KING TOOTS TABLET
Karrell
does "Center Tear", but that's NOT
the way it's supposed to end! |
EFFECT:
A piece of white show-card is shown. The
card is covered with scribblings and markings
on it that make no sense. Suddenly the marks
slowly and VISIBLY begin to MOVE. Creeping
and crawling, they form themselves into
the now DISCERNIBLE name of a previously
selected card or for that matter, anything
your fancy dictates. |
When the big card is first displayed,
it can be introduced as:
- A piece of papyrus, found in KING
TUT'S tomb (the markings could be referred to
as 'hieroglyphics').
- A sign from an art museum that was
painted by PICASSO.
- A piece of original art done by your
son in kindergarten school.
- A sign made by a drunken printer,
or whatever.
As you can see, there is much room for
YOUR IMAGINATION to take over. The same goes for
the printing on the card. It could be (as suggested
earlier) the name of a selected card, a selected
word for a comedy mental effect, a funny sign,
a funny drawing, or picture.
It could be a 'cue' card for applause,
or could say, "THAT'S ALL FOLKS" or "GOODNIGHT".
It works fine with most fraternal insignias or
logos, and is the perfect bit for TRADE SHOWS,
using the name, slogan, sales points or trade
marks of the company that's sponsoring your show.
There, I've given you MORE than enough reasons
for you to take the trouble to make the prop.
HERE'S HOW:
Use white show-card, available at your local artist's
supply store. Any size may be used but let's assume
you are using two pieces that are eleven inches
by fourteen inches.
Cut one of these pieces, horizontally
into three equal strips. Cut a piece of thin acetate
(plastic, also available at your art store) one
inch wider than the center strip and rubber cement
the card strip to the center of the acetate so
that there's half an inch of acetate strip above
and below this center strip of card.
Next, glue the top and bottom strips
of show-card to the eleven by fourteen inch piece.
Be sure NOT to apply any glue to the bottom three-quarters
of an inch of the top strip and the top three-quarters
of an inch of the bottom strip. You'll now be
able to slip this center strip between the other
two. When it's 'lined up', the whole works looks
like ONE CARD.
Using black paint (or a THICK magic marker),
print your message, drawing or whatever, on the
full card. Make sure your copy covers all three
sections of the card, as in illustration.
WORKING:
Push the center slide about two inches to the
left or right, whichever makes the copy on the
card look the most jumbled. When the card is picked
up from the table, your hands cover the protruding
center strip at one end and the empty space at
the other end. After they have seen the jumble,
s-l-o-w-l-y push the center slide in until it
lines up with the rest of the card, and your copy
becomes clear. IS THAT CLEAR?
Karrell
accepting an award at the Chicago autoshow,
marking his 20th year to appear there
and declaring him an honorary autodealer! |
Karrell
and his pal, Roy Kissell at the I.B.M.
Convention at Boston. Performing the "Card
in Onion", It's funny to watch grown men
cry! |
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