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RicHeka Inner circle 3999 Posts |
A brief review of Metalblast the booklet.
When I first heard about the release of this..my first thought was ..why do I need this?I have seen all the Osterlind/Banachek bends,and indeed perform some of them on a regular basis.Still thinking ...the reactions I get from my bending is usually pretty good ...so what can a little Osterlind booklet tell me that will improve my performance? Then I realized,hey,all the other books I ever ordered from Mr. Osterlind went above and beyond what I was expecting. So I decided to take the $14.00 plunge(with s/h). I have received and read METALBLAST.I must say,Mr. Osterlind has done it again....he as a knack for cramming vital and interesting information into a small space.This is the way I like written material's...just the fact's please. All I can say is that I think reading this booklet will probably not only enhance my bending,but also improve other non- related routines. My favorite page is #16(2,3 4th paragraphs).I am going to paraphrase that information,write it out and tape it to my bathroom mirror...so I am reminded of it everyday. Highly reccommended. Rich |
Turk Inner circle Portland, OR 3546 Posts |
Rich,
Nice comments. I concur. Richard's reputation for putting out quality and informative material has been well-earned by him. And, even though I don't do any metal bending, your comments have gotten me very intrigued. In the end, I know that I'm going to get this booklet just to once again get into his fertile mind, again appreciate his thinking and see if his metal-bending thoughts and musings might be able to be integrated and applied into other areas of magic and mentalism performance. This is me opening my wallet and letting the butterflys escape once more. Thanks for the comments. Mike
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Andy the cardician Inner circle A street named after my dad 3362 Posts |
Thanks for the information . . . good writen and encouraging
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Phil C Special user Ontario, Canada 903 Posts |
I did not even know this book was out.
I may have to get it. |
bloodkin Special user 646 Posts |
No review needed on this one for me. In an age where every new idea ends up demoed (usually horribly) on you tube then slapped with a ridiculous price tag, it's a breath of renewed faith that pro's like Mr. Osterlind are willing to share invaluable info like this for $10.
I've done metal bending for 12 years now, and it always amazes how much more there is to learn, and how much Mr. Osterlind's work and thoughts have improved my own abilities. Thanks Richard for releasing this. I would've payed at least &60 for it. |
Piers Inner circle A Limited Edition of 1394 Posts |
Thanks for the review.
Just ordered my copy too. Piers www.justgiving.com/piers-cancer-fund www.justgiving.com/Piers-Cancer-Fund-2 www.justgiving.com/Piers-Cancer-Fund-3 Finished my 4 months of Chemotherapy in 2009. 3 monthly checks since... and into 2021! As seen on the QE2 and QM2. Author of Salem's Cornucopia - SUC Book |
Decomposed Eternal Order High Desert 12059 Posts |
Thanks, Richard's thinking is always ingenius.
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Tom Cutts Staff Northern CA 5925 Posts |
This latest release from Richard is concise, to the point, and hits home on the real secret of performing convincing magic, especially metal bending. Nothing here about method but much about presentation, subtext, and inner dialogue of sorts. A must read for the serious entertainer!
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Piers Inner circle A Limited Edition of 1394 Posts |
Indeed.
It's a short tome, but is a worthy read, and has left me with some serious thinking to do. Great book. Piers. www.justgiving.com/piers-cancer-fund www.justgiving.com/Piers-Cancer-Fund-2 www.justgiving.com/Piers-Cancer-Fund-3 Finished my 4 months of Chemotherapy in 2009. 3 monthly checks since... and into 2021! As seen on the QE2 and QM2. Author of Salem's Cornucopia - SUC Book |
tuffnavyrn Inner circle San Diego, CA 1238 Posts |
Thanks for bringing this to the forums attention.
Brian-
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Decomposed Eternal Order High Desert 12059 Posts |
Good enough for Piers, I got it ordered. Watching Richard perform, I'm always baffled. Not by the methods but his little nuiances that makes whatever he does, so very believable.
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Samuel Catoe Inner circle South Carolina 1268 Posts |
I found the book to be of little good to me. This is not to say the material is not good, it is. It is more that I have been doing bending for several years and have thought deeply about what I do and why it works. The thoughts I have had, while not influenced the same way, have been where Mr. Osterlind goes in the book for months now. If you are looking for new techniques, look elsewhere. If you have been bending for a more than a year and have thought about what you do and why, you are probably already on this road already. If you are new to bending and would like to think more about what you do, get this book.
Ya know what? It is only $10 US, what do you have to lose?
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Decomposed Eternal Order High Desert 12059 Posts |
I think it goes deeper Samuel. Reread Its in the Eyes section. As Richard puts it "The True Substance of the Art."
Like chocolate pudding, you go through the thick top layer to get to the yummy good stuff below. SOme things I overlooked over the years but need to keep with me every performance.
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