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Jim and Steinmeyer
* 1958 – Jim Steinmeyer, Illusion creator
Noted illusion designer and historian Jim Steinmeyer identifies the beginning of this phenomenon as coinciding with the introduction of the " Sawing a woman in half " illusion.
Modern magic inventor Jim Steinmeyer has written that a description of the illusion was published by the great French magician Jean Robert-Houdin in 1858, but Robert-Houdin's idea remained just that, a written description of an effect.
Jim Steinmeyer attributes the success and influence of the illusion not just to Selbit's inventiveness and but also to his timing.
Illusions were by Jim Steinmeyer and John Gaughan, and pyrotechnic design was by Tyler Wymer.
Some of these issues are overcome in Modern Art, an illusion created by Jim Steinmeyer.
Invented by Jim Steinmeyer with collaboration of John Gaughan and Jonathan Pendragon, and was originally staged, choreographed and performed by The Pendragons, it has since become a part of many illusionists ' routines, including David Copperfield and Siegfried & Roy.

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`` Thirteen '', said Long Jim.
`` Come, come '', Jim said, jollying Lucy a little.
Jim was so indignant it was obvious that no matter what he said, he too had seen the looming specter of a forever-Cathy.
Jim said.
Jim groaned, but he lifted Susan's suitcase and said, in a gentler tone, `` Sure -- the entire thousand.
`` Well '', Jim said, out of the silence, `` let's get going, dolls and all ''.
Jim Souhan of the Minneapolis Star Tribune said he did not see Matsui as a rookie in 2003 because " it would be an insult to the Japanese league to pretend that experience didn't count.
Robert Christgau and Jim Testa have said that there were legitimate artistic reasons for being critical of disco.
Fans connected with Jon's " loneliness and desperation " and found his " crazy antics " humorous ; Jim Davis himself called Walsh's strips an " inspired thing to do " and said that " some of strips work better the originals ".
Several sources dispute this, including Jim Henson himself, who said he based Animal's looks and style primarily on his friend, Grammy-winning drummer, Steve Mitchell.
Historian Jim Bradbury said they were an average of about 5 feet and 8 inches.
" Jim Kiick said, " Dallas wasn't that much better, but football is momentum.
" He also said tackle Jim Lachey " has bad breath.
At this trial, Harper said that Foerster reached into the vehicle, pulled out and held up an automatic pistol and ammunition magazine, and said " Jim, look what I found ," while facing Harper at the rear of the vehicle.
Before the devaluation, Jim Callaghan had announced publicly to the Press and the House of Commons that he would not devalue, something he later said was necessary to maintain confidence in the pound and avoid creating jitters in the financial markets.
Presenting the Bill to Parliament, the Home Secretary, Jim Callaghan, said, " The House has rarely faced an issue of greater social significance for our country and our children.
He then walked over to Warner and said " Nobody is going to tackle Jim ," while flipping him the ball.
When co-host Jim Norton, who defended these actions by Border Patrol, said he believed in the Constitution, too, Ventura said, " No, you don't, ' cause you're saying this is OK ."
Upon entering the US Open as the defending champion that year, he caused controversy when, after losing in the quarterfinals to Jim Courier, Sampras said that he was not disappointed and felt relieved that the pressure to defend his title was no longer on him.
Miami rounded out its 2001 – 02 season roster with players well past their prime such as Rod Strickland, Chris Gatling, Jim Jackson, LaPhonso Ellis and Kendall Gill along with Mourning, Jones, Grant and Carter, whom the Heat signed to a controversial three-year deal that many said was far too much for the young guard.
In a TLC interview done in the late 1990s, Kelley said one of his biggest fears was that the words etched on his gravestone would be " He's dead, Jim ".
While staying with Jim's brother in Chicago in 1924, the family was listening to the radio ; Jim said that he and Marian could do better than the musical act currently on the air.

Jim and book
* A book on the history of Haley's most famous recording, Rock Around the Clock: The Record That Started the Rock Revolution by Jim Dawson was published in June 2005.
The book The Greenpeace Story states that the founders were Irving Stowe, Jim Bohlen and Paul Cote, a law student and peace activist.
The book was written by Jim Davis, with music and lyrics by Michael Dansicker and Bill Meade, and it was booked by AWA Touring Services.
This view was challenged by Jim Bradbury in his book The Medieval Archer and more modern works are more ready to accept a variety of formations.
Much of the story of that season is told in pitcher Jim Bouton's classic baseball book, Ball Four.
More than once, the magazine has enlisted popular comic book artists such as Frank Miller or Jim Lee to design and illustrate a series of " Rejected Superheroes.
In a letter of 984, Gerbert asks Lupitus of Barcelona for a book on astrology and astronomy, two terms historian S. Jim Tester says Gerbert used synonymously.
In further response to this issue, rock critic Jim DeRogatis, a former Rolling Stone editor, published a thorough critique of the magazine's lists in a book called Kill Your Idols: A New Generation of Rock Writers Reconsiders the Classics ( ISBN 1-56980-276-9 ), which featured differing opinions from many younger critics.
Director Jim Sharman collaborated on the screenplay with O ' Brien, who wrote both the book and lyrics for the stage.
In 2006, Jim Burke authored and illustrated a children's book version of " Take Me Out To The Ballgame ".
In 1969, writer Roy Thomas and illustrator Neal Adams rejuvenated the comic book and gave regular roles to two recently introduced characters: Havok / Alex Summers ( who had been introduced by Roy Thomas before Adams began work on the comic ) and Lorna Dane, later called Polaris ( created by Arnold Drake and Jim Steranko ).
Beyond Fair Chase: The Ethic and Tradition of Hunting, a book by Jim Posewitz, describes fair chase:
In the January 1988 issue of Dragon, Jim Ward — one of the original players in the dungeons of Greyhawk, creator of the wizard Drawmij, and now working for TSR in the post-Gygax era — requested player input about what should be included in a hardcover source book for Greyhawk.
Jim Dawson included a chapter on Le Pétomane in his book Who Cut the Cheese?
The anniversary was also marked by the publication of a book on the history of the song, Rock Around the Clock: The Record That Started the Rock Revolution, by Jim Dawson.
The first serious book dedicated to the Elvish languages was An Introduction to Elvish edited by Jim Allan ( published by Bran's Head Books ).
Robert Caro argued in his 1989 book that Johnson had stolen the election in Jim Wells County and other counties in South Texas, as well as rigging 10, 000 ballots in Bexar County alone.
In Turn Coat, the eleventh book in The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher, the narrator mentions that there are in his universe " terrors that the Black-Goat-with-a-Thousand-Young wouldn't dare use for its kids ' bedtime stories.
In Jim Butcher's book of the Dresdenverse Dead Beat, the central plot behind the book has to do with Harry Dresden's search for an infamous necromancer's book containing the enchantment with which to summon the Erlking and begin the Wild Hunt, but the Hunt is extended to include any animal, including humans.
The Doors were the supporting act on the last week, and Morrison's influence on The Doors singer, Jim Morrison, was noted by John Densmore in his book Riders On The Storm.
In 1990, after a 28-issue run of Amazing Spider-Man, McFarlane told editor Jim Salicrup he'd grown tired of drawing other people's stories and would be leaving the book with issue # 328 to write his own work.
Jim and Marian Jordan as caricatured by Sam Berman for 1947 NBC promotional book.

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