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Reading Minds - What Is Mentalism, and How Can You Perform It?
Many people have heard of mentalism, but few know exactly
what is involved. So let's start with a clear definition.
Mentalism is defined as a sub-category within the field of
magic. It has to do with tricks dealing with the mind's
power. Rather tha...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Chris Lloyd
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The Rape of Monterey
David Jack left Crieff, Scotland, in 1841 to lessen the burden on his widowed mother. He worked for an army contractor in Williamsburg, Virginia, for a period, then read a letter in the New York Herald that changed his future.
The letter described...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Alton Pryor
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Californias Last Dry Town
The coastal town was proud of its prohibition against alcohol. The town was origi-nally founded as a religious retreat for Methodists wanting to become closer to God by living and worshiping in the beautiful forest that He had created.
At the Howa...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Alton Pryor
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A Man Named Hollister
It is doubtful that William Welles Hollister could envision the mark he would make on California while he was driving his 6,000 head of sheep from Licking County, Ohio, to California.
Hollister’s 2,000-mile trek, on which he was accompanied by a ...
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rating : 5.00, 1 votes. Author : Alton Pryor
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A Bawdy House Gets Saved
When the fire broke out in Pat Logan’s saloon in the unkempt mining camp first known as St. Louis, the Missouri miners rushed from all directions to douse the blaze.
Men in St. Louis loved a fire, for kegs of beer were placed at strategic locations...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Alton Pryor
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Tangor: A Nightmare Complete! (Chapter Three)
Ice-worms in space, yes indeed, I would not have believe it had it not been told to me by Tangor himself. And so I shall tell you what he told me: they are creatures from Moiromma, a planet outside our solar system, and they have a clutching grip, ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Dennis Siluk
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Tangor and the Banshees! (Chapter Two)
Outside in the deep cold of space, perhaps like in the deep cold of the oceans, perhaps, not like anything, anyone can really imagine, Tangor witnessed several banshees flapping their giant wings around his spacecraft, staring and glaring into his ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Dennis Siluk
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Easy Does It! Small-Scale Tricks to Dazzle Your Audience
How to Get Started If You're a Beginner
Whether you've been practicing magic for two days, two
years, or twenty, the only effective magic trick is one
that actually "fools" your audience. This ability to create
a good illusion depends in huge part ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Chris Lloyd
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Tangors Quest!
Tonos, was quite a long distance from Poloda, and in the early l940s, Tangor, was granted permission to go on a mission there, granted by Eljanhai, the Great I, of the planet. He left behind memories of Yamoda, and the empire of Kapara, and also of...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Dennis Siluk
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For The Beginner Dancer
As a newcomer to dancing you undoubtedly have an uneasy feeling about how you should conduct yourself at a dance class. You possibly wonder if you are going to experience difficulty learning. Well first, please be assured you have no reason for con...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Sylita Thomas
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View from the Stage: Coyote Highway
Coyote Highway - October 22, 2005
It’s very late, and I’m toolin’ down the highway at break neck speeds on my way back from a performance in another world. Even though the horizon is rushing towards me, it never seems to move the way I would like i...
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rating : 9.69, 16 votes. Author : Gary Wesselhoff
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UFO: Keeping the Human Gnome off Mars
Last night I was perusing: http:www.msss.commoc_galleryr22_s04mc03.html because Mars is on a close approach to earth and lots of amateur astronomers are out in their back yards snapping pics.
I misplaced my camera, so there was no use getting ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : John T Jones, Ph.D.
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Rules Rules Rules
I have always been a rules-based person. Over the years I have concocted quite a sophisticated set of rules, if I must say so myself. In fact, a mantra that I repeated three times each night was: “Before I lay me down to sleep, I must make more rul...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Robert Crane
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Magic Tricks - Planning and Adapting Your Performance (Part 2)
Performing a magic show is when you will either make or break yourself as a magician. What the audience doesn't realise is the amount of preparation involved in planning the show. This series of articles will go through the process I use for crea...
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rating : 7.50, 2 votes. Author : Edward Jellard
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Magic Tricks - Planning and Adapting your Performance (Part 1)
Performing a magic show is when you will either make or break yourself as a magician. What the audience doesn't realise is the amount of preparation involved in planning the show. This series of articles will go through the process I use for crea...
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rating : 10.00, 3 votes. Author : Edward Jellard
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To Love a Stranger
On legs that are unsteady, faltering, I shoulder my way across the crowded room.
The air is thick with the scent of flowers, perfumed bodies and that unique yet indefinable smell one always associates with this place.
I draw a deep breath, feeling ...
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rating : 8.38, 13 votes. Author : Leeuna Foster
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How to Sell Your Art at Charity Events
You’ve perfected your art or craft. You’ve given tons to your family and friends and now their friends and family want your art as well! Your workspace overflows with finished projects that you move from side to side so that you can create more art...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Steven Popkin
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Pick A Card, Any Card!
Have you ever noticed that if you give someone a deck of cards
and ask them to do a card trick, the first thing they will do is
spread out the cards and say “Pick a card, any card.”? Why is
that? Is this the only magic that can be done with a pac...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Dion Semeniuk
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Californias First School Teacher
The future looked grim for the 130 Americans Inside Mission Santa Clara de Asis.
The gates of the crumbling Mission were barricaded to keep out the Spanish soldiers of Don Francisco Sanchez, who appeared on the verge of attacking the newly arrived ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Alton Pryor
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Wheelbarrow Johnny
Nineteen-year-old John joined a wagon train leaving South Bend, Indiana, and came west to search for gold. Instead of seeking gold, however, he ended up making wheelbarrows.
When young John arrived at Old Dry Diggings (now Placerville), it was the ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Alton Pryor
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The Case of the Great CD Cover Mystery
Characters: Detective John Clark, Lead Singer Deb Turbulent,
Bassist Chris Jones, Guitarist Jeff Zane, Keyboardist Jay Davis, Drummer Bill Webb
It was a sunny but cool Monday morning, about 10:30 a.m. I
had made it in late because, well, that is...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Kenny Love
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How To Get Even With Starbucks!
I am not a patient man.
Nor am I overly devious.
So although I haven't personally experienced the following
hijinx, I have watched a guy I know go through this ritual,
several times.
Plus, I hate Starbucks coffee. It's way too "acidy" and
expensiv...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Craig Garber
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A French Teachers Memories: School Theater
To play theater is a way of learning French culture that both teachers and pupils appreciate... until June. In most schools, at the end of the year, there is a theater performance.
Usually, two teachers are requisitioned to organize the rehearsals ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Gabrielle Guichard
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