Pinky Swear

So, yeah, this is exciting.

ETA: Thursday June 21st.

http://www.trcky.com

Foer!

Joshua Foer
author of (the incredible)
"Moonwalking With Einstein" 

@ Grey Matters (one of my all time fave blogs)
http://headinside.blogspot.com/2012/05/joshua-foer-at-ted.html

and here's his Ted Talk
http://youtu.be/U6PoUg7jXsA

and the book
Moonwalking with Einstein (check  out the audio version... I can highly recommend it)
http://www.amazon.com/Moonwalking-Einstein-Science-Remembering-Everything/dp/159420229X

If the subject really interests you, IMO: Dominic Obrien's "Quatum Memory Power" is THE resource for all things mnemonical http://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Memory-Power-Improve-Champion/dp/0743528662

Annotated Royal Road

The link of the day goes to Andrew Musgrave's wonderful "Ye Olde Magick Blog"
http://sleightly.com/blog

Every word he's written (and there's lots of em)
is worth a look (if even only to disagree...)

Some of the content simply incredible...
Check out this annotated e-version of the Royal Road.:
http://sleightly.com/blog/annotated-royal-road-to-card-magic

great stuff. I'll quit rambling... go look.

Before I die....

I say hi to this guy  all the time (odd, but I don't know his first name) Absolutely love the fact that EVERY time I see him, he's in pirate garb (with pirate cup in hand ;) He's one of many such pirates alive & well in NOLA (one of many such clics.)
Today I saw 'him' (arrrrggghhh) on/in this article:
http://candychang.com/before-i-die-in-nola/  

What a wonderful / inspiring use of a blighted property.
God bless this wretched town. Hope springs eternal.

Monster

Monster indeed!
http://youtu.be/p29jLbEpzJc

Love the idea of using transparencies in coin/magic description.

This DVD looks like a winner.

Check out the Flash Matrix: Boing!
http://youtu.be/b5JIbh5ioDk

"I said no the first six times..."

America's Got Talent is one of the few TV shows I watch (basically that or my kindred art form: big time wrestling... yeah, I know.... go figure)  Anyhoo: below is an interesting piece from the perspective a busking troupe who participated in/on the show. An interesting / behind the scenes look :

http://whipchick.livejournal.com/12805.html

Vanishing Face

I often use this blog as a reference place-holder for ideas that cross my noggin.

Here's one that's related to this:  http://youtu.be/AWB_2TzaMvU ("The Vanishing Face")

Back in the late 90's I experimented with putting magical effects 'online' and I always thought this optical illusion would make a great 'online' magic trick. My vision (instead of shooting a video) was to do a flash / animation of the effect. Alas, my skills with the required software never met my mindset and so, the concept remains dormant. I think this might be accomplished with HTML5?  (hmmmm)

Note: The book in the foreground of this video "Mathematics, Magic and Mystery" is one of my all-time faves. If you have any interest in any of these subjects: get this wonderful tome. Sidenote to note: The puzzle from said book was created by the equally brilliant: Mel Stover.