Samuel Effin Jackson stars in a movie currently in production and titled “Black Snake Moan.” In it, Jackson plays the part of Lazarus, an older black bluesman who claims he can cure a white nymphomaniac of her condition by…well, use your imagination. Knowing Jackson — and the details of this production — as I do, […]

Granted we’re only twenty minutes into it, so this is a mid-stream observation. The only thing that comes to mind is this quote: “Here’s a quarter, it’s gone, you’re an idiot, it’s back, you’re a jerk, show’s over.” — Jerry Seinfeld This has got to be the irony of ironies. Let’s see how the next […]

The one thing we can count on when it comes to our understanding is that it’s rarely a cup filled sufficiently. To wit: Alexander Nikolayevich Lodygin (1847-1923) was quite the engineer and inventer. The Tambov Cadet School graduate went on to serve a short stent for his Russian military, then retired from military service and […]

If you’ve been on the fence about whether or not to purchase your copy of Max Maven’s new book, The Protocols of the Elders of Magic, you’ve about waited too long. There are currently less copies available than I have fingers on my hands (and I still have all of them God gave me lo, […]

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 […]