450: Gene Anderson - A Real Cut-Up

Gene Anderson is a name that is synonymous with the Torn & Restored Newspaper. But his career is so much more than that and he has influenced many of the "legends" in our industry like Doug Henning, just to name one. But Gene's career as a "part time pro" has inspired others to perform and create mage while maintaining "another" life in the business world with what they call a "real job".

Gene Anderson discusses the importance of humor to maintain a healthy lifestyle. While reciting some of history's favorite quotes along with his original jokes and quips, Gene will inspire you to smile more. Gene Anderson is a PhD chemist, a professional magician, and a motivational speaker.

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:05:56 - Gene Anderson talks about some of his friends, his life and his career with some delightful anectdotes along the way.

01:03:20 - Product Review: Morgan & West - DECODED” is a two volume DVD set describing simple to more complex two-person coding. Highly recommended.

01:09:31 - Product Review: “The Self Flipping Notepad” by SansMinds is a way to get a “peek” at secreted information then reveal it as the pad automatically flips open by itself. Recommended.

01:13:47 - Product Review: “Nu Flash” from Magiclism (Bond Lee and Zamm Wong) is a visual bill transformation to a selected playing card, envelope, or business card. Recommended.

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415: Chip Romero - A Chip Off Of Doug Henning

Cruise ship magician and noted Doug Henning historian and collector, Chip Romero joins us this week to talk about the life of Doug Henning and his collection. Along the way, Chip tells us some stories about Henning, busts some myths and goes deep behind the man and magician who was one of the Titans in our magic business.

Doug Henning's World of Magic (1977) starring Glen Campbell & Sandy Duncan. This recording is from ITV, as broadcast on 26th May 1986. From The MagicWeek Vid...

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341: Houdini-Opoly with Dick Brookz and Dorothy Dietrich

Dorothy Dietrich and Dick Brookz own and operate the Houdini Museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania. They have both led extraordinary lives and worthy of talking more about their Houdini museum, the Houdini seance, and the former Magic Townhouse in New York City. They talk about all these things but the purpose of this particular podcast is to help the magic world learn more about their newest project, "Houdini-Opoly"

They have been working on this board game for over two years and with the Kickstarter campaign now being fully funded just before this podcast was released. So not it's on to meet their "stretch" goals to pay for the "enhancements". Thanks to your support, it appears that it will be in production soon this year. The Magic Word Podcast is selective in providing a platform for promoting individuals or pet projects. But this is one I support and think is of particular interest to our community. But even if you choose not to support the cause and buy a game, the rest of our chat is interesting as we talk about the old Magic Townhouse in New York City and why it closed and the museum moved to Scranton, Pennsylvania. We also discuss the Houdini seance and the museum.

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The contest is over and we congratulate Pat Darienzo who won a copy of Danny Archer's eBook. — The contest is over and we congratulate **Pat Darienzo** who won a copy of Danny Archer's eBook.