Hi gang,

I've been lurking here and at other sites for the last couple of weeks, looking for a site to post on. The Magic Cafe is by far the best, so I'm looking forward to making it my magic cyberhome.

I actually got away from the art for a few years, but my love of magic was reawakened two years ago when my childhood hero, Doug Henning, passed away. Since then I've been re-emersing myself in magic.

Lately I've been restocking my library. When I was younger, I developed my foundation using Henry Hay's Cyclopedia of Magic -- now out of print, I understand. Now, I'm looking to solidify myself in various areas of magic. I'm into coins, at the moment, and am working my way through Bobo's.

By the way, does anyone know if a bio of Henning has ever been published, or is in the works? I'd love to read it, of course, but if nothing's around, I'd like to publish it. (I'm an acquisitions editor at a publishing house in Toronto.)

Welcome Friend Magicbarry!

Nice to have you back in the fold! And it is good that you found this place, as there is none like it anywhere else.

Bobo's was the first magic book I bought well over 10 years ago and I am still not through it. But I should get back into it as I am finally "working without the net" of gimmicked coins. Doing Paul Harris coin stuff. So thanks for the reminder!

BroDavid

Welcome to The Magic Cafe Barry, I'm excited that you have decided to join our magic family. Enjoy.

Welcome, Welcome & Welcome!

Welcome to the Magic Cafe'

Henry Hay had some great books. Thanks for reminding us about that!

Anyway, Enjoy!

Man... Doug Henning did this thing on TV, when I was a kid, where he tied these little tissue-paper ghosts and they kept flying out of his hands, into a glass jug, and back again.

I must say that he was really my first real influence as well... so Welcome to the Cafe, and have a hot cup on all of us.

Welcome aboard, Barry.
Just back up that moving van and get settled here in your new cyberhome!

cheers,
Peter Marucci
showtimecol@aol.com

Hi Barry,
Welcome to your home. We feel her as our real home not the cyber one. For example Peter Loughran,Ichazod,Tom Cutts and Manipulix from the Cafe had come to our festival in Izmir. Although we have seen each other for the first time (each other all, I mean) we felt that we already know each other. So have a cup of strong Turkish coffee and feel yourself at home.

Howdy, Barry! Let me pull a rabbit from a hat for ya!



Ahha, it worked!

Hello,

And welcome to the Magic Cafe. This place is the best out there hands down! Enjoy your time here. Steve and his gang are a great group of folks. You are going to learn alot as well as have alot of input I am sure.

Best,

Keith Arlen Lack
http://www.arlenstudio.com

Glad to see you here – this is a GREAT place to share and study up on the art that you love.

Looking forward to your contributions.

Blessings,