Harry Anderson Wise Guy by Mike Caveney
Before Harry Anderson gained fame as the judge on Night Court (a nine year prime time series), he was a street magician. In fact, he is still, above all, a magician. Those of you who remember his appearances on all the famous talk shows will remember how great his magic truly is. Mike Caveney has written the definitive book on Harry Anderson, the magician. This hardbound 168 page book covers the biography of Harry as well as the routines that made him famous. It’s really all here. The Bullet Catch, Ping Pong Ball Fruit and Flute, Card Sword, Dybbuk (Add A Number), Linking Rings, Arm Amputation, The Animal Trap, Strait Jacket and Rope Tie, Mish Mash Card, A complete reprint of “Eight Brass Monkeys” (Harry’s book of eight effects, mostly mentalism), His marketed packet effects (Gang of Four, Last Monte, Shadow Card, etc.), Jumbo Marked Cards, Wise-Guy Poker, Jumbo Torn & Restored Card, Monarch Monte, Mis-Made Bill, Magazine Test, Finger Chopper, Linking Finger Rings, Needle thru Arm, Cuff Links, and of course his famous Skippy the Guinea Pig routine that created nationwide excitement when he ate a live Guinea Pig on Saturday Night Live. This book is a true study of success and how to take great classic magic and present it to today’s audiences who are a “little over the edge.”
