620 entries in Articles / Anecdotes
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Patrick Page (reviewer) Just a Thought Roy Baker's breakaway act 2011 296
Barrie Richardson David Berglas
2011 139
Barrie Richardson Gil Eagles - The Best of the Best
2011 200
Barrie Richardson Derren Brown - Does "The Best Card Trick" of the Year with description of performance of verbal force
Also published here 2011 233
Dani DaOrtiz Incauto Bribón anecdotes on Carrol performing the The Unwary Cheater
Related to 2011
El Manuscrito (Vol. 4 No. 18)
561
Richard Forget Fear & Loathing in Hong Kong about his experience in Hongkong
2012 11
Matthew DiSero Hold the Prosciutto
2012 19
Philip Reed Willmarth, Steve Beam, Gene Anderson, Dick Cook, Tim Ellis, Antony Gerard Prologue various anecdotes on 4F, the Forks Hotel and Eddie Fechter
  • I Remember the Forks (Dick Cook)
  • A Few FFFF Pranks & Flops (Steve Beam)
  • Garnack vs. Obie's New Table (Gene Anderson)
  • The Toast (Antony Gerard)
  • Chicken Legs (Steve Beam)
  • A Special FFFF (Phil Willmarth)
  • Door #2 (Steve Beam)
  • Cleaning Out My Cardcase (Tim Ellis)
2012 12
William P. Miesel My Early Memories of Eddie on Eddie Fechter
Also published here 2012 174
Bruce Bernstein Influences and Highlights - From Don Alan to Uri Geller on Don Alan, Magic Inc., Ed Marlo, Kreskin, Peter Hurkos, Lee Wayne, Jay & Fran Marshall, Terry Nosek, Tim Felix, Paul Curry, Max Maven, Tony Andruzzi, Craige Snader, George Johnstone, Ross Johnson, David Hoy, Herb Dewey, Uri Geller
2012 229
Matthew DiSero Magic & Monkeys
2013 27
Tina Lenert Lost Luggage
2013 32
Carlos Vinuesa That Is Not Possible! influence of The Grail by Mike Rose as the starting point of the subsequent versions of Card at Any Number in the book
2013 3
John Lovick The Vanishing Man on David Williamson stunt
Dec. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 12)
87
Miguel Gómez Para Arturo de Ascanio, mi maestro on Ascanio
2013
El Manuscrito (Vol. 6 No. 23)
754
Howard Hamburg Anécdotarío sobre Vernon y otros - parte I various anecdotes of Vernon, Ray Grismer, Larry Jennings, Tony Giorgio and others
  • El resbalón del profesor
  • Eso me lo enseño Max Malini
  • La desaparición de la moneda
  • How ar
  • ¡Nunca fallo, nunca fallo!
  • ¿Qué opinan acerca de est?
  • Carte en el baño
2013
El Manuscrito (Vol. 6 No. 24)
800
Robert Cassidy Showtime In Hell
2013 211
Robert Cassidy Eureka Springs, Arkansas 1907 Titantic Thompson story
2013 273
Robert Cassidy Paris, France 1925 Victor Lustig Eifel Tower story
2013 275
Mike Caveney Card Through Train Window
2013 151
Mike Caveney Billy's Chicken Trick stories about using a chicken in an act, Billy McComb
2013 417
Mike Caveney The Chicken Chronicles more stories about using a chicken in an act
  • O'Hare, Oh my!
  • Robo Chick (mechanical chicken substitute)
2013 423
Michael Lam 偶遇魔术 (Stumbling upon magic)
2014 8
Michael Lam 第一滴血。。。 (The first drop of blood...)
2014 28
Jim Steinmeyer Too Dumb to Ask the Right Question stories about magic history
2014 3
Marvyn Roy, Brian Miller, Scott Penrose, Leslie Melville, Andrew Van Buren, Michael Bailey, Tony Markey, Norm Nielsen, Nicholas Einhorn, Kevin Doig Friends Reminisce memories of Alan Shaxon
  • Marvyn Roy
  • Brian Miller and Audrey
  • Scott Penrose
  • Leslie Melville
  • Andrew Van Buren
  • Michael Bailey
  • Tony Markey
  • Norm Nielsen
  • Nicholas Einhorn
  • Kevin Doig
2014 79
Alexander de Cova Pat on Misdirection Patrick Page anecdote
Feb. 2014
Scrapbook (Issue 6)
41
Steve Beam Another Behind-the-Scenes Look at Book Publishing Anecdote regarding the crediting of magic effects/methods.
2015 228
Karl Fulves Miller's Logic on a conversation with Charlie Miller about the referenced Zarrow shuffle
Related to 2015
The Lowdown (Issue 1)
5
Karl Fulves First Trick
2015 1
Gustavo Otero Arturo, más que un mago memories and anecdotes of Arturo de Ascanio
2015 225
Dámaso Fernández La primera vez que vi a Arturo memories and anecdotes of Arturo de Ascanio
2015 231
Camilo Vázquez Una confidencia de Arturo memories of Arturo de Ascanio, notes on the Ascanio Spread
2015 233
Gabi Pareras, Ricardo Vizcarra, Joaquín Matas Arturo de Ascanio. "El maestro a tres voces" conversation on Arturo de Ascanio, memories
2015 235
Hector Mancha ¡Goza! anecdotes of Arturo de Ascanio
2015 241
Alejandro Furnadjiev Anécdotas anecdotes of Arturo de Ascanio
2015 243
Luis Garcia Recordando a Arturo anecdotes of Arturo de Ascanio
2015 245
Oscar Rodrigo Más anécdotas anecdotes of Arturo de Ascanio
2015 247
Jaime Hortas Carta al Maestro Arturo anecdotes of Arturo de Ascanio, written in form of a letter
2015 249
Rafael Benatar Aún más anécdotas anecdotes of Arturo de Ascanio
2015 253
Javier Pérez Hernández, Carlos Sayalero, Javi Benítez Arturo en Sevilla notes on Ascanio in Sevilla, convention 1959
2015 255
Javier Pérez Hernández Arturo en Tenerife notes on Ascanio in Tenereife
2015 259
Alberto Reyes Arturo en EEUU notes on Ascanio in the USA, Bob Elliot, Father Cyprian, Aaron Dutton, Johnny Tompson, Obie O'Brien
2015 261
Alberto de Figueiredo Las últimas anécdotas anecdotes of Arturo de Ascanio
2015 265
Carlos Muro Cómo conoci a Arturo memories and anecdotes with Arturo de Ascanio
2015 273
Jesferh Arturo, amigo y critico constructivo memories and anecdotes with Arturo de Ascanio
2015 277
Luis Alberto Iglesias Estudios sobre el amor memories and anecdotes with Arturo de Ascanio
2015 291
Alexander de Cova Ich wußte, dass du zurück kommen wirst... story about the card magic table used in the photographs
2015 12
Jon Racherbaumer Constructive Criticism
2016
Facsimile (Issue 5)
62
Roberto Giobbi Real Cannibal Cards anecdote
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Feb 3)
38
Roberto Giobbi Incredible Estimation story about a man who can name number of letters in a sentence
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Apr 30)
124
Roberto Giobbi Birthday Story story from Roberto's birthday at the German CardWorkShop about a casino visit
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue May 1)
125
Roberto Giobbi Repeat Luck story about Sir Frederick Johnstone about gambling luck
Related to
  • Barnhart ("Gamblers of Yesteryear", 1983)
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue May 2)
126
Roberto Giobbi Yet More Luck! another casino story
Related to
  • Barnhart ("Gamblers of Yesteryear", 1983)
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue May 3)
127
Dondo Burghardo Professional Magician
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue May 20)
144
Charles Bertram Charles Bertram quoted story
Related to
  • "A Magician in Many Lands" (Charles Bertram)
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue June 30)
188
Roberto Giobbi Syllogism Raymond Smullyan anecdote
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue July 12)
200
Roberto Giobbi How to Get Tips
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue July 14)
202
Arturo de Ascanio, Roberto Giobbi The Cards Talk to You
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue July 17)
205
Roberto Giobbi Amusing Fees
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Aug 7)
226
Roberto Giobbi Con Attempted anecdote by Dieter Haldimann
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Aug 22)
242
Roberto Giobbi Accidental Magic taking advantage of accidents, with Vernon/Leipzig anecdote
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Sep 4)
255
Roberto Giobbi Korem Lecture and Anecdote
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Sep 7)
258
Roberto Giobbi Weight weight of things, with anecdote
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Oct 11)
292
Roberto Giobbi Beyond What We Know anecdote from Zuckerbrot's Martin Gardner documentary
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Oct 15)
296
Roberto Giobbi It's All Done With Mirrors
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Oct 17)
298
Roberto Giobbi Dead Man's Hand
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Nov 21)
334
Andy (The Jerx) Preface
2016 xi
Andy (The Jerx) Epilogue Describes trick where a card is torn, and restored via "actual" time travel
2016 337
Gene Anderson The Gene Pool anecdote of a gig
2016 16
Gene Anderson The Gene Pool anecdote of performing Picto Transpo
2016 20
Gene Anderson The Gene Pool anecdote of performing Picto Transpo and Persi Diaconis
2016 23
Gene Anderson The Gene Pool anecdote on working with thread
2016 54
Gene Anderson The Gene Pool anecdote on catching fish
2016 60
Gene Anderson The Gene Pool anecdote of FFFF 2005
2016 66
Gene Anderson The Gene Pool on Joe Riding
2016 83
Gene Anderson The Gene Pool on teaching the Peace Symbol to Doug Henning
2016 106
Gene Anderson The Gene Pool on lecturing at Magic Inc.
2016 131
Gene Anderson The Gene Pool using the Torn Message at a symposium
2016 159
Gene Anderson The Gene Pool on Doug Henning's wedding
2016 162
Gene Anderson The Gene Pool on Professor Creep and Friend
2016 173
Gene Anderson The Gene Pool on "Marko", appearing ghost on paper
2016 188
Gene Anderson The Gene Pool on Anderson's "Graduation" party
2016 195
Gene Anderson The Gene Pool on Tadashi Tokieda
2016 201
Gene Anderson The Gene Pool on Doug Henning performing the Hindu thread
2016 216
Gene Anderson The Gene Pool on Ed Watkins and Si Stebbins
2016 219
Gene Anderson The Gene Pool on Nick Trost's Lie Speller and Dennis Loomis
2016 223
Gene Anderson The Gene Pool on Charlie Miller seeing the T&R Newspaper for the first time
2016 232
Gene Anderson The Gene Pool on Willard the Wizard and Frances Willard
2016 240
Gene Anderson The Gene Pool on a tip by Bob Fitch
2016 246
Pete Biro Frank Shields Anecdote Vernon watches Frank Shields, from Genii, March 1979
2017
Facsimile (Issue 6)
7
Jon Racherbaumer Re: Rereading on revisiting books, anecdote on how Racherbaumer obtained Ed Marlo's "Faro Controlled Miracles"
2017
Facsimile (Issue 6)
32
Jon Racherbaumer Marlo and the Second-Dealing Monkey
2017
Facsimile (Issue 6)
45
Yves Carbonnier, Alain Poussard Yves Carbonnier: "La Magie et Moi, Une Histoire de Rencontres" biographical text about influeneces and encounters with other magicians
2019 22
David Britland Three Malini Mysteries
  • Cardopolis
Dec. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 12)
62
Roberto Giobbi The Butterfly in Effect
2021 29
Alexander Boyce Magic anecdote from a performance with a lucky coincidence
2021 22
David Britland Revisiting Al Koran
  • Al Koran and Jacko (monkey glove puppet)
  • Song and Sorcery
  • The Word's Fastest Mind Reader
Feb. 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 2)
52
Román García Antón. La magia en permanente ebullición memories of Mago Anton
2022
Maese Coral (Issue 3)
35
Scott Baird A Dream from The Hermit... cake transformation in dream
Variations May 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 5)
230
Steve Cohen Chapter Four: Chutzpah - Tales of Boldness on Max Malini
  • Tell Them Malini Did It
  • Miser's Dream at Sunday Mass
  • Computation Made Easy
  • No Hook, No Problem
  • Cubans
  • Roast Pig Head
  • "My" National Anthem
  • An Eye for Art
  • Fisher Brothers Gala Show
  • Cancel My Appointments
  • Two Gun Cohen
  • Never Too Late
  • Free Passage to Manila
2022 29
Steve Cohen Chapter Six: Only Malini Max Malini anecdotes
  • Impressive in Bed (blow-book for reporter)
  • A Droll Trick Played With a Fowl (resurrected chicken)
  • Kimura Malini
  • Suspected Spy
  • 1700 Convicts Mystified
  • Four-Power Treaty Framed in a Hotel Room
  • Six Martinis and a Bowl of Soup
  • An Inventive Mind
  • On the House
  • Cane Sawing
  • Caruso as Conjuror
2022 69
Steve Cohen Cut and Restored Violin String at an Anne-Sophie Mutter dinner
2022 192
Max Malini Cut and Restored Hair
2022 192
Max Malini Stab Trivia Malini anecdotes
2022 362
Edwin A. Dawes More Houdiniana on Houdini, Maskelyne, Groucho Marx and Houdini as aviator pilot in Australia
Also published here
  • "The Magic Circular" Vol, 67, 1972. P. 55-56.
2022 33
Sage Hagy Go Straight Ahead, Turn Lefty... on Jay Marshall, Paul Diamond, Frances Marshall
Apr. 2022
PM2 (Issue 23)
33
Michael P. Hades How I Met Stephen Minch
Related to Apr. 2022
PM2 (Issue 24)
25
Richard Cohn A Case of Magic, or Acquiring an Art K. Fact on Art Kahn, John Mulholland
July 2022
PM2 (Issue 25)
5
Jeff Clow The Master and the Kid on meeting Dai Vernon
July 2022
PM2 (Issue 25)
9
Stephen Minch, Michael P. Hades The Other Side (Or How I Met Micky Hades)
Related to Oct. 2022
PM2 (Issue 26)
5
Rafael Benatar, Howard Hamburg Thoughts...
  • On Magic and Magicians
  • Vernon's Wisdom
  • Teasing Magicians...
    • The Heavy Deck
    • Un-Faro-able
    • The Tony Giorgio Mercury Fold
  • Stories from the Magic Castle
    • The Professor Falls on the Driveway
    • Howard Gives me a Ride, by Rafael
  • At the Vernon Table
    • David to Dai
    • Grippo's Index
    • Hold the Break
    • Larry Misses the Pocket
    • Larry's Shift
    • The Moment
Sep. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 9)
64
Amílkar Riega Bello Oir, ver y callar con Peper Carroll on the friendship with José Carroll
2023
Maese Coral (Issue 4)
105
Justin Higham These Walls Have Ears phone call anecdote with David Carré about an overheard Ace production
2023 36
Greg Cook The King of Diamonds coincidence anecdote
2023 6
Gary Hunt Pink Pills for Pale People on Minerva "The Queen of Mystery" and Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People
Jan. 2023
PM2 (Issue 27)
21
Mac King A Fishing Expedition on Aerial Fishing, Gene DeVoe
Jan. 2023
PM2 (Issue 27)
25
Stephen Fernandes One Fine Day in the Life of a Teenage Magician on Sandy Marshall, Lou Tannen, Dunninger, Richard Himber
Jan. 2024
PM2 (Issue 30)
25
William Schmeelk World's Most Modern Train and Magic Shop Lou Tannen - Model Railroader on Tannen's magic shop
Jan. 2024
PM2 (Issue 30)
41
Michael A. Perovich My First Encounters With Bob Gwodz and Orlando Bagely ob Bob Gwodz and Orlando Bagely's acts, Dai Vernon
Apr. 2024
PM2 (Issue 31)
9