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Old 14th March 2008, 11:26 AM   #1
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Discussion on Magic's Future with Jamy Ian Swiss

There was a discussion with Jamy Ian Swiss on the magic's future March 12 on NPR's Talk of the Nation. The audio archive of the program is available at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...oryId=88144949 .
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Old 16th March 2008, 02:36 AM   #2
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Today I picked up Mike Powers' book _Power Plays_, and on his website he has links to this interview with Ricky Jay. He also has a clip on Vernon.

http://www.mallofmagic.com/videos.htm
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Today I picked up Mike Powers' book _Power Plays_, and on his website he has links to this interview with Ricky Jay. He also has a clip on Vernon.

http://www.mallofmagic.com/videos.htm
Take a look at Red Rover from the Power Plays book. It's a thought-of cards across that plays very well, even among magicians.
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Thanks for the tip. Will do! I'm currently too-busy with other stuff at the moment that I have not so much as cracked this book open yet.
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