Dr. Bill Cushman - Companionage

Companionage by Dr. Bill Cushman

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.