The Fred Kaps video in the digital edition of this month's Genii (The Lost Stars of Magic issue) is superb.
Strong sleight of hand and a wonderful personality--he seems like a guy that would have been exceedingly pleasant to know.
I dearly wish a "big book" about Fred Kaps, his thinking, and his magic would be published before I die!
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Why not Richard? I, too, would love to see this!
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It's a long long story. If it would have happened, Mike Caveney was to have been the publisher. Plans were made, but life gets in the way (not on Mike's part).
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Fred died in 1980, I think that's why
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The book was planned shortly after his death. It could still be done today.
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Rick Ruhl wrote:Fred died in 1980, I think that's why
Pete Biro once said that Mr. Kaps kept extensive notebooks regarding his magic in English. I wish whoever has them would consider teaming up with a professional writer to get a book out so this valuable material won't be lost forever.
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From a number of people who knew Fred Kaps well, I've been told that while he could show you how a trick was done, he wasn't able to explain the thinking and nuances that turned it into magic.
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That would be the author's job, Quentin. To take what Kaps did, and by watching it repeatedly, suss out the subtext.
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who has the notebooks?
Does Pete?
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Book not needed.
Needed: DVD of every Kaps performance available, w/state of the art audio & image quality enhancement. Then leave it up to the viewers to determine subtext or whatever.
(Desperately hoping there's footage available beyond what was on "Seeing is Believing".)
Needed: DVD of every Kaps performance available, w/state of the art audio & image quality enhancement. Then leave it up to the viewers to determine subtext or whatever.
(Desperately hoping there's footage available beyond what was on "Seeing is Believing".)
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Richard Kaufman wrote:It's a long long story. If it would have happened, Mike Caveney was to have been the publisher. Plans were made, but life gets in the way (not on Mike's part).
I understand if it's too time consuming to write a post about, but what exactly are the obstacles here that is hindering a book being written?
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