Tube

THE BLURB:
Here's just some of what's possible with the TUBE system:

You meet someone at a party, and explain that you had a
dream about them a month ago. You write something down on a
piece of paper, fold it up and hand it over. It could be put
in an envelope or hung from the ceiling. YOU NEVER HAVE TO
TOUCH IT AGAIN.

You explain that your dream had something to do with a book.
You hand them the book and they turn to ANY PAGE they want.
The book is completely normal. No duplicate pages, no
forcing of page numbers, no peeks. They begin reading from
that page and you looked stunned. You refuse to have them
open the paper. It's just too strange....

The paper is finally opened and there is link to a YouTube
video written down. You never touch the paper, nothing is
switched, no double writing. When they go to your YouTube
page there is ONE video, clearly uploaded a month ago. The
video shows you sleeping in bed, then violently awaking and
talking to the computer. You tell the camera that you just
had a dream and start describing the scene from the book
that your friend just read out loud.

I've done this and people start screaming and beg to have
the video turned off. It's that powerful. And the video
REALLY was uploaded a month ago to YouTube!

Here's another quick one:

You mention that the ghost of a dead celebrity has been
following you. Have someone close their eyes and try to get
the impression of who that dead celebrity might be. They
close their eyes and start describing their impressions.
Finally they name who they think the celebrity is and go to
your YouTube video (the only one and it was uploaded a week
ago!). There is a video of you talking about the same dead
celebrity. Or you could be possessed by the celebrity or
watching a movie with them in it or ....well you get the
idea.

For more conventional means, you could have someone think of
a card and you reveal it on video. Again, you write down the
YouTube link to your video beforehand and it's the only
video there, uploaded well before the performance date.

Now you can duplicate drawings, predict future events, read
minds and even travel in time with the greatest of ease.

This will be in booklet form, contents include:

History (How I came across this devious little principle)

Multiple Methods (There are different methods for different
performing situations, each one described in exhaustive
detail)

10 Effects (Ten different effects possible with the TUBE
system, explained in full detail with complete handlings)

Presentational Ploys (Ideas to get you started on creating
your own brand of interactive miracles with the TUBE system)

Tips/Tricks/Additional Handlings (Everything you need to
know to make this a reputation maker for you and some added
ideas to spark your creativity)

QuickStart Guide (A guide to getting started immediately on
using the TUBE system, even if you've never used any sites
like YouTube, I'll guide you through the entire process of
setting up an account and uploading a video. It's a cinch!)

Bonus Effect: E-Prophecy (This handling of the TUBE
principle is super sneaky and highly effective way to
predict someone's thoughts using email. Again, you never
touch the computer and your prediction is made in advance of
their selection.)

Pages 27 - Saddle Stitched, 8 1/2" x 11"

MY COMMENTS:
This is one of those ideas that rests upon some knowledge of
the YouTube website that many may not know about. It's a
great little bit of information, but Jason has applied this
to its use in mentalism and mental magic. It does take a
one-time preparation for each different presentation you
want to do. And, since it does require using YouTube
videos, you do need to be somewhat tech savvy to be able to
produce your own videos and upload them to YouTube in order
to do this. This 27 page book contains instructions on how
to use the YouTube, but if you're unfamiliar with taking
digital video, you'll need to learn.

I really like this versatile idea and think it would be a
great promotional type of business. For instance, you call
a potential client and ask them to name any state in the
U.S. Have them do a search on YouTube, or send them a link,
and they can play a video in which you name the state!
Again, you do need to be a bit tech savvy in order to do
this, but the extraordinary potential is there. If this
piques your interest, I certainly recommend this.