Ken Brooke And Friends by Derek Lever

Description

This ebook is filled with classic routines and effects performed by Ken Brooke.

From the introduction:

He was a rare magician, born with a wonderful sense of humour, good looking, with the ‘gift of the gab’ tinged with a Yorkshire accent that was his trademark. A quick mind, which could retain much information and a sharp and ready wit enabled him to climb up the magical ladder in leaps and bounds.

Of course many would say that Ken was blunt to the point of rudeness, pig-headed, short-tempered and a very difficult man to get on with.

They would be right! He almost certainly did have all those faults, but he was also a kind and generous man who jealously guarded and protected his friends and those he cared for.

If I was asked to use just two words to describe Ken it would be ‘DEDICATION’ and ‘RESPECT’. He dedicated most of his life to the art of magic – for, it should be said, very little reward in financial terms. The hours spent labouring over a move to iron out the snags, the days spent making fake cards and special packs …. was it really worth it? Ken’s answer would have been a resounding ‘Yes’. But his Bank Manager and Doctor would almost certainly say ‘No’.

He earned the respect of magicians throughout the world by his honesty and ability and by not being afraid to speak his mind.

1st edition 1986, 1st digital edition 2013, 318 pages.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

PART ONE

Ken Brooke The Early DaysThe Early YearsBeer from a BalloonDennelson’s Ridiculous RupertRobbery on 5th AvenueRobot Three Shell Game”The Return to Karnak”Mind Your MindThe Monkey TellsDiddle the GafferAlan Milan’s Topper TrayAlan Milan’s Your SelectionBenson Dulay’s Spin-a-DartRope MiracleSpot SticksPassing Coins Through a Spectator’s HandThe Three Card TrickThe Note Under CupEgg & Bag RoutineNudist PackCard to PocketThe Gipsy NecklaceFlim FlamJumbo Crazy CardsTrigon 19Trigon TwinA Rope, A Ring & A HatRepeat Rope TrickDiddle the MiddleThe Endless ChainImpossibleThe Enchanted Bottle & RopeJu-Ju StickRing off WandAmazing RingRing off the String

PART TWO Ken Brooke and Comedy

The Ken Brooke Sense of Humour

PART THREE Ken Brooke’s Favourite Card Magic

The Repeat Joker TrickMagnet CardThink of a CardComedy Cards AcrossThe Miracle SpellerDouble ClimaxThe Jumping Jack

PART FOUR Ken Goes Mental

Magazine TestPsychic Vision Newspaper TestThe Himber WalletTelephone Directory Divination

PART FIVE The Ken Brooke Stage and Cabaret Act

The Dancing CaneKen’s Crazy KardChase the AceVisual GagsThe Chinese RingsThe Slydini Rope TrickThe Colour Changing SilkPaper Balls Over the HeadThe Passe Passe Bottles

PART SIX The Friends

The Flaming MatchboxThe Pound Note Counting RoutineKen BrookeSweet SilverEasy, Easy MindreadingKen Brooke by Wayne DobsonExtravaganzaObliterationArthur DayMy Friend Ken BrookeAuditionCover UpKen Brooke by Andrew GallowaySmash VanishPaul GreenLeft Handed Card To Wallet For Right HandersCoins through a BookOn the LevelCompere GagsKen and the Compass”M1″ Traffic Road SignAbsolutely ImpossibleKen Brooke by Roy JohnsonChampionComedy Routine for Dippy DuckMental ManiaKen Brooke by Simon LovellCredit Card by Bob OstinKen Brooke by Johnny PaulMy Torn & Restored Card TrickRoth’s Brand New Card in WalletSmash GlassComedy HandkerchiefKnickers to the Egg BagConfabulation Plus

THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING FOR HELPING TO MAKE THIS BOOK POSSIBLE
word count: 118685 which is equivalent to 474 standard pages of text