reviewed by Roy Eidem
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Saturday 31 July, 2021)
[I am a colleague of Paul and have received this ebook free of charge.]
Paul is a card man's card man. He has studied under and studied the masters for decades. He has dozens of offerings which exemplify practical, streamlined handlings. Many a "one trick pony" on the market cost more. Tutorial videos are also a bonus included for moves one can use in so many other routines. Try one, I think you'll come back for more.
reviewed by Roy Eidem (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Tuesday 08 June, 2021)
I purchased and read Cup of T. It is the poorest $20 I have spent on magic in decades. I was hoping to find something novel I could use. Tedious pages of definitions of different ways to hold a teacup. I have been doing Cups & Balls and magic for over 50 years. I found nothing I could use. A novice will get a headache if he can endure reading its entirety. I can not recommend this to any of my friends.
reviewed by Roy Eidem
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Sunday 04 October, 2020)
[I am a colleague of Paul and have received this ebook free of charge.]
If you’re not familiar with Paul’s work, now is a good time to jump in. He is a true, in the trenches, full-time performer who knows what sells & entertains in the real world. For highly commercial pleasing, magic I highly recommend you check out his other works too.
reviewed by Roy Eidem
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Sunday 19 July, 2020)
[I am a colleague of Paul and have received this ebook free of charge.]
This is one of Paul’s best books ever packed full of practical magic & includes training videos. The introduction alone is worth the price & should change psychologically the way you connect & interact with your spectators. It makes them care & connect with you. Follow his experienced, knowledgeable guidance & you will be a better magician & entertainer.
reviewed by Roy Eidem
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Saturday 25 April, 2020)
Paul Lelekis is offering here a hidden workers dream. All three effects are practical worker users. However, the Mirage effect is a closer & has so many spin off applications. Their signed card is on the table before the effect starts & it’s back changes color. No wallets, no difficult crafting, easy pocket management. A paperclip in your pocket becomes a magical stunner. Videos included.
reviewed by Roy Eidem
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 20 April, 2020)
Paul is a true pro, full time, real world worker. What he shares here with both text & companion tutorial videos are his tested, entertaining card routines, & the psychology of how & why to present them for maximum spectator involvement & enjoyment. Great price for tested, worker card magic.
reviewed by Roy Eidem (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Sunday 05 January, 2020)
Paul is a gifted magic writer. Here is a venerable Classic of magic that is worthy of study & performance. The tutorial videos alone include sleights which alone are worth the price. If you want to learn a magic classic & potentially new sleights & not a u-tube one trick pony, this is easily money well spent.
reviewed by Roy Eidem
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 25 February, 2019)
Paul Lelekis is a full-time close-up worker who knows magic what entertains & dazzles his audiences. For 10 bucks you get commercial routines, performance subtitles, & videos from a real pro.
reviewed by Roy Eidem
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 22 October, 2018)
Paul is a full-time pro. Besides fun card magic, several false shuffles, false cuts, & a non-memorization card stack are taught. A simplified Anniversary Waltz, a direct Marlo poker demonstration & more. The tutorial videos alone are worth the price.
reviewed by Roy Eidem
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Saturday 25 August, 2018)
If you have never used double back or double face cards before you are truly missing out on some truly magical affects. The diabolical concept of these gaffed cards is something that is not in the psychological realm of laymen. They have nowhere to go. The resulting magic visual & stunning. These "little helpers" streamline and elevate the magical impact well beyond that which even advanced, difficult sleight-of-hand can accomplish. There are some great routines here once you try, you will smile and use.
reviewed by Roy Eidem
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Tuesday 22 May, 2018)
Paul is a full time working magician & knows what plays for the working performer. If you are a lover of card magic, these are some direct magical effects you will use & even fool your magic friends.
reviewed by Roy Eidem
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Friday 16 March, 2018)
Derek Dingle was one of the finest sleight of hand artist I studied in my early years. His material, although sometimes technically difficult, never failed to evoke mystery & magic. Paul has taken some of his favorite entertaining workers & without sacrifice of the magical effects, streamlined the handlings to put them into reach. In addition, video links are included to demonstrate by Paul the streamlined sleights. Replete with worker material.
reviewed by Roy Eidem
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Sunday 26 November, 2017)
Paul’s knowledge of magic is encyclopedic. Such a treat to see this tribute to arguably one of the best close-up magicians of all time. The introduction with stories about Michael are worth the price of this book to magic lovers. In addition, one receives pro-working, Skinner magical miracles. Paul’s writing style is clear & easy to follow plus one receives with the purchase some tutorial videos.
reviewed by Roy Eidem
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Tuesday 31 October, 2017)
Paul is an in the trenches worker. You can make a living with just these beautiful magical routines. Every nuance is field tested & smoothly designed. The price is a gift to lovers of real world magic.
reviewed by Roy Eidem
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 28 September, 2017)
Paul Lelekis is a thinking man's, full-time close up worker who makes his living entertaining in the real world. His knowledge & insight into creating magical moments is based upon his thinking & knowledge of entertaining magic for paying audiences. Always money well spent!
reviewed by Roy Eidem
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 24 July, 2017)
Paul Lelekis is a thinking man's, underground, full-time close up worker who makes his living entertaining in the real world, that is, lay people in a variety of entertainment environments. His knowledge & insight into creating magical moments is based upon his thinking, love, & knowledge of the art. My two favorite routines which will go immediately into my repertoire are Entertaining Voodoo Reversal & Fortune Quickie Triumph. Anytime I can find something I can use is money well spent.
reviewed by Roy Eidem
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Wednesday 24 May, 2017)
Wonderful mix of strong card & coin magic. Paul works daily in the real word of performers. Great tricks & sound advise on how to connect with your audience maximizing entertainment & magical impact.
reviewed by Roy Eidem
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Saturday 18 March, 2017)
Cards, coins, silks, rings, ESP & more. The strength of Paul's work is in its simplicity in achieving direct, commercial/real world magical entertainment. Advise from a pro is priceless. I found subtle, practice nuances here I will immediately use too in my day to day handlings.
reviewed by Roy Eidem
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Tuesday 27 December, 2016)
For ten bucks you get real world worker tested material from full-time pro Paul Lelekis. Everything that Paul offers is always the real deal! Nice mixture of mental, coin, silk, & card magic. Use any one of the magical affects offered and you will reap your modest investment ten fold.
reviewed by Roy Eidem
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Wednesday 30 November, 2016)
Another "deal" from Paul Lelekis. People love gambling schemes. Paul gives you seven of them, plus instructional videos, plus comedy deck cuts to make people laugh. It's a great "deal!" Here is stuff I will use!
reviewed by Roy Eidem
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Tuesday 01 November, 2016)
Paul has done it again. Osmosis III takes up and continues with delightful magic after Osmosis I & II. The read is almost like sitting at the table with him & having a conversation. Fun magic and inside pointers on misdirection that can only come from a seasoned worker. Great tooth pick puzzles too for at the bar mind benders.
reviewed by Roy Eidem
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Sunday 16 October, 2016)
"Osmosis II" is a little gem from a man who exclusively makes his living performing & entertaining real people with magic. His work & multiple videos included with the book are wonderful lessons for any student of magic. He has hammered out real magic to play strong in the real world. I especially like & now use his tips on misdirection. Money well spent.
reviewed by Roy Eidem
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 19 September, 2016)
Paul has done it again. Pure worker material to delight the paying public. Marbles, matches, math, & of course cards. Drop the dime, you will use this material to delight your friends & audiences.
reviewed by Roy Eidem
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 29 August, 2016)
Paul is a worker's performer. This is real world, entertaining magic he does to astonish & entertain his clients & customers. Some great variety of magic with color photos & a video included. The streamlined simplicity of his work is the real magic.
reviewed by Roy Eidem
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 01 August, 2016)
Paul is a Card Guy's Card Guy. You will entertain with these magical gems. The work on the Bluff Pass alone is worth the paltry price.
reviewed by Roy Eidem
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Sunday 22 May, 2016)
Paul is serious full-time pro with decades of experience whose audience tested routines entertain people in the real world.
reviewed by Roy Eidem
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Saturday 22 August, 2015)
Paul is a real worker with decades of experience who knows what entertains real world people. For 10 bucks you get tested magic, practical to perform, descriptively written, & videos. Everything Paul offers is so full of the good stuff it's almost like stealing!
reviewed by Roy Eidem
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Saturday 27 June, 2015)
Paul has done it again. I love cards but variety is indeed the spice of life & magic. His real world advise in spectator management and successful execution of sleights is for the real worker! My two favorites are Leipzig's torn & restore cigarette paper done with drinking straw paper and Melvin Burkhart's double paddle move for color changing knives which I use all the time & elevates the magic. Don't overlook the mental epic routine too. The cost is too cheap for this usable worker material.
reviewed by Roy Eidem
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Sunday 17 May, 2015)
Paul has done it again. Eye candy for lovers of card magic. Also his ideas in spectator management & smoothness of performance elevate the art we love.
reviewed by Roy Eidem
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 27 April, 2015)
Paul Lelekis has done it again! Low price & great, do-able, entertaining magic. If you don't do "Poker Mental" this handling is a breeze and so easy to understand in Paul's easy to read writing style. Multiple card effects are taught for one low price. Advise on performance style & the bonus effect are gravy on top.
reviewed by Roy Eidem
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Sunday 29 March, 2015)
Truly "Marlo without Tears" as this is Marlo material within the grasp of this bar magician. Direct Magic with card magic easily executed and presented by card genius in our field. Paul is a worker's worker.
reviewed by Roy Eidem (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Saturday 02 November, 2013)
This is a steal for the money and all you get - it's loaded. True "Worker's" material in the real world of entertaining performance -- stand up, close up, surrounded. Paul has hammered these out for you over hundreds of performances. The introductory advise of how to get gigs and perform at different venues is direct and priceless if you are thinking about taking your magic out to the world. But then you get videos too. My favorites are Stickman!, his handling of Out of this World, and if you have never done Card Under Glass, this is a workers delight.