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EvilGenius New user 52 Posts 
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When I purchased my first cups and balls, I received a poem that started out "rub a dub dub three men in three tubs went sailing out to sea in tub #1, tub #2 and tub #3... and went alonge nicely with the routine. But I have since forgotten it. Does anyone happen to know it? Thanks. If it's here already and I missed it someway when I searched, sorry.
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rickmagic1 Inner circle MIddle Tennessee area 1550 Posts
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Check the Mike Skinner issue of Genii magazine from around 2000...if I'm not mistaken, that was Mike's patter...
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Bill Palmer Eternal Order Only Jonathan Townsend has more than 24321 Posts
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It is by Jack Bateman. Phil Willmarth owns it now.
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EvilGenius New user 52 Posts
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Thanks guys, I had gotten it in the early 90s. Things get lost.
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Autumn Morning Star Grammar Hostess Today, I corrected grammar in 1378 Posts
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This was standard patter at Zeezo's Magic Castle in Denver for selling this trick. I will try to contact someone who remembers this. You are right, it was very entertaining. The iambic rhythm of the piece was what sold it. I know the first lines are broken up like this:
Rub a dub DUB (dump the balls in your hand) three men in three TUBS (put first ball down) went sailing OUT (second ball) to sea (PAUSE)(in rhythm with the verbal pause - third ball) in tub #ONE (first cup goes down) tub #TWO (second cup) and ALSO in tub #THREE (third cup) The beauty of this rhyme is working within the rhythm. (The capitalized words are just for your own cue. They are not meant to be spoken loudly.) Everything fits so beautifully, almost like a dance. I will try to find the rest of the poem.
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Scott Compton Special user Hampton, VA 747 Posts
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Created by Jack Bateman, whereupon it went to Gene Gordon, and then to Phil Wilmarth. It is a beautiful routine. I have the patter, but as Bill Palmer stated, it is owned by Phil , so I am not at liberty to divulge it to you. It does require 5 balls.
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zimsalabim Special user Orlando Floirda USA 520 Posts
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Look for Genes Book "Gene Gordon's magical Legacy" I think Dave Ginn published it a long time ago buit worth looking for great read adn lots of stuff including Rub a dub dub
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EvilGenius New user 52 Posts
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Thanks for all the replies. I finally found my copy. I suppose a less than ethical magician sold it to me, unless his is a slight variation. The paper it is typed on says it's by "Dave Mann."
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EvilGenius New user 52 Posts
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I should add that I paid an extra $5 for the poem, so I would take this to mean the poem I received is probably a different version the above mentioned patters. Sorry for the double post, I don't see a way to edit my previous post.
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Bill Palmer Eternal Order Only Jonathan Townsend has more than 24321 Posts
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Even if it is a slight variation, it wouldn't be legal. It would have to be major. However, I don't think David would knowingly pinch someone else's work. He probably thought it was in the public domain.
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On 2006-07-11 18:49, Autumn Morning Star wrote: That isn't Iambic. Iambic is da - DAH, da - DAH. The bateman poem is da-da-da-DAH, da, da, da, da, DAH. I can't find what it is, most sites go up to dactylic which is trisylabbic.
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Nicholas Special user I predict that I now have 900 Posts
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For those interested, the patter with each move was published in Genii, Nov.7, 2000 issue which was a tribute to Michael Skinner. The article describes an interesting way Skinner had for making this seemingly childish presentation "delightful" to an adult audience.
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RC4MAG Special user 563 Posts
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Lou Lancaster performs it on one of the IMS videos put out by Tony Hussini called Tricks with a storyline.
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Bryan Gilles Inner circle Northern California 1732 Posts
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I have this somewhere around here.. give me a couple days to dig it out...
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KOTAH Inner circle 2291 Posts
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Am not familiar with the routine, but it seems a bar of soap might make a nice final load.
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Nicholas Special user I predict that I now have 900 Posts
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Kotah,
I don't think it would fit this particular routine. However, I like your idea. How about a routine that ends with three final loads...water, a bar of soap, and a rubber ducky. Oh, what fun! |
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KOTAH Inner circle 2291 Posts
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Love the rubber ducky idea you suggest. Fun stuff indeed
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Robin DeWitt Regular user 187 Posts
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On 2007-07-21 16:22, Nicholas wrote: Archie McPhee has Red Devil Duckies in his catalog. For what it's worth. Robin DeWitt
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KOTAH Inner circle 2291 Posts
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Kardor, good to see you're still out there !
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Robin DeWitt Regular user 187 Posts
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On 2007-07-29 07:33, KOTAH wrote: For a while yet, anyway. Robin
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Magicmike1949 Special user 643 Posts
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This routine is now performed on one of Bill Malone's new DVD's.
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