Dr Crows URV

THE BLURB:
This exclusive release by Bob Cassidy will be available for
a limited time from this web site only. To preserve the
exclusive nature of this unique remote viewing routine only
one hundred copies will be sold.

URV is a remote viewing presentation involving complete
audience participation. In a series of tests replicating
actual remote viewing experiments the audience is able,
under what appear to be strictly controlled conditions, to
perform amazing accurate remote viewings of hidden target
photographs.

Such effects are rare in mentalism and have an extremely
powerful impact. They not only provide a unique experience
for any intelligent audience but serve to greatly enhance
the mentalist's credibility.

Two versions of the routine are described.One is designed
for use with a single participant and may be performed
anywhere. The second is designed for presentation in a
platform, banquet hall, seminar or corporate setting.

The special photographs used in the effects are included in
the manuscript. Once the underlying principles are mastered,
however, any set of appropriate photographs may be used.

URV is one of the most powerful and memorable pieces of
mentalism you will ever present. Since its release is
limited, it is particularly well suited for professional
psychic entertainers.

MY COMMENTS:
URV stands for Unified Remote Viewing and this is certainly
one of the best of Bob's recent works. Besides being a very
strong routine, the main reason is because this is a remote
viewing routine that involves the entire audience, which is
an invaluable element of a mentalist's act.

Ten photographs are involved. In the first phase, one
person (or an entire audience) attempts to guess the
identity of one picture. There's no moves or gimmicks in
this at all. It is simply what it is and it's all done with
psychology and presentation. Bob includes a version of this
phase that could be done as one-on-one, or close-up, but
it's a few sentences long and feels more like a throwaway
idea. It's not nearly as good as the version for larger
groups, which I feel is the main routine.

The second phase involves ten photographs and ten
business-sized cards. The cards are numbered to correspond
to the ten pictures which are also numbered. One card is
randomly selected and placed in a small pay envelope which
is put on display. The audience is asked to concentrate and
start to receive impressions. The performer shows all ten
photographs and the audience selects the one that best
matches their impressions. When the business card is
removed from the pay envelope, it is shown to match the
photograph. It's important to note that the choice of
business card is absolutely free and that the cards and
photographs can be completely examined.

Here are a few additional points. Even though Bob supplies
the pictures he uses, you can certainly customize it with
your own pictures. For those familiar with the many remote
viewing presentations and handling that Bob has released
over the past decade or so (including the one in The Artful
Mentalism of Bob Cassidy), this one is totally different and
arguably the best of them all. Or, perhaps, I should say
the best so far. Incidentally, many of those earlier
releases featured a diary and this one does not. It's just
pictures and envelopes.

Doctor Crow's URV is a 24-page e-book. The first thirteen
pages describe the two phases of the routine. The final
eleven pages contain the full-size pictures for use. The
pictures are sized to fit on postcards as that is what Bob
uses. He also uses a display for the envelope which he made
out of a CD or DVD spindle that you get when you buy a
package of 100 blank CDs/DVDs. This is quite easy to make
if you choose to. Finally, and this should be obvious,
you'll have to create your own postcards and business-sized
cards. With desktop publishing though, it's not hard at
all.

This is certainly a solid and winning effect from one of the
most brilliant innovators and creators in mentalism. I'm
already hearing from some big name performers who are
already working it into their act. Remember, this is a
limited edition of 100, so I wouldn't think long about
getting this.