Rosini Secret

THE BLURB:
The Ultimate in Close-up Billet Reading

Effect

A small piece of paper is torn from a menu. A participant
writes a brief question on the blank side of the paper and
folds it. The mentalist uses a deck of cards in their box as
a little tray to display the folded paper. The folded paper
is returned to the participant. The cards are removed from
the box and shuffled by the sitter. She removes five cards
and they're returned to the box and put away.

As far as the mentalist is concerned EVERYTHING IS DONE!

The folded paper is burned and the mentalist reveals the
spectator's question through his interpretation of the five
chosen cards.

The mentalist undetectably switched the paper for AN EXACT
DUPLICATE and read the question without any moves. THE
SPECIAL CARD BOX DOES EVERYTHING!

Just let the sitter drop her billet on the card box and with
it seemingly in view at all times, the billet is
automatically switched. As the cards are removed and
replaced in the box, you openly read the message!

You learn how to gimmick any card box with a few minutes of
work and some basic tools like scissors and glue.

A great feature is that everything resets almost
automatically, preparing you for the next table if you do
restaurant work. You can tear a corner from a placemat or
menu to use a billet, WITHOUT HAVING TO HAVE DUPLICATE
BILLETS PREVIOUSLY PREPARED.

The read can be done completely surrounded and without
additional props. No "turning away" or "looking into the
crystal". All you need is a box of unprepared playing cards,
an impromptu billet and the Rosini Secret!

Pages 24 - Saddle Stitched, B&W

MY COMMENTS:
Oh, let's not talk about the production quality and the
typos. It's the same as most of Docc's other works. If
this makes you disinterested in this booklet, then so be it.
Move on, thank you very much. For those who are more
concerned about the material inside and don't mind some
typos, let's continue this discussion. Oh, and for those
who don't use playing cards, but do use other types of
cards, like Tarot cards, this method also applies and so
you'll still want to consider this.

This is a slim little booklet that seems to have been an
academic exercise for Docc, but this is definitely effective
and has some great applications. He recounts an experience
about his grandparents and how they had been entertained by
Paul Rosini and his strolling billet routine that used a
deck of cards. Docc was determined to find the simple,
practical method that Rosini used that made it so memorable
for his grandparents. Now, this may or may not be the
method used, but it's certainly a very effective one. The
blurb pretty much gives away that the card box is a
switching box. It takes just a few moments to make and is
quite easy to do. The blurb above is certainly
representative regarding the instant reset and other
features.

In this 24 page, saddle stitched, 8.5" x 5.5" booklet, Docc
supplies a few variations of this routine that can be used
in several different types of venues or styles, and that
includes methods that don't require burning the billet. If
you're interested in doing table-hopping style readings,
this is something that you certainly should look into and is
recommended. Of course, creative performers can also use
this for other purposes.