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S.WARD Loyal user United Kingdom 251 Posts |
Having had this since day one I am still very happy with this wonderful book test. When I first got it I thought it would only be a close-up piece but boy was I wrong! I am using this in my cabaret show and It really gets great reactions. It is now used all the time in both my strolling and stage act. I will not perform without it.
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Looch Inner circle Off by 3362 Posts |
Thanks for all your kind comments guys! Im very proud of AREA! I still have a few left for sale, if people are interested or sat on the fence nows the time to get them!
I will also be performing AREA at the forthcoming Tabula Mentis event. I will bring a few with me! If your interested PM me cheers
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mywords4u Regular user New Zealand 153 Posts |
Oh.. Now I want my copy even more, after reading a burst of comments.
Still waiting for my copy to arrive. Looch confirmed that a parcel from UK to NZ goes through the US as I suspected. Waiting sucks, especially for something that I know is good and that I'll be using it for sure. Leo |
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celebrity Inner circle 1961 Posts |
Just wanted to chime in an sing the praises of this masterpiece! I own a lot of great book tests including the new MOAB2, they all look great on my shelf for when I have visitors but the Area Book Test is and will always be the one I'll get the most use out of!
Since I only ever preform in casual dress the others are too big to carry with me, the Area Book looks like tge type of book you would carry for short journeys and fits easily into my inner jacket pocket. The instructions provided me with more ideas and thoughts that I would never have come up with and that is the icing on an already tasty cake! If this book test was a cake it would be a huge chocolate cake covered in Belgian chocolate with fresh cream filling! Can you tell I love it
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andykean Special user U.K - Now living in New Zealand Auckland 939 Posts |
I have had great fun with this here on sunny New Zealand!
So light but it packs a heavy weight punch! |
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aligator Inner circle Canada 2044 Posts |
Very reliable. Always delivers and amazes whether in show or one on one.
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Bill Cushman Inner circle Florida 2876 Posts |
I love the recent advent of small books that can easily be carried for walk around, or even "impromptu," performance. Yet these books can still be used onstage, greatly enhancing their utility.
AREA is one of the best of this new genre. It is well made, appealing to the eye and tactile senses. While the cover is attractive it isn't going to cause a distraction or send people to Google. It kind of reminds me of a writing workshop production out of a university. This is a good thing. While there are various options to get in and out of the info you need to know, I find the basic the strongest and don't know that for me another means, or a backup, is really needed. Weaving in three solid hits before there can even be the appearance of a miss is a great touch. A touch that I think will find its place in method history and most likely be individualized and developed even further. You don't have to take those 3 hits in any order or even claim them all at once. This brings in some powerful logical disconnects as you personalize your performance. Finally, the extra effect(s) you can use the brief intro to accomplish is/are no small feat! Handled right under appropriate circumstances, on the right occasion, this might be all you need perform. It can be a tease for later performing the full out effect or an option if called on to perform again, perhaps a bit sooner than you'd prefer. It will not seem like an out given its inherent strengths. Looch has applied his considerable brainpower to bring us some startling new options. Thank you sir! |
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DrTodd Inner circle 1976 Posts |
Looch's little beauty is just that: a little beauty!
There are so many angles with this book test and so many lateral applications, as well as devious little secrets. Unlike many tests out there, it can be repeated, and/or different things can be done with it. I agree with Bill that its size is great to carry with you, have in your briefcase on the train for an impromptu performance. Nice. I am also a big fan of the 'books galore' idea and this is a good one to fit alongside other things in my collection. Many congartulations to Looch for bringing this to market. I, for one, am really looking forward to seeing him perform this at our evening event in Huddersfield on 16 April. Five mentalists descending on the Milton Theatre for randomnly determined performances in the Crucible for a bit of mind scrambling! Best wishes Dr Todd |
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Magical Dimensions Inner circle 5001 Posts |
I have to agree about the size of the book. It is just the right size that I can carry it on my person and yet large enough for platform or a house party. I also will flip through it and do the Billion Monkey book test for a group of people and then do AREA for the next. It is a book that keeps on giving.
Everyone that I have done this for, really thinks that I had somehow entered their mind. After all, two or three DIRECT hits from the start! WOW, it don't get any better than that. I really am glad that the price is high for this. Ray |
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Sealegs Inner circle The UK, Portsmouth 2596 Posts |
Well I thought I'd join in this 13 page long thread extolling the virtues of Looch's Area Book test.
I really haven't anything additional to add to the many positive statements that have already been made here but I will emphasis a few. The quality of the production is excellent and the credits, instructions and follow up support Looch supplies are thorough, comprehensive and all excellent. The layering of available methods within the book, including the brand new and original method that Looch has developed, allows the user enormous flexibility in their presentation. What the book allows you to do in terms of the effect is about as strong as, and probably in fact stronger than one can imagine a book test can be. The size of the book makes it a sensible and comfortable tool to employ where a larger book may look out of place and as such I would say it must make it the 1st choice for performing a book test type of routine in a walk about or close-up situation. If I was desperate to make this post sound like a balanced mini review I would be forced to really nit pick to find a negative about it. All I can come up with is that as a paperback it will wear like a paperback. However when one considers that there are many people out there still using the original paperback MOABT I suspect this is largely a non issue. The other point I'd be arm twisted to make is that the physical size of the book, that makes it so good for close-up, walk around, parlour and average size theatre audiences is something to consider if one works primarily in very large, say 900-1000+ seat, theatres. This still isn't exactly an issue but it might be something to consider and it is all I can come up with. I feel the limited print run of this book test is the only thing that will stop it from becoming thought of in general terms as being, along with MOABT, jointly the 'best' hands off book test around. But then again, that limited run offers additional attractions to those who purchase it. I don't think anyone buying Looch's Area Book Test will have any cause to regret their purchase and i, like so many others who have bought it, recommend it.
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Decomposed Eternal Order High Desert 12059 Posts |
Sealegs, it does not have to wear like a standard paperback. More and more paperbacks have laminated covers on them. I have laminated my AREA and never looked back. There is NEVER any suspicion on it and it will not wear like standard paperbacks no matter which pocket I keep it in. Just a thought.
Decomp
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mywords4u Regular user New Zealand 153 Posts |
Finally received my copy this morning. I read the instructions and it is very clever the way it's designed. I still need some more time to completely memorize everything (it still takes about a second to pull it out of my memory bank) and use it flawlessly but I feel that it's part of the fun.
I will add my own experience after trying it out. Very excited to put it to the test. Leo |
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Looch Inner circle Off by 3362 Posts |
Simple Marker Pen "B*******" cribs avaliable via email, if you want one let me know....if theres a lot of demand ill just upload it to the manual and you can print them yourselves
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Garrette Special user 926 Posts |
Sorry for not posting sooner; I was among the first to get this, and while I am not a performer in the sense that most here are, this is quickly a favorite. Aside from the novel methodology, the appearance is perfect; it is appropriately neutral in both content and look. I've left it out where family can see it (and they know what I do), and aside from one of them picking it up for a quick glance-through, no one has commented on it at all.
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Sean Giles Inner circle Cambridge/ UK 3517 Posts |
Just want to add to the great reviews. Been working on it about a week. Absolutely brilliant. It looks so innocent. Like something you would find in any bookstore. The method is genius. I like this so much! I love the fact that it's secret. Most booktests, some at least are aware of. With this only the owners know what it looks like. Brilliant. Well done Looch.
Also I'm now torn between 2 minds. Half of me wants to laminate the cover and keep it in pristine condition and the other half wants to batter it up with a few creases and stains like ben did! Decisions, decisions! Regards Sean |
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Stephen Young Inner circle Thought Illusions 3933 Posts |
Buy two books. One pristine, one aged.
(I'll take my usual commission Looch) Steve |
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tkahng Regular user 102 Posts |
Ok so any words on a special AREA BT forum???
I my self have a few presentations and subtleties, but more so I would like to hear what you proud owners of AREA are doing with it. I think we can all agree that the methodology unique to AREA can bring forth various presentations, subtleties and ruses. I just wish we can all gather around and discuss them. |
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Decomposed Eternal Order High Desert 12059 Posts |
Just used this Friday strolling gig along with my own portable book tests. ALways strong.
As far as beat up condition vs laminate, why not both? Let AREA get beat up then laminate it. It will show the wear underneath the laminate. Mine is laminated and I carry it in back pocket for my jeans gigs and suit pocket for other. I plan on having it with me again Wed strolling. Decomposed.
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Looch Inner circle Off by 3362 Posts |
Just to let you guys know. Ive got 20 AREA's that are classed as "seconds" for sale for £65 plus postage. There is nothing wrong with the book, they work perfectly but there is one thing you will need to do with it first (takes a minute, and anyone can do it) People will think I'm crazy selling these for the price and ask why not just do what you need to and sell them at full.....i could but it wouldnt be fair and honest to decieve buyers in this way.
If you are interested let me know via PM and ill send you the paypal details. Just to iterate...These books are perfectly fine with exception of one tiny deail that the printer missed, you will do it yourself at no extra cost to you, only ONE minute of your time Thanks
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todsky Inner circle www.magicstore.ca 2354 Posts |
PM'ed you...
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