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Mike Rogers - All Magicians Do It

Columnist: Mike Rogers by Mike Rogers Will magic stand for another signed card to impossible location? If so, read on. About forty years ago the late Ace Gorham introduced me to the Lippincott Coin Box. Ace was among the pioneers of magic on TV and he used the box frequently in different ways. For those unfamiliar, it is a small wooden chest about half the size of a pack of cigarettes, and locked with a small p...
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Mike Rogers - A Set Up

Columnist: Mike Rogers By Mike Rogers I love a good gag. I don’t mean unkind pranks or dirty tricks, but instead I mean those rare times when you can set someone up for a truly surprising moment that catches them totally off guard. Moreover, it should be enjoyed by all including the victim. I’ll relate an amusing story where I was set up for just such a moment. I was set up BIG TIME! Several years ago I used to wo...
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Mike Rogers - A Tribute To The Princess

Columnist: Mike Rogers No, I don’t intend to discuss the events in the life or death of a recently departed member of royalty. The topic for discussion is the card trick bearing the name The Princess Card Trick. The effect is hardly new for it dates back to 1905 and is credited to American magician Henry Hardin. In the ensuing years the effect has been reinvented, rehashed, and rewritten by more than a few. Annemann, ...
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Mike Rogers - Bothered

Columnist: Mike Rogers By Mike Rogers I’d better put the firewalls up, for I know I’ll be flamed to the max for what I’m about to say. However, something has me bothered. It’s simply this. When is it acceptable to do the act or material of another? Why would I ask that? It is old hat. We learn from day one not to copy another. Be original.. Be original.. Be originalWe’ve all heard it until we are sick of hearing ...
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Mike Rogers - Brilliant

Columnist: Mike Rogers By Mike Rogers On February 8, 2000 the phone lines everywhere were jammed with the recent sad news in magic. The Internet was a beehive as magicians around the world related the news, expressed sorrow, and grieved in numerous missives. Doug Henning left this life the previous day. This column is not intended to relate or revisit the views expressed by so many on February 8, 2000. Doug Hen...
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