What Magic Book or DVD are you Reading/Watching Now?
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What Magic Book or DVD are you Reading/Watching Now?
Just out of curiosity, I'd like to hear from as many of you as possible about what magic book or DVD you are reading and or watching now (say within the past few weeks).
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Books
Magic From The Soul
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
Secrets Draun From Underground
Videos
Pocket Power (Jarle Leirpol)
Commercial Magic of JC Wagner
Magic From The Soul
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
Secrets Draun From Underground
Videos
Pocket Power (Jarle Leirpol)
Commercial Magic of JC Wagner
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Martin Gardner Presents
Variations (Earl Nelson)
Rope Eternal (Dariel Fitzkee)
Apocalypse, Vol. 8
Coining Magic (Ed Marlo)
I'm looking for Fred Baumann's Odyssey of Classic Coin Sleights (1983). If someone want to sell it...
Variations (Earl Nelson)
Rope Eternal (Dariel Fitzkee)
Apocalypse, Vol. 8
Coining Magic (Ed Marlo)
I'm looking for Fred Baumann's Odyssey of Classic Coin Sleights (1983). If someone want to sell it...
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Book - Great Tricks Revisited , by Robert Parrish
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Books
Card College volume 3
Smoke & Mirrors
Dear Mr. Fantasy
DVDs
Malone Meets Marlow (Lots of good stuff!)
Card College volume 3
Smoke & Mirrors
Dear Mr. Fantasy
DVDs
Malone Meets Marlow (Lots of good stuff!)
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Mathematical Wizardry by Harry Lorayne
Packs a Wallop by Doug Edwards
Impossibilia by John Bannon
Scarne on Card Tricks[/color]
[font:Arial Black]DVD - Joshua Jay Methods In Magic[/size][/font]
Mathematical Wizardry by Harry Lorayne
Packs a Wallop by Doug Edwards
Impossibilia by John Bannon
Scarne on Card Tricks[/color]
[font:Arial Black]DVD - Joshua Jay Methods In Magic[/size][/font]
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Just got the dvd set - The Bob Read Collection and I'm rereading John Carney's Book of Secrets.
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Books: Experts Portfolio
Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic Part 1
Videos: Michael Weber Lecture DVD
Rafael Benatar's Elegant Card Magic Vol.1
Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic Part 1
Videos: Michael Weber Lecture DVD
Rafael Benatar's Elegant Card Magic Vol.1
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John Carney - Magic by Design
John Bannon - Megawave
DVD:
Mene Tekel Miracles by Nathan Kranzo
WOW 2 Companion DVD by Craig Petty & David Penn World Magic Shop
John Bannon - Megawave
DVD:
Mene Tekel Miracles by Nathan Kranzo
WOW 2 Companion DVD by Craig Petty & David Penn World Magic Shop
Michael King
All Things Are Possible If You Believe!
All Things Are Possible If You Believe!
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Books: "One Degree," (John Guastaferro); "Versatile Card Magic" (Frank Simon). Tricks: "Toosh," Steve Haynes. DVD: "In my Mind," Luca Volpe.
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I'm not reading any books at the moment because I'm writing one, but I've been playing with three tricks:
Masuda's "Wow 2"--damn incredible. The Wow gimmick is placed on top of a face-down deck. You can see the back of the top card through it. A face-up signed selection is placed into the middle of the deck. BAM--it appears on top of the deck ... you get a visible change with the Wow gimmick.
Bob Farmer's "Alice's Revenge." I like this alot. Four Queens isolated in the cardcase. Any Queen is named, and the cards are removed from the case and spread--the named Queen is blank. NO sleight of hand. ANY Queen is named (no equivoque). My cat could do it.
David Forrest's "Nothing in Transit," which is a moving hole routine. Interesting, but haven't fully worked through it yet, but like it so far. The hole is big: the size of a nickel, and the routine starts with a bang when the hole visibly jumps from card to card--that's before the slow-motion movement of the hole across a card's face. There's a bit too much reliance on turning over blocks of cards on top of the deck for the dirty work (the necessity, I think, of selling a trick that most of the people who buy it can actually do). Using a little sleight of hand might remedy that weakness. I love moving hole routines and this is a good one.
Masuda's "Wow 2"--damn incredible. The Wow gimmick is placed on top of a face-down deck. You can see the back of the top card through it. A face-up signed selection is placed into the middle of the deck. BAM--it appears on top of the deck ... you get a visible change with the Wow gimmick.
Bob Farmer's "Alice's Revenge." I like this alot. Four Queens isolated in the cardcase. Any Queen is named, and the cards are removed from the case and spread--the named Queen is blank. NO sleight of hand. ANY Queen is named (no equivoque). My cat could do it.
David Forrest's "Nothing in Transit," which is a moving hole routine. Interesting, but haven't fully worked through it yet, but like it so far. The hole is big: the size of a nickel, and the routine starts with a bang when the hole visibly jumps from card to card--that's before the slow-motion movement of the hole across a card's face. There's a bit too much reliance on turning over blocks of cards on top of the deck for the dirty work (the necessity, I think, of selling a trick that most of the people who buy it can actually do). Using a little sleight of hand might remedy that weakness. I love moving hole routines and this is a good one.
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I'm also watching "Malone Meets Marlo". Others I'm watching: The Doctor is In (Starring Dr Sawa), The Royal Road to Card Magic with R. Paul Wilson, The 4 Lorayne Videos, My Best (John Mendoza). All of them by L&L.
Sick by Ponta the Smith, and the Essential Magic Conference Online Videos, among others.
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Sick by Ponta the Smith, and the Essential Magic Conference Online Videos, among others.
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Carney's Book of Secrets
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I have been reading, consecutively, The James File Volumes 1 and 2 and now Stewart James in Print, which I am about 2/3rds through. I understand this is not the normal order to read these books.
I have taken many great ideas and inspirations from these. I think his solution to ditching the extra card in a two-card transposition routine may be the best. Just last night I read a trick where, to select a card, the magician deals until the spectator rings a bell, or in James' version, stops ringing a bell. SJ casually mentions the idea of giving the spectator a party noisemaker; I assume he meant one of these:
This is a great idea for so many reasons.
I have taken many great ideas and inspirations from these. I think his solution to ditching the extra card in a two-card transposition routine may be the best. Just last night I read a trick where, to select a card, the magician deals until the spectator rings a bell, or in James' version, stops ringing a bell. SJ casually mentions the idea of giving the spectator a party noisemaker; I assume he meant one of these:
This is a great idea for so many reasons.
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Sleight of Hand - Sachs
The Magic of Al Koran - Breese
Koran's Legacy - Miller
The Vernon Touch
Card Magic - Bob White
Card College - Giobbi
Versatile Card Magic - Nelson
The Magic of Al Koran - Breese
Koran's Legacy - Miller
The Vernon Touch
Card Magic - Bob White
Card College - Giobbi
Versatile Card Magic - Nelson
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Focus - Phil Goldstein
The Card Magic Of Le Paul
The Card Magic Of Le Paul
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Beating a Dead Horse - Marshall
Spellbound - Harrison
Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram
Enigma - Volumes 1-6
The Secret World of Magic
Spellbound - Harrison
Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram
Enigma - Volumes 1-6
The Secret World of Magic
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World of Wonder Jimmy & Dena Katz (beautiful and evocative side show photography)
A Grand Expose of the Science of Gambling-The new Magicana reprint
Carter the Great-Mike Caveney
A Grand Expose of the Science of Gambling-The new Magicana reprint
Carter the Great-Mike Caveney
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Beating a Dead Horse : Sandy Marshall
(still reading it)
Technique & Understanding : Jim Stienmeyer
Listening to Beating a Dead Horse on Audio CD
Watching on and off "When Thurston Came to Town"
and an interview with "George Johnstone"
while finding time in my busy schedule to write
a new version of my presentation on my father for
the Chicago History Tour exhibit
and videotaping an interview with him as well.
busy busy busy
(still reading it)
Technique & Understanding : Jim Stienmeyer
Listening to Beating a Dead Horse on Audio CD
Watching on and off "When Thurston Came to Town"
and an interview with "George Johnstone"
while finding time in my busy schedule to write
a new version of my presentation on my father for
the Chicago History Tour exhibit
and videotaping an interview with him as well.
busy busy busy
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Books:
Ken Brooke's Magic The Unique Years
Practical Sorcery - Alan Shaxon
eBook
Fancy Ring Routine - Allan Hayden
Audio:
Percy Press A Travelers Tale CD
DVD:
I spell Magic F-U-N and More I Spell Magic F-U-N - Dick Stoner
Ken Brooke's Magic The Unique Years
Practical Sorcery - Alan Shaxon
eBook
Fancy Ring Routine - Allan Hayden
Audio:
Percy Press A Travelers Tale CD
DVD:
I spell Magic F-U-N and More I Spell Magic F-U-N - Dick Stoner
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Pete McCabe: As Bobby Baccala once said to Tony Soprano, "I'm in awre of you."
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"One Degree" by John Guastaferro and practicing his "Homage to HOming". I like this book very much so far. Might add a few more of his tricks to my repertoire.
Impossibilia by John Bannon. There is many tricks in there that I want to learn.
September MAGIC. Has been practicing Ken Niinuma version of Bannon's "Play it Straight Triumph".
I've recently finished reading the collected Works of Alex Elmsley vol 1 which I've just bought. Now looking for buying vol.2 as the first book is just great.
In the DVDs department I've just finished viewing Ortiz "Scams and Fantaisies". His more relaxed appearance IMHO. Still don't know how he can make even the most simple of thing looks like a "Move".
I'm also viewing James Brown "Professional Opportunist vol 1". Like it very much so far.
Yves
Impossibilia by John Bannon. There is many tricks in there that I want to learn.
September MAGIC. Has been practicing Ken Niinuma version of Bannon's "Play it Straight Triumph".
I've recently finished reading the collected Works of Alex Elmsley vol 1 which I've just bought. Now looking for buying vol.2 as the first book is just great.
In the DVDs department I've just finished viewing Ortiz "Scams and Fantaisies". His more relaxed appearance IMHO. Still don't know how he can make even the most simple of thing looks like a "Move".
I'm also viewing James Brown "Professional Opportunist vol 1". Like it very much so far.
Yves
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Books:
One Degree by John Guastaferro
Scams & Fantasies with Cards by Darwin Ortiz
The Magical Arts Journal by Michael Ammar and Adam J. Fleischer
Trick / DVD:
Miracle Monte by Wolfgang Moser
One Degree by John Guastaferro
Scams & Fantasies with Cards by Darwin Ortiz
The Magical Arts Journal by Michael Ammar and Adam J. Fleischer
Trick / DVD:
Miracle Monte by Wolfgang Moser
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Books? What are those? ;)
Books:
Chicago Surprise
A Card Merely Thought Of
Million Dollar Card Secrets (There's some good stuff in here)
DVDs:
On the Loose (Malone kills me!)
Roadrunner Cull
Books I would like to be reading:
Mr. Jennings takes it Easy :)
The Geoff Latta Book
The John Thompson Book
Books:
Chicago Surprise
A Card Merely Thought Of
Million Dollar Card Secrets (There's some good stuff in here)
DVDs:
On the Loose (Malone kills me!)
Roadrunner Cull
Books I would like to be reading:
Mr. Jennings takes it Easy :)
The Geoff Latta Book
The John Thompson Book
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David Regal's Approaching Magic (no tricks, just the important stuff - the essays)
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Seance (Kaufman reprint -was a subscriber and now reading again)
Spirit Theater (new edition) (reading for the third or fourth time)
The Essential Stewart James
Spirit Theater (new edition) (reading for the third or fourth time)
The Essential Stewart James
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Tabman reading Stewart James? I can't fathom why. But there must be some connection. I'm getting a great big pain in my head trying to figure it out.
John
John
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Books
Spirit Theater Eugene Burger
World of Super Mentalism Book two Becker
DVD Reflection Goodwin
Spirit Theater Eugene Burger
World of Super Mentalism Book two Becker
DVD Reflection Goodwin
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Add me to the list of Guastaferro fans. One Degree is a really good book.
Currently on the reading table are two: 21st Cent. Card Magic by James Swain, and SACT-8 by Steve Beam.
DVD: Malone Meets Marlo
Currently on the reading table are two: 21st Cent. Card Magic by James Swain, and SACT-8 by Steve Beam.
DVD: Malone Meets Marlo
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Books:
Fechter
Revelation
Commercial M JCWagner
DVDs:
Sol Stone Quick & Casual Closeup
Magic of Vanni Bossi
Fechter
Revelation
Commercial M JCWagner
DVDs:
Sol Stone Quick & Casual Closeup
Magic of Vanni Bossi
Anthony
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I've been watching the Essential Magic Conference vids again lately.
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Books:
Jack Parker, 52 Memories
Zarrow
Kort
DVDs:
John Carney: The Master Sessions
Jack Parker, 52 Memories
Zarrow
Kort
DVDs:
John Carney: The Master Sessions
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Act with integrity
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Doc Eason gave me a book over the week-end while attending The Portland Magic Jam (It was really great, something for everyone)
too bad you missed it.
I am having a ball reading it now...
Magic's Most Amazing Stories
too bad you missed it.
I am having a ball reading it now...
Magic's Most Amazing Stories
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Books:
Roger Klaus in Concert
Expert Card Technique
DVD
Michael Vincent: Rhapsodies in Silver and Other Mysteries
Roger Klaus in Concert
Expert Card Technique
DVD
Michael Vincent: Rhapsodies in Silver and Other Mysteries
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Books:
Stone's Vortex
Banachek's Psychological Subtleties 1
Sankey's Beyond Secrets
The Larsen Mental Mysteries (on CD)
DVDs:
latest edition of reel magic
Becker's Mental Masterpieces
Stone's Vortex
Banachek's Psychological Subtleties 1
Sankey's Beyond Secrets
The Larsen Mental Mysteries (on CD)
DVDs:
latest edition of reel magic
Becker's Mental Masterpieces
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Books:
The Indescribable Phenomenon by Barry Wiley
Alexander - The Man Who Knows by David Charvet
Blackstone: A Magician's Life by Daniel Waldron (re-read of a favorite)
The Compleat MAGICK (2009 ed.) vol 1 - reading straight through, taking notes
DVDs:
Falkenstein & Willard, vol 1
Manuel Muerte, Magic By Misdirection
The Indescribable Phenomenon by Barry Wiley
Alexander - The Man Who Knows by David Charvet
Blackstone: A Magician's Life by Daniel Waldron (re-read of a favorite)
The Compleat MAGICK (2009 ed.) vol 1 - reading straight through, taking notes
DVDs:
Falkenstein & Willard, vol 1
Manuel Muerte, Magic By Misdirection
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The Vernon Touch
Psychological Subtleties 1
Psychological Subtleties 1
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Plot Twists by Oliver Meech