On 2010-09-08 18:58, mtpascoe wrote:
He was only about 45 or 46 when he died. It's a shame that he is only known among the circles in Spain.

On 2011-02-20 22:49, MattWMagic wrote:
Thank you so much for coming out with that dvd set it changed my magic

On 2011-04-28 13:34, aiturran wrote:

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On 2010-09-08 18:58, mtpascoe wrote:
He was only about 45 or 46 when he died. It's a shame that he is only known among the circles in Spain.

It's been a long time since I post on the forum, maybe I should get in here more frequently, specially since I'm getting into manipulation.
Anyways, Pepe Carroll was a Spanish magician, FISM Close-Up Champion on Lausanne who was a superb magician. He really shined in close-up, with his very creative and out-of-the-box routines. He really gave a twist to such classics as Follow the Leader, Ace Assemblies, among others. He also was an excellent parlour magician, very funny and creative, too. He became very known in spanish television, and even won a prize as a host in a TV show which of course, included magic.
After winning FISM and having a lot of work on TV, he unfortunately started to stop his works on close-up magic despite what he had to give. Nevertheless, until he died he gave a lot to magic, and in parlour and stage illusions gave his touch of comedy, with funny patters that until this day are used by many spanish (and spanish speaking) magicians.

His linking ring may look a bit like Ross's, but I find his much more synthetic and direct. The effects chosen for linking and unlinking are to me the best and look as clean as I've seen in any linking ring routine. This is the difference between a linking ring routine and one with artistic merit. I find Ross's and Carroll's routine stand in that category, the statement on Carroll's routine is entirely a personal opinion, but one can't doubt on its quality, whether you like one of the other most.

Anyway, I'm looking forward on the DVD collection from you, Levent. I truly admire your research in magic, and has in a way inspired me to do the same (well, at certain point, you've gathered tons of material). I love the history of magic and I enjoy studying its tricks and characters and to know where it came from, since it also shows respect for the work in the past. If you strive for excellence, artistic quality and originality, you need to know what happened in the past. As the phrase says, "we're standing on the shoulders of giants".

Take care,

Antonio

On 2011-04-28 16:17, Levent wrot

I am getting very close to begin shooting the Linking Rings DVD. If all goes well, I should begin filming next week.

Levent
http://www.LeventMagic.com

On 2011-05-30 05:31, Levent wrote:
Thanks mtpascoe.

Just a little update. I am heading out now to do a 2 week cruise and as soon as I get back home, I will being shooting the Linking RIngs DVDs. There will be a lot of stuff on it that I think most magicians around today have never seen before! And when I start shooting I think I will begin by posting an essay about it on the Magic Café, as I did with the Ball and Misers Dream videos.

Levent
http://www.LeventMagic.com