If possible I prefer a larger newspaper and flash restoration like the Gene Anderson version or Axel
Hecklau version "Newsflash" , but for ease of preparation and quick reset the so-called "Joel Bauer
Torn & Restored Newspaper" is good to have as a back-up. I'd highly recommend the DVD . [BUT I
wish this were an instant download. One-trick DVD's are kind of a waste, imo.]
I had this
DVD about 8 years ago, but after I learned the preparation I sold it. I don't remember exactly how
Joel phrases it on the video , but he vaguely alludes to the version he is showing as being
originated by Alan Shaxon and I think he mentions a few other people ( maybe Patrick Page and
Slydini ?) as having an influence on "his" (Bauer's) approach to the newspaper tear. From what I
can find from reading about the history of the various versions of Torn & Restored Newspaper this is
basically the same as Alan Shaxon's version. (which may have been inspired by Patrick Page's "10
Second Newspaper Tear") So , Joel should have been clearer on the crediting . Maybe he does
actually credit Alan Shaxon (I can't remember precisely) but my recollection is that he's a little
vague on the crediting. Anyway, the credit issue aside , this is a very strong version of the Torn
& Restored Newspaper and once you get the hang of the set-up you'll be able to easily prepare it and
the re-set is very fast . Highly recommended . And Joel's typical blarney is entertaining. Some
people can't stand his 'hustle-hustle' bluster , but I find it funny.
Joel heard that some folks were saying this was Alan Shaxon's. So, the man of integrity that Joel is, he went direct to Alan to discuss it. Alan saw it and told Joel it wasn't the same as his. Alan did comment that he saw some of Slydini in Joel's routine. Joel studied with Slydini and credits him with some touches he used.
Christopher Kavanagh
"I wish this were an instant download. One-trick DVD's are kind of a waste, imo" .
I agree with that statement . I had this on VHS tape many years ago and think it would be a decent single trick download for -- I don't know , $10.00 or something like that ? --- but it's too much for a single trick on a DVD. (I'm finding I don't watch most of my DVD's anymore ... my favorites I've transferred to digital files on a hard drive , but there are a lot of DVDs I own which I just don't watch .)
As I mentioned , I had this years ago on VHS and in my memory it is similar to Shaxon's , but if Shaxon said that Bauer's isn't the same as his , ok. (although would be nice to get some documentation on that , as Alan Shaxon has now departed, and also Patrick Page , who is often mentioned as the one who inspired Shaxon's version and perhaps Bauer's). I will say that the version Shaxon has that combines his newspaper tear with the Glass of Liquid poured into the newspaper , then the torn & restored newspaper , then the liquid poured out again from the restored newspaper , gives it quite a kicker. (more prep time, but a very strong effect). It's in Shaxon's book " Alan Shaxon - The Sophisticated Sorcerer - The Life and Magic of an International Magician".
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"Joel Bauer's" (Alan Shaxon's) Torn & Restored Newspaper HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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