I recently had a chance to briefly view Bob White’s most recent DVD, Card Magic – A Practical Approach. I like him and his magic. His earlier works have been seemingly well received. Personally, I thought his work on the Malini Egg bag was exceptional and the Torn and Restored Tissue DVD can be considered [...]
I generally enjoy books more than DVDs – probably a function of age as much as anything else. There are exceptions. I understand magic is dominated, today, by pubescent boys that use magic as a means of social interaction. That’s not the guy on the front of Tricks to Pick Up Chicks. Obviously, blondie [...]
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Brooks sent out a PM today, 12/5/09, hawking some of His Holiness’ stuff. In part: from now until December 24th, 2009….blah, blah Don’t THOSE crease your Card Case?!? But there’s only about 10 days left…..blah blah Not only can he turn a clever phrase, but he ciphers like Jethro Bodine. Dumb ass!
I recently sat down and watched the new John Bannon videos. I like John, his magic and his teaching methodology. To those that might not have seen John perform, you may be disappointed in his magical persona. He makes something like $500 per hour as a lawyer and this is his hobby (and I’m rather [...]
I see L&L is releasing Richard Osterlind’s new videos covering Corinda’s Thirteen Steps to Mentalism. His earlier efforts were classics. Recently, his stuff has been nearly unwatchable. I hope he gets his mojo back. Reversing momentum is tough.
Some outfit, that I’ve never hear of, Big Blind Media, will be releasing Bannon’s new set of videos called Bullets After Dark. I know nothing about them, but I do know about John Bannon! There’s something special when very intelligent people put pen to paper or are involved with an instructional DVD – witness Bannon, [...]
Over the years I’ve been in magic I’ve seen a number of great salesman. After all, isn’t it magic just one big pitch? Among the dealers, three stand out for writing incredibly compelling sales copy: Ken Brooke Jeff Busby Bob Kohler Certainly, my favorite magic dealer was and always will be, Ken Brooke. Ken had [...]