tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18996311.post6798141893390494691..comments2024-03-26T15:10:55.199-05:00Comments on The Royal Blog of Oz: More Baum Bugle ReadingJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03766446206846532440noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18996311.post-90510130660860166702011-11-28T23:22:33.587-06:002011-11-28T23:22:33.587-06:00When did people start using "Oz" as a ni...When did people start using "Oz" as a nickname for Australia?Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17838510995365876113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18996311.post-90275815383912827102011-11-23T23:50:21.234-06:002011-11-23T23:50:21.234-06:00Nah, the magician had a "decapitation" i...Nah, the magician had a "decapitation" illusion that would make his head appear to leave his body. It was done with mirrors.<br /><br />To be honest, I think the magician one actually had some ground to it, but in the end, it was just speculation and "inspiration" doesn't mean this guy WAS the Wizard of Oz. After all, it doesn't say anything about him doing balloons.<br /><br />Daniel Mannix had a 2-part article about Fred Stone and in his circus days, there's an aside about balloonists and "wizards" who would work for circuses and a note that Baum "confused" the two. I think "combined" would have been more accurate. I just assume the Wizard was with a small circus.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03766446206846532440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18996311.post-55985335939361720712011-11-23T23:43:36.033-06:002011-11-23T23:43:36.033-06:00I remember that article speculating about Oz/Austr...I remember that article speculating about Oz/Australia and the magician - the magician used an Oz-like giant bald head in his act? <br /><br />I read a biography of Baum a few years ago - when I looked at the biographer's sources the pages were heavy with Baum Bugle citations.Glenn Ingersollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674475308395975995noreply@blogger.com