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David Neighbors V.I.P. 4911 Posts |
That's Ok so do I.
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Merc Man Inner circle NUNEATON, Warwickshire 2538 Posts |
Oh hang on a minute - another recommendation that's worthy of study.
Harry Lorayne's 'The Magic Book'. I was cutting my teeth on it's contents by 13, and, even to this day, I value this book as the greatest introduction to pure magic (and sleight of hand) anyone could wish for. It's actually what got me interested in coin magic before even tackling Bobo. Unreservedly recommended. Just to add I'm really surprised that Harry hasn't bought out a coin book. With 'The Magic Book' as the starting point, coupled with 20 years worth of excellent coin material from Apocalypse, I'm sure it would be popular.
Barry Allen
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David Neighbors V.I.P. 4911 Posts |
BUT all the Apocalypse Stuff is All ready In the 4 hard Bound Vol's I don't know if anyone would want to pay for it agen???
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Merc Man Inner circle NUNEATON, Warwickshire 2538 Posts |
Good call actually David - but I think the Classic Collection sold well.
Also, I guess not everyone has all four vols - and when Harry rewrites effects, he often adds new spin on things (including photos).
Barry Allen
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Atom3339 Inner circle Spokane, WA 3242 Posts |
Actually, I don't think Harry actually likes coin magic THAT much---nowhere near his love for card magic.
I'm still waiting for Roth's Expert CARD Magic book.
TH
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cperkins Special user 700 Posts |
Another vote for The Magic Book.
Lorayne's The Magic Book for me was one of the all time great instructional books I ever came across. This is a book of miracles for a beginner and intermediate alike - coins, cards and other closeup genre and written with the same simplicity and clarity that only Lorayne achieves. Exceptional piece of magic literature.
To see a difficult thing lightly handled gives the impression of the impossible.
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David Neighbors V.I.P. 4911 Posts |
I don't Murc Man I would not by it! But my money is tight!:)
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Atom3339 Inner circle Spokane, WA 3242 Posts |
A few things NOT mentioned about Bobo's:
It was unopened on my book shelf for YEARS because everytime I attempted to read it, I found I t very dry. To me, it read like, "Here is how this sleight is done. Here is how this trick is done. Here's how you do THIS vanish." Oooooookay.... I had a hard time picturing myself doing the sleights. And realized it would probably take YEARS to do ANY of it well. The inconsistency of difficulty confirmed this. Something fairly easy would be followed by a knuckle-buster. I so admire the guys (looking at you Neighbors, Roth, McClintock) who ploughed through the entire tome! Whew! I found I had to pick and choose, piecemeal, to get as much value as I could. But never felt an affinity for it, for Bobo's. Still a wonderous reference book and historical collection. BUT I've always wondered HOW did he do it? HOW did Bobo, a self-described Children's Magician, gather and collate all of that fantastic Coin Magic material? Did he travel extensively to shows and clubs to meet his fellow magi? Mail out requests for coin magic to send him lecture notes? Was he just an affable guy with a very large circle of unique friends? To me, THAT would be a fascinating story! There is no doubt Bobo's book was a herculean feat well accomplished and still a great success after all these years.
TH
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J-Mac Inner circle Ridley Park, PA 5338 Posts |
I found Curtis Kam's "A Hundreth Pleasant Conceipts" - link shown in Curtis's post above, and here: http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......um=169&0 - to be very helpful. Points out many of the errors and omissions in MCM and then goes on to show what you can pick up well from it. Excellent series of posts!
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cperkins Special user 700 Posts |
"A Hundreth Pleasant Conceipts" was an enormously ambitious undertaking. We wish it would have continued further into the subject matter.
I really enjoy Curtis Kam's ability to write about magic, coin magic in particular. He has a firm grasp of its history and evolution as well as interesting and practical knowledge of performance and presentation of coin magic that comes from experience. I know how advanced he is as a practitioner of magic, but I must say, I enjoy his writing equally so. It has been over half a century since Bobo published his treatise on coin magic, and this subset of close up badly needs another updated master reference. Talk about a huge undertaking! cp
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