The author conjures up: Reminiscences, recollections, reminders, featuring anecdotes, memories, flash-backs, untold nostalgia.
Ian Adair has spent a fascinating lifetime in magic. He delves back into the past, reliving the times he spent with magicians, inventors, makers and customers who were very much part of his life. Revealing many unpublished anecdotes - flashbacks exposing disasters - triumphs and successes, plus his magical idols, heroes and favourite iconic magicians.
Excerpt from the preface:
There are funny and amusing stories about eccentric Supreme customers as well as candid confessions dealing with unfortunate disasters.
For the first time I have had the pleasure of featuring an in-depth chapter on our master maker of Magic - Johnny Hocking; remaining silent in the background throughout his 30 years of manufacturing, now deserving full recognition.
The chapters which deal with 'a day in the life of Supreme', 'the firm's business growing too big' and 'how Edwin came up with the idea for Farmyard Frolics' will hopefully provide the reader with further insight into what went on behind the scenes at the Supreme Magic Company.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- About The Author
- Past And Present...
- Tribute To Edwin
- A Visit To A Farm - Then A Bath - Then 'Farmyard Frolics' Was Born
- A Day In The Life Of 'Supreme'
- Building Big!
- Edwin - The Supreme Magician
- Customers Ask The Funniest Things!
- Dealing With Disasters
- Instructions
- Slogan Searching
- Logo-Motion
- You Need Hands
- Bring On The Girls
- Master Maker Of Magic
- I Liked The Man I Was Told To Hate
- Its A Puppet!
- Magicseen Interview
- 21 - The Key To The Door
- My Dove Act
- Dealing With Dealers
- Going Mental
- An Inventor's Life For Me!
- Great Inventions - Great Inventors
- 'Supreme' Magic In Print
- I Hate Parties!
- Lost Books
- Editor's Decision Is Always Final!
- Taking The Mike
- A Masterpiece On My Wall!
- Who's Who? - Who, Me?
- Dealing With Trophies
- Life Beyond Supreme
- My Heros, Idols And Those Iconic Magicians
- Secrets Of Bideford
1st edition 2013, 200 pages; PDF 156 pages.
word count: 51210 which is equivalent to 204 standard pages of text
