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Over the years, I've heard nothing but great things about Irv Weiner. Just yesterday, I was listening to a podcast in which Michael Ammar praised him.

I hope this book gets completed. I will be a buyer.
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Some rare video of Irv Weiner performing. The video tape (from the late 1970's) is somewhat degraded at the beginning , but still watchable. This gives us a glimpse of what a great performer this man was . Enjoy --

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG9gkXTr-O8

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On Nov 12, 2021, David Todd wrote:
Some rare video of Irv Weiner performing. The video tape (from the late 1970's) is somewhat degraded at the beginning , but still watchable. This gives us a glimpse of what a great performer this man was . Enjoy --

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG9gkXTr-O8

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Oh, that brought tears to my eye and a smile. I do miss my Dad. Thank you for posting this.

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One and only Irv, one of the best...
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On Aug 28, 2021, Feral Chorus wrote:
Over the years, I've heard nothing but great things about Irv Weiner. Just yesterday, I was listening to a podcast in which Michael Ammar praised him.

I hope this book gets completed. I will be a buyer.


Any news on the book?
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I saw him work at least three times at local universities. He was the top performer on the college circuit. I have a lot of still photos of the act but unfortunately I was not doing video then.
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On Jul 22, 2014, JNeal wrote: He used to close by 'signing' to the audience, which was a callback to earlier references to his parents.


Yes, Irv explained his parents were deaf and taught him to sign "I love you" in American Sign Language as a bedtime ritual. Then he signed this to his audience to close the show.

Irv's daughter Cheryl must be happy that David Copperfield emulates Irv in his MGM show. Copperfield travels back in time to join [an actor playing] his father in an old home movie. Time-travelling David then flashes the "secret family sign" to his father. Irv's act continues to inspire and influence magicians.
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I sure hope this book is released soon. I saw Irv as a kid at a college for a youth event back in the 70s. I remember vividly to this day his red tape thumb tie - I was blown away! I got to meet him after the show and he let me help him load his car and he gave me some magic booklets (which unfortunately I cannot find).
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The book is really close.
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Did you need photos of him performing? I have two or three different performances.
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Any updates??
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I have heard nothing more but we did discuss him at NEMCA this year at our dinner table.
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Wow I think this will be the book of the decade! Richard, can see some photos from his show?
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Https://youtu.be/d1KIDaymw8o?si=kny6133UwZIPe_zE
Rare video. I watched his ace disappear, and time after time it was great! Even at slow speed it is impossible to see the movement! I wonder if this was his author's idea!? Who knows?
I love the magic & history of magic! My favorites magicians - Dai Vernon, Max Malini, Fielding West, Michael Finney, Jeff Hobson, Bob Sheets, Nick Lewin, Harry Murphy, Dick Oslund- great showmen of magic!
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On Nov 12, 2021, tictoc1958 wrote:
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On Nov 12, 2021, David Todd wrote:
Some rare video of Irv Weiner performing. The video tape (from the late 1970's) is somewhat degraded at the beginning , but still watchable. This gives us a glimpse of what a great performer this man was . Enjoy --

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG9gkXTr-O8

Pretty much everything he performed in that video is in a set of lecture notes he put out.
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I don’t know if it was because of the venue he was performing in, but Irv looked like he performed at a brisk pace.
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Is there any news about the book?
I love the magic & history of magic! My favorites magicians - Dai Vernon, Max Malini, Fielding West, Michael Finney, Jeff Hobson, Bob Sheets, Nick Lewin, Harry Murphy, Dick Oslund- great showmen of magic!
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This is one book I would really like to see printed. Any new news?
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