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Ok I am going to take most of my comments back, after another foray in to the book and treating it like jazz (all though I have a distaste for jazz) I can see what this book is.

I have all ready had a few ideas that I've pitched to Tomo and he has seemed to like so far. It wasnt has bad as I first thought.

Think of the infomation in the book as a load of sleights (wich they kind of are.) how you use them thats up to you.

Markdini wrote:Ok I am going to take most of my comments back, after another foray in to the book and treating it like jazz (all though I have a distaste for jazz) I can see what this book is.

I have all ready had a few ideas that I've pitched to Tomo and he has seemed to like so far. It wasnt has bad as I first thought.

Think of the infomation in the book as a load of sleights (wich they kind of are.) how you use them thats up to you.

Okay, I now I challenge you to listen to Miles Davis Kind of Blue and then tell me you still hate jazz...glad you had a rethink of the book, it really is clever and useful.

I'm glad that you've given the book another chance, Mark. As I said you you the other night, the information in the book is brilliant, you just have to have a little think about how to apply it.

DrTodd wrote:Okay, I now I challenge you to listen to Miles Davis Kind of Blue and then tell me you still hate jazz...glad you had a rethink of the book, it really is clever and useful.

Now that is a great album! It's one of the only pieces of music that I can listen to no matter what the mood. If I'm happy, angry, sad, good day at work, bad day at work, this can be put on. Its very few albums that this can be done with. Love it to bits.

Martin

MartinUK wrote:

DrTodd wrote:Okay, I now I challenge you to listen to Miles Davis Kind of Blue and then tell me you still hate jazz...glad you had a rethink of the book, it really is clever and useful.

Now that is a great album! It's one of the only pieces of music that I can listen to no matter what the mood. If I'm happy, angry, sad, good day at work, bad day at work, this can be put on. Its very few albums that this can be done with. Love it to bits.

Martin

It is my litmus test for those who say they hate jazz...I often put it on for guests in my house and they say, 'Oooh, I like this...what is it?' Pure genious...recorded in a day and the most popular jazz recording ever...Glad I now know another fan!

I generally hate Jazz but love that record. Birth Of the cool is great too but Bitches Brew flew over my head at physics defying speeds

Not got naked mentalism so cannot comment but it sure looks good (I added this bit so it didn't look like I was hijacking the thread)

Argghh - this thread just keeps popping up to tempt me, doesn't it?

I'll admit that my PayPal finger's twitching...even though I always hold off buying anything which smells like, "the latest/greatest", or until there's a sufficient amount of balanced reviews for me to read through.

Trouble is, whilst I love the concept of book tests, I now have Master Roth's Homicide trilogy, and couldn't really see myself going back to using a standard book, with no back-story (other than, 'grab a book, choose a word...and your word is X') - just doesn't yank my chain for some reason

That said, for those of you who have NM, does the other material (aside from the NBT) still warrant £30 of my hard-earned, bearing in mind I already have Banana-Cheek's Psychological Subtleties?

Hope you guys can convince me

Rob

You want to be convinced by the looks of it Just buy it.. stop causing yourself pain over whats inevitably going to happen

Gahh - listen, bud; I've told you before...you can't get rid of your nasty CUPS affliction by simply passing it onto me.

Tell you what, though - how's this for a challenge: YOU buy a copy (you know you're dying to, anyway ), and - if it get's the thumbs-up from you - I'll grab one too

doesnt wash with me buddy

Ill get it in due course, no doubt.. but Im not cursed.. my mind is free to think logically.. Ill have it come end of summer.. I know you cant wait that long though..

the finger.. over the mouse.. try pressing it down.. over that pay now button soreted..

Tomo.. you got him

Nononononononoooooo - I'm not that easy any more bud; I really love the sound of the book, but it'll take a little more convincing from actual owners, before I stump-up for it (assuming I actually do feel I can get my money's-worth from the tome!).

Nice try, though

I looked over at a couple of my other favourite review-type areas (the fluffy-tailed one didn't have any reviews at all, and the greeny neon place DID have reviews, but they really were a very mixed bag...and certainly not enough to convince me either way )

I.D wrote:Tomo.. you got him

Ooof! Nowt to do with me. I'm just the dealer

It's simple really: when you're ready to start enjoying the feeling of people believing you're really psychic (with all that might entail), just press the button.

Tomo.. what are you doing??!!.. now I want the book

Go for it mate - you know Tomo's right...and then you can tell me what you think of it

Can we move any discussion of (non-magical) jazz to the Dove's Head.