An Act Based on Mark Wilsons Complete Course In Magic

[@TrackHustlersENT]

I have days when I listen to your videos all day at work. I love and appreciate your insight. Thank you for all of these videos

[@DavidDellman]

That is so awesome. Thank you so much for sharing that

[@JCMagic]

This is so a rich deep dive with so much valuable information!

[@DavidDellman]

I am glad you enjoyed it

[@JohnnyNoPockets]

Absolutely love this channel. So much free magical wisdom. Less then 3K subscribers is crazy to me.

[@DavidDellman]

I haven't promoted heavily, and I am not sponsored. I wanted to share freely from my own experiences. I am glad you enjoy it

[@BlazeLeeDragon]

This book is awesome and one of my favorites in my collection.

[@DavidDellman]

Its been a favorite of mine for years. I keep telling people to buy it, it is the one of the best values in magic

[@Pedrodias_NO]

This was great. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the content of this wonderful book!

[@DavidDellman]

I'm glad you liked it. Thank you for commenting

[@chaddavis1]

Great list. Entertaining insights into the birth of a magic career.

[@DavidDellman]

Thank you so much!

[@jethro1963]

I have subscribed to several magic channels but there are only two that speak to me and I watch every video: David and Erudite Magic. They are both small channels and don't get the millions of views. But I want to say to David the same thing I said to Jeff. KZbin is coming up to 20 years old, you are seeing videos that are 15 years old. The worth of this channel is not the number of views it gets but that it will still speak to people twenty and more years from now. These videos are a legacy and will last long past anyone posting here. That is their worth. David if you ever thought someday I'd like to write a book, you don't have to, you already have.

[@DavidDellman]

@@jethro1963 wow your words deeply encourage and inspire me. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@jethro1963]

@@DavidDellman As an aside, I studied Broadcasting in college as well. And I have my own carry it on the head story. I bought a Dyson vacuum cleaner at a Boxing Day sale for $300 dollars off the regular price. I had to lug it home (not too far) half the time on my head, through an Eastern Canadian snowstorm (and I mean storm). One last possible coincidence, I saw on your website that you received a magic kit for Christmas. Don't tell me it was a Marshall Brodien TV Magic kit. :) That helped get me interested in magic. BTW, of course being Canadian, I was a Henning fan as well.

[@DavidDellman]

@@jethro1963 Sadly, I don't remember which kit was my first. I just looked up the Marshall Brodien, and that very well could have been it. I love the head story. LOL. At least I am not the only person who did that. Doug is my favorite magician, bar none. I believe he ushered in the second golden age of magic. We all owe him a great debt of gratitude for his pioneering efforts.

[@jethro1963]

@@DavidDellman Henning resurrected magic, there's no doubt about that.

[@jethro1963]

@@DavidDellman I also think Marshall Brodien quietly deserves a lot of credit for the part he played in the magic resurrection. He exposed (pardon the expression) a lot of kids to the magical art and hobby. If I am honest and think back, the only thing close to magic that entered my space in the 70s were Brodien's TV commercials, Kreskin's TV show (shot in Ottawa) and Reveen's annual Canadian hypnotism tour. Until Henning came on the scene, that was all that was available to me.

[@robertferguson5562]

Love that book.

[@DavidDellman]

I do too

[@JohnnyNoPockets]

Also, this was my first book as well. Going back through it now looking for a few tricks for my niece to do at her 10th birthday party. So many memories, and so many great tricks!

[@andrecombrinck1454]

Whenever I am asked what the best book is in magic, I usually say Stars of Magic. That is because it is filled with classics, mostly the Dai Vernon tricks. But, that said, every now and again, I go through most of my favorite books, and one book that stood the test of time always makes my list. Mark Wilson. I have changed my mind. Mark Wilson is the best book of all time and probably the highest selling as well. Dr Daley's Last Trick, a version of McDonald's Aces, Torn and Restored Card, Follow the Leader, Card Through Handkerchief are some of the great card tricks in it. Coin Assembly, Copper and Silver (part of the Vernon Expansion of Texture), Continuous Coins, Coin-a-Go-Go, Coin in the ball of wool and Coins Through Table are all fantastic coin tricks. The rope, sponge, and cups and balls section... There is so much gold within these pages. You can make a career out of this book alone. It is just an amazing book.

[@DavidDellman]

@@andrecombrinck1454 that is how I see it. The best value in magic. I don’t think I have ever presented a review of Stars of Magic on this vlog. Think I may work on that. Thanks for sharing your thoughts

[@doveboyz857]

Hi David, I could write an essay in response to this video. I agree that this book is the best book to give to a beginner, or any magician who has never read it! You and I are the same age, and listening to your story I was delighted with the many parallels to mine. I too was 14 when I discovered magic. I had the opportunity to see a young magician perform in our school library, and he inspired my love of magic. I went on to a career in law enforcement, he became a well known professional ( Ed Alonso )! Throughout my life, I have been blessed with having the opportunity to befriend other professionals in our field, and 'have learned how to hone many of the items within this book. Whenever I come across this book in a used book store, I buy it in the hope of giving it to a budding enthusiast. I have also, a relationship with the Wilson family and 'am the current president of Ring 280 of The IBM, " The Mark Wilson" Ring. I could go on and on about how much I appreciate your channel, and how valuable I find your content to be, but I'll stop here. Bless you and keep up the great work you do!

[@DavidDellman]

You inspire and encourage me. Thank you so much. Seeing Ed Alonso in a school library must have been amazing! My brother is a retired police Sergeant. We are close, so law enforcement has been near and dear to me.

[@edward2785]

Great advice David! I bought this book as one of my first magic learning tools years ago and use it as reference book even today.

[@DavidDellman]

@@edward2785 I still go back to it. I think it’s one of the best values in magic

[@ms11-p4m]

you are putting so much effort into your videos. Thank you so much.

[@DavidDellman]

@@ms11-p4m I do. Thank you for noticing

[@jethro1963]

@@DavidDellman Is there a Magic for Dummies video in your future? I was surprised it is out of print.

[@DavidDellman]

@@jethro1963 I will work on it. I have a few videos ahead of it so it could be Dec Jan but I will do it

[@jethro1963]

@@DavidDellman Look forward to it. It was not a traditional magic book. I don't know how to explain it, I kind of didn't like the format until I got more and more into it. You then realized you were learning something without even noticing. The book wasn't obvious in its teaching, at least that's how it came across to me.

[@DavidDellman]

@@jethro1963 interesting observation.

[@brianrobinson4932]

I have both the hard and and soft cover copies and always wondered why the hard cover doesn't contain the same extra material in the back as the soft cover?

[@DavidDellman]

I don’t know. Only the publisher can answer that question

[@ExHobo73]

Great book! Thank you.

[@DavidDellman]

@@ExHobo73 one of my all time favorites

[@RobertBallMagician]

Hi David, wow so many memories in this book. I, too, build some stuff from this book. I still reference this book today. Thank you for sharing. It made me feel like 15 again.😊😊👍😊🙏❤️

[@DavidDellman]

its good to feel like 15 again Robert. I am glad I could help

[@jethro1963]

Jethro in the house, this video made my day, thanks. Now to watch and enjoy the rest of the vid and see how you built an act from a resource everybody can access.

[@DavidDellman]

@@jethro1963 I am glad you enjoyed it

[@MexieMex]

I've never used that cork penteration in a magic performance, but I still use it to this day as a bar bet. I have got so much free beer thanks to knowing that LOL

[@DavidDellman]

@@MexieMex I think it works very well as a bar bet. In fact, I may be mistaken but I think Paul Harris uses it as a bar bet.

[@davidlamarca899]

Very good interesting job David...I like this book too and if everyone will study in depth can introduce a very powerful Act-Acts as well in his repertoire...💪👏👏👏👌great

[@DavidDellman]

@@davidlamarca899 thank you David

[@jethro1963]

I notice that you mentioned a slip force, that happens to be my favorite as well. There is a Harry Lorayne version of the Hofzinser force and Michael Ammar did one as well. To me it seemed to be one of the best forces aside from having the skill to do the Classic Force. But for some reason I can't find the force in any of the books or videos I have. I thought I saw Ammar's version on the Easy to Master Card Miracles series but I can't find it now and it's not in the Harry Lorayne books I have (but he has published it). I looked at the Conjuring Archive to see if that would help but no luck. I'll find it someday although I may have it on a pdf somewhere. Anyway the point is, it is a good force that seems quite natural (at least to me).

[@DavidDellman]

@@jethro1963 I think it’s very clean. I still use it and I have never had a problem with it

[@jethro1963]

@@DavidDellman I found the Ammar Hofzinser Force I was looking for. It was on the Topit Tape Volume 2 (of all places) The effect is called The Razor Deck Effect (by Scotty York)

[@DavidDellman]

@@jethro1963 awesome

[@jethro1963]

Not sure if all these forces are exactly the same but there is the Under the Spread Force in Card College Volume One pg 189 in Chapter 13 Spread Cull Techniques

[@DavidDellman]

@@jethro1963 I do not believe that is in Mark Wilson; the spread force is a bit more demanding than a slip force

[@Schooley96]

Are there any books on magic tricks from the 1800s in order to do a historical magic show that also explains the history of magic from that period and the goals of magicians of that era. Would love to build a routine from that

[@DavidDellman]

The Modern Magic book series by Professor Hoffman Modern Magic (1876.) More Magic (1890) Later Magic (1903)

[@Schooley96]

@DavidDellman thank you

[@jethro1963]

@@DavidDellman Our Magic by Nevil Maskelyne and David Devant (1911) was a historical book. Not 1800s but very influential.

[@DavidDellman]

@@jethro1963 I love that book. I first read it when I was in high school and it had a serious influence on my development as a magician. Phil Thomas used to see it as required reading

[@showman139]

Is that book still available?

[@DavidDellman]

One of the best values in magic right here: www.amazon.com/Mark-Wilsons-Complete-Course-Magic/dp/0762414553/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2LY8YWZC7T6GX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.n7XiIivYN0YUYwYYjvz6KHUvvnDb17bmZnD9_p8-pydXDAkhUxWUj7NtRknvZSbpvE0t8OcPTEOq6ViqHVcPTgJwwV-mZLbkvOi-vE4uF2XdQw_hzRnITpex2nQ2F8H1o0BYcm2-W0GgRTpFcyHml4ZU-JOdzWR8gyQ-nrLBOHHAlT9LjkOvuQtiQaTGIG5W.FeJ_74tB56F_LzUVmGQ-cfioM2lr1BtE9Yz5M2nQumE&dib_tag=se&keywords=mark+wilson+complete+course+in+magic&qid=1731264535&sprefix=mark+wilso%2Caps%2C120&sr=8-1

[@jonahberg9280]

david it might be a while until i can give you my thoughts on bascom jones magick as its massive its set of five books each about 500 pages each im like half way through the first book

[@DavidDellman]

@@jonahberg9280 take your time. Enjoy the books