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mclose V.I.P. 306 Posts |
My new ebook on the memorized deck, The Road to Riffsville, will be available within a day or so. Here's a blog post filling you in on why I wrote it and what it contains.
https://www.michaelclose.com/blogs/news-......ffsville |
Churken2 New user 67 Posts |
I don't often get excited about new book releases, but I am excited about this one!
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mclose V.I.P. 306 Posts |
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Boomer Special user Prosper, TX 666 Posts |
I picked it up a hour ago or so, along with The Real Deal.
I must confess, due to what Mr. Close wrote on page eight I am unable to go any further. (In other words, I haven't yet mastered my stack of choice, The Redford Stack, but I'm working on it.) So, instead of continuing reading, I switched to the August newsletter. Loving it. Dave |
mclose V.I.P. 306 Posts |
Dave:
You should still read through The Road to Riffsville, if only to see what is possible once you get some experience with the memdeck. As you'll see, it's not that difficult. Best of luck on your journey of discovery. |
Waterloophai Inner circle Belgium 1368 Posts |
I bought it. Every memdeck worker should.
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mclose V.I.P. 306 Posts |
By the way, the newsletter Dave referred to can be obtained for free here:
https://www.michaelclose.com/pages/micha......etters-1 |
mclose V.I.P. 306 Posts |
Steve Bedwell has this to say about The Road to Riffsville: "Can't put The Road to Riffsville down and focus on anything else. (Especially frustrating because I'm at MAGIC Live!) Fascinating analysis of some of the issues I've personally experienced with the estimation aspects of memdeck work, with robust solutions. An outstanding contribution!"
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Churken2 New user 67 Posts |
I purchased The Road to Riffsville yesterday. I finished the first read through last night. As always, Mr. Close has produced a fantastic book. His thoughts on the all around square glimpse alone are worth the price of the book. The real meat of the book is section 5 where we learn how to get to literally any card in the deck. Anyone interested in The Berglass Effect or Mnemonicosis or The Trick That Can Not Be Explained needs to have this work in their collection. It really is a master class on working this kind of effect.
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JBSmith1978 Veteran user NY 389 Posts |
I thoroughly enjoyed The Road to Riffsville.
The stand outs for me were Part One and Part Seven. Part One for his stance on Jazzing. He brilliantly clarifies and redefines some concepts and jargon. Part Seven for an intimate glimpse at creating opportunities and capitalising on them. This work is one of reflection by a Master. He not only offers what works for him, if you read closely he is offering insights that can apply to everyone. This is definitely an important contribition to memorized deck magic. Moreover I'm proud to see he implicitly sets down an agenda for future dialogue and exploration with memdeck work that the literature sorely needed. Highly recommended. Its foundational. Best, Jed |
mclose V.I.P. 306 Posts |
The reviews for The Road to Riffsville are coming in. Here are three excerpts:
“Revising and clarifying his own analogy from the world of music (‘jazzing’ being the operative term here), Mike thoroughly demystifies the concept of ‘improvising’ with a memorized deck. If you follow his Road to Riffsville, you will want (and be able!) to start riffing away almost immediately.” – Pit Hartling “I was struck by how much a simple statement would illuminate something for me.” – Randy Naviaux “This work is one of reflection by a Master. Michael not only offers what works for him, if you read closely, he offers insights that can apply to everyone. This is definitely an important contribution to memorized deck magic...It’s foundational.” – Jed Brooks Smith You can read the full reviews (and leave one of your own, please) here: https://tinyurl.com/y95agptd |
MorrisCH Veteran user 393 Posts |
Don’t stop reading even Mike told you from page 8 :p
I can only call myself half-proficience when it comes to memorized deck, it take at least one second for me to recall the position and vice-versa But I’ve been fascinated by the possibilities of “riffing” with mem deck for months after watching Vincent Haden’s Penguin lecture And the only thing I do that’s remotely related to this type of magic is Simon Aronson’s Two beginning. This book for me, along with Burglas effect , are the final words when it come to “improvising” with mem deck The among of works I put into after 3 days of reading and practing is almost life changing The false faro as well as various Revealing methods is just so overwhelming(in a great way) I can only hope I get the mem deck down cold soon enough so I can apply what I learn effectively But so far, I have blown away few layman’s and magicians mind by reading what I learn so far from this book I will leave chapter 7 to the last when I’m 100% confidence with my stack |
David Numen Inner circle 2072 Posts |
A completely fantastic resource for fans of the memorized deck. I agree with the notion that revelations (in a riffing situation) should be magical. I just love this system and will definitely be using it.
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mclose V.I.P. 306 Posts |
Thanks, David.
You can read more reviews here: https://www.michaelclose.com/products/th......73942830 Also, please feel free to submit a review at the same link. |
David Numen Inner circle 2072 Posts |
Michael, I'd be happy to leave a review on your site but I've tried half a dozen or so times today and I keep getting an error message involving the words parameter, error and ID. I'm flummoxed.
That said, my review gets more glowing every time I redo it so by the time this is resolved it should be the bestest ever review of anything. |
mclose V.I.P. 306 Posts |
The verdict is in on The Road to Riffsville:
“An important contribution to memorized deck magic” “Highly recommended – foundational” “A fantastic resource...essential for memdeck fiends” “The definitive insight into memdeck improvisation” Read the full reviews and get your copy here: https://tinyurl.com/y95agptd |
magicbrady Regular user 133 Posts |
Just started reading this but I'm already hooked. Everything ever published by Michael is a winner. Super excited to see where this takes me!
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Forty Six & 2 Regular user Three cheers and some toasts for my 107 Posts |
I’m a bit late to the party but wanted to confirm that this book is a must for any serious memdeck worker. It encouraged me to master a sleight which turned out to be much easier than I anticipated, and has improved the magic in my memdeck work immensely.
Excellent customer service from Mr Close too, as always.
Ask, knock and seek
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ltrblst Loyal user 226 Posts |
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On Dec 30, 2020, Forty Six & 2 wrote: What sleight is it? I'm on the fence, being a beginner to magic. |
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