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BarryFernelius Inner circle Still learning, even though I've made 2537 Posts |
My three most prized magical possessions are three books by Punx, all translated into English by Bill Palmer:
1. Magical Adventures and Fairy Tales 2. Fourth Dimensional Mysteries 3. Farewell Performance These books were published in relatively small numbers (500 each, I believe), and my copies are hand numbered. These are books to be treasured and studied as part of the process to creating your own, unique performance style. I give them my highest recommendation. I do regret that I never had the pleasure of seeing Punx perform, but I've spent many happy hours studying and admiring his work.
"To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan and not quite enough time."
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rickmagic1 Inner circle MIddle Tennessee area 1544 Posts |
Bill really needs to get involved here since he's the one that knew Punx, as did Ted. Bill and I've had some great conversations about Punx since his storytelling style has greatly influenced my thinking.
I've only come to know Punx through Bill's relating stories to me, but I've come to the following conclusions: he was a man who loved magic and seemingly loved people. He didn't seem to care if his audience was adults or children; he seemed to be a man who treated everyone with respect and love. I think THAT, more than anything else, is what I've come to know and love about Punx. I will say that I have worked on some of the ideas that he presents in his books and finally concluded that what worked for him won't work for me...then again, what I've taken away has meant far more to me. After spending quite a bit of time reading and studying what he created, I was more convinced than ever that magic is a performance "art" that must center around entertaining the audience, not focused so much about "me" as a performer. Rick
Richard Green
The Modern Conjurer Coming soon: Victorian Secrets: An Evening With The Spirits! |
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enriqueenriquez Inner circle New York 1287 Posts |
Rick,
I just read your last post on the PUNX topic today, and wanted to say that I feel totally empathetic with your opinion. Punx is one of the major influences on my work, basically for the same reasons you are mentioning here. I guess some of us approach the work of PUNX in a different way that the work of some other magicians: we get inspiration from him, not routines; in the same way a painter gets inspiration from an old master. Is not about getting the trick, but about enlightenment. Oskar Kokoschka called that “The light of Spirit”, a force that lives in the work of some masters and goes beyond the mere technique. There is a great story about Matisse. When he was young and poor he fall in love with a drawing from Van Gogh. He struggled for months until he was able to make a down payment for the drawing and take it home. But when he got into the gallery to buy the drawing, the owner explained that the drawing was at the back of the store. The owner of the store went there to get it. In the meantime, Matisse noticed a very small painting hanging on the wall. When the gallery owner returned, Matisse told him that he doesn’t wanted the Van Gogh. He wanted to buy that small painting, instead. It was a Cezzanne. Decades later, when Matisse was a famous master, Matisse’s wife convinced her husband to donate Cezzanne’s painting to France. After all, Cezzanne, now dead, was also considered one of the most important artist of the century. Matisse agreed. At the ceremony where he donated the painting to the French government, he gave an speech. There, he explained that the painting was always hanging on his living room, and how all these years, he had solved all his professional dilemmas, all his crisis and doubts, by looking at Cezzanne’s painting. “For the last forty years I have been looking at that painting and still, for me it’s full of new things”, he said. |
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1908 Special user 882 Posts |
Enriqueenriquez,
Really great story...thank you for sharing it with us...
Don't wait for the perfect moment...Take a moment and make it perfect!!!
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Clifford the Red Inner circle LA, California 1941 Posts |
Oh yeah, that says it beuatifully!
"we get inspiration from him, not routines; in the same way a painter gets inspiration from an old master. Is not about getting the trick, but about enlightenment. Oskar Kokoschka called that “The light of Spirit”, a force that lives in the work of some masters and goes beyond the mere technique."
"The universe is full of magical things, waiting for our wits to grow sharper." Eden Philpotts
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Hamilton New user Maine 90 Posts |
Great story about the inspiration the art can provide. I also feel that way about Punx, but so far have only been able to read the "Once Upon a Time" edition. As I understand it Once upon a time is a new addition of "Magical Adventures and Fairy Tales" and is pretty much all inclusive. Is that true?
What can anyone tell me about "Fourth Dimensional Mysteries" and "Farewell performance"? I would even just like to know more about what is in these editions. What type of routines and what are they like? Other than a google search, do you know where I can find any of them? Or is that the best way? Any idea weather the others might be reissued? And finally is there other published material out there? Bill? Ted? Ariel? Thanks, Hamilton |
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mentalvic Loyal user 215 Posts |
Wow! That is such a cool story!
I've read about Punx in Corinda's "Thirteen Steps to Mentalism." This great magician is still alive in a sense! As long as 5 mark pieces keep cropping in odd places around your home, the "spirit" of your friend lives on! :righton:
There she was, a dodgy old prune in a tiara, rushing at me waving a sword. Do all knights suffer this whilst being made?
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rickmagic1 Inner circle MIddle Tennessee area 1544 Posts |
We talked a bit about Punx here because of Ted's story, I'd like to toss this out. I'm working on a piece as a "tribute" to Punx. Bill Palmer has helped with some of it and, once it's done, I'll come back and report on the finished piece.
Rick
Richard Green
The Modern Conjurer Coming soon: Victorian Secrets: An Evening With The Spirits! |
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calexa Inner circle Germany 1635 Posts |
Great, please let us know!
Magixx
Optimists have more fun.....
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rickmagic1 Inner circle MIddle Tennessee area 1544 Posts |
Well, so far the basic premise is that I was given a very old box by a friend that had lived in Berlin. He'd rented a home from an elderly lady and, in the move back to the states, this box was found among his things. He didn't do magic so he gave it to me. Inside was a deck of cards, an old flask that still had a small amount of schnapps inside. Also in the box was a letter. A letter written in German that I gave to another friend to translate. What was written therein is what you're about to see..
I then proceed to perform my handling of Danny Tong's Rising Cards. The letter mentions that every time Punx (who is the one that wrote the letter to his friend, Ludwig Hanemman ) would perform this, he would have a shot of Schapps before...I pour out the last shot as I state this at the beginning, then finish by pouring out the last shot. (Lotta Flask) I've not yet finished the script, but you get the general idea. Rick
Richard Green
The Modern Conjurer Coming soon: Victorian Secrets: An Evening With The Spirits! |
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Eddie Garland Inner circle Hells Kitchen, New York City 4207 Posts |
BLAM!
It's 2013 yo...and Punx is still in the house! Marvelous! Lets travel back to 2003... |
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