Magic Tricks

I recently received an email message from Looch announcing his latest release "Here's to you Mr Robinson". Having enjoyed his pervious works I had to admit that the notion of this piece didn't interest me at first.

This wasn't because I was sceptical about the quality of this work, far from it. It was simply down to the fact that this was advertised primarily as a parlour/stage effect.

Those that know me well understand that I very rarely perform in these conditions, I'm fact the sole reason I invested in his previous works is that they were designed strictly for close up work.

However based upon the standard of his pervious work I reasoned that it was worth the punt. Even if I got one idea, subtlety or otherwise from it in would be content and would have had my monies worth from it.

So, after taking the time to work through this I'm happy to report that my investment was worth while.

Not only is the format of the book very aesthetically pleasing, the writing and instruction are delivered in a crystal clear fashion leaving no questions unanswered.

Looch writes that this routine was released in limited numbers several years ago and since then it has been honed to perfection. The dedication and thought that have been invested in piece is very evident.

If I was ever to perform in a parlour setting then this would certainly be something that I would consider using.

Although some construction is required Looch has provided you with all of the resources needed and both the costs and preparation involved with this process are minimal given how large this will play!

There is a saying that the sum is greater than the whole of it's parts, for me personally the sum of it's parts were much greater than the whole and I mean that in a positive way.

I say this because I personally found so much value within the core principles and techniques that connect together to create this true work of art. The principles and methods within each part are so highly versatile that they could easily form the basis for routines in their own right.

In fact I've paid far more for other works which only detail a fraction of what is contained within this routine and that's a fact.

To summarise -

Those that perform parlour or stage would do well to pick this up, this is certainly a routine that is worthy of the title "packs small and plays massive".

All close up workers will find great value within the countless components used to build this routine, some will go further to rework this for use within a close up environment and others may even use this as a stepping stone to venture into a whole new performance arena.

Either way, you will not be disappointed.