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andre combrinck Special user South Africa 953 Posts |
I was wondering what you people think of Anneman book range(The life and times of a legend)
(Anneman card magic) Andre friend |
Scott F. Guinn Inner circle "Great Scott!" aka "Palms of Putty" & "Poof Daddy G" 6586 Posts |
AWESOME! Makes my "five foot shelf" as one of the best few books on our art ever.
"Love God, laugh more, spend more time with the ones you love, play with children, do good to those in need, and eat more ice cream. There is more to life than magic tricks." - Scott F. Guinn
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Rennie Inner circle I think I have about 1826 Posts |
Andre,
Anything to do with Ted Annemann is awesome, he was as he was called an enigma. My favorite quote by him was " The effect is the important thing, how you achieve it is not " Rennie
The effect is the important thing, how you achieve it is not.......
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Scott F. Guinn Inner circle "Great Scott!" aka "Palms of Putty" & "Poof Daddy G" 6586 Posts |
One note: If you buy the big Anneman book, don't buy the little ones--they're in the big 'un!
"Love God, laugh more, spend more time with the ones you love, play with children, do good to those in need, and eat more ice cream. There is more to life than magic tricks." - Scott F. Guinn
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Mark Strivings V.I.P. 290 Posts |
Annemann is required reading. Not just some, but everything he ever wrote. Read the Jinx, read the big Abrams book (if you can find it), read it all. Annemann was truly one of the all-time giants in magic and mentalism and there is pure gold there. Yes, some of the presentations may be a bit dated. The vast majority of them would still play very will with only minimal tweaking. But that's not even remotely the issue, what is much more important is to absorb the 'zen' of Annemann. Read it all over and over until you start to get a sense of what made this amazing man think the way he did. Read until you start to feel 'why' he did things the way he did. If you can get THIS into your psyche, you will have opened an entire universe that is hidden to the vast majority. Only then will will you really be in a position to truly appreciate what a giant Annemann was and why his influence will be forever felt in our work.
In other words, get it and read it. Mark
Mark Strivings is the owner of the largest all-mentalism mail order supply business in the world, "Mental Connections", carrying materials not available anywhere else. For complete info, drop Mark a line at MarkyApril@aol.com
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Bill Cushman Inner circle Florida 2876 Posts |
"what is much more important is to absorb the 'zen' of Annemann. Read it all over and over until you start to get a sense of what made this amazing man think the way he did. Read until you start to feel 'why' he did things the way he did. If you can get THIS into your psyche, you will have opened an entire universe that is hidden to the vast majority."
Mark, I really like the way you put this. Sheer "poetry." It makes me want to break out everything I have and start reading it again right now. But first I have to listen to your interview which I just recieved! Bill |
Scott F. Guinn Inner circle "Great Scott!" aka "Palms of Putty" & "Poof Daddy G" 6586 Posts |
Tha Abrams book has been reprinted and is available again. Of course...after I spent years looking for a copy and got one, they reprint it! That's happened to me too many times!
"Love God, laugh more, spend more time with the ones you love, play with children, do good to those in need, and eat more ice cream. There is more to life than magic tricks." - Scott F. Guinn
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Vilago Loyal user 230 Posts |
Hocus Pocus offers this book. I'd recommend you become a member (free), and wait for one of their sales to come around (usually 20 - 25% off). That way you'd save about $15 once shipping is added.
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