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"You were so absolutely wonderful in your new lecture [at Columbus Magi-Fest 2017]. I watched from backstage ASTONISHED at your attention to detail, and the variety of your lecture. Thanks for being great." - Joshua Jay

"Gene Anderson has raised the bar for the way all magic lectures should be done. I can honestly say it was the best lecture I have ever seen given." – Stephen Bargatze

"Gene Anderson is a magic legend. His lecture is full of killer commercial material that you will use. Gene tightens a routine like nobody else, and he has set a new standard on how to present a magic lecture." – Michael Mode

What will he teach?

Nine complete routines are first performed [seven of them for real people (muggles) in The Gene Anderson Show], and all nine are described in detail in the lecture. Two “non-trick” chapters from The Book are also included, so eleven in all.

• Picto Transpo
• Vanishing Match
• Si Stebbins Card Routine
• Tables: unrealized parameters
• Card in Bottle
• Improving your Routines
• Nemo Jumbo Card Rise
• The Hello Trick
• Anderson Die Box Routine
• Torn & Restored Newspaper

Who is he?

Using his joyful enthusiasm and an impish sense of humor, the multi-talented Gene Anderson skillfully weaves laughter into each performance with an array of eclectic props. A nominee for two Academy Awards by the Academy of Magical Arts, a past board member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, and one of only six performers honored as a lifetime member of the Magic Circle of Norway — not only has Gene’s magic taken him to twenty-one countries on six continents, but he has emceed at virtually every magic convention in America.

This past April he hosted the Academy of Magical Arts Awards Show in Los Angeles, and on July 12 he emceed the opening show at the combined IBM/SAM Convention in Louisville, KY [Note: five routines he performed on that show are in this lecture.] Gene has also produced, directed, and hosted seven editions of “The Vaudeville Show” at the State Theatre, Bay City, Michigan. He has been on the covers of GeniiThe Linking Ring and M-U-Mmagazines. Among his magical writings, his book Newspaper Magic, now in its twelfth printing, is one of the best selling ever.

But Gene is certainly not a one-trick pony, and he shares a multitude of his magical miracles in his latest publication, The Book – acclaimed as “pure Gene-ius”.

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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on September 1st, 2017
Until now all my reviews have been very positive as the format of the Live Lectures is great. On the other hand, Gene Anderson seems to have a reputation of excellent teacher...His lecture is a bit disappointing as all the trick explanations remained incomplete and the message is " buy the book it is all explained there". Except for the Trost lie detector trick (fully explained thanks to Dan Harlan who insisted) and the the force card across in bottle all the other explainations remained insufficient and the old style slides illustrations(comming from the book) is a bit obsolete. So the message is : buy the book so why buy the live show.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on August 30th, 2017
Fantastic advice on how to really bring life into simple tricks and turn tricks into routines.

My only issue with this is it is all material from his book that everyone else already mentioned and I kinda wish I had bought the book instead. I could see them both being really good together but it would of been nice if this stood up better on its own for the money
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on September 7th, 2017
... it's quite the infomercial.

This is the first lecture that I wish I had saved my money and just bought the book instead.
And it's not that there wasn't great value-- but when ever something was particularly interesting or required more in depth discussion it was always: "It's in the book".

I appreciate that Dan, though a fan boy, did step in occasionally to tease out more/any information.

I enjoyed the lecture more than it reads here-- but I sure wouldn't want this style of lecturing to become a pattern.
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Fantastic lecture! Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on August 29th, 2017
I had never seen Gene Anderson perform before, let alone lecture, so I was doubly pleased with this Penguin Live!

He is very creative and engaging, and explains things well (in PowerPoint to boot!). He is mainly a parlor type magician and the effects he shares are definitely workers. His magic shows great construction and does not rely on complex sleight of hand, so I think it would be accessible by anyone.

I was intrigued by his lecture that I immediately ordered his new book!

I am a sleight, move monkey kind of guy, but I really liked this lecture.

Hope this is helpful to someone!
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on August 30th, 2017
Gene's lecture was filled with many very usable effects - a great companion to his new book.
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Great to see! Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on April 30th, 2020
As a little kid starting out in magic I subscribed to Genii magazine which took forever to get to you in the 70s. Anderson was one of the faces on its cover during that time and it was finally wonderful to see gems from his act. Great stuff.
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Gene is Great Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on October 12th, 2018
Lots of little gems of knowledge shared.
Thank you.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on March 10th, 2018
What a gentleman, what a showman, what a legend.

I've been subscribed to Penguin Live since day one and this has been one of my favourite lectures.

Gene Anderson shares some amazing tips in a friendly manner. The lecture is based on "The Book" (which is available directly from Gene) and he explains some of the effects contained within.

For me, it wasn't the tricks that made me smile, it was his persona and knowledge.

I will definitely pick up "The Book" and if you haven't already, you should DEFINITELY pick up this lecture.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on June 29th, 2022
I don't understand English very well. Therefore, it is very difficult to understand a book written in English. However, this video lecture is quite understandable just by watching it. Gene's performance was very good to see. I was very happy to learn about tables and his signature magic, torn and restore newspaper. I enjoyed every minute and second of the video. 5 star!
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on May 2nd, 2022
A wonderful, useful video
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