The Cost of the lecture is $10 Per Person.

The FASDIU Lecture...

...Paul W. Cummins

"Yours is the best magic club lecture around. I noticed that the kids, the seasoned, and those between somehow all responded enthusiastically to the same material, but, obviously, at different levels. Doing THAT, my friend, was possibly the best magic club trick I've ever seen!" Ron Bauer, underground close-up guru, on the FASDIU lecture.

FASDIU is an acronym for "...from a shuffled deck in use..." and is the basis for my current lecture. All the card routines performed and taught in the lecture may be done with any deck of cards handed to you by anyone, anytime. There are no complicated set-ups or pre-arrangements, and, with the exception of one routine, there are no gaffs involved. In fact, in the one routine that does use gaffs you may start and end with a clean borrowed deck and the gaffs are introduced openly, and without sleights. In fact, the routine is built so that your audience may inspect the principle cards!

The routines in the lecture range in skill level from nearly self-working to some that are rather challenging. Also included in the lecture, and in the lecture notes, are some coin routines. I use all of these routines professionally - many of them have been in my repertoire for over 20 years while doing bar magic, strolling magic, and table-hopping. I use all of the routines socially too - you don't need a tux, topit, sleeves, pulls or any other apparatus, just the borrowed, shuffled deck!

The format of the lecture is as follows: I will perform a set of routines, usually about 5 or 6 items. Then, of course, I explain how the tricks are performed, including those tips that can only come from years of having performed the routines in real life working situations. During the break, I will stroll through the lecture audience performing a stand up coin routine that is not acceptably performed while standing in front of the group. After the break, I'll perform another set of routines and explain them as well. The lecture usually takes just over two hours, sometimes a bit longer. I can shorten it if necessary for a convention venue in which an hour to an hour and a half is standard.

This is not a dealer show, in fact since all the routines (with few exceptions) are performed with any deck and/or real coins, I do no have tables and tables full of bagged items to sell. I do have the lecture notes and a few related items for sale. Every routine that I perform at the lecture will be fully explained with no exceptions!

COMMENTS

What they're saying about "...from a shuffled deck in use..."

"The term "real-world" is bandied about in magicdom, but Paul Cummins understands what this word really means. He not only has traveled the underground, but he has plied his extensive knowledge in the "real world." He knows what works and why it works in this domain. His lecture is not only an exploration of tried-and-true abstractions, it is a festival of practical lessons. You will, trust me, learn solid ideas and tricks you will be able to use in and out of magicdom." John Racherbaumer

"Don't change anything! It's one of the best lectures we have ever had. Great material - well presented!" Response to anonymous post-lecture survey from Nashville, TN

"I last saw Paul in Atlanta at "The Harvest of Magic." If he only does one trick (he does them all very well), when he comes your way, have him do his multiple location routine using 12 cards. It will wipe you out!" Review of Winter Carnival of Magic appearance in the May, 1998 Linking Ring magazine

"You do a great lecture, something for every level of magic interest. Your multiple card location and side steal are worth the price of admission." Al The Only

"Paul's lecture notes are filled with strong, well thought-out card magic. Every item is an audience-pleaser. The material on the multiple-location plot alone is worth the purchase price." Darwin Ortiz

"Even if other cardmen don't use [the] routines as they are from beginning to end, they will benefit from the original bits and pieces, techniques, and handling finesses that are scattered throughout [the] explanations and that are the trademark of a thinking, experienced performer... [Paul's] treatment of Roy Walton's classic "Time Travelers" is outstanding, and [his] thoughts and conceptions relating to "mass discovery" routines are the best writing I've seen on this topic." J.K. Hartman

"Paul Cummins is one of the cleverest magicians I know. He comes up with amazing tricks that audiences love and backs it up with terrific performing style. He is also a superb sleight-of-hand artist." James Swain

"The magic of Paul Cummins is simple in method, direct and clear in plot, and packs a huge wallop on any audience (laypersons and magicians alike!). Unlike today's contemporaries who use effects to highlight a "move," Paul is different. He only uses a move to make the effect more clear and highly visual (there is nothing "movey" looking in his magic). This is what creates magic! Paul's magic is reminiscent of the late, great Eddie Fechter - eye popping, mind tingling magic that just happens! This is magic that is very visual and highly entertaining." Mike Gallo