Richardson, Barrie: Concepts &
Deceptions Lecture Notes ©Unknown, Barrie Richardson Softcover, comb-bound, 8.5x11", 44 pages |
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Comments: Also available as part of a CD-ROM e-book
collection. Several effects seem to be reprints from Barrie's
contributions to Club71 Magazine put out by Repro Magic.
Contents (from book, updated Jan 2018):
1 I. Introduction
2 II. Five Questions Beginning With the End in Mind-
2 Who Is My Audience
2 What Do You Want Audience to Say About Performance
2 What Do You Want Audience to Say About You
2 Why Should Someone Hire You
2 Which Ten Tricks Would Your Perform
3 III. Theatre of the Mind - Footnotes and Expansions of
Stunts shown during the lecture, details not provided
3 Ovation Position: an opener to establish rapport
3 Airplane Cards: tips
3 Bill in Lemon: tips
3 Dollar Divination: tips
4 The Trick That Fooled Einstein: tips
4 Suspension of Disbelief: tips
6 IV. Devious Devices
6 Lazy Magicians' Memorized Deck: a stack for the red cards
7 - Turnover: misdirection for turning over a deck
7 - Postscript
8 Rounder - A Technology for Unshuffling Cards
8 - How to Construct a Rounder Deck
11 Novel Ghost Gimmick: the ghost under a paper napkin
15 Lightning Post-It: the center-tear using Post-It notes
20 Devious Deck Switch: using a clever card box
24 V. Other Routines
24 Untouched Card at Any Number: general outline provided
25 Impossible Knot Routine: the magician spins around and unties a
knot without letting go of the ends
28 Bluff Card to Pocket or Wallet: load happens before spectator
is aware the trick has begun
34 My Card Trick: Spectator selects the magician's thought of
card, revealed after some comedy byplay
41 Many Are Called - Few are Chosen: Rice Jar Mystery
43 VI. Ending With A Poem