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Bill Abbott Veteran user 351 Posts |
Here's a link to the photos taken directly from the recent Pocket Thing handling photo shoot. These will be part of the new Platinum Edition and the new Platinum Upgrade of The Thing.
Enjoy... http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=17......96590213 Sincerely, Bill Abbott |
Tony Iacoviello Eternal Order 13151 Posts |
Bill:
It looks fantastic! Tony |
Ustaad Inner circle Iindia - States 6157 Posts |
Very nice.
MAGIC is a SECRET, without the SECRET there is no MAGIC.
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." - Arthur C. Clarke. |
Bill Abbott Veteran user 351 Posts |
Thanks Tony and Ustaad!
Taken about six years to find a practical method of performing this for cocktail environments...but I did! |
Christopher Williams Inner circle Portsmouth, UK 4464 Posts |
How long till Pocket thing is released Bill? Looks good!
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Bill Abbott Veteran user 351 Posts |
Christopher,
Looks like mid-December will be the release of both the Platinum Edition and (for those that already have the original Thing) the Platinum Upgrade. Bill Abbott |
B Hackler Special user 778 Posts |
Looks great
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Pastor Mickey New user Colorado 97 Posts |
I was just getting ready to purchase the Thing. This presentation of it would fit my style better. Is this the same gimmick with just a different presentation, or a different gimmick? A simpler question: Should I wait until December, or go ahead and buy the Thing and upgrade in December?
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Dmann Inner circle Crossville, Tennessee 1683 Posts |
This looks very nice!
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Corey K Special user Rhode Island 502 Posts |
So, is the Pocket Thing not going to be available by itself? I always loved the idea of the original but I am strictly a close-up guy. I'd love to get the Pocket Thing but don't really want to have to purchase the original just to get the Pocket version.
Corey King
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Markymark Inner circle 1686 Posts |
Everyone's confused!
The version in the picture looks smaller then the regular 'Thing'.I could be wrong though. Virtually everyone who uses the 'Thing' needs a work shop with Bill or at least a short course in mime. This can look SO bad in the wrong hands!
''In memory of a once fluid man,crammed and distorted by the classical mess'' -Bruce Lee
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Bill Abbott Veteran user 351 Posts |
Corey K & Markymark,
Hopefully I can clear up all this confusion! The Pocket Thing routine is a NEW handling using the same original gimmick. So if you own the original Thing or have made your own, as detailed on my Bill Abbott Performs Magic For Kids DVD Set, you might be interested in purchasing the upcoming Thing Platinum Upgrade. The Thing Platinum Upgrade does NOT include a gimmicked and ungimmicked cloth BUT includes a brand new DVD (content details coming soon), a brand new CD with 8 new royalty-free themes along with original 6 themes, the portable box for the Pocket Thing, a new double-sided practice poster with both the original routine and the pocket thing routine in photographic sequence for practicing and the Thing Workshop notes previously available only at exclusive workshop appearances. IF you do not own the Thing yet or want to replace the one you already own you can purchase the Platinum Edition which includes a handmade gimmicked and ungimmicked cloth and the original larger plastic box and everything else detailed above (DVD, CD, Poster, Notes, etc.). "Virtually everyone who uses the 'Thing' needs a work shop with Bill or at least a short course in mime. This can look SO bad in the wrong hands!" I agree completely. Which is why we re-shot the entire instructional DVD with an incredibly detailed instructional on both the original and pocket thing routines. I also had my mentor/teacher and Cirque Du Soleil performer Paul Wildbaum do "The Wildbaum Sessions". These sessions cover things like; the illusion of emptiness, body isolation, point fix, resistance, breathing, stage movement, character development and motivation. This is a master class like no other. Let me know if you have any other questions. I will provide updates with more info as we approach the release date. Cheers, Bill Abbott |
wise owl Special user Australia 721 Posts |
Look really good. There is a photo which the performer shows the lady the other side of the clothes. What did she see?
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wise owl Special user Australia 721 Posts |
Oh, I forgot to ask, what sort of price range will the upgrade be?
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Xiqual Inner circle Upper left quadrant 4935 Posts |
ANYTHING by Bill Abbott is worth purchasing. He will make your magic better.
James
Still with the Chinese circus
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Bill Abbott Veteran user 351 Posts |
Thanks James!
wise owl, To answer your questions; The spectator sees nothing, just an empty cloth. Being an invisible floating object this plays perfectly into the illusion and premise. Price for The Thing Platinum Upgrade will be $80. The Thing Platinum Edition will be $200. Bill Abbott |
Ustaad Inner circle Iindia - States 6157 Posts |
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On 2008-11-09 20:54, wise owl wrote: Quote:
On 2008-11-09 21:47, Bill Abbott wrote: That's the beauty of the THING. Its a wonderful unique gimmick that creates a perfect illusion of a captured SPIRIT known as the THING. With the help of an innocent looking cloth one can make the THING to materialize as well as dematerialize at WILL. As rightly said by James - Bill Abbott does help make your magic better. P.S. I look forward to the Platinum Upgrade.
MAGIC is a SECRET, without the SECRET there is no MAGIC.
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." - Arthur C. Clarke. |
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