Greetings,

For those so inclined, that infamous auction site has a few tapes from Tony Andruzzi's Invocational for sale - not my auctions - I just thought those out there might be interested. Be warned though: I have some of these Ray Piatt tapes and they really are just the footage he shot while attending. The person posting the auctions didn't describe that very well.

Sincerely,
Sam H.

I really like these tapes. Ray Piatt's video work is not the fancy camera work being released on DVD today. It is one camera with Ray truly "live on location," doing some zoom shots, but often a statioary camera, with all the background noises and sound problems associated. No graphics, no editing. In fact the camera is rolling long before the introductions and run after the lecture/shows to capture crowd images and sounds, to get (as Ray said) "archival footage." Be sure your fast forward is working on your remote, but if you are more patient than I am you will see and hear legends of magic, mentalism and bizarre interacting with one another before and after the formal entertainment. Ray's tapes have some very good performances and lectures given at the 1988 Invocational such as Scott Davis' TV and the Mentalist lecture and Ross Johnson's Blindfold Presentation. And any time I can see Tony Andruzzi in action (he was often at his best at these annual parties he threw) I am thrilled. The only other video I am aware of from the Invocationals was the souvenier Invocational 1985 composite video (I do not know who filmed it) that merely whets the appetite rather than showing complete presentations.

There are a very few video tapes of Andruzzi and the Invocationals around. The same for Weerd Weekend, Docc Hilford's convention that came later. Unless these tapes are converted to DVD format, they will eventually be lost forever. Video tapes deteriorate magnetically, no matter how carefully they are stored.

I have a video tape that I just came across: L.O.L. Live on Location. Tony Andruzzi'z Invocational. September 24th, 1988.
Bismark Hotel in Chicago, IL. It is numbered as Tape #15. Total running time is 60 minutes.
PM me if interested in this or want more details. This was never released on DVD so this is the only way you can find this. Perfect condition.

I can't find them. Could someone pm me?