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PapaG

Dreadful news. RIP a legend.

PapaG

Which brings up the inevitable question — does anyone know how far along the production line the Latta card book is?

PapaG

May I ask how much the regular edition is going to be?

PapaG

I can recommend Gerald Deutsch's 'Perverse Magic', a book that is chock full of tricks reimagined with failure and frustration drama.

PapaG

Richard Kaufman wrote:There are so many incredible card tricks in print that do not require the use of a duplicate card, WHY would you do a trick requiring a duplicate unless you are trying to fool another magician?

Hypothetical Possibilities by Gary Kurtz?

PapaG

And apparently a Fred Kaps book is finally making its way into English (according to the Cafe).`

PapaG

That’s exactly the point - what people perceive him to be is /not/ a magician but actually some sort of psychology expert. Thus it’s folly to judge him within the criteria of how a magician should behave. Uri Geller doesn’t do magic tricks for his friends either. Forgive me if I'm wrong but isn't D...

PapaG

What, no hardcover option to protect this massive tome from repeated use?

PapaG

Richard Kaufman wrote:I'm writing the third Larry Jennings book. Tough stuff!

So there is a silver lining to everything, even a deadly global pandemic.

PapaG

Isn't it pretty obvious. Derren is a fan of The Jerx site — and they're both fond of a good old-fashioned wind-up.

PapaG

Tom Stone wrote:It would have been amusing if Derren was the actual author of stuff like this:
https://www.thejerx.com/blog/2017/6/11/ ... rren-brown

It would make Andy Kaufman look positively pedestrian.

PapaG

'Point at a card' will have far more justification.

PapaG

Mark Lewis was right when he said that the sound of your voice is crucial to how you connect with an audience. Every great magician has a great voice. And every poor magician has an annoying bland voice. There is a 100% correlation. Having a great voice does not make you a great magician alone. But...

PapaG

Regardless of the scandal, what an absolutely fascinating historical document. Now if only someone would publish the books with those handwritten amendments...

PapaG

What was the title of Andy’s last book?

PapaG

Derren is definitely referring to Andy Jerx (as well as Andy Nyman).

PapaG

Many thanks for sharing this.

PapaG

Glad it helped.

PapaG

Fantastic news that the last pair of books is being worked on. I missed out on the first two volumes when they were initially released. After much hunting online - and I mean, much hunting - I eventually found them, and at a really good price. Amazingly, from what I can tell, they still have some fo...

PapaG

Much appreciated.

PapaG

I see from my new arrivals that Steve must have finally baulked at the idea of signing two thousand books.

PapaG

Changing the subject back to the real topic at hand: Hopefully we'll see more of the marvellous video clips of Steve demonstrating some of the moves in the book appearing on the website in the future. Perhaps, if it feels too much like a giveaway, they can be behind a password for those who own the ...

PapaG

I for one can’t wait for Performer’s new book ‘Charisma For Magicians’

PapaG

It’s actually easier to get the knack of making half dollars split than full dollars.

PapaG

Yes. And I let go before finishing the forward motion of the throw.

PapaG

(the Three Routines video is excellent...)

PapaG

I find it's more likely to split in the right way if I follow forward - parallel to the surface of the table - with the knuckle of the right hand, after the 'coin' has been thrown; sort of dropping the coin off as the hand moves forward.

PapaG

PapaG

But there was no winking smiley.

PapaG

It's a perfectly fair question for any Jennings fan.

PapaG

Probably most likely that they thought that it would be a good joke for Ron Burgundy to be a fan of the support act for the Beatles debut on the Sullivan show rather than the Beatles themselves, and engineered the gag from there.

PapaG

What kind of things have you dug up?

PapaG

The question I'm asking is that very one: are people deciphering great material?

I'm not asking for the secrets to be revealed.

PapaG

The Castle Notebooks were an information dump. They were literally dumped on the market, without the care and work necessary for readers to appreciate what's in them. They were grotesquely overpriced to begin with, so that colors people's perception of their value. Are they worth it? Absolutely. Bu...

PapaG

Over a decade on, did these books prove to be the priceless gems they were marketed as? eBay and the lack of any mention of them would suggest not. eBay?...... I don't think that means a thing!. I have the set and if you take the time to decipher the notes, which can be hard, there is some truly wo...

PapaG

Over a decade on, did these books prove to be the priceless gems they were marketed as?

eBay and the lack of any mention of them would suggest not.

PapaG

Wonderful interview with Teller about many things; including the utility of card tricks, the philosophy of love, and a moving tribute to Johnny Thompson.

Well worth your time:

https://magicianspodcast.podbean.com/e/ep-97-teller/

PapaG

Great news.

PapaG

If I was younger I would be looking for a facepalm emoji.

PapaG

Your cleaning lady needs a raise.

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