I met Howard at the Magic Castle a couple of months ago. He was sitting in Dai Vernon's corner at
his "special place." When I was introduced to him he asked me to sit and of course I did. (to sit
with Howard where Dai Vernon played with his cards was awesome!) He proceeded to blow my mind with
some first rate card handlings. Some of what he did he showed and explained on this lecture, but not
everything. The power of his handling was so perfect in person that the next day I purchased his
"Howard Hamburg Sessions" dvd. It is totally awesome and has tricks on it that were not covered in
the Penguin lecture. Everything about Howard during his Penguin Lecture, his mannerism and laid back
demeanor was in person just as he came across at the Castle. I am one of those magicians that
believes if you go away with at least "one" powerful new handling that a purchase was worth the
cost. There are several effects worth the cost of the "Howard Hamburg Sessions" and this Penguin
Live lecture is a true treasure worth adding to your collection. I'm going back to the Castle next
month and I hope Howard is sitting there at "Dai's place!"