The Desert Fox
It
was one of those glorious, warm winter days
in the desert. I felt wonderfully content
as I drove through the lush, luxurious community
of Palm Springs, California. Carol and I were
appearing in the "Fabulous Follies Revue"
in that famous spa. I felt doubly fortunate
for in nearby Palm Desert lived my dear friend
the wily Desert Fox.
I turned
into the Desert Greens, a large, sprawling,
exquisite complex and drove toward the fox's
lair. As always, it will be a joyous afternoon
romancing our great love -- the goddess of
magic. One never quite knew just what to expect
on those afternoons. Certainly they would
be filled with fun, magic, and surprises.
All
this was going through my mind when suddenly,
there sitting on a chair in the middle of
the street, as if from nowhere, was "the King
Of Korn" himself -- a surprise indeed!
"Hi
Marv, I have a few new tricks to show you.
Let's go inside." Karrell's warm greeting
always began the same way. I knew I was in
for a veritable feast of magical goodies.
And, so, the afternoon went too quickly as
Karrell paraded before me an endless cornucopia
of ideas, tricks, refinements and just plain
good advise that only comes from years of
that priceless commodity called experience.
"My
gosh, I'd better go," I said, "Have
to charge the batteries for the show tonight!"
"OK,
Marv, but let me show you just one more trick!"
I drove
out of the Desert Greens, down country club
road and back toward Palm Springs. The sun
had set. There was a chill in the air which
was normal in this desert paradise.
I felt
warm. I felt good and I had added to my magical
knowledge, as you will, by reading and enjoying
this book.
Like
me, you will spend a pleasurable few hours
with that kindly, incomparable giant of our
craft -- the Desert Fox.
Marvyn
Roy
The
Medicine Man
Howitlookz
Magician
displays a small amber-colored medicine (pill)
bottle. These bottles are made of plastic. Chances
are you have several empty (or near empty) ones
in your medicine cabinet. If not, I'm sure your
local druggist can supply one. Make sure it
has a screw-on cap instead of one that just
pushes on. You have to gimmick the pill bottle.
However, I'm getting ahead of myself. First,
the effect.
Magician
borrows a finger ring (mens or ladies) and wraps
it in the folds of a white pocket handkerchief.
The bundled up hank is held in left hand. Right
hand picks up pill bottle. As left hand shakes
out handkerchief, the right hand starts shaking
the pill bottle. It rattles! Left hand unscrews
pill bottle lid, and dumps its contents into
spectator's waiting hands. It is the borrowed
ring!
Howitzdun
A small
hole, three quarters of an inch in diameter
is made in the back of the pill bottle. I used
a quarter-inch drill to do this. As long as
the hole is kept to the back (and it always
is), the bottle looks fair and honest. As you
are wrapping ring in handkerchief, your right
hand steals it out. As right hand picks up pill
bottle, the ring is slipped into the hole in
the back of the bottle. As left hand shakes
out handkerchief, right hand shakes pill bottle.
Unscrew the lid of the pill bottle with left
hand, and dump out ring into spectator's hand.
