Dustings #143

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On Tuesday I wrote about the idea of using duplicates with other people’s decks. Most of you probably know this, but if not, Google does a really good job of tracking down things based on pictures. If you’re visiting a friend’s house and they have a unique deck and you take a picture of it, you can just drag that picture into the search bar on Google and there’s a good chance it will be able to find it if it’s available somewhere online.

Here are some Epstein file magic deep-cuts from supporter, MC. (Supporter of this site, I mean. Not an Epstein supporter. (Well, to be fair, I didn’t ask))

- Molester-enthusiast Lawrence Krauss advising Epstein that Penn Jillette's wife, Emily, is "too old for you though". The message thread of Krauss bungling an intro to Penn is something too.  https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01747351.pdf

- David Blaine arranging to comp tickets in 2013 to Nothing to Hide [haw-dee-haw-haw] by DelGaudio & Guimaraes.  https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01755209.pdf

- And David Blaine seemingly filming for his 2013 special Real or Magic in Epstein's bathroom with everyone's favourite upstanding citizen, Woody Allen.  https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01952288.pdf

Not to make light of the horror of it all but it does seem pretty on-brand for magic that Epstein would be really into it.—MC

I don’t know what to make of this. I think people misremember and assume Epstein was a household name pre-2016, but he wasn’t really. So it’s certainly possible those who interacted with him just thought he was some rich idiot who liked magic (or comedy or science or art or whatever thing caused their paths to cross with him). Or maybe I’m naive and everyone who interacted with him in some way knew exactly who and what he was? If that’s the case, I can certainly understand not wanting anything to do with someone even just tangentially involved with him.

I’m just glad he never found this site and wrote me. I respond to everyone and never google your names. I would have had some dumb multi-email interaction with him about the Ellusionait video Brad Christian’s Kard Klub or some other stupid shit. Next thing I know I’m lumped in with Bill Gates and Bill Clinton and the world is asking “Who is the Jerx?” and “What does it mean to be in the Kard Klub? What goes on there?”