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News on the Magic Detective Podcast
Season 5 of the Magic Detective Podcast is will underway. I'm actually on track for once. I expect to have two more podcasts in December which will put the total at 6 episodes, which is half as many...
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Charles Dickens: The Amateur Conjurer Corrected
Episode 86 of The Magic Detective Podcast was on Charles Dickens and the fact he was an amateur magician. I will admit to being a bit rushed to get that episode out. I wanted to have it out before...
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Penn and Teller Return!
There was a time in the 1980s when this duo, Penn Jillette and his partner Teller, where known as the Bad Boys of Magic. By all accounts, they were like anti-magicians, exposing tricks and infuriating...
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Selling Magic History Items on EBAY!!!
Here it is, selling off my collection! Wait, no. LOL. I'm only selling a few items that I have extras of. Fortunately, I have a lot of duplicate items and in some cases several additional of a...
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Another Doug Henning Anniversary, This time #23
February 7th, 2000, Doug Henning passed away. He was only 52 at the time. It came as a huge shock to the magic community for several reasons. For one, he was way too young to pass away. But secondly,...
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A Visit With a Houdini Collector & Magic Historian
I had the honor of visiting my buddy Wayne Alan this past weekend. Wayne is the owner of the Old North Theater in Danville VA. He is also a semi-retired illusionist and very busy magic historian. I...
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The Wonderful Life of Tommy Wonder
Today we are talking about Tommy Wonder, which was the stage name of Josef Jacabus Maria Bemelman, who also went by the name Jos Bema for a time. He was born November 29th, 1953 in Holland. At the...
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The Magic Detective T-Shirt Can Be Yours...
Well, after much delay (on my part) the Official Magic Detective T-Shirts are available to purchase. I'm very excited to be able to offer these to my readers of the blog and listeners of the podcast....
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Houdini 1953 A Strange Edit
I love the movie, HOUDINI, with Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. It's a very fictionalized version of Houdini's life. Yet, even the fictional stuff has a grain of truth to it. But my one single issue with...
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The Amazing Fogel -The Worlds Greatest Mindreader
Maurice Fogel was to Europe and Great Britain what Dunninger was to the United States. He was the first solo-mentalist in Great Britain. But he took his act in directions that others dare not go....
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The Aftermath of Playing Houdini
The Aftermath of Playing HOUDINIIn 1998, actor Johnathon Schaech took on the role of Harry Houdini. It was his first lead role in his career. The movie debuted on the TNT network Dec 6, 1998. I...
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Remembering The Magi On HIs Birthday
Websters Dictionary lists the definition of MAGI as, "A Persian Priest or wise man, another definition is sorcerer, or related to magic. Cesareo Pelaez was born Oct 16th, 1932, he was destined to be...
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Dirk Arthur Passes Away
Las Vegas Magician DiesDirk Arthur, long time Las Vegas Magician died in his sleep Monday Oct 16, 2023. He was the last of the magicians to use Cats, as in Tigers and such. 20 years ago, in October of...
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For David Coppefield It's Always Been About The Moon
On Friday, Oct 27th, the news broke that David Copperfield has plans to make the MOON disappear in February 2024. My Facebook feed lit up like a Christmas tree. I've never seen anything like it. I...
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The Water Torture Cell In Miniature
Just saw this and I'm freaking out. It looks PERFECT. And it can be yours. Not sure how many were made. It's a piece of art. Here is the link...
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The Great Houdini Broadcasts -Behind the Curtain of Episode 97
The Great Houdini Broadcasts was written by Val Andrews, and published by Micky Hades International back in 1981. It is a booklet made up of two Scripts. One takes place in 1926 immediately following...
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The Josephine Dunninger Auction RIGHT NOW....
This blew my mind. But right now, Nov 19th on Facebook is Part 1 of The Josephine Dunninger Auction. This of course as billed as the Dunnger Estate Auction and it's all stuff from Joseph Dunninger's...
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Houdini Water Torture Cell Christmas Ornament - Available NOW!
Dan Wolfe over at Smokey Mountain Magic puts out a series of magic related Christmas Ornaments each year. This year, among his offerings is the Houdini Water Torture Cell. This is an awesome piece and...
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SAM Hall of Fame To Have New Exhibit in 2024
The Society of American Magician's Hall of Fame will be opening a year long exhibit in 2024. They will be at the Whittier Museum in Los Angeles. It appears that back in 2012, the SAM Hall of Fame had...
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The Houdini Milk Can Poster Breaks the Bank!
A recent Potter and Potter Auction featured a Houdini Milk Can Escape Poster. This poster dates back to 1908 and was produced by Russell-Morgan Lithos of Cincinnati & New York. The poster depicts...
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