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drkptrs1975 Elite user North Eastern PA 452 Posts |
Here is my favorite routine with Rocky the Raccoon.
Here is my favorite routine with Rocky the Raccoon. Take him to a restaurant (not a fast food), start playing with him, and a waitress will say, "Excuse me, Sir, I have to tell you that no live animals are aloud in here." I reply, "No live animals?” Then I whack his head on the table, hold him by the tail and then say, "That will be no problem." It is a laugh everytime; I think it is something that Candid Camera should try. Does anyone else by any chance have done that? |
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Rupert Bair Inner circle ? 2179 Posts |
I believe David Williamson invented this...Or most likely the first person to incorporate it with Rocky. It may be an old gag.
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Jonton Veteran user New York City 336 Posts |
That seems to be exactly what David Williamson has used for many years. He uses it especially for his trade shows and banquets, primarily with restaurant companies (and of course uses the name of their restaurant in his story).
If I may say, it seems as though you're trying to take credit for an idea that obviously wasn’t yours, and I, along with many others here at the Café (especially Mr. Williamson) could become rather offended by this implication. I agree with you that it is a great routine, but just be careful of what you take credit for. ~Jonathan PS: Be sure to do a search and David, and you will find plenty of posts pertaining to the use of this creature, especially in the posts made by David when he was a guest of honor here at the Café.
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Jerrine Special user Busking is work. 629 Posts |
I'm thinking drkptrs1975 didn't lift the bit. It's very likely that a bit such as this one could cross a few minds in different places at different times. The last sentence in his post leads me to believe that he believed that someone else could have thought of it as well. Then again I'm a trusting fellow, till it comes to sealed magazines.
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Jonton Veteran user New York City 336 Posts |
The major thing that led me to believe that he DID lift the bit was that he quoted the EXACT patter that Williamson uses. I don't want this to turn into an argument, I was simply reminding him to be precise when standing on that fine line of plagiarism.
Just my 2 cents... ~Jonathan
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drkptrs1975 Elite user North Eastern PA 452 Posts |
No I am not, my teacher tried this too, I got it from him, he got it from somebody as well.
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floridamagic Regular user lakeland Fl 157 Posts |
This line comes with the instructions for the Rocky Racoon you buy at Magic Masters.
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AaronTheMagician Loyal user 291 Posts |
History, thanks to research!
Not to brag, actually, I've been looking for these details for nearly a month now... True, those lines are printed in the Magic Masters instruction pamphlet, which got the lines from Williamson, WHO ORIGINALLY got a SIMILAR line from Jeff Justice. Jeff Justice was doing a Rocky routine before Williamson. David just really honed the routine and the gags (because he IS a genius, as we all know). So, I've been able to trace the line as far back as Jeff Justice. If anyone can find someone before that, tell me. It's fun history. |
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floridamagic Regular user lakeland Fl 157 Posts |
John Ekin is the magician that first showed Dave Williamson Rocky Racoon.
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Jonton Veteran user New York City 336 Posts |
He was a demonstrator, was he not? I read about the guy in one of Dave's "Guest of Honor" posts.
~Jonathan
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Trois Special user Myrtle Beach 594 Posts |
Maybe it was first done by Mike Abston.
Not clever enough to come up with something orginal, or did I.
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TheAmbitiousCard Eternal Order Northern California 13425 Posts |
One of my 3 freaking dogs ate mine this evening. They all look very guilty and I cannot figure out which one to smack with a newspaper.
It's all smooth now. Looks like a 'possum.
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Jonton Veteran user New York City 336 Posts |
That's too bad Frank. I just sold a brand new Rocky to someone here on the Café about 2 days ago. Lucky for me, both my dog and my parrot are deathly afraid of my raccoon, so no worries there.
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TheAmbitiousCard Eternal Order Northern California 13425 Posts |
After my dog(s) got a hold of Rocky the Raccoon I got another Rocky to replace my other one which I've now renamed, Opie the Opossum due to the recent incident.
The dogs never seemed interested in my first animal ... "Roxie the Raccoon". Obviously the dogs have taste. Roxie is cute and all but looks nothing at all like a real animal. Rocky does. I read on a different thread that Rocky is made of real fur. Is that true? If so, you'd think it would cost a lot more. I think I will be selling Roxie and my Jim Pace teaching DVD now that I'm back in business with a new Rocky. Frank
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randirain Inner circle Fort Worth, TX 1650 Posts |
Yes...
The spring animals from Magic Masters are made from real rabbit pelts. All of them are the original color(s) of the rabbit. Except for the skunk. He goes through a dyeing process; this is why he costs more. And again yes... That's a very old restaurant gag. But I must admit I have done it too. I snuck mine in, in a plastic bag. I held it under the table and pretended to feed it scraps from the table. People all around were watching me. The waitress came to me; I told her it was fake. She knew me. But when I got up to leave...everybody was watching... I banged his head, through him in the bag, and walked out. It was funny. Randi |
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Steven Conner Inner circle 2720 Posts |
Dave Tallent makes the best Rockys and has a pretty good routine to boot.
"The New York Papers," Mark Twain once said,"have long known that no large question is ever really settled until I have been consulted; it is the way they feel about it, and they show it by always sending to me when they get uneasy. "
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iamslow Inner circle Proffessional Slacker 2001 Posts |
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On 2007-01-15 07:59, Jonton wrote: Talking about precise, I thought david talked about doing this on a plane to a flight attendant... I saw this on his lecture vid..
"Everyone has a plan till they get punched in the face" Mike Tyson
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tnscot Loyal user 220 Posts |
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On 2007-01-14 23:32, Jonton wrote: Where in this post did he try to take credit for anything? He said it was his favorite routine and asked if anyone else used it. Here, again, is this bizarre need to footnote or qualify everything that comes out of our mouths.
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Rupert Bair Inner circle ? 2179 Posts |
Didn't Vernon do a rocky routine? I believe that's where this line came from =P I'm jokin'...it was probably Marlo.
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John C Eternal Order I THINK therefore I wrote 12938 Posts |
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On 2007-07-10 16:46, tnscot wrote: AGREED! j |
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