Description
Effect: In 2010, Eugene Burger asked Larry Hass to write and oversee two books that would share all of his unpublished material. Eugene had two firms conditions. First, that the books would only appear after his death. Second, that Larry could tell NO ONE about this project until after he was gone. After agreeing, Larry worked closely with Eugene to learn these deep secrets, gather the necessary materials, organize the contents of the books, and then he started to write them.
Ten years later, Eugene Burger: From Beyond is the first of these two extraordinary books. It includes:
–Complete details of 16 of Eugene’s unpublished stand-up, stage, and spirit theater routines, including all his work on the Gypsy Thread and his legendary spirit slate routine, “Dr. Slade and the Night Visitors.”
–Access to 13 video performances by Eugene and 2 audio performances
–Rarely seen photos, essays, interviews, public talks, and scripts
Details: Hardcover with dust jacket, 8.5″ x 11″, 240 pages, including a full-color insert.
Contents:
LIST OFVIDEOS AND MEDIA….. ix
INTRODUCTION: FROM BEYOND:
EUGENE BURGER’S SECRET PROJECT… xi
OPENING INTERVIEW: EUGENE SPEAKS!..xix
PART ONE: MASTERWORKS
1 A House with Many Rooms……. 5
2 Thirteen at Dinner and Editing Our Scripts…. 7
3 Shotglass Surprise………19
4 Eugene’s Gypsy Threads…….. 25
5 On the Structure of Magic Effects……3 7
PART TWO: WISE REFLECTIONS
AND STAND-UP MAGIC
6 Frames………..43
7 The Spot Card………47
8 The Paper Hat Mystery……. 57
9 The Secret of Magic……. 6 5
10 Greed………..73
11 How to Create a Magic Presentation: The Visible Block Penetration…..87
12 Something Gained, Something Lost….. 95
13 Sage Words: Thayer Quality Magic…..97
14 How to Read a Magic Book……. 101
15 Magic and Meaning Revisited: An Interview with Eugene Burger and Robert E. Neale… 103
16 Voodoo Poker……….115
17 The Last Dream……… 125
PART THREE: HALLOWEEN MYSTERIES
AND SPIRIT THEATER
18 Halloween, Loneliness, and Solitude………..131
19 Spirit Theater Show Order Materials……….. 133
20 Retribution……………………..139
21 Four Scares: Something from Nothing, Trusting Fate, Ouija, and Facing Fears……… 147
22 The Haunted Bell…………………..15 5
23 Automatic Writing………………….. 165
24 Halloween Transformations……………..171
25 The Ballad of the Harp Weaver………….. 173
26 Dr. Slade and the Night Visitors………….179
EXEUNT……………………………193
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS…………………. 195
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY………………. 196
ABOUT THE AUTHORS………………… 201
ABOUT THEORY AND ART OF MAGIC PRESS…203
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