Michael Ammar Interview with Erudite Magic
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- čas přidán 15. 06. 2024
- While in Egypt, I interviewed Michael Ammar about a variety of subjects: his first book, The Magic of Michael Ammar, and perhaps most importantly, a new book he's in the process of writing!
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:26 - Don's Magic & Books
1:28 - My first books
3:31 - What prompted writing a book?
5:34 - How did it come together?
7:43 - A new Michael Ammar book
13:00 - The structure of the new book
16:34 - Easter Egg from Magic of Michael Ammar
18:16 - What else will be in book 2?
18:59 - When will it come out?
19:42 - Michael's teaching style
20:31 - Interaction with the Professor
23:02 - Michael's first book purchase
25:18 - Other influential books
25:50 - Meeting Michael's heros
Great interview. Michael has always been a thinking magician. It would be great to see a new book from him.
Thanks, Jim!
Michael Ammar looks like he's been hitting the gym 💪
I have, too 😢🤣
Was thinking the same thing 😂
I hope they make the first print run big enough for all of us to buy a copy!
I'm betting it will be, but I know where you can go for the most up-to-date information 😃
Awesome interview! Michael Ammar is such an amazing magician and a true gentleman.
He really is!
How are we NOT gonna find this very interesting. So excited to watch this.
Thanks, Twat!
Gotta love Michael Ammar!
Great interview.
Absolutely - thanks, Dusty!
Great interview
Thanks!
I bought his videos in the 90s and loved it!
The Easy to Master ones, or the Classic Renditions?
It’s been so long, it had the trick where you throw the card on the ceiling!
I think that was one of the Rendition tapes. So great!
Enjoyed the interview but with so many cuts in the video I just had to listen. Audio is perfect 👍. His book was the second magic book I ever owned with the first one being Mark Wilson's big black book.
Wow, those are some great first books!
Great review. I am now 71 years old. I began studying magic at age 15. I recall thinking the same thing Michael said in believing some of what he read had to be fantasy…until I saw someone do it. I could not help but giggle. I also saw Michael perform at the Magic Castle a few times in the day. I have high regards for Michael. Thanks for posting. I look forward to the new book.
Isn't that great that magic helps make the impossible, possible, even for magicians!
I was blessed to meet Michael Ammar a few years ago when he came to do a lecture here in Miami.😊
He's incredibly nice!
It’s a wonderful book.
One of the best!
oh no! his trademark mustache is gone! Great interview!
😄 yeah, with the 'devil goatee'. Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
Wonderful interview 👏👏
Thanks, Robert
Loved the ending!!!
Haha, isn't that great??
Wow! Very nice!
Thank you!
I loved the ending! Way to go Jeff! Are you going to do a show about your trip? I would love that and it would be nice to know what goes on at a session. I love Magifest, I’m guessing I would love sessions. I might have to sell a few books to go. lol.
I don't plan to do an official erudite magic episode on my trip, but I will continue to address it in my newsletter. I'd love to see you attend one someday, Scott!
Thanks.
I'm your Korean fan. I bought it after seeing various reviews including Ashwind's repertoire while looking at your reviews. I'm currently thinking about it, which one do you recommend more, Barry Richardson's "Theater of the mind" or "Act 2"? And as far as I know, there are two acaan versions, I wonder which one is more satisfying. Please introduce the characteristics of the two Acaan
I don't think I can address that here, but feel free to shoot me an email or a DM via Instagram
This interview made me realize that magicians belong to one of the few artistic endeavours where many of the performers are also teachers and authors. Think about it, do most actors write books on how to act, do musicians write books on how to sing or play, do most authors write books on how to write. What famed magician hasn't written a book, I would say that number is relatively small.
One of the things I like best about magic is how erudite magicians are. The good ones take their scholarship really seriously -- much more so than academics, who really mostly do it for money and status. Magicians always seem to me to be doing it out of love.
@@twatmunro Very true, I doubt a whole lot of them can live off their book sales.
@jethro1963 So true. I had never thought about that before.
@@twatmunroacademics do it for money or status? Not true at all