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look.....
a new book on one of magics greatest figures " Doug Henning" has been published. And it sounds wonderfull.....

http://www.doughenningbook.com/About%20the%20Book.htm

"By 1974, magic had lost its mass appeal and there was no such thing as a celebrity magician—until"

The more things change.....anyway, the book looks very interesting. Great find. Thanks for posting!

they should give away a set of replica teeth with the book, so you can wear them as you read...

It looks a great book Dale. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.
Must get it.
And in the publicity blurb it was very gratifying to have a synopsis of Merlin, the Musical.

I'm lucky enough to have all his TV Magic Specials, except the first
(Water Torture Cell); we didn't have a video recorder when that was shown.
I also have DH:
Performing ing the Twin Sawing with Maureen Stapleton & a young Rick Schroeder assisting.

The Opening sequence of Merlin; from an awards show.
Our local library borrowed a copy of the song album from Merlin, which also had pics from the show in it. Alas they wouldn't sell it to me, even when I wrote saying it was a 'document' worth preserving as part of Magic's History & no lay people, in the UK, would ever had heard of it!
I tried the publishers but they were 'unknown in this country' Wasn't on the internet then. So ( sh!!) I photo copied it!
Paul Daniels used the opening song, ' Think About Magic' in one of his shows.

A short German TV special.
and , of course, The Magic Show.

I always wondered if, as he 'aged', if he would get rid of the jeans and spangled jump suits.
Now we will never know . But thank heaven for TV which has preserved some of his great performances.

The late David Price, (author of Pictorial History of Conjurors in the Theatre) who owned the Egyptian Hall Magic Museum in USA, wrote to me, several times, when he sent some Dante material and in one letter he said 'he didn't think DH would ever be The Great Illusionist with his squeaky voice.'

Allen Tipton

It was seeing Doug Henning on television that inspired my interest in magic. He was a great, and I will be getting the book. However I wonder a bit about a webside which manages to eulogise the man so much without ever mentioning that he is dead. Is this a current book, or a reissue of something from twenty years ago?

It has to be new Tony B. The blurb says: 'Pre orders shipped during the second week in August 2009'

Also if recommendations are by Lance Burton & David Copperfield then 20 years ago is definitely out!

I have just e mailed the publishers asking if one can pay by Paypal.

Allen Tipton

7:0pm

Received an answer from the Publishers.
Yes they do Paypal.

Went to the book advert;

Book is $45 = $17 shipping.

That works out to £38:93p

Ordered it.
It will be shipped on Monday to me.

Thank you Dale-- again.

Allen Tipton

you might like this.....



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXvQ6Xbv ... re=related

Ordered on the 18th July. It arrived this morning, 24th. July.
3 cheers for the USA Postal/Airmail Service. !!!

Looks great. Well bound etc.

Will review in about a week after I have read it.

Allen Tipton

Doug is my all time hero, this book is a must-have as far as I'm concerned!

the book is now available from world magic shop....


http://www.worldmagicshop.com/product_i ... acef2ed803