Yea, what I use seems to be fine. It works anyway.

Thanks Bob.

John

Bob what is tender about the age of 60 so I know what to look forward to.

I was going through some old tapes and found Billy Bishop on the Magic of Magic doing his Sympathetic Silk Routine. A very simple but strong routine that had years of polish. There also a very young Glen Bishop working with Buddy Faran.

Richard

Ok. I have my 6 silks and I'm ready to practice.
I have some questions about the routine but we'll see how it goes.

Watch the Billy Bishop video on Glenn Bishop's site Frank. It will help.

John

Yes, that's what I did. I'm a bit shaky on the exact method but I do have my book that seems to explain what I think is going on.

I like big huge silks.

One quetsion I have is if I'm not working with an assistant, some preperation is necessary. I have some thinking to do there in terms of setup.

There's no preparation really. Just have the "tricky" silks laying somewhere next to the other three. Know which is which and pick them up appropriately. You can kinda "roll" the tricky silks to cover the "tricky" parts. The big silks however can act as covers rather well.

John

Frank,

Just buy the Rice booklet on this subject when you get the dye tube book. It will answer all your questions.

http://www.silkkingmagic.com/Rices%20Sel......ines.htm

It give you several persentations and methods to perform this.

The English language edition of DIE PAUL POTASSY SHOW which has been renamed THE MAGIC OF PAUL POTASSY goes to the printers in a few weeks. Paul's handling of the sympathetic silks is one of his signature effects. He has opened his shows with it for half a century and it is perfect! No details of his handling are omitted in the book, including his entire performance script. The book also includes his razor blades trick, pickpocket sequence, card stab, book test and much more, along with biographical details of his incredible career. We hope to have it back from the printers in time for Paul's 82nd birthday on October 23, 2005.

Hi Richard:

I can't wait to get the English edition of the Potassy book, as I had to have my wife translate the German edition (a gift from my friend, Ted Lesley) and I frankly look forward to reading it for myself (in English).

Last month, I had the opportunity to spend some time with Mr. Potassy at the Magic Circle Centenary in London. And I must say that he is a charming gentleman, a masterful magician and a terrific entertainer.

In my opinion the Potassy book is a "must read" for anyone who is interested in quality stage magic.

Best regards,
Levent

Thanks, Levent. I'm very much looking forward to your forthcoming book on Roy Benson, which I can also recommend unreservedly "sight unseen"!
May I quote you on Potassy (not on the book itself, since you haven't yet had a chance to read our edition!) in our advertising? One of the problems I anticipate in marketing the book is that Paul is not as well-known in America as elsewhere. He did have successful runs at hotels in Chicago and Milwaukee, but did not stay here long enough to establish a public identity as he did in France, Britain, Germany, Spain, the Far East and elsewhere. I not too worried, as I really think the strength of the material will carry the book. It is very practical, as you can imagine, and full of professional finesses that elevate standard plots to new levels.

Hey I need a silk production that can hold alot! of silks but not the square circal trick. iv been using jeff McBrides postarboard production and I just don't like it. so any ideas?

Dear Richard:

Please feel free to quote me in your ads. To me Mr. Potassy was one of the highlights of the Centenary.

Best regards,
Levent

I know this is an old thread but I can never contain myself when I see the name of Paul Potassy mentioned. I consider him to be one of the greatest (if not THE greatest) magicians I have ever seen in my life. In his field of magic at any rate.That is a talking stand up act presenting magic for adult audiences.

I first heard of him over 40 years ago. At the time I was trying to entertain drunks in noisy nightclubs on a regular basis and was just as regularly dying a rather awful death every night.

Then I heard whispers of a legendary magician who would get standing ovations in night clubs at 2am working to similar drunk and inattentive audiences. I was told he only did classic tricks such as Sympathetic Silks and the Razor Blades. quite frankly I didn't want to believe it and since I had never heard of him I shoo-shood the idea.

And then I saw him on Television and was quite electrified by what I say. I realised this was a great magician. Then I saw him a second time a few years later with a similar reaction.

And now I have seen him at the age of 84 on DVD and he is just as good as he always was with the exact same tricks.

Since this is a thread about Sympathetic Silks I can only say there is no routine better. There can't be. It isn't possible. And there can be no better performer of this trick than Potassy. There can't be. It just isn't possible. Entertainers like that only come once in a lifetime. And I'm not dead yet.

Incidentally he says you must use THICK silk. Sorry Bob!!!!!

Incidentally I don't think I agree with the notion that the silks must be large as in 24 inches or 30 inches. This is fine if you are of tall stature but for a short person they don't look right and also they trail the floor. Plus they are harder to handle and manipulate. Just thought I'd mention this point. 18 inches are good enough. That is what Slydini used on stage.