Dr. Bill Cushman - Companionage

Dr. Bill Cushman - Companionage
So begins Enrique Enriquez’s introduction to Companionage. This astounding collection of effects and essays was compiled as a fundraiser to help Dr. Bill Cushman subsequent to illness and surgery that led to his being unable to work.

Companionage was assembled and formatted by Luke Shield and given a home at his site Imentalism. Dr. Bill has continued to struggle with further surgery, hospitalizations and treatments during which time Imentalism became part of Lybrary.com.

In the interim, Companionage was no longer available. Until now. 230 pages long, the list of contributors reads like a who’s who of mentalism:

FOREWORD – Enrique Enriquez
INTRODUCTION – Luke Shield
THANK YOU – Bill Cushman
SCISSORS PAPER STONE – Julian 'Bev' Moore
BERNSTEIN'S BET – Bruce Bernstein
CALL-CULATOR – Deddy Corbuzier
HUN-DUN UNDONE – Christopher Taylor
PURE – Andrew Gerard
A DIFFERENT MIRRORING – Kenton Knepper
PURE DEVILMENT – Peter Duffie
LORD OF THE DANCE – Tony Iacoviello
INNER EYE – Nick Morton
PHOTOREALISM – Joshua Quinn
FIRST CONTACT – WHAT TO SAY AFTER HELLO – Millard Longman
GHOST IMAGE – Larry Becker
THE POWER OF NEGATIVE THINKING & OTHER CURMUDGEONLY THOUGHTS – John Riggs
REFLECTION ON A CHALLENGE – Patrick Kuffs
IT'S NOT THE BIKE – Chuck Hickock
PERFORMING MENTALISM IS A RISKY BUSINESS! – Chuck Hickock
INTRODUCING YOURSELF EFFECTIVELY – Chuck Hickock
INVISIBLE PROPS & BELIEVABILITY – Chuck Hickock
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A MORE SUCCESSFUL MENTALIST? - Chuck Hickock
MY DISCLAIMER - Chuck Hickock
THREE SHORT & SWEET – Greg Arce
PORTABLE SPIRIT WRITING SYSTEM – Rich Henessey
LIAR – Christopher Taylor
CORBUZIER'S FREESTYLE ROUTINE – Deddy Corbuzier
THREE STEPS TOWARD CONSCIOUSNESS – Ron Martin
SCISSORS PAPER STOOGE – Julian 'Bev' Moore
ENERGETIC WAVE & THINNER – Jerome Finley
THE ONE & ONLY 'NO CHAIR' CHAIR ROUTINE – Will Tsai
FREE CALL – Deddy Corbuzier
VIEW TO A SKILL – John Bannon
HEAD & SHOULDERS – Sean Waters
A SOUND PHONE CALL FOR PHONY CHANGE – Patrick Redford
8 essays and 24 effects cover the entire range of mentalism by the best minds of our generation. The thought of Companionage lapsing into obscurity is unimaginable.

Some material has previously been published; most of these in rare and hard to find sources, but the majority of the contents were released for the first time in Companionage. Impromptu wonders fitting for audiences of all sizes, powerful close-up and stage effects are all included.

Essays cover invaluable information on nearly all aspects of putting together a powerful performance and how to sell YOURSELF once you’ve done so. There is even a fully scripted lecture on consciousness raising appropriate for a variety of venues.

Companionage was originally released in 2009, receiving rave reviews. Order now and find out why!

1st edition 2009; 231 pages.