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MarkTripp Special user Michigan 618 Posts |
I promised Ian something, so here it is...
He sells a lock, I don't remember now, it is hard to see the monitor, that when you squeeze it, it opens. It is only about $80, but with some staging you will have a miracle. If possible you need a lighting effect to really sell this. It isn't necessary, but it is that "good enough" vs "Best" thing. You want the lights to come down a bit, and the shadow of jail bars to be put over you and the stage. A small pin spot on the lock is needed too. Have the lock examined, let them lock it shut. Hold it up, and sit on your stool on stage. Let the lights change as you speak: "A story, a fable, or perhaps... well, you decide. To me, it was real. In my youth I was a merchant sailor, and saw many a harbor town. In my youth, as most young men, my money was spent in the search for wine and women. One night, after a long drinking session, I opened my eyes to notice I was not on the ship. As the fog cleared from my head, I noticed I was in jail somewhere. I hoped my shipmates had the good sense to find me, and bail me out." "In the next cell, kneeling on the flloor, was an old man. It was clear he was praying, and needing all the help I could get, I said to him 'Can you say a prayer for an old alter boy?', he never stoped praying, but his eyes, burning in the darkness, looked at me, through me, and into my very soul." "What I saw next I will never forget. For he lifted his hand, and placed it in the moonlight that was shining through the bars, forming a shadow on the lock on the door." HOLD THE LOCK UP. BY NOW YOU DID THE MOVE AND ARE HOLDING IT CLOSED WITH YOUR THUMB AND INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS. SLOWLY RELAX THAT GRIP AS YOU SPEAK "When he turned that shadow, by some unseen key or power, the lock opened!" DO NOT LET THE BODY OF THE LOCK FALL UNTL ONE BEAT AFTER THE WORD OPENED. LET THEM FOCUS ON THE LOCK. YOU SHOULD HAVE THE BOW OF THE LOCK IN YOUR FINGERS AS THE BODY OF THE LOCK SWINGS FREE. "I couldn't believe my eyes, I sprang from my bed to make my escape, only to find the lock wasn't opened at all!" DURING THIS PART YOU ARE GESTURING AND YOU SNAP THE LOCK CLOSED. BECAUSE THE AUDIENCE MEMBER NEEDED THE KEY TO BOTH OPEN AND CLOSE THE LOCK, THIS IS ANOTHER PUZZLE TO THEM. HAND THE LOCK TO THEM TO SEE FOR THEM SELVES AS YOU SAY THE LAST PART "I fell back to the bed, and when I opened my eyes again, I was on the ship. Was it a dream? Did it really happen? Who was the old man, and what was the meaning of the lock? I don't think I will ever know, but I do know this. I gave up wine and women, and I pray each night, before I sleep....." LIGHTS FADE TO BLACK .....and so do I |
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