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Finally available: A project made by many
hands to honor a man who was scholar, performer, entertainer, teacher,
creator and friend. With the passing of Roger Klause ended 50 years of
brilliance in magic, not simply because of the routines and ideas he
created, but because of his love for the art, his willingness to share and
his connection to the masters of magic who helped him to achieve his own
master status.
Roger was one of the
finest practitioners of magic in our history. This DVD set is a special
tribute, wherein several of Roger's friends and admirers share pet ideas
and routines, all to remember a man whose influence can never be measured
and will never be forgotten. On
Volume 1, Lance Pierce hosts, with contributions by Bob White, Ricky
Smith, Brad Henderson, Richard Hatch, Brian O'Neill, Mark Tams, Earl
South, Steve Lancaster, Dan Strange, Mike Squires, Jordan "Tiny"
Burgess, and Jared Kopf:
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Bob White - A personalized handling of
"The Fingerprint Card Trick."
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Ricky Smith - "A Layman Fooler" -- the
secret transfer of a card from full palm in one hand to full palm in
the other.
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Brad Henderson - "Separating the Men
from the Boys," a highly finessed handling of the Alex Elmsley effect.
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Richard Hatch - "The Mystery of the
Jadoo Wallah," perhaps the best handling of the Gypsy thread ever!
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Brian O'Neill - A very clever and
baffling dice routine...the dice move hand to hand and then completely
vanish altogether!
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Mark Tams - The fast, surprising and
baffling production of four of a kind from a truly shuffled deck.
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Earl South - A commercial approach to
the "Ring on String" effect.
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Steve Lancaster - Steve's Coins Across
(performance only).
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Dan Strange - "Push Me Pull You" -- A
nifty and entertaining way to produce two cards.
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Mike Squires - "The Flip-Up Palm" -- a
very deceptive palm of the top card.
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Jordan Burgess - "A Mix and a Reveal,"
a small packet Triumph that will fool all your friends, and "Reset,"
an extension of the basic plot that cleans everything up for you!
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Jared Kopf - "An Open Display of
Triumph," Jared's great method for the Triumph effect that recently
appeared in Genii Magazine.
On Volume
2, join Lance Pierce as he performs and explains
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The Color-Changing Silks - The
never-before published handling that's different than any you've seen.
This is the handling that inspired Roger's "Red & White" (as published
in his book Roger Klause: In Concert), and it's a fooler!
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Soleil et Lune - Roger's fantastic
handling for the Sun and Moon effect, a baffling and magical
transposition of two coins.
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Full Circle - A clear and direct
routine using the $100 Bill Change - you walk up AND leave empty
handed, leaving the audience shaking their heads.
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The Lilliput Palm - One of the most
deceptive palms ever, almost completely overlooked by magicians!
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Roger's Laydown - A simple and
beautiful idea to secretly add cards to any packet arrangement.
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Roger's Turnover - A wonderful piece of
artistic card finesse that will clean up many routines.
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Where's Merlin? - A very clean approach
to Merlin's Lost Aces with no bottom deals or double deals!
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Roger's Favorite Oil and Water - What
Roger considered the best Oil and Water routine he'd ever seen.
As a special bonus,
watch additional material of Roger, including photo montages (Volume 1),
vintage footage of Roger when still a young student of magic (Volume 2)
and a 1982 performance, the legendary "Christmas Party" show (Volume 2).
This DVD set is a way to say thanks to a man who has helped
so many and who has furthered the craft like no other, and it fulfills a
good cause, as all proceeds benefit Wanda Klause, Roger's wife of 50
years. Get yours today!
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