Shalosh Stage Work

THE BLURB:
Nimrod Harel is one of the busiest mentalists in the world.
He has his own television show ('Inconceivable') which has
just completed its fourth season, and he performs daily
before company audiences with his original mentalist show.

After his first booklet "SHALOSH" SOLD OUT!!! Now comes his
second book: SHALOSH - STAGE WORK .

Limited Edition - ONLY 444 copies printed - so hurry up
before there are no more. Each book is numbered!

'Fire at Will' - A clean as a whistle Russian Roulette act
using a staple gun. The audience sees one gun loaded and
fired and then mixed with three other guns. Then the game
begins as the volunteer chooses freely which of the guns
will be fired, until the last gun is proven to be the loaded
gun. There are no notes, no pre-show or other lowly mental
magic diversions- only the guns and free choice. No Russian
roulette act with staple guns being performed today even
comes close to the simplicity and perfection of this
routine.

BIBLE - Anyone who performs 'Add a Number' with a calculator
must see what Harel does with this classic. How can you
allow the audience to do the last calculation in their
heads? How can you set the entire crowd in motion? And most
importantly, how can you incorporate company values into
your show? This is a must for anyone working with company
clients or interested in subliminal message routine themes.

Clean Game - The end of all Bank Night routines. The
volunteer hides a cheque or bill inside one of five numbered
envelopes. At no point does the mentalist get near the
envelopes or make eye contact with them, either before or
after the cheque is put in, and yet he knows which envelope
is the one with the money. There are no gimmicks of any
kind. Clean, clean, clean. You will laugh out loud reading
about this method. A television stage performance is
attached.

Bonus: For the first time, Harel reveals the secret behind
his Nail Gun Routine, which was performed by Eran Raven in
'Phenomenon' and gives general permission to anyone wishing
to use it in their stage or television performances. This
routine is utterly devoid of gimmicks and can be executed
with almost all nail guns with no preparation at all.
Another example of ingenuity.

The presentation of these effects is adapted to large
audiences (50-1000 people), they are incredibly practical
(less than 60 second preparation time), is untainted with
any mental magic and all fits inside a suitcase. This is a
rare opportunity to get acquainted with one of the most
successful and creative mentalists alive today. A must for
any professional mentalist.

Pages 62 - Softbound

MY COMMENTS:
This little book contains three fabulous effects. Though
I'm not a fan of Russian Roulette routines, the staple/nail
gun version that's presented here is powerful. I also like
BIBLE which is a very cool add-a-number routine that's quite
different. Clean Game is also a very clever version of the
Bank Night plot. These latter two items are ones that I'm
going to be putting into my repertoire immediately. Each
routine is detailed. Despite it being easy and relatively
safe, by definition, the staple/nail gun routine is
dangerous, but I think you know that. BIBLE does rely on a
gimmick which most mentalists have, but if not, there's a
way to do it without it. It's explained in the book. Clean
Game does require some preparation, but it's pretty much
just getting and numbering small envelopes and making the
message slips that go inside. I must say that I was very
surprised by the stuff in this book. I found it to be very
strong and practical. Please note that this is a limited
edition and I don't know how long this will be available.
Frankly, I would have been satisfied it was limited to only
twenty-five people. Buy it now, while you can.

(NOTE: Clean Game is very similar to Bryn Reynolds' Your
Lucky Nite, from his recently released Safwan Papers. The
methods are identical and the presentations are very
similar. I know this is a case of independent invention.
That said, as much as I like Bryn's work, and as much as I
like Your Lucky Nite, I think Clean Game is the better
version, due to the unique dramatic presentation. However,
they're both good.)