The Real Deal – A Magician Prepares by Dennis Loomis

Introduction and Interview by Michael Close

Foreword by Gene Anderson

The Real Deal – A Magician Prepares offers invaluable insights, practical tips, and efficient strategies for magicians of all levels. Inside, you’ll discover complete routines for stage performances and stand-up shows, as well as engaging material for children’s events, including school assemblies and parties. The book also delves into memorized deck techniques and features captivating anecdotes. A highlight is the final chapter, which includes Dennis’s reflections on his close friend Doug Henning and the evolution of one of the most iconic illusions of the twentieth century—an illusion that Dennis played a key role in popularizing.

Even if you choose not to perform the routines presented, the concepts within can enhance your own magic acts, saving you both time and resources. This is the true gift of a seasoned professional who has navigated the challenges of magic and generously shares their solutions. While we miss Dennis’s ongoing contributions, his legacy lives on in this ebook. As you explore its contents, you’ll likely share this sentiment.

With four chapters dedicated to practical advice, twenty chapters filled with complete routines, engaging stories from the road, a section on memorized deck magic, and an insightful interview with Michael Close, this book truly caters to every magician’s needs.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

• Introduction by Michael Close
• Foreword by Gene Anderson
• Interview: Dennis Loomis: Well Prepared
• Preparing for the Show
• Sound Advice
• A Few More Thoughts on Microphones
• Mark Your Way
• The Twentieth Century Scarves
• An Alternative Vanish
• Full-Light Spirit Séance Breakthrough
• The Simplex Salt Pour
• Simplex Salt Pour – Version 1
• Making All Of The Alcohol In The World Disappear!
• The Props
• Cutting up Jackpots
• The Bentley Chronicles
• Neil Foster’s Miniature Indian Rope Trick
• My Friend the Straitjacket
• The National School Assemblies Agency
• Improved, Improved Jumbo Jest
• Improved, Improved Jumbo Jest (The Dennis Loomis Version)
• The Balloon Show: Balloons for Kid’s Birthday Parties
• Wellington Enterprises Magic Switchboard
• The History
• The Double Penetration
• A Visit with Richard Himber
• Himber Ring Routine
• The Ron Leonard-Doug Henning Livestock Production
• Tri-Color Rope and Knots
• Jumbo Three Card Monte
• Phase One: Introducing the Concept of Find the Lady
• Seven Keys to Baldpate
• The Engagement Ring Production
• The Tip-over Box
• The Assistant’s Revenge
• Perfect Time Watch Controller
• Loomis on the memorized deck
• Memorized Deck Mastery
• Bits and Pieces
• Table Talk
• THE SKINNY KID WITH THE OVERBITE