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Eric Mead New user 4 Posts |
Hello to everyone here at the Magic Café. I have browsed around here on occasion over the years, but this is my first post. And it's about something I'm very excited about, and hopefully some of you will be too. (If I have posted this in the wrong place, or if it would get more attention somewhere else, please help me out. I don't know my way around here.)
I have reached a deal with Tim Conover's family to produce a book (or books!) about his magic and mentalism. I do not want to start a firestorm of inquiries about when it will be ready, if it's possible to pre-order, how big it will be, if this or that specific thing will be included, what it will cost, or anything like that. I am in the earliest preliminary stages of a huge project that will likely take two or three years to complete and reach publication. Right now I am gathering all the information I can, from every possible source, creating an index and database of all Tim's material, and trying to make sure nothing is missed. My intention is to try to include everything--his life's work--but it's a massive amount of material, and we'll see if that's actually reasonable somewhere down the road. As many of you may know, Tim was a close friend of mine, and we shared ideas, secrets, material and methods for over 20 years. I have lots of video, pictures, correspondence and notes from our sessions. Some of Tim's other friends and collaborators have generously shared their own video and correspondence with me on learning of this project. At this point I think I have complete information about most of Tim's work. I am missing a few major things though, and this is why I'm reaching out here. If anyone out there has, or knows people who have, video, pictures, correspondence, in fact ANYTHING related to Tim, his life, his work, his material, please get in touch with me. Tim's sister Shari is helping me to organize all of the raw materials into a coherent set of research material, and we are interested in anything and everything that might help. (The biggest missing pieces right now are a good record of his cups and balls routine, his signed torn and restored newspaper, and some of the older material he performed early in his career. I have notes about these things, but at this point they are too sketchy and incomplete to write them up for the book. Of course, as I said we're interested in anything, but if you had video of Tim performing or discussing those pieces--performing the cups and balls?--well, you'd get to see me dancing on air by sharing.) Even if you don't have anything personally, but can give me a lead or point me in a promising direction, please get in touch. My email is below my signature. So that's it. It's a great project and I'm thrilled (and somewhat intimidated) to be doing it. If you were lucky enough to see Tim in action you already know he was one of the greats of my generation. A brilliant and uncompromising artist, in a class by himself. Any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Eric Mead ericmead@mac.com |
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Exitmat Special user 641 Posts |
I was just talking to a friend about Tim tonight and going on about how much I loved his show. This is great news! Good luck to you on this project, Eric. I hope it comes together as smoothly as possible for you. This will no doubt be a great tribute to Tim as well as a great contribution to the magic community. Look forward to the finished product somewhere down the line. Good luck with this awesome project again, Eric!
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Eric Mead New user 4 Posts |
Hello again my brothers and sisters in magic--
First off, thanks to all of you who've written to me with offers to share pictures, correspondence, video and even just personal stories about Tim Conover. I really appreciate all of it, and have received some great and useful stuff. Thanks. Let me take a moment to publically answer a couple of the most common questions I've been getting: 1. I don't know yet exactly what material will be in the book and what will not. My intention is to include everything, but even at this early stage of outlining and gathering information the project is insanely huge. We may have to cut some material for practical reasons once the writing is done and we can really see how big it is. But all of the specific things I've been asked about so far will definitely make the cut. Cylinder and Coins, Bending Coins, Kaps Chinese Coin, Newspaper Test, Drawing Dup, Crystal Ball Readings --all of his "greatest hits" will be included. At this point everything else will be in there too. (And yes, the Conover Stack will definitely be included.) 2. The time frame is unknown, but realistically expect it to come out in 2-3 years. 3. For all those asking if they can help, and offering to proofread, take pictures or illustrate, etc, Shari (Tim's sister and my partner on this project) and I have a team in place to do all of this. But thanks, I understand your enthusiasm and appreciate the offers. 4. The performance and publication rights to all of Tim's material are legally owned by his family, as carefully spelled out by Tim. His family has granted performance rights to me while working on the book, but until the book comes out his work remains otherwise proprietary. To those who've asked if they might perform specific pieces of Tim's, or release their version of one of his ideas, I'm afraid I have to ask you to wait until after the Conover book comes out. You understand how quickly things get varied, how fast they can spread in the magic underground, and how the origins of material can become cloudy and disputed. So we're being careful, and trying not to allow the material to become diluted in advance of the book. OK--I'm still searching for video or correspondence/notes on Tim's Cups and Balls routine. (And anything else anyone has, of course.) I got an anonymous tip about someone that secretly taped a convention performance with a phone after being asked not to. It turned out to be a false lead, but it brought up an interesting point. Tim didn't like to be filmed, and most of his convention appearances we're not officially taped at Tim's insistence. If there is anyone out there who filmed Tim secretly and is therefore afraid to come forward, let me say "shame on you for taping" but I would be quick to forgive--and keep your identity secret--if you would share what you have. In fact, I would be grateful. Please? And anyone else who is sitting on video or correspondence, my email is below my signature. We would love to hear from you. Thanks. Eric Mead ericmead@mac.com |
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Zombie Magic Inner circle I went out for a beer and now have 8733 Posts |
Tim's work on the Ramsay Cylinder and Coins is second to none.
Eric, thanks for taking on this important project! |
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Investigative Mentalist Special user Seattle, WA 565 Posts |
Any update on this project?
It has been more than 2 years. I am interested in Tim's mentalism effects. |
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pepka Inner circle Uh, I'm the one on the right. 5041 Posts |
Only got to meet Tim twice. Super nice guy and I can't wait for this book!
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Michael Dustman Inner circle Columbus, Ohio 1220 Posts |
At this year's MagiFest back in January, Eric performed a couple of pieces of Tim's. The Cups and Balls and the Copper/Silver routine. He then went into a discussion about this labor of love and indicated it was probably another year or two away. But I can tell you, from the love and passion he is putting into this project, it will be well worth the wait. I really wish he would have been given more time to talk about Tim. For me, it was one of the highlights of the MagiFest. And that was one that featured Tamariz and Weber.
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MJ Marrs Inner circle Los Angeles 1124 Posts |
I will buy the book in order to learn about Tim's ideas about the Cylinder and Coins. I will consider it money well spent. Anything else will be a bonus in my mind.
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emyers99 Inner circle Columbus, Ohio 4741 Posts |
At MagiFest Eric seemed to imply that the book wouldn't be coming out anytime soon. That was a yr ago
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Tree Loyal user Wiggle Wiggle 295 Posts |
Bump time
any word as to how the project is going? |
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helder Inner circle Portugal 1065 Posts |
I'm interested in this one too, any news?
My version of Eddie fetcher "Be Honest What's it?" it's available at Penguin Magic
Check my Facebook group: Mentalism Secrets Email: heldermagico@gmail.com www.facebook.com/heldermagico |
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MagiCaleb New user 12 Posts |
Bump time.
Any word, Eric? Also, are you still taking correspondance stories? |
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Mindpro Eternal Order 10587 Posts |
I had been wondering about this myself recently. Any news or updates would be appreciated.
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Dollarbill Inner circle Colorado 1005 Posts |
Curiouse here..bump
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Tim Cavendish Inner circle 1404 Posts |
Eric Mead gave an update on the Tim Conover project at Columbus Magi-Fest yesterday.
Volume 1 contains the closeup material. It is 90% complete. It is fully written, edited, photographed and laid out. It needs to be proofread (and indexed?). Volume 2 contains the mentalism stuff. It is 2/3 draft written, not edited, not photographed. There is indecision over where to place the memdeck material. It may end up in its own book, released later. It is not yet written up at all (at least not in text suitable for a book). |
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Mike ODonnell Loyal user Chicago 215 Posts |
Very excited...
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Lukasz P Loyal user 230 Posts |
Do you know something new about this project ?
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Lseeyou Inner circle 1271 Posts |
Sent Eric an email regarding this project but got no reply yet...
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Stunninger Inner circle 2819 Posts |
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helder Inner circle Portugal 1065 Posts |
Quote:
On Apr 15, 2017, Stunninger wrote: Good news. :)
My version of Eddie fetcher "Be Honest What's it?" it's available at Penguin Magic
Check my Facebook group: Mentalism Secrets Email: heldermagico@gmail.com www.facebook.com/heldermagico |
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