Michael Jay: You've spoken of a new DVD on the horizon in your "Semi-occasional Blasts" (a Doc Eason news letter, for those who don't get it), but you've been fairly tight lipped about it, so far. This may be out of line, and, if it is, please just say so, but would you be willing to let us in on some of the details? Will you have new material on this, or will this be the DVD version of you bar videos? If you have new material on the DVD, what's in store for us?

Mike.

Doc Eason: This is footage shot at the Tower this last spring... it is live ... with a very lively and photogenic audience... and it contains material never before seen ... the new stuff! This is material that I have been working on SINCE the L&L videos.

It starts with an interesting history of the Tower, how it all came about 28 years ago and how I got involved and moves quickly into my color changing knife routine, the disappearing knife trick, that I open almost every show with... a card transposition that has become a cornerstone of my act...a weird sort of puzzle trick that I have been killing with!... my “bar bet” routine that has become a feature part of my act ( thanks to Bob Read and his transpo tumbler) and an obscure (but killer) torn and restored card in an envelope routine (the Thrilla from Manila) that has been frying my audiences for a few years now. I have included a second closing on the last two... to show the same trick’s ending with a different audience. I close the whole thing with a card on Ceiling montage to show the updated ending. As always, the whole thing is liberally seasoned with bits and jokes.

It is a performance only video... but if you remember the first tape I produced in 1990- that didn’t have explanations either but it was one of the best selling videos ever...just because of the fun that was shown on the tape...

This DVD costs $25. It is not yet on my website so if anyone is interested, the best thing to do is contact me at doc@doceason.com

Incidentally, the first pressing of the new DVD, “...after all these years”- has some serious flaws in the duplication project. This flaw manifests itself in the frames freezing and releasing - but renders the DVD unwatchable. The problem is that it plays fine on some machines and not at all on others. This is a huge mess... but the good news is that the dupe house is going to rerun the project and I can replace the disk...

An additional wrinkle to this nightmare is that I sold a few of these in Holland at FISM and I have no way of knowing who has one of these defects.. Since this is an international bulletin board, perhaps you or someone you know might have one of these faulty disks... if so, please contact me and let me see if I can make this right.

All that needs to be done is- if you own a disk that doesn’t play, email me and I will include your name on the re send list... I will send along a replacement disk in a week or two. Please save the box... I will send along just the disk. As far as the faulty disk, save it as a coaster...or a small frisbee to play catch with your dog.

I am so sorry that this has happened. I am doing everything I can to fix it.

Sean: Hi Doc

I was just wondering what your opinion is on the disqualification of Tora from FISM. Over 80% (if I recall correctly) disqualified the act. Was it really that bad? What did you think of it?

Doc Eason: I cannot speak of this because I didn’t see his act ... I didn’t see any of the competitions...

I didn’t even hear of it until well past the time it happened... all I know is what I read.

I did meet Tora and he was a nice fellow ... but didn’t see him work.

A P.S. here.. I will never tie my self to a table in the dealer room at FISM again... I missed so much... I’m not complaining ... I saw a lot of folks as they trouped through the room but if I had it to do over I would have seen a bunch more lectures... and sessions in the meeting rooms...

doc

Sean: Hi Doc

Do you still have any magical ambitions, or have you got to the point now where you have done everything you want to do magic wise?

Doc Eason: Goodness... if I have to check out tomorrow I can say I accomplished a lot... but since I am not planning on checking out tomorrow, I still have many ambitions in the magic world... I still have a lot I can accomplish...
I ain’t dead yet...

What is it that I still want to do...? I would like to have my own magic bar at some point... I am moving gently in that direction. My speaking career is still developing. I would rather not go into details at this point... but I have a number of projects I am working on... but resting on my laurels isn’t in the cards...

doc