characters from the Cafe are world class in both categories, including the primary subject of this essay. Bullies, in my definition, [...]

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Polishing A Pig

A little faith restored

Intensely Magic — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:01:11 +0000

I don’t attend many magic lectures any more. Although I came to the conclusion long ago that most professional magicians are pompous, overbearing and over-rated gas bags, I used to be willing to attend 20 or 30 lectures a year hoping to find a few gems. I had the opportunity to see David Williamson, [...]

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A little faith restored

Pure Magical Delight

Intensely Magic — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 02:33:57 +0000

I’ve really been enjoying David Regal’s new book. With all of the unadulterated crap floating around, it’s nice to find a genuine future classic. We’re fortunate that we have people like Regal involved with magic. This type of quality and magic thinking is becoming increasingly rare. I understand he’s going on a lecture tour shortly. [...]

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Pure Magical Delight

Maybe they’re right

Intensely Magic — Sat, 31 May 2008 04:04:47 +0000

The ESPN morning radio host is Colin Cowherd. Colin’s an opinionated blowhard and Colin Cowherd’s biggest fan. He, like Rush Limbaugh, speaks with an infectious energy that’s hard to ignore. Anyway, last week he was talking about attending a social function of some sort and the hosts had hired a magician - dare I say [...]

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Maybe they’re right

Virtual Hypnotist

Intensely Magic — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:46:08 +0000

I’ll have to admit a fascination with hypnotism, even though I know very little about it. I ran into a program on the Internet recently called Virtual Hypnotist. It was free, so I downloaded it. I haven’t even looked at it yet. Are any of my readers familiar with it? i/m All content copyright 2009 [...]

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Virtual Hypnotist