Glemme

THE BLURB:
Glemme (Norwegian for "To Forget") comes bottled and ready
to roll. Inside you'll read how to make anyone forget
virtually anything with a reliable method that doesn't rely
on pure psychology. The subject will ALWAYS feel as if he
forgot that very something he was asked to remember.

Imagine you've asked someone what color his shirt is. After
he responds, you openly write this color down so everyone
can see it. Then you place your subject into the proper mind
set. The subject "Locks the color into his memory" and
verbally confirms that he has it. A few moments go by and
the subject can't remember the color, no matter how hard he
tries!

Inside you'll learn how to perform "The Original Forgotten
Ploy" with playing cards, a large sketch pad, a dry erase
board, and even a combination lock!

You'll also learn how to "Bring Back" the forgotten memory,
at any point, having the subject instantly remember!

Be sure to check out the bonus routine, "Your Personal
Combination", where you'll be able to give a member of the
audience the power to key in the right combination on your
personal briefcase.

Pages 41 - Softbound

MY COMMENTS:
This is a utility technique to make someone forget something
and then remember it later on. It's certainly not
self-working, because it takes an experienced performer
who understands tone and confidence, among other techniques.
The patter and presentation are as important, if not more
so, than the method, which is technically quite simple.

This oddly-sized book (8.5" by 8.5") begins with the
original concept and it uses playing cards. For those who
don't like using playing cards and wish to apply the concept
to other things, fear not. The other sections go into that.
It is important to read this first entry though as the other
routines build from this original concept of having a
participant forget a playing card that he looked at.

The next entry discusses how to make someone remember what
they forgot ("The Antidote"). Following that is having a
participant forget the color of his shirt. This entry is
merely an example of the versatility as Patrick explains
that you can use just about anything that someone could
forget. "Dry Memory" shows how you can use this technique
with a dry erase board, and "Paper Memory" applies the
technique to a pad of paper.

The final section applies this technique to locks. In this
case, it is a special lock that has unique properties. It's
a lock that can be obtained easily (at least, as of this
writing it can). Patrick describes four routines with this
lock and although they all deal with memory, they are
different routines. This is all based on idea, and
graciously permitted to be explained in this book, by
Garrett Thomas.

You don't need the specific lock in order to acquire this
book as the techniques in the first section make this book
quite a worthwhile investment. This versatile method is
definitely recommended.