SYNOPSIS:

The Full Bloom series is the definitive collection of the creative genius of Gaëtan Bloom, gathering more than 150 original effects, routines, utility ideas, essays, lecture material, and performance pieces developed over his remarkable career. Spanning close-up magic, stage, parlor, cabaret, mentalism, comedy, illusions, and inventive gimmicks, the two-volume work reveals not only Bloom’s ingenious methods but also his unique philosophy of magical thinking. Beautifully illustrated by James Hodges and filled with historical photographs, personal stories, and previously unpublished material, Full Bloom is widely regarded as one of the most important magic publications of the modern era and an invaluable source of inspiration for magicians seeking original thinking rather than simply new tricks.

Book Details:

Author/Creator: Gaetan Bloom
Publisher: The Miracle Factory
Edition: 1st
Publication Year: 2013
Subjects: Cards, Coins, Money, Everyday Object, Magic Theory, Stage Magic, Parlor Magic
Pages: 400
Skill Level: Intermediate
Availability: Out of Print

TABLE OF CONTENTS

VOLUME 1

VOLUME ONE. THE IDEA GARDEN

• Publisher’s Note Todd Karr (p. 11)

• Introduction Gaetan Bloom (p. 13)

• Preface Kevin James (p. 15)

• Acknowledgments (p. 16)

CONVERSATIONS Gaetan Bloom and Todd Karr (p. 19)

CREATIVITY Gaetan Bloom (p. 61)

1. GAETAN BLOOM SERIES NO. 1 (1982)

• 1. Plexiglas à la Carte (p. 67)

• 2. Have You Had An Oeuf? (p. 71)

• 3. The Ultimate Flying Ring (p. 75)

• 4. The Hen (p. 81)

2. GAETAN BLOOM SERIES NO. 2 (1982)

• 1. All Strung Out (p. 87)

• 2. News Headlines (p. 93)

3. THE NEW ORLEANS LECTURE (1982)

• 1. The Bandage (p. 99)

• 2. The Bell (p. 103)

• 3. Lapping for the Standing Performer (p. 107)

• 4. The Pull and the Rubber Bands (p. 113)

• 5. The Alarm Clock (p. 117)

• 6. Smokey (p. 121)

• 7. Two Sponge Balls (p. 125)

• 8. The Cards and Bottle (p. 129)

• 9. Silk to Egg Exposed (p. 133)

• 10. Button Button (p. 137)

• 11. What? No Wall? (p. 141)

4. THE PARIS LECTURE (1987)

• 1. Padlock Connection (p. 147)

• 2. The Watch Trick (p. 151)

• 3. The Card on the Human Wall (p. 157)

• 4. The Standing Card (p. 159)

• 5. Prestidigitational Prediction (p. 163)

• 6. The Yoyo King (p. 167)

• 7. Bloomentalsim (p. 169)

• 8. S.T.O.W.R.C.T. (Signed, Torn, Oil and Water Restored Card Trick) (p. 173)

• 9. The Crazy Bicycle Pumps (p. 179)

5. SIGNED, GAETAN (1990)

• 1. July 14 (p. 189)

• 2. Force 2, Power 4 (p. 191)

• 3. Remarkable (p. 195)

• 4. The Wishing Box (p. 197)

• 5. Clearly Clever (p. 201)

• 6. Silksack (p. 203)

• 7. Love Me Tendeur (p. 205)

• 8. The Lasso Card (p. 207)

6. GAETAN BLOOM LECTURE NOTES (1997)

• 1. Top Chrono (p. 215)

• 2. Fifty-Fifty (p. 219)

• 3. The Maxfia (p. 223)

• 4. Fakir Royale (p. 227)

• 5. Bonux (p. 231)

• 6. Springdiction (p. 235)

• 7. Kit-Klop (p. 237)

• 8. The Red Circle (p. 241)

• 9. The Ball Trap (p. 245)

7. 1999 NOTES (1999)

• 1. Blind Complicity (p. 249)

• 2. Easy Ramo Samee (p. 253)

• 3. Transparent Memory (p. 259)

• 4. Mac Fast Bloom (p. 263)

• 5. Filature (p. 267)

• 6. Quarté (p. 271)

8. THE IDEA BOX (2002)

• 1. The Silk in the Ball (p. 277)

• 2. The World’s Longest Tube (p. 279)

• 3. The Knot Machine (p. 283)

• 4. My Eye (p. 287)

• 5. Wink (p. 291)

• 6. A Twisted Trick (p. 295)

• 7. The Lottery (p. 299)

• 8. The Ring and Card (p. 303)

• 9. The Devil’s Hand (p. 307)

• 10. Pinned (p. 311)

• 11. The Lucky Charm Box (p. 315)

• 12. The Demonic Cigarette (p. 319)

• 13. The Confetti Bags (p. 321)

9. EFFECT AND PLOT (2004)

• 1. The Effect and the Plot (p. 325)

• 2. The Card and the Box (p. 327)

• 3. Fragile (p. 333)

• 4. Literary Circle (p. 337)

• 5. My Egg Bag (p. 343)

• 6. Cigar Watch (p. 347)

• 7. The Grater (p. 349)

• 8. The Egg and Bulb (p. 353)

• 9. Vegas Cups (p. 355)

• 10. Back in Vegas (p. 357)

• 11. Papa’s Theatre (p. 359)

• 12. Sum Total (p. 363)

10. FISM (p. 2006)

• 1. A Pure Racket (p. 371)

• 2. Cards in the Bag (p. 373)

• 3. Padapple (p. 377)

• 4. Crush Pack (p. 381)

• 5. Astral Flash (p. 383)

• 6. On the Rocks (p. 387)

• 7. The King of Manipulation (p. 391)

• 8. Standing Ovation (p. 395)

• 9. A Fishy Game (p. 399)

VOLUME TWO: BLOOMERIES

1. BLOOMERIES (1999)

• 1. Jojo the Fish (p. 411)

• 2. At the Bar (p. 413)

• 3. The Balloon House (p. 417)

• 4. The Story of O(eufs) (p. 421)

• 5. Son of Sefalalja (p. 427)

• 6. Annemann Forever (p. 433)

• 7. The Shame Deck (p. 439)

• 8. The Enchanted Ribbon (p. 443)

• 9. The Melting Coin (p. 447)

• 10. Himber Ring and Company (p. 453)

• 11. Hanging by a Thread (p. 455)

• 12. Knock and Roll Prediction (p. 463)

• 13. Straw, Coke, and Glass (p. 467)

• 14. My Triangle from Bermuda (p. 471)

• 15. Espresso Prediction (p. 477)

• 16. The Futurospeace (p. 483)

• 17. Phoenix (p. 489)

• 18. Vacation Homework (p. 493)

• 19. Quintessences (p. 497)

• 20. Baby Boom (p. 503)

• 21. Broken Wands (p. 507)

• 22. The Blind Psychic (p. 513)

• 23. Spring Vanish (p. 521)

• 24. Blendo-Vision (p. 523)

• 25. The Fold (p. 529)

• 26. Attamove (p. 531)

• 27. Spirit Initials (p. 533)

2. NEW BLOOMS

• 1. The All-Purpose Tube (p. 537)

• 2. The Bill in Carrot (p. 541)

• 3. The Bloom Phantom Tube (p. 545)

• 4. The Book Test Cart (p. 549)

• 5. Bottle It! (p. 553)

• 6. Costume Conversion (p. 557)

• 7. The Eggs, Cards, and Glasses (p. 561)

• 8. Gaetan’s Card in Wallet (p. 567)

• 9. The Gift Box (p. 573)

• 10. The Grocery Cart (p. 577)

• 11. Houdini’s Shirt (p. 579)

• 12. The Invisibility Box (p. 583)

• 13. The Levitation Machine (p. 589)

• 14. Mobile Mental (p. 591)

• 15. The Pirate (p. 595)

• 16. The Rotating Box (p. 599)

• 17. Salami Slice (p. 603)

• 18. Silk Through Ears (p. 605)

• 19. Silver Bend (p. 608)

• 20. Technicolor Needle Swallowing (p. 609)

• 21. Topsy-Turvy Light Bulb (p. 613)

• 22. The Transforming Chair (p. 617)

• 23. Transparent Chinese Sticks (p. 621)

• Intermission: Cooking Class with Chef Gaetan (p. 623)

3. BLOOMS FOR SALE Marketed Effects

• 1. The Intercessor (p. 629)

• 2. The Escorial Monte (p. 643)

• 3. The Escalator (p. 653)

• 4. Mission Impossible (p. 657)

4. BLOOM IN PRINT Published Effects

• 1. Balls in Motion (p. 663)

• 2. Close-Up Encounters of the Third Kind (p. 665)

• 3. Escorial Cubio (p. 669)

• 4. Falling (p. 673)

• 5. Fan-Card (p. 675)

• 6. Fiat Lux (p. 677)

• 7. Knife Through Arm (p. 681)

• 8. Pen Gag (p. 684)

• 9. Point of a Tack (p. 685)

• 10. See-Through Divination (p. 689)

• 11. The Sh-h-h-op Cup (p. 693)

• 12. Smoke (p. 697)

5. THE GENIUS OF WINSTON FREER

• 1. The Genius of Winston Freer Gaetan Bloom (p. 709)

• 2. Winston Freer and his Original Mystery Clinic Todd Karr (p. 717)

A LOVE AFFAIR (p. 729)

VOLUME 2