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Thank you so much for your interest in, "Classic Fantastic"!
Four professional routines.
Parlor, Stage, Close-up; Magic and Mentalism.
268 pages.
Parlor, Stage, Close-up; Magic and Mentalism.
268 pages.
Edited by Jared Kopf.
Including ideas by Ross Johnson, Jimmy Grippo, Jason England, and many, many more.
Limited to 500 numbered and signed copies.
$200 (plus $10 domestic or $20 Intl. for s/h) via PayPal to:
paulvigil@hotmail.com
From the foreword:
I first met Paul Vigil at my Las Vegas home thirteen years ago, and we soon became fast friends and magical confidants. During our first session I realized that he was a far more skillful and inventive magician than I initially had imagined him to be. Over the years we have spent many nights discussing magic and developing sleights, methods, moves, subtleties and effects. Paul is an adroit practitioner of our art, and his magic, if carefully studied, will provide you, the reader, with material that could make you a stellar performer, too.
This booklet contains a collection of four classic effects from the repertoire of a professional working magician — magic that’s audience tested and carefully explained in complete detail, including plot lines and structure.
“The Multiple Selection” has been a feature effect of a great many performers, but unlike most routines (which rely on a series of rather quick, slick flourishes for the revelations) Paul’s opening entry is a very magical handling that comprises eight startling effects. In addition, following the informative text, Paul explains how to cut the routine down to accommodate smaller groups of participants.
Paul’s treatise on “The Endless Chain,” which contains three new throws that deliver different outcomes, advances this plot to new dimensions. It’s a fully explained three-phase routine that opens with Patrick Page’s classic, “Flash Cash,” and ends with a novel finish that leaves the participants utterly dumbfounded.
His third entry is a variation of T.A. Waters’ “Backdate,” which is a routine based on Persi Diaconis and Peter Pit’s “The Card on the Back.” Paul performs it as a mental effect just as T.A. Waters did. The problem with this effect has always been the mechanics. Paul, through intense research and development, solved this most difficult problem, and he provides you with all the necessary information required to accomplish and perform this most unique mental mystery.
The last entry, “High Five,” is Paul’s handling of “The Blindfold Poker Deal.” His version does away with the poker demonstration aspect and instead provides the performer with a series of entertaining revelations of mentally selected cards. It relies on his streamlined handling of Gene Finnell’s Free Cut Principle. There is a section that involves the Le Paul Wallet, and it is the first time someone has found a practical and believable presentation for the “Card in the Envelope.” Paul also provides three contingency effects that can be interspersed into the routine. One of particular interest is his handling of “Think Stop.”
The text and material contained in this collection is not for the beginner; it is for the serious student who desires quality material.
Every routine should be closely studied and practiced. Paul has developed four beautifully constructed effects in which every detail has been carefully worked out; so the serious student should have no difficulty in executing the routines.
John Thompson
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
November 2014
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Paul Vigil is a renaissance man in magic. He studies the classics with respect, but is also not afraid to challenge what has come before, and improve on what others have done. His take on these classic plots is terrific (my favorite is his multiple selection routine) and all serious students of magic should study his work carefully and with an open mind.
Joshua Jay
I have been going through your material in detail and find your book to be the one of the best reads I ever had seen in all my years. Your attention to detail is something to behold. Your thought process is incredible. I have not finished [it] because I find myself re-reading prior information in order to better grasp those moments of discovery I find lurking page after page.
For years I have mentioned that almost all the magicians that I have known still don't get it. You, my friend, fully get it.
Howard Hamburg
I Just finished reading Paul's new book, Classic Fantastic. And it's just what the title implies - classic and fantastic. The book is divided into four sections, with each one dedicated to a specific plot. But each section covers more than one trick...
Paul has quickly become one of my favorite performers and one of my favorite creators. This book shows you why on both counts.
Ben Train
Your new book is f*cking awesome...
Daniel Ulin
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Paul Vigil is a renaissance man in magic. He studies the classics with respect, but is also not afraid to challenge what has come before, and improve on what others have done. His take on these classic plots is terrific (my favorite is his multiple selection routine) and all serious students of magic should study his work carefully and with an open mind.
Joshua Jay
I have been going through your material in detail and find your book to be the one of the best reads I ever had seen in all my years. Your attention to detail is something to behold. Your thought process is incredible. I have not finished [it] because I find myself re-reading prior information in order to better grasp those moments of discovery I find lurking page after page.
For years I have mentioned that almost all the magicians that I have known still don't get it. You, my friend, fully get it.
Howard Hamburg
I Just finished reading Paul's new book, Classic Fantastic. And it's just what the title implies - classic and fantastic. The book is divided into four sections, with each one dedicated to a specific plot. But each section covers more than one trick...
Paul has quickly become one of my favorite performers and one of my favorite creators. This book shows you why on both counts.
Ben Train
Your new book is f*cking awesome...
Daniel Ulin
I am so impressed with Classic Fantastic. Your work with the Multiple Selection and the High Five routines is phenomenal. Both are top class professional masterpieces. The way you have gathered snippets from all over, added them to the plot and distilled them with thought, structure, pace, showmanship, and attention to detail simply put a shiver of delight down my spine. It's exactly the same feeling I had when I first read Francis Carlyle's Homing Card in Stars of Magic nearly fifty years ago. I laughed myself to sleep at its brilliance. It may take another forty years before I have the same feeling. Well done.
Quentin Reynolds
In a bleak magic landscape of YouTube tutorials, instant downloads, unrehearsed, unreferenced, unoriginal and un-performable pieces of overhyped sh*t - Classic Fantastic is an oasis of well written, well constructed, well thought out routines, ideas, and methods. Unequivocally recommended.
Bill Abbott
Paul has set a standard to which all magic book authors should hold themselves. If I gave into my selfish ways (and had the money) I'd buy all the copies of this book and never tell anyone about it.
Ben Whiting
Aloha Brah... this book is diabolical... Fuck!
Paul Kozak
All of this material is immedialely usable and workable. Even if you don't put these pieces into your repetoire you will become a better magician by reading this work. If you are serious about improving your act, you will find your money's worth in these pages. If you are not serious about this art, well, I hope you haven't stumbled on this page. This book is brilliant...
Brandon Love
The routines in Classic Fantastic are excellent, descriptions are clear and well referenced, and the layout of the book makes for a good reading experience. This is a limited edition book and sold at a high price... if you are looking for practical and professional magic you will find it here.
Genii Magazine
In a bleak magic landscape of YouTube tutorials, instant downloads, unrehearsed, unreferenced, unoriginal and un-performable pieces of overhyped sh*t - Classic Fantastic is an oasis of well written, well constructed, well thought out routines, ideas, and methods. Unequivocally recommended.
Bill Abbott
Paul has set a standard to which all magic book authors should hold themselves. If I gave into my selfish ways (and had the money) I'd buy all the copies of this book and never tell anyone about it.
Ben Whiting
Aloha Brah... this book is diabolical... Fuck!
Paul Kozak
All of this material is immedialely usable and workable. Even if you don't put these pieces into your repetoire you will become a better magician by reading this work. If you are serious about improving your act, you will find your money's worth in these pages. If you are not serious about this art, well, I hope you haven't stumbled on this page. This book is brilliant...
Brandon Love
The routines in Classic Fantastic are excellent, descriptions are clear and well referenced, and the layout of the book makes for a good reading experience. This is a limited edition book and sold at a high price... if you are looking for practical and professional magic you will find it here.
Genii Magazine
