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JoeHohman Special user Erie 706 Posts |
In the sequel ("The Second Now You See It, Now You Don't"), there are several coin routines featuring shells, silver/copper coins, and Okito boxes.
By the way, I just looked on Amazon, and there are 23 used copies starting at $12.53. |
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Mb217 Inner circle 9520 Posts |
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On Jan 31, 2018, JoeHohman wrote: Y'know, I was admiring the bibliography in the back of the 1st book, and thought how nice it was that he mentioned all those wonderful sources. He gave credit where credit was due, and helped to point people onward. I found it quite interesting and look forward to reading the 2nd book and continuing to admire the many wonderful illustrations by Barry Ross. And someone mentioned the layout of these books, being of larger format, to work well as workbooks in the teaching of magic. That's a pretty nice thing in that it makes it a great place to perhaps better learn, visualize & appreciate from. And thanks Joe, for the heads-up on deals as to the 2nd book.
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Wes65 Inner circle I've said very little in 1219 Posts |
The first coin trick I did was a Gadabout Coins effect I think he called The Come Back Coins (I'd have to dig out my copy of the book to be sure). I believe it was in the first volume.
Wes
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JoeHohman Special user Erie 706 Posts |
Wes -- you got the name right, and that was my first coin routine, too! (I still do Gadabout / Come Back to this day...)
Marion -- you're welcome! And I think you are 100% right; if I were going to teach a course on magic, I would probably use the first (still-in-print) edition and the Mark Wilson book as my two texts. Both are eminently affordable, give a great overview of many types of magic, and utilize a "graduated" approach to learning sleights and effects. For example -- one of the first real tricks in the Tarr/Ross book is the one where the card in your pocket and the card under the spectator's finger trade places. Now, as "beginner books" go, that is a pretty bold trick, as it involves repeated double lifts and a palm! (I still do that one, also...) |
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funsway Inner circle old things in new ways - new things in old ways 9982 Posts |
I just got my copy, many thanks for the tip. A study of the sequential-frame illustrations are of great value to me.
Even some new thoughts even if the tricks are not. In the introduction, Tarr notes, "the success you enjoy is directly proportional to the amount of ingenuity and creativity you can muster and the time and effort you are willing to spend." No mention of buying the latest trick or a more expensive gimmick. No thought of just copying someone else. Ingenuity & creativity in one hand. Time & effort in the other. Rub them together and magic occurs. Yes!
"the more one pretends at magic, the more awe and wonder will be found in real life." Arnold Furst
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Mb217 Inner circle 9520 Posts |
Guys, I'm so happy people find such great value in these Tarr/Ross books. Funny, I never heard much about them but so happy the little bit of bait I came across led me to such a big fish in this work. I really think that if I gave a young person interested in magic some general advice and direction, I would point them towards this wonderful book. Glad you guys seem to agree.
Wes, Gadabout Coins is a winner no matter where you learn it from, but in Tarr's book it really is so well illustrated by Barry Ross, and as simply explained by Tarr. In just a couple of well-laid out pages, you can learn a real classic of coin magic, amongst so many other things. funs, I too love Tarr's words as to magic, through it you can really hear his great love for the art and what it takes to do it good-better-best. And Joe, my man...I'm so glad you reminded me here of the specificity of the book and the also great generality it holds as to magic. That card trick you speak of is just sooooo good, simple but quite amazingly effective...It's a great little card trick for a coin guy, too, to sorta "switch" the tables up on folks expecting only coin tricks. I think Doc here would really like this one as he's all coins all the time, but this one is so darn cute to pull on people, it would really surprise them coming from him. And it's nothing too difficult to get down with a little practice. I love transposition tricks (coins or cards), and this one is just simply called a "Card Transposition" by Tarr, but it played so much bigger than that when I used to do it. So happy you reminded me of it here...It's a real gem and absolutely kills!
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MaxArtifice New user 25 Posts |
Thank you to everyone who has posted about Bill Tarr in this thread. I don't know how but I had completely forgotten about "Now You See It, Now You Don't." I went looking for it in my library and found the copy that I had bought when it first came out. I don't know why but I didn't buy the sequel when it came out which is strange because I really did enjoy and appreciate the original. I did just now buy the sequel in "good" condition on Amazon for about $15. I'm thinking about buying the "Now You See It Notebook." The notebook is a Richard Kaufman production so you know it will be excellent. Okay...talked myself into buying it.
Here's something not mentioned in this thread yet: Bill Tarr made at least one video after the first book was published. It was produced on VHS (of course) and it was called, "Basic Sleight of Hand by Bill Tarr" (copyright 1985) JHD Productions. I have no idea how difficult it is to lay your hands on a copy...haven't looked for it. But it does exist and if you want a complete Bill Tarr collection you will need it. I have got to convert my copy to DVD/digital...I haven't watched it since it came out. For that matter, I have a couple of dozen VHS magic tapes that I need to convert...another rainy day project. |
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Mb217 Inner circle 9520 Posts |
Welcome to the Café, Max...
That's a great find on Tarr, never knew he had a video, too. He was quite prolific and complete with his magical offerings. Him and Barry Ross were very interesting guys. And I did notice that his "Notebook" was published by Kaufman, who happens to be a remarkable illustrator himself. Wonder if he did the drawings for the Notebook? Glad you were able to get a copy of the "The Second..." Tarr book, I'm sure it's pretty nicely done like the first one. And I'm glad you were reminded of it here, it really is a wonderful read to re-unite with...sorta like happening upon an old friend.
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"Believe in YOU, and you will see the greatest magic that ever was." -Mb |
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MaxArtifice New user 25 Posts |
Thank you.
I just got the Notebook. To answer your question, no, it is illustrated by Bill Tarr, himself. And by that I mean that he does the drawings and also the text which is hand printed. I haven't had a chance to go through it other than a quick look at a mentalism section in which he describes a gimmick that he invented. Well not really invented. He invented it and then discovered that there were earlier versions invented by others. I am sure that I will be enjoying the rest of it soon. BTW...I had no idea (until I went looking) how difficult it would be to lay my hands on a decent VHS VCR. The problem is finding one that works well and that also has a remote control. The remote control is frequently important on the later VCRs because that's where they would locate the tracking control. Buying one on ebay is an exercise in faith. Not sure where I'm going to find one that is good enough to use for conversion purposes. But I'm patient...I will find what I need eventually. |
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