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Feb 28, 2011 06:35

Magic

My wife and I had a date night at the Magic Castle. I love magic and I love that place. The walls there ooze magical mystery and whisper secrets from days when magicians ruled the headlines of the world and were held in awe by millions. When I was in high school I grew up with Harry Blackstone III, and since I was ASB President and we were ( Read more... )

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Blackstone, Thurstone, Keller davidlubar February 28 2011, 14:55:38 UTC

How cool an evening. The mention of Blackstone brings back memories. I was a magic geek as a kid. I saw Cardini give his farewell performance at an S.A.M. show in the 1960s. Just for fun, I named a character Thurston in one of my books.

Re: Blackstone, Thurstone, Keller davidbeall February 28 2011, 16:05:45 UTC

Wow, seeing Cardini. That was cool. He was awarded Master Magician by the Magic Castle. Did you ever read Carter Beats the Devil? I loved the way Glen David Gold captured Carter and Thurston and that whole era.

Re: Blackstone, Thurstone, Keller davidlubar February 28 2011, 19:25:15 UTC

I did read it. That was an amazing era. We need to get together some day and catch bullets in our teeth.