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Sad news...El Duco has died.

Postby daleshrimpton » Sep 30th, '08, 22:23



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Its with great sadness that i share the following mail i have just recieved, announcing the passing of one of magics greats, El Duco.

my convention atendencies will never be the same again. he was a true gentleman, and a great dealer.

from magic newzeland.

Broken Wand - Christer Gustavsson (El Duco)


Message from Gay Ljungberg

Christer Gustavsson (El Duco) passed away on 2008-09-30 after a short period of illness.

We miss a great enthusiast, creative inventor, reliable partner and good friend.

Our thoughts are with his family.

Kind regards,

Gay Ljungberg



Whaley's Who Who in Magic

El Duco
(Jönköping, Sweden: 2 Nov 1941- ) Stage name of Christer Gustavsson since 1965.

Learned from magic set in 1955. Sales engineer. Performed for friends, then semi-pro at parties & in parks until 1979. Since then semi-pro magic inventor & mail order dealer ("El Duco's Magic") in Malmö, Sweden. Invented & marketed over 200 effects, including "Ring in Salt", & "Fireproof". Organizes the annual "Magic Weekend" in Sweden 1986-present.

Wrote Out of My Hands, El Duco Impromptu, & Simple Ideas in Magic No.1, Simple Ideas in Magic No.2. Contributed to Apocalypse, Genii, Magic Manuscript, etc.


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Postby Tom Lauten » Oct 1st, '08, 12:53

We have lost another clever inventor and respected performer.

My condolences to any who knew him.

If we can hit that bullseye then the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards... Checkmate!
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