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by **TheStoner** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:27 pm

Just received a copy of Drawing Room Deceptions by Guy Hollingworth. Why had no-one told me about this guy before - GENIUS!!! I'm gonna start doing the signature dupe routine at this evening's magic gig. A book full of absolutely top class (and sometimes fiendishly difficult) material!

by **Lee Smith** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:41 pm

Guy is a master of sleight of hand and deception, a gentleman and a legend in the magic world.

I love the London collection.

by **Lenoir** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 6:33 pm

Great great book. If you'd seen him before you read the book, he would've fooled you with every single effect. Then, when you read the book, you'd cry when reading the methods of what've you've just seen!

by **TheStoner** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 7:09 pm

Yeah! A card is chosen, signed and shown around to all. The card is then visibly and undeniably destroyed by one of the audience (not a stooge) who confirms that it had the signature on it - because it genuinely had! The card is then instantly restored and shown to everyone and they can all see that it is the card with signature intact - because it is! No gaffs - AWESOME!!!

by **SamGurney** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 7:39 pm

Lenoir is correct- but just to add salt into the wounds he isn't even a magician. It's a hobby as he is in fact a lawyer- damn him. I don't like performing too much of other's material but reading this book, on every single page I was thinking 'oh no. I'm going to have to perform that aswell aren't I?'