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muse Special user Scotland 925 Posts |
Correct Pepka, the thinking is provocative and the book is very interesting because of that. But how much it speaks to you, as any book I guess, will depend on where you are in terms of your particular interests and skill level, and what you're looking to get out of it. It may be your ideal vacation reading, but for me it wouldn't have fitted that particular bill.
And coincidentally, I'm having a week off right now, and I just got "The Card Magic of Nick Trost" plus another couple of things for reading this week. For me, Nick Trost is proving the ideal holiday companion. |
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wsduncan Inner circle Seattle, WA 3619 Posts |
Carneycopia hands down. The Mead book is excellent as in the Jennings book. But Carneycopia has the best mix of material, and is still small enough to fit in a beach bag.
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Essie Loyal user Boulder, CO 278 Posts |
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On 2008-07-12 10:20, fridoliina89 wrote: They range from relatively simple to quite hard (there's a decent section on the Trick that Cannot Be Explained), and cover a wide range of venues including close-up, parlor, stage, children's shows, etc. That said, there's probably a smaller number of tricks than you might be used to since a good portion of the book focuses on theory (and the book's not all that big anyway). I'd definitely recommend it though!
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fridoliina89 Special user 503 Posts |
Is it much theory in the book? Would you say its just worth it for the theory and advice even if you don't use any effects?
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edh Inner circle 4698 Posts |
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Do NOT get my LORAYNE: THE CLASSIC COLLECTION or any of the BEST OF FRIENDS volumes, or certainly not any APOCALYPSE volumes - they'd keep you off the beach for the six weeks! HL ABSOLOUTLEY!! Do not get those books.
Magic is a vanishing art.
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jekyllandhyde Regular user 200 Posts |
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On 2008-07-15 20:15, edh wrote: Separating the notable/practical from the insignificant in many volumes including those already mentioned will take longer than opening Tangled Web to any page, rehearsing the routine stopped at, and incorporating it into your show. You will then have something in your repertoire that has unequivocally proven to fool and entertain. |
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churken Regular user California 199 Posts |
Tangled Web is excellent. There are a variety of effects. Eric Mead is a master of the mem deck and there are a couple excellent write ups on the mem deck.
If you are going to be gone for 6 weeks and don't do mem deck work, consider picking up either Mneumonica by Juan Tamariz or Try the Impossible by Simon Aronson. That will keep you busy for the entire time, you'll learn some amazing magic, and you don't have to have a deck of cards in your hands all the time while learning a stack. Paul |
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Essie Loyal user Boulder, CO 278 Posts |
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On 2008-07-15 19:36, fridoliina89 wrote: Yeah, I'd say about half of the book (or maybe more) is theory, all of which is really useful and insightful. Eric Mead's been a professional magician his entire life and has worked tons of different venues, so his advice is certainly quite valuable. He also goes into the thinking behind the effects he explains, which I appreciate. As such, I think it'd still be useful for you to get the book even if you don't use any of the effects.
"Comfort the disturbed, disturb the comfortable."
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fridoliina89 Special user 503 Posts |
I have been wanting to learn a mem deck for a long time, is there any mem deck stacks in tangled web?
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Caliban Special user 727 Posts |
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On 2008-07-16 15:50, fridoliina89 wrote: There's an extended essay about memdeck work that contains lots of useful techniques for maintaining the stack while creating the impression that the order of the deck must be constantly changing. It's fairly advanced work on the memorised deck - not an ideal starting point for someone wanting to learn a stack. No stack is taught in the book - the memdeck work in Tangled Web is aimed at performers who already know and use one. |
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Tim Sutton Elite user Tim Sutton AIMC, London UK 461 Posts |
No - Eric uses the Aronson stack, which can be found free on Simon's website. There's also a ton of helpful advice in the shuffled not stirred forum. Can I ask what in the past has stopped you from learning a stack?
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Socalesq Regular user 189 Posts |
If you're looking for a beach magic book, I'd go with Lifesavers over Tangled Web. But they're both great, so buy them both. The two will keep you perfectly happy.
icuryy
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James Alan Special user Toronto, Ontario 680 Posts |
Eric is doing a lecture here in Toronto next month. From the details he's given about it so far, I'm pumped.
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Salby Inner circle New Jersey 1254 Posts |
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Anymore thoughts on this Book?? .
You know how to make God laugh?........... Tell him your plans!!!
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mumford Special user 652 Posts |
This book is the Cliff Notes of Eric's career including a kid show piece, walk around, bar, and stand-up magic. Well written and illustrated with very workable material for the experienced. Loved the book but it's too short.
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ramsaymagic New user London 32 Posts |
Definitely and inspiring read and gets you thinking about how you perform your own magic as much as some of Eric's.
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