Joe Karson
Beyond ZombieBy Michael E. Rose
Photo from the author's collection
Joe Karson
Beyond ZombieBy Michael E. Rose
Photo from the author's collection
Welcome to a random sampling from the book, Joe Karson - Beyond Zombie, by Michael E. Rose. Joe Karson, of course, invented the famous "Zombie" floating ball, but there was quite a bit more to Karson than just that. These web pages feature several photos (some candid) and assorted remarks about Joe Karson, his creations, and his life.
The original book is sold out. But a new and REVISED EDITION has been created in e-book form! The new revised e-book is now available from Lybrary.com only. It's has all the information that the original hardbound edition had, but a few errors have been corrected and a few omissions have been added (plus some new photos and other stuff, too!). But you can only purchase it from the kind folks at Lybrary.com (just click on Lybrary.com to go to their home page). Or to go directly to the Karson e-book purchase page click this button...
Great News! Chris Wasshuber of Lybrary.com has published another new e-book, Joe Karson Compilation. Contained in the new e-book are Joe Karson's books which have been out of print for over half a decade. The e-book (which is completely searchable, wow!) even includes the instruction sheets to some of Karson's marketed tricks, including the very unique, "Voodoo." Click this button to go directly to Lybrary.com link to find out more...
Although sold out, the original book was a 6 x 9 hard bound, gold stamped book, printed on high quality, heavy glossy stock and limited to 500 copies (which are still sold out, did I mention that?). At 210 pages, the book is divided into two main sections; Karson's biography and Karson's creations (books, tricks and commentary). It has 26 photos, most not seen in many years. Besides extensive research in New England public records, several people who knew Karson were also interviewed, both magicians and laymen. Some of the well known magic personalities interviewed were; John Calvert, Jim Cellini, Ray & Ann Goulet, Jay Marshall, Sidney Radner, Nick Ruggiero, Les Smith, Tony Spina, Ben Stone, Parker Swan, and many others. The book also features a Foreword by Lance Burton, one of the most famous "Zombie" workers alive. But of course, this edition is sold out. But the E-book is ready and waiting for you!
The Karson Lecture
Do you have a magic club or organization that would like a fun and informative lecture? I can present the multi-media Joe Karson lecture for your group. I'd be happy to discuss it with you, just e-mail me and I'll give you all the details.
Photo by Michael Rose
A group of the guys from Assembly 17 in Springfield, Massachusetts (the Assembly Joe Karson belonged to over 50 years ago). I had just finished my lecture on Karson for the group and they posed with a unique guillotine that was built by Karson (also over 50 years ago!).
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