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ASW Inner circle 1879 Posts |
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On 2011-05-12 18:45, Turk wrote: Hey, Mike: it was obvious to anyone with half a brain that I had doctored the quote. That's why I wrote "fixed that for you" and inserted a smiley. It amazes me that you went to all that effort over a smart @ss post in a smart @ss thread. I'm sure Mr.Byrnes (whose posts I enjoy) couldn't give a fig. Actually, let's see you parse the original Byrnes post with as much analytical passion as you did my post. That execrise would be far more interesting than wasting effort on my facetious throw away. cheers & etc Andrew PS. Trini - there's some excellent discussion of Marlo on TSD. Did you miss it?
Whenever I find myself gripping anything too tightly I just ask myself "How would Guy Hollingworth hold this?"
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R.E. Byrnes Inner circle 1206 Posts |
No objection here to the "manipulation" of the post. nor was I "shocked to learn" that it had been altered, substantially; that was the obvious -- not covert or malicious or devious - intention. anyone with a modicum of an ironic sense would pick that up. by the usual rules and standards of parody, nothing was "ascribed" to me. that's how things happen. someone says something. someone else agrees or disagrees and responds to it. some responses are more artful than others. others are very long and weirdly consumed with something that doesn't matter a great deal.
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BarryFernelius Inner circle Still learning, even though I've made 2537 Posts |
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On 2011-05-12 18:09, MagicT wrote: In your spare time, are you in the habit of falsely shouting "Fire!" in a crowded theater? If you have sincere interest in this topic, read David Solomon's book Solomon's Mind and/or discuss this issue with David Solomon himself. David was part of Marlo's inner circle, and (in my opinion) he can give you a balanced point of view about this issue.
"To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan and not quite enough time."
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Slide Special user 533 Posts |
"Was it said while he was alive? Was it said directly to him? Did he ever defend his position? If so, how, when, and where? "
I'll make it easy for you: in every endeavor, the people at the top of the endeavor have been called thieves by other people who are at the top of that endeavor: it is called professional jealousy. Edison hated Tesla. Tesla hated Edison. Picasso hated Braque and Matisse. It was always such and digging into the why doesn't make the world any smarter or you a better card person. Just take it for granted: anyone at the top of his field is hated by others at the top of their fields. |
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Turk Inner circle Portland, OR 3546 Posts |
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On 2011-05-13 05:03, ASW wrote: "...it was obvious to anyone with half a brain that I had doctored the quote." Ah!! The old Ad Hominem attack. The last refuge of the person who cannot argue the points on the merits. I'm really disappointed in you for having to stoop to such a low level of argument. Actually, the very first time I read your post I understood that you had made some kind of change to R.E. Byrnes' post. (Your "fixed it" comment and your smiley were not missed by me.) But, that said, the extent of such quote modification was never clear on its face. What was not known (and what you conveniently left out) was R.E. Byrnes' exact quote. By such omission, a person is unable to appreciate the proffered wit and attack on Marlo that you intended. It was only by taking the time to go back and find Mr. Byrnes' actual quote that a person could and would be able to see specifically how you had "fixed it". And that was the point I was addressing in my prior post. Had you just stated your opinion as your opinion, I would have had no objection to your posting your strong characterization of Marlo. You will also note that in my original post on this thread, I mentioned that I had no quarrel with you expressing your point of view and had only wished that if you were going to modify a person's quoted remarks, the accepted scholarly and journalistic form is to first quote the actual quote and then post the "altered" quote immediately thereafter. Assuming you to not be lacking in the brain power that you ascribe to me, I'm sorry if those points were lost on you. In fact, initially, I did read and enjoy your post for its writing style. In a PM to another Café member, I wrote: "Quite frankly, I found Andrew's comment to be very well written and, in fact, from a rhetorical standpoint, I admired the conciseness and clarity of the sentence structure and the points expressed." It was only after I went back and read R.E. Byrnes' actual post, that it now became obvious exactly how you had "fixed" it. Again, had you posted Mr. Byrnes' exact quote in juxtaposition to your intended satiric comment, not only would the original quote accurately remain but, by the clear juxtaposition of the two statements, there would have been no misunderstanding as to the actual quote, and, your intended irony and satire would have become clear and made powerful by such juxtaposition/i]. My objection was (and is) over the [i]method used by you and not the substance of your comment itself. We are just going to have to agree to disagree on the appropriateness of altering another person's quoted remarks without also making clear the full scope and extent of such alteration. Again, just IMHO. Your mileage may vary...and probably does. Respectfully, Mike P.S. OOPS! I almost forgot your other comment, to wit: "Actually, let's see you parse the original Byrnes post with as much analytical passion as you did my post. That exercrise would be far more interesting than wasting effort on my facetious throw away." Respectfully, there is no need to analyze such comment. Mr. Byrnes' comment was clearly stated and, in all regards, was clearly his own. As such, I have no quarrel with either the form or manner of those remarks.
Magic is a vanishing Art.
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Craig Ousterling Special user 585 Posts |
Turk, didn't you just do the same thing to ASW by changing the PS. Trini line to *** ? In essence you quoted him and changed his quote just like what you overwhelmingly wrote about? It looks like the original(?) ASW quote had a swear word in it now.
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Bryce Spears New user 20 Posts |
Actually Mike, it was never clear on its face to you. I think everyone else got it.
Trini...nice troll attempt. Try to be more subtle next time. The PG attempt was much better. |
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Turk Inner circle Portland, OR 3546 Posts |
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On 2011-05-13 16:47, Craig Ousterling wrote: Hi, Craig. Actually, no. Just as in my truncated use of your above quote, the asterisks were used to alert readers that the entire quote was not being quoted or commented upon and that only that portion of the quote being commented upon remained. The use of asterisks for that purpose is the accepted grammatical form for alerting the reader to such deletion(s) and such fact. (And, unlike, ASW alleged quote of Mr. Byrnes' words, I did not purport to put words into anyone's mouth nor did I alter or substitute for any of the quoted text that remained--either in Trini's quoted remarks or in your quoted remarks or in anyone's quoted remarks. That said, in reading some of the posts defending Andrew's practices in this matter, it is obvious that his supporters either do not know what are the accepted grammatical practices and conventions when utilizing quote marks,...or they do not care and they rebuff such grammatical practices as being unimportant or unnecessary. And, it is equally obvious that Andrew's supporters are satisfied with the fact that somehow Andrew alerted them to the fact that he had somehow taken liberties with the Byrnes quote and they couldn't care less as to the extent of such liberties being taken or the resulting misquote. Cool. I "get it". I don't agree with some people's point of view in this regard (i.e., that, in quoting another person, it is OK to ignore proper grammatical conventions), but,...I "get it". I take issue to any form of misquoting and find any such misquoting to be serious. Others do not. As such, we are just going to have to agree to disagree on the seriousness of this practice. I now return you to your regular channel. (grin) Respectfully, Mike P.S. How seriously do I take and advocate accurate quoting of another's remarks? Very seriously--as evidenced by the fact that on a prior occaion, I found that I had inadvertently cut and pasted remarks of mine into the body of a quoted remark by Hary Lorayne. And, immediately upon my discovery of my error, I set the record straight and I apologized both to Mr. Lorayne and to the Café membership. (i.e., See the Café page located at: http://themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic......start=30 ) Misquoting another person for whatever reason is still serious and a breach of accepted grammatical standards and practices. Sorry for being so anal retentive about this point. Its just that whenever I read a quoted remark, from a historical and scholarly standpoint, I'd like to be able to have confidence that such remark was accurately quoted...and not have to always trace back to the original primary source of the original quote in order to know what that person actually said. Again, for whatever reason(s), some people do not care about the accuracy of actual quoted material so we must continue to agree to disagree.
Magic is a vanishing Art.
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MagicT Inner circle New Orleans 1248 Posts |
I am still interested to know from others why it is said that Marlo stole things. I am interested in the history of this.
Thank You, Trini
Trini Montes
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BarryFernelius Inner circle Still learning, even though I've made 2537 Posts |
Trini,
You live in the same city as Jon Racherbaumer. Maybe he could help you out...
"To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan and not quite enough time."
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Turk Inner circle Portland, OR 3546 Posts |
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On 2011-05-13 19:00, MagicT wrote: I agree with you on this, Trini. Yes, it would be nice for people knowledgeable in this matter to post specific example of any such alleged "stealing". At various times, such allegations are raised against other highly successful magicians and it would be helpful if the evidence being relied upon is specifically set forth so that readers can judge the truthfulness and the severity of any such alleged breaches. It seems that allegations of stealing seem to arise in direct proportion to the fame and notoriety of a person and, most such charges do not seem to be publicly made by other famous well-know magicians. In this regard, I think that BarryFernelius had an excellent suggestion when he offered: "If you have sincere interest in this topic, read David Solomon's book Solomon's Mind and/or discuss this issue with David Solomon himself. David was part of Marlo's inner circle, and (in my opinion) he can give you a balanced point of view about this issue." I wish that I had a copy of David Solomon's "Solomon's Mind" book to see what he offers in way fo perspective and/or rebuttal. One thing that I am always mindful of is the possibility (probability?) of "independent creation". Also, it's one thing to casually mention that you might be "thinking of a way to perform and "XYZ" effect...but you have no particulars in that regard other than a presentational theme idea. It is another thing for someone to run with any such idea and actually flesh out a working methodology for accomplishing such an effect. ASW's "quote" about Marlo that it "Has something to do with someone else having shown him something in confidence before he published it, and conventional notions about "ethics" taking over from there" is a serious charge and, if for common decency alone, it would have been nice for Andrew to have laid out the specifics of the charge instead of engaging in what might be charitably characterized as a generalized "drive-by shooting" of a man who is dead and can no longer defend himself. So yes, I'm with you on this in wishing to have specifics of any alleged stealing so that the frequency and severity and the circumstances under which the complained-of act occurred could be evaluated in context. Respectfully, Mike
Magic is a vanishing Art.
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Vlad_77 Inner circle The Netherlands 5829 Posts |
Trini,
In the PG thread I tried to be very civil with you. I shall once again try. But frankly Trini, how does this topic further your growth as a magician? Do some research Trini. Even if you don't have a large library, there are tons of online resources that are invaluable for tracing the pedigree of an effect. I would recommend the following: http://magicref.tripod.com/books.htm http://archive.denisbehr.de/ http://conjuringarts.org/ In addition, you can sign up for Chris Wasshuber's Magic Knowledge Base on Lybrary.com The really fun part of course is that while you are researching, you just might find something that will enhance YOUR magic! You have been given sage advice already by others in this thread. Ahimsa, Vlad |
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MagicT Inner circle New Orleans 1248 Posts |
Vlad,
I TOO will try to be civil with you. Uhm, I think I AM doing some research by asking questions here on the Magic Café. Funny how you did NOT list this website as a resource. Is it not a resource? Isn't the motto, "Magicians HELPING magicians?" In order to do research, one must have questions. I have questions, and am asking here on this "online resource" for help in hopes of getting some answers. Also, to answer your question about me growing as a magician, I never once said in my initial post, nor any other posts regarding this matter that I am looking to grow as a magician. Please show me where I did. I am asking a question because of my own curiosity. Is this such a bad thing? Is it against the rules, or your rules, here to seek answers to accusations I have read about or heard about? If I may ask you the same type of question, with your HUGE vocabulary... How is you responding in this thread helping YOU further your growth as a magician? Any idea? Honestly, I really don't care. If you do not like my questions, then just don't read my posts, or just do not reply to them. Have a WONDERFUL day, and may all your MARLO be true. Thank You, Trini
Trini Montes
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MagicT Inner circle New Orleans 1248 Posts |
I am not saying that Marlo was a thief, nor am I saying he was not. I never knew the man to form my own opinion. If I ask a student of his, it will be a biased opinion. I am looking for those who accuse him of stealing material, and have been harsh to supply hard evidence. I don't mean it as a challenge, but as a friendly request.
Thanks, Trini
Trini Montes
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BrandonWilliams Loyal user 246 Posts |
Hmm, the "academics" don't know what they're getting into either. My thoughts anyway...
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ASW Inner circle 1879 Posts |
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On 2011-05-13 16:25, Turk wrote: When I get a free moment I'll try and read through this or ask someone to send me the key points.
Whenever I find myself gripping anything too tightly I just ask myself "How would Guy Hollingworth hold this?"
A magician on the Genii Forum "I would respect VIPs if they respect history." Hideo Kato |
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Justin W Special user Lawrence, KS 929 Posts |
I'll make a Powerpoint.
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ASW Inner circle 1879 Posts |
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On 2011-05-13 19:45, Turk wrote: Anyone with more than a cursory knowledge of card magic in the 20th century would know that very famous magicians have accused Marlo of publishing other people's material or trying to degrade their right to be identified as the originator, i.e., Doc Daley and Herb Zarrow. Late in life Marlo was famous for attempting to undermine creative ownership of material in many of the major published hardcovers, writing long Unabomber-esque letters to a list of famous magicians. He did this in regard to Jerry Sadowitz's and Darwin Ortiz's books and many others. Sadowitz republished one of the letters and parsed the bejeezus out of it in The Crimp. As I recall, though the book is in storage back in Australia, the Solomon book addresses some of this behaviour directly and it is clear that Dave Solomon felt betrayed by Marlo's actions, though he maintained his friendship and respect. I'm treating this thread with the level of seriousness it deserves, so the above information is a freebie. You'll have to do your own research from this point. As for your fiery white hot puritanical mission to address the heresy of my earlier frivolous post, I can only imagine that you have a humour deficit or that I slapped you down on some forum at some point. If the latter, I've well and truly forgotten it and I suggest you move on for your own mental health. On the upside, you write well and with passion, and that's something rare on magic forums and which I encourage.
Whenever I find myself gripping anything too tightly I just ask myself "How would Guy Hollingworth hold this?"
A magician on the Genii Forum "I would respect VIPs if they respect history." Hideo Kato |
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Vlad_77 Inner circle The Netherlands 5829 Posts |
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On 2011-05-13 20:58, MagicT wrote: Trini, Before I list some points, I DO have a question for you: WHY would you NOT want to grow as a magician???!!! It seems rather pointless to engage in an endeavor and NOT seek to improve one's self. 1. By writing in my post that others here have given you sage advice, it stands to reason that the Café IS a resource. 2. Thank you for the attack on my vocabulary. I consider it a compliment. I refuse to code-switch Trini. As for why I reply to your posts, I will answer by using your own attack on me regarding the apparent omission of the Café as a resource. How are you - as a magician - helping other magicians by such a thread? I really am quite mystified as to what constructive purpose such a thread serves. When I politely stated that you do research it was a suggestion that I had hoped you would understand as a means to make your own informed decisions. However Trini, I watched your devolution of the PG thread and the same is happening here. As you can see, there is controversy about Marlo; this is nothing new Trini. Asking questions IS a good thing Trini, but also doing one's own homework can yield satisfying results. So while you are free to heed advice or not, you would be hard pressed to defend a position that eschews personal investigation and engages solely in asking the opinion of others. In the end Trini the answer to which you will arrive is the very answer that you want to hear. One final comment Trini: I simply love the richness of language. I do not nor have I ever claimed that I am "above" you or others. In fact some of the best posts on the Café have been produced by people who write in a concise manner. If a large vocabulary irritates you, then you are free to pass on reading posts which might happen to contain words with which you are unfamiliar. Conversely, you can employ a comprehension strategy known as contextual clues to parse the meaning of a word. Code-switching is a term used by linguists. It entails changing one's form of speech depending upon the situation one finds one's self in. Trust me Trini, as a rock musician I code-switch all the time when I am "rockin'." However, in a public forum which welcomes all non-offensive forms of written communication, I choose not to code-switch but rather write as I would speak in an oral forum as well. Ironically Trini, some words that I have used may have helped some of the younger people here in expanding their personal lexicon and in that respect, I do not see the harm in it. I will close by saying that we have indeed come to a sorry point in our society when a love for the richness of language is seen as a bad thing. I wish you the best Trini and it is my hope at least that I will one day encounter a thread started by you that asks and/or answers questions that further the community. Ahimsa, Vlad |
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R.E. Byrnes Inner circle 1206 Posts |
"how does this topic further your growth as a magician?"
this is an absurdly narrow criterion. we get it. you're a very positive person who loves the "richness" of language. but someone else is interested in what went down with Marlo, and asked people who are likely to know something about it and have a diversity of viewpoints. rather than telling people what they should ask about, why not just move to a thread where like-minded people are "furthering their growth as magicians" with the proper degree of unctuous enthusiasm. |
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