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jondark445 Special user 716 Posts |
Hi:
Here's a question for anyone that performs the Sidekick from Viking/CW. I've been working with it and while it plays very well I've been running into the same problem with almost all my audiences. I always use the playing cards rather than the alphabet cards. I like this better. However, at the end, when the pip falls off the three of diamonds to change it into two diamonds which was the chosen card (which, in essence, is the end of the trick), I invariably get the same reaction....HEY...IT STILL HAS THE NUMBER THREE ON IT. Any advice? Another way to wrap up the routine? A final revelation? Help! --Jon |
KenW Elite user 439 Posts |
Simply take a lighter and burn-off the pips. Leave the burnt marks and spray with dull-coat. Then take another jumbo card and glue it to the back of this card. Next use a sharpie and fill in the corners on the card that has the corners still attached. It will not show in performance. Don't forget to cut out the center area of the back card so that your sidekick11 will still release and hold the pip.
This WILL solve your problem. Ken W. |
KenW Elite user 439 Posts |
CORRECTION: BURN OFF THE CORNOER INDEXES. Leave the Center pips alone! You just burn off the indexes on the corners. After the table falls to expose the jumbo card, it will look like you SHOT off the corners. This works very well in performance, I know.
KW |
Stevethomas Inner circle Southern U.S.A. 3728 Posts |
I've been using my Jumbo Sidekick II for over 10 years, and have NEVER had the kids say anything about the numbers. From birthday parties to stage shows (the assistant would probably be the only person to actually see it then)...NEVER.
Steve |
Lyndel Inner circle wrote the theme to the TV show COPS! 1623 Posts |
I have resolved that problem AND the problem of the audience "missing" the pip falling off. I wanted the moment to be much more visible and play to a larger audience. My solution? I gimmicked another card that is revealed when the table tips.
When I shoot it the final time, the entire card falls away, revealing another card stuck to the table - the spectators chosen card. It's not quite as comical as the pip flying off, but I have found that the trade-off for visibility when performing in larger venues is well worth it. Lyndel |
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