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mindhunter Inner circle Upstate NY 2280 Posts |
You are right, Sludge - those ideas could combine nicely into this routine:
Take out three or four cards, the BusinessCoin Card, "naked" except for the gimmick, ala-Quinn, being 2nd from the top if they were held blank-side up. Do Turks miscall-blow-off writing, and crumple it up and toss it aside. The entire packet (BusinessCoin Gimmick concealed) can be flashed from all sides. Fill in the rest of the writing, place aside writing side down and proceed as per BusinessCoin instructions... Great thinking, guys. I like this a LOT...because you KNOW that crumpled up card will be looked at later! So write something bizzare on it: "The Sacagawea Gold Dollar will land on its EDGE!" and then mutter under your breath "no, that's impossible" as you crumple it up. Voila, a second business card of your will be in their hands. While I had designed this, and market this as such, as and additional effect that one could carry in their wallet that litteraly takes up the space of ONE BUSINESS CARD yet could still play to an entire room, if you carry a Sharpie as your normal course of business or while performing I STRONGLY suggest you use the above routine and will most likely include it in future printings of the instruction sheets (granting permission form Quinn and Turk, of course!) Bryn,
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Turk Inner circle Portland, OR 3546 Posts |
Byrn,
You have my permission; I would assume that you would give some sort of credit for the suggestions. One thing about your "latest" routine: I would suggest that you also explicitly deal with the issue of being able to hand out the business card if the "wrong" choice is made. I believe that you already mentioned keeping an alternate card in your pocket for a later switch, if necessary. An already prepared "alternate" card in your pocket could, of course, be utilized with Quinn's method. Alternatively, if you use my DL suggestion, you would actually be writing out the "alternate" card in full view of the audience. Regardless of the method used, I really feel strongly about having an "alternate" card so that eventually a souvenir card can be left. On the other hand, maybe we are just gilding the lily; your original effect is certainly strong just the way it is. Mike P.S. Did I mention that I really like routines where you can hand out your business card at the end? (grin) P.P.S. I really liked Quinn's and Sludge's suggestions. It is really neat when guys can get together, put their egos aside and just do "out of the box" brainstorming without criticism or negativity and where all suggestions are openly embraced, discussed and analysed. P.P.P.S Byrn, Thanks again for the excellent BusinessCoin Prediction effect.
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Decomposed Eternal Order High Desert 12059 Posts |
Watched the Max Maven Positive Negative routine tonight. A bit similiar but not the same. I do like the idea of just one coin toss rather than the "practice tosses" but this is just personal taste. I like shorter effects cause people always seem to be in a big hurry these days.
Well, its almost time to use business coin prediction on another victum..err... I mean spectator
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mindhunter Inner circle Upstate NY 2280 Posts |
Turk: Thanks; I REALLY like that combined routine I came up with using yours and Quinn's ideas....As you said, this is a great place to sit down and bounce around some ideas.
SApolice: I hear what you are saying: When you pull off the BusinessCoin on them you DO look at them like they are little victims, don't you?...LOL Bryn,
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Decomposed Eternal Order High Desert 12059 Posts |
Bryn,
Depends on if they are under arrest or not.... Wayne
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mindhunter Inner circle Upstate NY 2280 Posts |
VERY true Sapolice....lol
I love using a swami on defendants to prove I know "if" they are lying, about a number from one to a hundred on the back of my business card, when they are in my office...(THE DA HATES this confession technique as I HAVE had to refer to it in Grand Jury!...wanna see some double-talk!..I ended up doing Charles Gaucci's THE MEDALION to PROVE my ability to read body language...long story, though...) PRIOR to interviewing them about any wrong-doing they may have perhaps been implicated in...LOL! Plus, you ought to see my vanishing-coin-what-hand-field-sobriety-test for DWI arrests....(I DO incorporate the "was Micky Mouse a cat or a dog?" line...) The majority say "UMMM...DOG!!,,," just prior to laughing and ammitting drunkenness.....actually this was published in a Calibre PRess E-Zine..(SApolice will know what I mean) Bryn
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Decomposed Eternal Order High Desert 12059 Posts |
Hahahahah..did Jay Sankey's LEaving Home key/rope on DWI one night......I hear ya...
PS: Sent you a PM.....
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joseph Eternal Order Please ignore my 17407 Posts |
Got mine and I really recommend it. It can be one of those "miracle" items if practiced a little while, and for the price, you cannot go wrong. Best of all, it is a great way to hand out your business card. Good job, Bryn........
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mindhunter Inner circle Upstate NY 2280 Posts |
Thanks a lot, Joeseph - I appreciate that.
SAPolice: I love it, just love it...lol Bryn I appreciate all the additional "bits of business" that has been PMed in. Please keep 'em coming....sounds kinds silly to have an add-on booklet for a $8 effect.....but..lol..never know...and it would be free to those that bought the effect.,. I have a few other mentalism effects coming out now and perhaps would need some more "wear-testers" Bryn
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Turk Inner circle Portland, OR 3546 Posts |
Byrn,
As always, keep me in mind. I'd be willing to test drive anything you create. Mike
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mindhunter Inner circle Upstate NY 2280 Posts |
Thanks Turk...I'll be looking for a few "wear-testers" ( a common name in law enforcement...it means you get to test new gear for free from distributers, basicially..lol) for a couple of new effects.
Regardless, I wanted to post today to say I used Quinn's and your ideas quite successfully. I walked into my local bookstore-slash-magic shop and the owner introduced me to another customer whose name escapes me..(edits some Kaufman books, aledgely?) as well as another individual who is huge in the kid-show auditorium circut.....anyways, great guys... He asked me to perform some mindreading and I had in my wallet a BusinessCoin card "naked" ala the Quinn suggestion...so I take out a blank on the back business card,... I borrowed a Sharpie and proceeded on to writing the prediction. It was one of those times where one is "in the zone" and everything flew right by everyone, despite being NOT LAYMEN...a mortal sin.., and it KILLED! I was told $8 is silly, I should have sold it off, etc. THANKS Guys! I took that as a compliment to all of us..... Bryn
Bryn D. Reynolds, Author of:
"The Safwan Papers" & "The LOGAR Scrolls" Mentalism ebooks - PM any interest. My artwork: https://darkmountainarts.com |
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Turk Inner circle Portland, OR 3546 Posts |
Byrn,
I'm glad it played well. Just curious. Did you play the "blow off" straight (i.e., dime being tails) or did you use a really bizzarre one (i.e., Sakajawea dollar standing on edge) like you suggested in a prior post? Mike
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mindhunter Inner circle Upstate NY 2280 Posts |
Hey Turk-
Actually I used: "The Morgan Dollar will be Tails" because he had a Morgan Shell on the counter and I mumbled something like "no, that would be too expensive if something happened to it, lets just use our imagination....) Right place/right time, and I think playing the blow-off nonchalantly helped sell it even more. I even got some orders from the shop owner to make it up in HIS card to be packaged with my booklet and he is going to be carrying some of my other new items now, as well. Bryn
Bryn D. Reynolds, Author of:
"The Safwan Papers" & "The LOGAR Scrolls" Mentalism ebooks - PM any interest. My artwork: https://darkmountainarts.com |
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Turk Inner circle Portland, OR 3546 Posts |
Byrn,
What a great idea making up the gimmick with the dealer's business card!! Using that as a pitch, I can see where a reluctant dealer might just decide to "go for it" and order a dozen or more. IMHO, this would be a great way to pitch your effect to the many dealers that you can sell to direct. Just a thought. Mike
Magic is a vanishing Art.
This must not be Kansas anymore, Toto. Eschew obfuscation. |
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mindhunter Inner circle Upstate NY 2280 Posts |
You are right, Mike, that it would be a good "selling" point but BusinessCoin isn't one that would be feasable to sell off to a dealer in large quantities: Most dealers want to make about 50-70% markup on an item over retail and I'm not going to make these up for $3 ea. LOL!
Oh, and Mike - Good news! I know I owe you for a preorder of my "Unnamed" effect advertised on my site and I've now found a reliable source for the "special material" and printing. It should be in and ready to go in a week or two. (now I just need a name for the effect....) Bryn
Bryn D. Reynolds, Author of:
"The Safwan Papers" & "The LOGAR Scrolls" Mentalism ebooks - PM any interest. My artwork: https://darkmountainarts.com |
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Decomposed Eternal Order High Desert 12059 Posts |
Still using this effect and its still awesome! Thanks Mindhunter. An excellent way to promote our business and profession.
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