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Dave Scribner Assistant Manager Lake Hopatcong, NJ 5191 Posts 
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For those that hadn't heard, General Grant passed away on July 20th. He was 87 years old and despite his failing health for quite some time, lead a pretty active life.Anyone who saw his act know he was a pioneer in Dove Magic. He'll certainly be missed.
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Wravyn Inner circle 2550 Posts
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Thank you for sharing the news.
May he RIP. It seems as if the magic community is losing many greats this year. |
magicfish Inner circle 6908 Posts
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I remember seeing his name on many products in the display counter at Morrissey Magic when I was a kid. Great memories.
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Dave Scribner Assistant Manager Lake Hopatcong, NJ 5191 Posts
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Truly a great man but are you thinking about the same person? I don't believe Gen ever sold his products through dealers and made all his sales himself.
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MJE Veteran user After all these years,I STILL have only 368 Posts
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On Oct 6, 2019, Dave Scribner wrote: Well, this is going WAY back.....at least 30 years.....but I'm pretty sure he had products that were sold by MAK Magic. I think there was a well-known wholesaler that sold his stuff, too. Which one, I don't recall. But, yeah, I could be thinking of the wrong guy, too. |
thecromulent Veteran user Brooklyn, NY 325 Posts
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On Oct 6, 2019, MJE wrote: I think there were two Gen(eral) Grants. U.F. "Gen" Grant is the guy who manufactured props: https://www.geniimagazine.com/wiki/index......F._Grant Evan |
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Dave Scribner Assistant Manager Lake Hopatcong, NJ 5191 Posts
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That is correct. U.F. Grant and Gen Grant are two different people.
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thecromulent Veteran user Brooklyn, NY 325 Posts
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On Oct 7, 2019, Dave Scribner wrote: What makes it extra-confusing is that U.F. was sometimes credited as "Gen" on his products. |
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MJE Veteran user After all these years,I STILL have only 368 Posts
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On Oct 7, 2019, Dave Scribner wrote: ..........oh...........(he says sheepishly) |
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MJE Veteran user After all these years,I STILL have only 368 Posts
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On Oct 7, 2019, thecromulent wrote: Thanks for that link! I'm not sure why I didn't think of looking there in the FIRST place. I see that I had several of UF's books and props in my early days in magic. I remember having the Cheek To Cheek deck, but I didn't use it as a Triumph thing. I have no idea what I DID use it for, but I think it was an early attempt at mentalism that I came up with. That Bengal Net was a bulky thing to cart around, but it was really impactful in the kidshows that I quickly (and fortunately) outgrew. And didn't everyone on the planet have a Temple Screen at one time or another? I think there were a few at every magic auction ever held for a while. |
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thecromulent Veteran user Brooklyn, NY 325 Posts
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I definitely had (have) one! I repainted mine to look like a phone booth, and I used to produce phones from it. First a corded handset, then an old fashioned cordless handset.
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DarksideDeceptions New user 2 Posts
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Here is a performance of General Grant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntzfCZ-ifzc
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