Paul Chosse: Hi Milt! Gee, it's been a while! I'm glad to see you carrying on as usual, spreading the word, and giving the magic world the benefit of your experience. How about some drugstore stories - I've heard a few that just killed me! Also, I understand that you were part of a performance troupe in Michigan called Mr. Trix - what was that all about? By the way, you are mostly known for coin magic, but the fact is you are really great with a deck of cards - how about an unpublished card trick for the guys? I know you've got one, at least, up your sleeve! By the way, one of my treasured books is a copy of Bobo that you were kind enough to inscribe for me - thanks for the memories.

Kort: Hi there, Paul,

Mr. Trix was a successful children’s entertainment company complete with magicians, clowns, and puppeteers, in the late 1960’s. It was started by Ron Bauer. Check out his interview which is posted at the "Guests" link for more information. Since I was working as a full time pharmacist I wasn’t able to be as actively involved in Mr. Trix as I would have wished.. However, I did have the opportunity to become one of the Mr.Trix clowns for a brief period. I was the character Professor B’loon (there’s a photo of me in costume in my book The Magic of Milt Kort published by Hermetic Press). Ron designed the character and wrote the act and I needed only to make one balloon animal in the entire 30 minute act!

I’ll try and locate an unpublished card trick for you.

Magic Mike: Hi Milt what would be your best advice to an amatuer magician like myself?
Experience factor...8 months, into close up, performed 5 tablehops and 42 yrs old.

Kort: Magic Mike,

It’s pretty rough to write out advice to someone.. It’s easier face to face (or one on one)… Study up on the history of our art. There is more to magic than just doing tricks. Learn the background.. Go see as many magician’s work as you can and that way you’ll not only learn things you should do, you’ll learn things you shouldn’t do, too. Ignore all the nice things you read about other magicians. They could be written by their friends who wouldn’t dream of hurting them. For instance, I’m reminded of the group of magicians sitting around in a convention and they were discussing Cardini . A fellow approached and said don’t believe everything you hear about this Cardini guy, everybody praises him and I wouldn’t waste my time going to see him. One of the fellows said when did you see him? He answered I never saw him. I saw someone imitate him and it was terrible. Read as many books and magazines that you can that pertain to the art of magic. As time goes on you will be able to differentiate the good ones from the bad ones.

Drew: Milt Kort,

The following is a quote from an interview we held with Simon Lovell:

Would you, Milt Kort, agree that you are a magician of the yesteryear?

What do you think of being put into the same category as Vernon, Marlo and Jennings?

Who do you think are the up and coming creative minds of magic?

Keith Strickley: *giggle - giggle*

Don't get Kort started on Jennings!

You know I am just ribbing you buddy. Hope you're feeling OK!

Kort: Drew,

I guess I would be a magician of the yesteryear as I’m sure not an up and coming young magician! As far as the love of magic is concerned, I like to be put in the same class as Vernon, Marlo, and, Charlie Miller.

As far as the up and coming creative minds of magic…Frankly, I haven’t seen much in the new magicians that seems that creative. Primarily I’m a close up man, and as I don’t get out much any more, I see most performers on the television and there really aren’t any close-up workers who have television specials.

Kevin: Surely this was a life changing experience, or at the least a moment you would remember forever. What was it like meeting one of the most acclaimed manipulators of our century?

Kort: Sublime.

Mike Gallo:

The same could have been asked of Cardini in regards to Kort...what was it like to meet one of the most acclaimed close-up magicians of any century!!!!!

Kevin: It's a shame Cardini isn't around to answer the question though.

Either way - I enjoyed your visit to the board Milt.

Chris Johnson: I must say I was excited to hear that there was a forum online doing a Q&A with Milt Kort. I have had the great pleasure of meeting Milt in person and spending a little bit of (never enough) time with him. Milt is such a wealth of knowledge and I marvel at how fast he can tell you any piece of magic history. He will forget more then I will ever know

If I may...

If you have not had the chance to read Milts most recent book, simply Titled "Kort", I highly recommend it. The antic dotes and stories alone are worth the cost of admission. The magic explained is all top notch and is written in such a way that anyone will understand and learn without having to wonder what they just read. We have all read some effects on occasion that we needed an interpreter to understand it

I guess its time for me to get mine back out and reread it

Milt is a true magicians magician. It is so much fun to watch his face when he is doing magic or seeing magic done for him. His smile is so contagious

Thank you Milt for your contributions to magic!! With out you it would all just be "tricks" to me.

Mister Toad: When you were an aspiring youngster, did you have a role model? (Either a magician or non-magician).

Kort: Mr. Toad,

The original Shadow created by Walter Gibson (Maxwell Grant)