My Ideas Vol. 1
"Fantasio Master Magician and Creator. It is a rarity in magic when a master performer is also a master creator of magic. The names of those so noted are few and far between. The influence of the unique individual can be seen in the performances of hundreds of magicians across the world."
- Phill Willmarth, Editor of the Linking Ring Magazine
"Few people know that Ricardo Fantasio was the highest-paid magician to ever appear on "The Ed Sullivan Show," or that he worked on the same programs as did the Beatles, Louis Armstrong, Bob Hope, Tony Bennett, Count Basie and his orchestra, and many other notables.
"The reason this intriguing snippet falls by the wayside is because Ricardo Fantasio is not burdened with an ego run amok. He seems resilient to the bombast and amperage ingrained in so many modern-day performers, be they rock stars, opera singers, actors, athletes or magicians. Yet despite his unassuming manner, or perhaps because of it, his presence in magic looms large.
"After cutting his magical teeth in Buenos Aires with the likes of Fu Manchu, Rene Lavand and, later, Dai Vernon and Francis Carlyle, Fantasio, born Ricardo Roucau, had long-running engagements at the famous Latin Quarter, Radio City Music Hall, the Liberace show, and at Las Vegas' Desert Inn. For three years he toured South America and Florida with an illusion show featuring his wife, Monica, and daughter Jacqueline. One day, during a run in Las Vegas, he received a call to perform on Ed Sullivan's show.
"Fortunately for Fantasio, he could cast a spell with not only his magic, but with his geniality that could sway even hard-nosed show producers engulfed in the capricious world of entertainment."
- MAGIC Magazine (June 1995)
Learn some outstanding tricks and illusions for your own shows from one of the world's best magicians!!!
This DVD contains:
Presentation Rider, the Runaway Deck
Traveling Image
Bic Lighter to Card Fan
Appearing Golf Club
Paint Brush to Streamer
Bill in Bic Lighter
Running Time Approximately 1hr 8min
My Ideas Vol. 2
This is another winner! 73 minute with details and explanation of the tricks from Fantasio's new lecture untitled "My Magical Medicine Cabinet". It looks like "impromptu" magic with completely new ideas and with a totally new concept. Also as a Bonus Extra you will enjoy Fantasio and Monica performances on the TV in Argentina in 1965 and also in Las Vegas, same year, playing the Hello America Show at the Desert Inn Hotel.
Contents:
Band-Aid and Comb (Paddle)
Bayer Jumbo Aspirin (Gag)
Pill Box (Okito Coin Box)
Vick Sinus Cap (Thimbles)
Gauze and Tape (Ring and Rope)
Q-Tips (Multiplication)
Dental Floss (Cut and Restored)
Roll-On (Ball and Vase)
Stick Deodorant (Rising Card)
Mirror (Vampire Glass)
Bonus Extras:
Fantasio & Monica on TV Buenos Aires 1965
The act at the Desert Inn Hotel
Hello America Show - Las Vegas 1965
"Fantasio will tell you he's far from finished. He's in there, working to make his magic bigger and better. And while he takes his bows...his mind is back in the workshop trying to create or perfect a magic trick. Bravo Fantasio! You're an inspiration to magicians everywhere."
- Frances Marshall
Running Time Approximately 73min
