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Ray Grismer
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Ray Grismer | |
Born | Raymond Joseph Grismer 1927 |
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Died | January 21, 2010 |
Notable works | Finger Ring and Rope |
Raymond Joseph Grismer (1927-2010) was a pianist and amateur magician.
Biography
Grismer was a gifted jazz pianist and performed in a jazz trio. He would usually do a little magic for folks (card effects, mentalism and ring and string ) during the breaks between sets.
Around 1969, he traded magic lessons for music lessons with his friend Dai Vernon, when the professor decided he wanted to learn to play piano.
Grismer is credited for the revival of Finger Ring and Rope routines and as an inspiration for the Rhythm Count.[1]
His daughter Vicky married Jeff Busby.[2][3]
Publications
- Computer Cards: The Pallbearers Review, Vol. 3 No. 2 (December 1967, pp. 145, 148).
- Ring: Genii, Vol. 35 No. 9 (May 1971, pp. 429-432).
- Code: Genii, Vol. 36 No. 12 (December 1972, 543-544).
- Foxy: Genii, Vol. 38 No. 7 (July 1974, pp. 291-293).
- Fall: Genii, Vol. 39 No. 1 (January 1975, pp. 23-24).
- Thru: Genii, Vol. 39 No. 8 (August 1975, pp. 395-396).
- Shorty: Ray Grismer, 1978. (Shortchange Trick)
- Shorty! A Baffling Short Change Routine: Ray Grismer, 1987, Jeff Busby Magic.
- Thirty: Ray Grismer, 1978. (Cards Across)
- Handy: Ray Grismer, 1978. (Newspaper Prediction)
- Loopy: Ray Grismer, 1978. (Finger Ring and Rope)
- Charts Lecture Notes: Ray Grismer, 1980. 17 items, 28 pages.
- 47 clever answers to common questions
- E-Z Foxy
- Knotty: Arcane, No. 3 (1981, pp. 27-30).
- Spongey: Ray Grismer, 1981. (Sponge Balls)
- Foxiest: Ray Grismer, 1981. (Five-Person Princess Trick)
- Glaces: Ray Grismer, 1981.
- Limey: Ray Grismer, 1981. (Bill in Lime & Two in the Hand, One in the Pocket)
- Watch, Look and Listen (with Peter Kane): Frank Garcia, The Close-up Magic of Frank Garcia Part II (1982, pp. 76-85).
- Fast Foxy: M-U-M, Vol. 72 No. 5 (October 1982, pp. 29-30).
- Quickee Cards to Pocket: Epoptica Yearbook, (1984, p. 311).
- Overhand Shuffle Cull: Dai Vernon, Revelations (1984, pp. ix-x).
- The Grismer Cull: Roberto Giobbi, Card College, Vol. 4 (2000, pp. 897-898).
- The Grismer Lock: Ray Grismer, ca. 1984.
- What's Your Sign: Ray Grismer, ca. 1987.
- Two-Named: Apocalypse, Vol. 11 No. 7 (July 1988, pp. 1522-1523).
- Short Notes: Ray Grismer., ca. 1988, Jeff Busby Magic.
- The Punch Letters: Ray Grismer, 1988, Jeff Busby Magic. (Punch Deal)
- The Janus Prediction: Stephen Minch, Spectacle (1990 pp. 135-138).
- A Better Way: Ray Grismer.
- Handy
- Go Bananas: Ray Grismer.
- Some Good Stuff: Ray Grismer.
- Surprise: Ray Grismer.
References
- ↑ Genii 1971 May, vol. 35, no. 9, Magicana - Ring, page 429.
- ↑ shoshonenewspress Obit
- ↑ http://www.geniimagazine.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=214907#Post214907