THE BLURB:
Over twenty mentalism effects, ranging from quickie two
minute close up routines to full on ten minute performance
pieces... There's also two routines from Elliott Bresler of
Switchcraft fame, a foreword by Paul Brook and enough
name-dropping to kill an ox. There's also illustrations to
show you how to build a business card billet index, as well
as a special kind of envelope.
"Iain has put everything into this book. You'll find
routines, ideas, devices and more within. What I like about
this book is that it has something for everyone. Plus he
teaches you how to make a cool billet index and billet
envelope that can be made with items you already have around
the house. Lots of good stuff inside!"
Greg Arce
MY COMMENTS:
Iain performs mostly for intimate sized audiences and these
routines definitely reflect that. There's a variety of
different routines in here and I'll bet that a mentalist on
any level will find something interesting here. The
routines certainly use the standard principles and you'll
really find nothing new in terms of principles, but you will
find some fresh ideas and there are certainly a few them.
My only complaint is that Iain lists the names of those he
credits, but doesn't specify the credit. For example, on
one effect he credits "Bob Cassidy, Annemann, Richard
Busch," but doesn't specify the routine or book that each
contributed to his idea. I wish he would have been more
specific, but at least he credits his ideas somewhat. Oh,
and I would have liked to see a Table of Contents page, but
that's quibbling.
Other than that, I thoroughly enjoyed and recommend this 123
page book. I've listed the contents below.
PRIMERS
PROLOGUE
SEALED THOUGHTS
SCARAB BEEF CLEFT
PIN BAR SAUNTERS
RECEIPT DECEIT
KINDER WISER EGG
DR BOOKWORM
ODDSORTMENT IDEA
DOUNTCOWN
ICUDOUCME
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 SECONDS
ESPENVELOPES
THE BLACK & WHITE PICTURE SHOW
SACAANDA
OBSESSION
AN OPEN PREDICTION
ADDACONFABLA
ICAIN
OUT OF THIS HOY
REDRODRAK
THE SWAMI-MAN
HAND THEN SOME
HEIGHTENED SENSES #1
HEIGHTENED SENSES #2
CHEAPKSATE MENTALIST-BILLET INDEX
AFFIRMATIVE/NEGATORY
ELINIMATE
CHEAPSKATE MENTALIST-BILLET ENVELOPE
WYSIWYG
TIPS FROM THE BACKROOM
