by Jon Racherbaumer | Jun 2, 2016 | Articles, Magic News
ON:WORDS Jon Racherbaumer PARASITES, PRECURSORS, THE RELATIVITY OF ORIGINALITY, AND THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS? “Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I’ve ever known.” -Chuck Palahniuk Consider the word “origin,” including...
by Jon Racherbaumer | Feb 4, 2016 | Articles, Magic News
WHAT’S YOUR STORY? ________ Jon Racherbaumer “Every story I create creates me. I write to create myself.” -Octavia E. Butler “A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise. Because that is how life is – full of surprises.” -Isaac Bashevis...
by Jon Racherbaumer | Feb 1, 2016 | Articles, Curious and New, Flibberty Gibberty., Magic News, Research
FLIBBERTY-GIBBERTY #7 Jon Racherbaumer REGARDING A FEW OF THE QUOTATIONS PUBLISHED IN THE GREATER ARTFUL DODGES OF EDDIE FIELDS Most quotable pundits belittle the practice of quoting other pundits. That being said, consider these two sentences by Ralph Waldo...
by Jon Racherbaumer | Sep 23, 2015 | Articles, Curious and New, Flibberty Gibberty., Magic News, Research
VANNI BOSSI: CLASSY SCHOLAR Jon Racherbaumer Vanni Bossi was a classy scholar who diligently pursued excellence and he was a model of such artistic intent. This is why it’s challenging and perhaps futile to find an apt and summarizing word or two to pin like...
by Jon Racherbaumer | Aug 27, 2015 | Articles, Curious and New, Flibberty Gibberty., Magic News, Research
MATT-INGLY YOURS Jon Racherbaumer The taverns in Chicago, circa 1935-1960, were a fertile breeding ground for a special kind of close-up entertainment to gain traction. Prohibition led to speakeasies and after Prohibition was repealed, customers needed places...