Richard Pinner
TRAVELOGUE
$50
Suggested Retail Price $55
THE BLURB:
Travelogue is the next generation of diary tricks. Direct
and powerful mindreading
You can perform Travelogue close up at tables, strolling, in
parlour, cabaret or full stage.
This is exactly what happens:
1. You show a diary with lots of locations which you hand to
your participant.
2. You show an envelope that you explain contains a postcard
from one of these places.
3. The participant looks up a date.
4. The postcard in the envelope is from the place on that
date.
Obviously you can take a little longer over this and fill
the performance with your own wit and charm!
Important points to remember:
1. Only 1 diary.
2. Only 1 envelope.
3. There is nothing to remember.
4. There is no maths.
5. You don't even need to know the date.
It really couldn't get any easier.
What you get:
Beautifully produced diary
Specially printed postcards
Cleverly gimmicked envelope
HD Instructional DVD Including high quality artwork to make
a stage version.
"That's brilliant, when can I have one?"
- Graham Jolley
"Wow, I've no idea how you did that"
- Marc Oberon
Running Time Approximately: 16 min
Note: This DVD is PAL format and will not play using
standard DVD players. It will play on computers with DVD-ROM
drives.
MY COMMENTS:
Cassidy's "The Telepathic Diary" (aka CHRONOLOGUE) has
become quite well-known and Richard Pinner, a busy British
magician, has provided his take on the plot by using places
instead of playing cards. Fans of Cassidy may be familiar
with The Ultimate Mind Trip, which is found in THE ARTFUL
MENTALISM OF BOB CASSIDY and is Cassidy's version of his own
effect which uses places, too. This is very similar, but
there are some differences.
Only one diary is used in this version (though Cassidy does
have a variation of his that uses one diary that's not in
his book). And one envelope is on display the entire time.
Also, this uses printed postcards, where Cassidy's just has
the name of the place written large across a sheet of paper.
This is also pretty fast. Once the place has been
determined, the postcard comes out of the envelope to reveal
an accurate prediction. And due to the postcard design,
it's an accurate prediction each and every time.
In Cassidy's version, one can flip through the diary and it
will appear as if it has a great variety of places. To make
one diary, this compromises that feature a bit. I can't
explain more without giving the modus away. Also, one of
the strengths of Cassidy's routine is that even before the
mentalist knows the place, he can reveal elements about it.
Finally, at the end, the envelope and the paper with the
prediction on it can be examined or even given away as a
souvenir. With Pinner's version, the envelope and the
postcard can't be examined.
I will note that on the instructional video, Richard Pinner
recommends purchasing THE ARTFUL MENTALISM OF BOB CASSIDY to
read the original "The Telepathic Diary" routine. In the
same book is The Ultimate Mind Trip. And it seems odd that
Pinner never mentioned it on the DVD. The truth is that,
according to Pinner, he hadn't read the whole book, and
though he was aware of UMT, he didn't realize it was in the
book, nor did he contact Bob Cassidy for permission before
marketing it. There's no question that this was a mistake,
but he has since contacted Bob Cassidy who has retroactively
given his permission.
The package comes in a DVD case. It includes the
instructional DVD, the postcards, the diary, and an envelope
so that you can perform this "right out of the box." Also,
included on the DVD are the files you'll need to print out
larger versions of the postcard for performing this in
larger venues.
To me, the immediate revelation after the place is chosen
makes the effect more of a magic trick than a mentalism one.
With Cassidy's, there is by-play and some revelation before
the prediction is revealed. It's more dramatic. But I must
admit that this entirely my opinion and style and this will
be a solid addition to any performer that this appeals to.
Travelogue is the next generation of diary tricks. Direct
and powerful mindreading
You can perform Travelogue close up at tables, strolling, in
parlour, cabaret or full stage.
This is exactly what happens:
1. You show a diary with lots of locations which you hand to
your participant.
2. You show an envelope that you explain contains a postcard
from one of these places.
3. The participant looks up a date.
4. The postcard in the envelope is from the place on that
date.
Obviously you can take a little longer over this and fill
the performance with your own wit and charm!
Important points to remember:
1. Only 1 diary.
2. Only 1 envelope.
3. There is nothing to remember.
4. There is no maths.
5. You don't even need to know the date.
It really couldn't get any easier.
What you get:
Beautifully produced diary
Specially printed postcards
Cleverly gimmicked envelope
HD Instructional DVD Including high quality artwork to make
a stage version.
"That's brilliant, when can I have one?"
- Graham Jolley
"Wow, I've no idea how you did that"
- Marc Oberon
Running Time Approximately: 16 min
Note: This DVD is PAL format and will not play using
standard DVD players. It will play on computers with DVD-ROM
drives.
MY COMMENTS:
Cassidy's "The Telepathic Diary" (aka CHRONOLOGUE) has
become quite well-known and Richard Pinner, a busy British
magician, has provided his take on the plot by using places
instead of playing cards. Fans of Cassidy may be familiar
with The Ultimate Mind Trip, which is found in THE ARTFUL
MENTALISM OF BOB CASSIDY and is Cassidy's version of his own
effect which uses places, too. This is very similar, but
there are some differences.
Only one diary is used in this version (though Cassidy does
have a variation of his that uses one diary that's not in
his book). And one envelope is on display the entire time.
Also, this uses printed postcards, where Cassidy's just has
the name of the place written large across a sheet of paper.
This is also pretty fast. Once the place has been
determined, the postcard comes out of the envelope to reveal
an accurate prediction. And due to the postcard design,
it's an accurate prediction each and every time.
In Cassidy's version, one can flip through the diary and it
will appear as if it has a great variety of places. To make
one diary, this compromises that feature a bit. I can't
explain more without giving the modus away. Also, one of
the strengths of Cassidy's routine is that even before the
mentalist knows the place, he can reveal elements about it.
Finally, at the end, the envelope and the paper with the
prediction on it can be examined or even given away as a
souvenir. With Pinner's version, the envelope and the
postcard can't be examined.
I will note that on the instructional video, Richard Pinner
recommends purchasing THE ARTFUL MENTALISM OF BOB CASSIDY to
read the original "The Telepathic Diary" routine. In the
same book is The Ultimate Mind Trip. And it seems odd that
Pinner never mentioned it on the DVD. The truth is that,
according to Pinner, he hadn't read the whole book, and
though he was aware of UMT, he didn't realize it was in the
book, nor did he contact Bob Cassidy for permission before
marketing it. There's no question that this was a mistake,
but he has since contacted Bob Cassidy who has retroactively
given his permission.
The package comes in a DVD case. It includes the
instructional DVD, the postcards, the diary, and an envelope
so that you can perform this "right out of the box." Also,
included on the DVD are the files you'll need to print out
larger versions of the postcard for performing this in
larger venues.
To me, the immediate revelation after the place is chosen
makes the effect more of a magic trick than a mentalism one.
With Cassidy's, there is by-play and some revelation before
the prediction is revealed. It's more dramatic. But I must
admit that this entirely my opinion and style and this will
be a solid addition to any performer that this appeals to.
