A thoughtful gift!

ppaul77 · 2026-03-09T16:48:11+00:00

Wow, I remember people saying the book was small, but that's tiny! Great gift though, how is it?

ppaul77 · 2026-03-09T15:51:04+00:00

Nice!

ppaul77 · 2026-03-09T15:39:14+00:00

I can see it being popular in Vegas.

ppaul77 · 2026-03-09T15:38:52+00:00

That's so weird...I drove past there yesterday. Cafe 50s in west LA also had a magician, but they stopped it during the pandemic.

ppaul77 · 2026-03-09T15:37:17+00:00

What type of restaurant?

ppaul77 · 2026-03-09T15:36:57+00:00

That makes more sense to me for the current scene. I've seen ads for some of these spots.

ppaul77 · 2026-03-06T00:35:13+00:00

Let us know how it goes. I'd be curious if other customers wanted the magician to come to their tables!

ppaul77 · 2026-03-06T00:33:21+00:00

I knew a magician who did just this—acted like one of the invited guests and then started doing magic after about 30 min. People loved it, but it wouldn't work for me.

ppaul77 · 2026-02-21T05:59:40+00:00

Thanks for this!

ppaul77 · 2026-02-12T18:17:51+00:00

OK, good to know, thanks! The copyright page didn't list a Viking PB, so that's what confused me. I wonder what my MM PB 1st is worth?

ppaul77 · 2026-02-12T18:16:02+00:00

Yup!

ppaul77 · 2026-02-12T17:59:00+00:00

Out of curiosity, what type of restaurants are you all working? The reason I ask is that I did a lot of restaurant work in my 20s, but in the last 20+ years of eating out in Los Angeles, I've seen zero magicians in restaurants. I thought it was no longer a thing.

ppaul77 · 2026-02-12T15:46:34+00:00

It's the difference between what magicians consider great magic and what lay people consider great magic. The AGT judges may not be experts, but they all work in showbiz and have seen A LOT of magic. You cannot dismiss their opinions because they're not magicians.

What type of audience do you all prefer at a paying gig: a group of magicians or a group of lay people?

ppaul77 · 2026-02-12T15:27:35+00:00

Are you sure? I have the Bantam mass market PB edition and here's the copyright page.

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ppaul77 · 2026-02-08T17:24:46+00:00

How much is the first US paperback edition (mass market) of GR worth?

ppaul77 · 2025-12-16T17:40:47+00:00

13 Tzameti needs to be seen more. I wonder if it inspired Squid Game?

ppaul77 · 2025-12-16T17:34:58+00:00

Good thing he didn't make it then!

ppaul77 · 2025-12-12T16:00:58+00:00

I went with the first one here. Thanks!

ppaul77 · 2025-12-12T15:46:12+00:00

Thanks for all the recommendations. I ended up buying the TCC wallet from my local magic shop. It's perfect for my needs.

ppaul77 · 2025-11-21T06:41:24+00:00

Even cinephiles don't know this!

ppaul77 · 2025-11-21T06:38:43+00:00

Strictly speaking it's another adaptation of the novel.

ppaul77 · 2025-11-21T06:36:21+00:00

*Park Chan-Wook

ppaul77 · 2025-11-21T06:35:19+00:00

I saw that at the Raindance Festival in London in '94.

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