{"product_id":"come-a-little-closer-by-john-denis-ebook-download","title":"Come a Little Closer by John Denis - eBook DOWNLOAD","description":"This is a book that spans forty years of a unique friendship and a shared love of magic that take you from the halcyon days when eight young London magicians haunted the Magic Dealers, the Variety Theatres and street-corner cafes every Saturday, right up to the present day. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis youthful coterie of Cagliostros was the spawning ground of a style of magic that in those days was called \"pocket tricks,\" which led to enthusiasm for and development of some of the finest contemporary magic that is now deemed classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome of the group became world names in the art while others retired from magic, and some later re-emerged in their twilight years to demonstrate a continuing passion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's hard nowadays to visualize Jack Avis, Alex Elmsley, Roy Walton, Bobby Bernard, Ted Danson and John Derris sitting in cafes, making two cups of coffee last four hours while they demonstrated, argued and theorized on the pros and cons of close-up magic, having just read the latest magazines from the USA and meeting the parade of overseas magicians visiting London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut from such youthful zeal emerged a thinking and style of magic that was to withstand the years and make some of these men world-famous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho in magic does not use the Elmsley Count? Is there anyone who has not read and used one of Jack Avis's five hundred published items, and surely there is no self-respecting card magician who today would not include Roy Walton's \"The Collectors\" or \"Card Warp\" in his repertoire?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book includes all the effects that were first described in 193 in a small publication called Come a Little Closer; effects that have stood the test of time and are still being presented today. But the contributors have also included many more routines that have been developed during the last forty years, a considerable number being published for the first time, and others that are currently in use by their originators such as John Derris's \"Staggering\" and Ted Danson's \"Diary Trick.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you love close-up magic, you will find material between these covers that you can use - some requiring the basic skill needed by any practicing close-up worker, but all requiring presentation - the very essence of good magic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is a tribute to the deep fellowship that often comes with the practice of magic, a fellowship that has lasted in this case since the '50s. It is in this environment of a shared passion that fine magic is often evolved, and I am certain that you will sense this as you read the thinking, inventiveness and comments of a group of magicians who early on found their own serendipity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSession One\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Jack Avis\u003cbr\u003eCards of Pegasus\u003cbr\u003eThe Siva Fold\u003cbr\u003eThe Siva Folded Card to Wallet\u003cbr\u003eTrue Grit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSession Two\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Bobby Bernard\u003cbr\u003eJet Transportation\u003cbr\u003eBB Drops Them Again\u003cbr\u003eH-E-A-V-Y\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSession Three\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Ted Danson\u003cbr\u003eThe Seance Card Trick\u003cbr\u003eGive Me a Ring\u003cbr\u003eIt's a Date\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSession Four\u003c\/b\u003e . . . John Derris\u003cbr\u003eMonte Cristo Ring\u003cbr\u003eOne in Three\u003cbr\u003eHockleys' Coin Vanish\u003cbr\u003eStaggering\u003cbr\u003eThe Big Squeeze\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSession Five\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Alex Elmsley\u003cbr\u003ePoint of Departure\u003cbr\u003eColour Filter\u003cbr\u003eCard Counting Rhyme\u003cbr\u003eNo-Calc\u003cbr\u003eOyster Shells\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSession Six\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Arthur Holland\u003cbr\u003eCut and Restored Cigarette\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSession Seven\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Hugh Scott\u003cbr\u003eBiography\u003cbr\u003eFern Court Glide Bluff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSession Eight\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Tommy Vanderschmidt\u003cbr\u003eRepeat Card in Hat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSession Nine\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Roy Walton\u003cbr\u003eKnifed\u003cbr\u003eAll Hands on Deck\u003cbr\u003eThe Alternate Shift\u003cbr\u003eThe Invisible Plan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSession Ten\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat's Wrong With Magic","brand":"Murphy's MISC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48695761961216,"sku":"DBCOMEALITT","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0257\/3543\/0237\/files\/comealitt-full.jpg?v=1778255272","url":"https:\/\/socalplayingcards.com\/products\/come-a-little-closer-by-john-denis-ebook-download","provider":"SoCal Playing Cards LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}