From the moment news of Max Maven’s new Hermetic Press release — The Protocols of the Elders of Magic — hit the digital streets, the response was fairly predictable, but for one exception. From Stephen Minch’s web site’s description: Announcing an unpleasant little book that no discerning library should be without. Over a century in […]

Dennis Loomis posted to the Genii Discussion Board: I got a phone call from Chuck Mignosa a few minutes ago. Ormond passed away this morning. Ormond McGill was a living legend, no doubt about that.

In keeping with the long-standing tradition here at Casa Escamoteurettes, I’d like to draw your attention to the fact that: 1. Loads of Richard Osterlind’s new DVD set, Mind Mysteries Too, is currently winging it’s way to Osterind Mysteries Central (Jim Sisti’s office), and 2. You can pre-order your set at a very favorable price […]

I pulled a few duplicate books from the Casa Escamoteurettes library (including a Houdini book, a 1st edition Harry Anderson ‘Games You Can’t Lose’, ‘I’ll Read Your Mind’ by Aage Darling, and ‘The Swami Gimmick’ by Sam Dalal printed with that special Indian ink on that special Indian paper) and put them on eBay. All […]

Ever been to TAOM? Maybe 2006 is the year you should make the trip. It’ll be in Dallas, Texas. More details than you can shake a stick at is here.

Having recently done my part to bolster eBay stock prices (which is to say, I sold stuff on eBay) I’ve had eBay on the mind this week. So, please allow me to make a few people angry. My first experience with eBay was in 1996. A friend was selling computer hardware and told me to […]

I posted a few more excellent deals on DVDs over at The Magic Cafe. All are brand new, never opened duplicate sets that have been accumulating here for a while. Snap these up if you are interested — I’ll ship them free to USA destinations: THE RESTAURANT MAGIC OF DAN FLESHMAN 3-DVD set FALKENSTEIN & […]

Okay, things are back to normal. Mostly. Time to catch up with the magazines and emails that have been piling up. So, while I’m doing that, take a look at a number of DVD sets I’m selling over at The Magic Cafe’s, “Let’s Make a Deal” section. All of these DVDs are brand new, unopened […]