John Bannon Dear Mr Fantasy Video
Fantasy” became one of the earliest tunes to define the first phase of Traffic’s fresh and whimsical blend of primarily acoustic British folk music with decidedly charged jazz and psychedelic pop. Each of the dozen sides on the band’s debut Mr.
Fantasy (1967) long player can easily be considered stylistic anomalies unto themselves. However this title track aptly represents the totally unique synthesis of Jim Capaldi (drums/percussion/vocals), Dave Mason (guitar/mandolin/sitar/tambura/shakkai/bass/vocals), Steve Winwood (organ/guitar/bass/piano/percussion/harpsichord/vocals) and Chris Wood (flute/sax/organ/percussion/vocals). A slightly trippy dark and foreboding tone permeates both the lyrics and arrangement contrasting the rock-solid pop delivery. Tying it all together are Winwood’s emotive and residually mournful lyrics. With a distinct blue-eyed soul intonation - perfected during a seminal stint in the Spencer Davis Group- he effortlessly increases the drama with a combination of slightly behind the beat timing and empathic vocals.
There are several notable covers of “Dear Mr. For a short time in the ‘80s and into 1990, the Grateful Dead would occasionally include an inspired reading led by Brent Mydland(keyboards/vocals). The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper (1969) features a stellar performance by that dynamic duo. On the other side of the scale is the half-baked version that turned up on the otherwise essential Crosby, Stills & Nash Box Set (1991).
'The more I study card magic and mentalism, the more impressed I am with John Bannon. His 'lean and mean' style of construction and execution inspires me. His routines are hard hitting and fun to perform.' - Jeff McBride, Las Vegas Headliner'John Bannon is known for his refined card work and excellent book-length collections of magic.
A master of eliminating moves to maximize impact, he is the creator of some of card magic’s neo-classics.' - Jared Kopf, MAGIC Magazine'Slick. Superb on all levels.
Beyond the exceptional caliber of the effects is John’s brilliant thinking behind it all.' - John Guastaferro'You know, as I get older, my ability to impress an audience with brute sleight of hand, wanes ever so slightly with each passing day; and the thought of that inevitable day when my decline will be glaringly obvious to even the uninitiated is a source of gnawing depression. But then I remember the Bannon stuff, and I get a warm happy feeling. Thanks to John’s material, not only will they think I'm still good, they might even think I'm getting better!! Sooner or later, everyone does Bannon.'
Favorites per decade (in this lecture):90's - stranger's gallery00's - origami poker10's - montinatorThe 'Collusion' routine does exemplify Bannon's ability to elevateexisting routines with the modest of changes. This is not a variant simply for variation's sake.Both 'Watching The Detectives' and 'Mousetrap' are sandwich routines and are moreintriguing for their methods (IMHO); the routines dragged a tad leading to the payoff.SpinDoctor is fun, relatively simple, and has surprises sprinkled throughout the routine. Montinatorsaves all the surprises untill the very end.
The effects look like they require special gaffs, butboth use regular cards!advertised but not taught:Shriek Of The MutilatedBannonTriumph (performance only)Flytrap False Cut3 of 3 magicians found this helpful. If you're into card magic, you probably already have a Bannon book or video. If you're a big fan(like me), you might have them all. I was a bit hesitant to purchase this lecture, since I alreadyknew most of these routines. But I'm so glad I did.there's nothing like seeing them live, and heoffers lots of insights you might not find anywhere else. It's not a long lecture compared to someothers, but that's Bannon-direct, to the point, no fluff-and the magic hits hard. This one is awinner and highly recommended.2 of 2 magicians found this helpful.
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This was not only an excellent lecture, but an important one for a number of reasons.Ifyou are into magic theory, Bannon discusses not only how to create sleights, effects and routines,but effectively describes WHY various approaches work, and why others do not.If you areone of the few who are lucky enough to get paid to perform for 'real' people, Bannon's historicalpresentation of effects revisits some of his 'classics,' and progresses to his current offerings,all of which are in the working repertoires of some of today's pros. As some of these routines arenow decades old, they can actually be played as 'new' for younger generations.Finally, ifyou are just a fan of magic, Bannon has the goods, and tips his hand on some of his finestofferings.
The trouble with someone like Bannon, is that he has such a wealth of outstandingmaterial, it is difficult to whittle down the choices for a lecture.No 'filler' here -this one is certainly worth the minimal investment.!!2 of 2 magicians found this helpful. I don't usually do the whole 'this is the best. Ever' thing, and I've seen a ton of penguinlectures, and this one is by far my favorite one yet.
Some fantastic tricks with an impromptu (oreasy to set up right in front of them, so basically impromptu) deck, and then some tricks with extraprops. There are at least 5 tricks that now I use every time someone hands me a shuffled deck in useand asks me to do magic.
The detectives trick might be my favorite sandwich effect of all time, andit gives you a reason to produce aces and do some magic with them, too! Most of this stuff is fairlyeasy to pull off, too.
Super poker is my favorite 10 card poker deal effect (with a completelydifferent method from the common one) I have ever seen, besides MAYBE blessed poker off Woodyland.It's so clever!!!If you are a fan of hard hitting card magic from a normal pack of cards,and fun packet tricks, this lecture is a NO brainer. For $30, all the content you learn here isabsolutely a steal. John Bannon rocks!2 of 3 magicians found this helpful. Favorites per decade (in this lecture):90's - stranger's gallery00's - origami poker10's - montinatorThe 'Collusion' routine does exemplify Bannon's ability to elevateexisting routines with the modest of changes. This is not a variant simply for variation's sake.Both 'Watching The Detectives' and 'Mousetrap' are sandwich routines and are moreintriguing for their methods (IMHO); the routines dragged a tad leading to the payoff.SpinDoctor is fun, relatively simple, and has surprises sprinkled throughout the routine. Montinatorsaves all the surprises untill the very end.
The effects look like they require special gaffs, butboth use regular cards!advertised but not taught:Shriek Of The MutilatedBannonTriumph (performance only)Flytrap False Cut1 of 1 magicians found this helpful. As always, John Bannon's lecture was filled with workers. He has clarity of thinking when it comesto structuring his routines, and has put a lot of thought into the effects he presents. All of themare well within the reach of any magician willing to put in the practice needed. And when I saypractice, I mean practice to do the effect smoothly. They are not difficult finger-flingingeffects, but as with any effect, one must do it smoothly and, apparently, effortlessly.
John'smeticulous explanation of a routine shows you just how it should look, and with the minor effortneeded to actually accomplish it, making it look amazing is easy to do. I truly enjoy his magic,and have a number of his past works. Always worth the time and dollars involved. Get To Know Us. Read more. We're proud to let you.
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