I Saw That! https://isawthat.com/ Books, tricks and articles with the accent on presentation Fri, 03 Apr 2026 02:00:31 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 150080451 Legacy https://isawthat.com/legacy/ Sat, 20 Apr 2024 17:02:54 +0000 https://isawthat.com/?p=32152 Article I wrote for the eighty-year anniversary of the Toronto IBM Ring 17. It was published in the December, 2022 edition of The Linking Ring. Many, many years ago, Toronto had the reputation of being one of the capitals of magic in North America. All the greats of the time—Thurston, Blackstone, etc.—played here. Equally important, […]

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]]> 32152 My French Connection https://isawthat.com/my-french-connection/ Thu, 04 Apr 2024 20:59:00 +0000 https://isawthat.com/?p=32129 It all started when I attended a magic convention in 1971 in Brussels, Belgium, where I lived at the time. The highlight for me was the wonderfully unique and innovative magic of the Dutch magician Flip. We met at two conventions, and a year later, I visited him in Holland. I spent a wonderful evening […]

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]]> 32129 Wow! https://isawthat.com/wow/ https://isawthat.com/wow/#respond Sun, 26 Sep 2021 21:38:11 +0000 https://isawthat.com/?p=24067 I was once on Bruce Cervon's list of friends!

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]]> https://isawthat.com/wow/feed/ 0 24067 New book: Rencontres https://isawthat.com/new-book-rencontres/ https://isawthat.com/new-book-rencontres/#respond Sun, 26 Sep 2021 15:44:05 +0000 https://isawthat.com/?p=24059 “Rencontres”, the new French language book by Carlos Vaquera, is now available. “Rencontres” features interviews with important names in magic: Jean-Pierre Vallarino, Tommy Wonder, Johnny Thompson and others. Print edition: https://isawthat.com/fr/shop/rencontres-cartonne/ Digital edition: https://isawthat.com/fr/shop/rencontres-numerique/

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]]> https://isawthat.com/new-book-rencontres/feed/ 0 24059 Thoughts by W. H. Auden https://isawthat.com/thoughts-by-auden/ Tue, 07 Sep 2021 02:42:37 +0000 https://isawthat.com/?p=23703 A couple of thoughts from the book “The Dyer’s Hand”, by American poet W. H. Auden, that apply to us as much as they do to poets and writers. About work in progress: To keep his errors down to a minimum, the internal Censor to whom a poet submits his work in progress should be […]

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]]> 23703 One-hand overhand shuffle https://isawthat.com/one-hand-overhand-shuffle/ Tue, 26 Mar 2019 18:58:23 +0000 https://isawthat.com/?p=7162 One-Hand Overhand Shuffle tutorial

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]]> 7162 Rabbits Out of Hats https://isawthat.com/rabbits-out-of-hats/ https://isawthat.com/rabbits-out-of-hats/#respond Mon, 04 Feb 2019 15:59:25 +0000 https://isawthat.com/?p=7117 MagicRead: An incompetent witch owns a magic shop

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]]> https://isawthat.com/rabbits-out-of-hats/feed/ 0 7117 Actors and the Art of Performance https://isawthat.com/actors-and-the-art-of-performance/ https://isawthat.com/actors-and-the-art-of-performance/#respond Mon, 24 Dec 2018 17:36:31 +0000 https://isawthat.com/?p=7022 MagicRead: A theatre actor and university professor analyzes acting

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]]> https://isawthat.com/actors-and-the-art-of-performance/feed/ 0 7022 Win the Crowd https://isawthat.com/win-the-crowd/ https://isawthat.com/win-the-crowd/#respond Thu, 01 Nov 2018 15:55:18 +0000 https://isawthat.com/?p=6071 MagicRead: Steve Cohen teaches how to charm and win over a room

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]]> https://isawthat.com/win-the-crowd/feed/ 0 6071 The Witch of Lime Street https://isawthat.com/the-witch-of-lime-street/ https://isawthat.com/the-witch-of-lime-street/#respond Wed, 31 Oct 2018 16:26:25 +0000 https://isawthat.com/?p=6059 MagicRead: the rivalry between Harry Houdini and the Witch of Lime Street

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